Florida’s public education system faces an unprecedented crisis, with declining enrollment, teacher shortages, and a voucher program that has become a playground for profiteering while lacking basic accountability measures. In an interview…
Andrade seeks Pensacola City Council priorities
Florida State Rep. Alex Andrade has sent a letter to the Pensacola City Council, urging members to take a more active role in shaping the city’s legislative agenda ahead of the upcoming…
Sandy Sansing: Nearly $1 Million for Child Advocacy
Sandy Sansing and Sandy Sansing Dealerships have donated $100,000 to Gulf Coast Kid’s House (GCKH), bringing their total lifetime giving to the organization to $977,800. As a founding member of GCKH’s Board…
‘Counter Proposal’ Nixed in FPL Rate Case
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As they consider a proposed settlement that would increase Florida Power & Light’s base electric rates, state regulators will not take up…
Top Reads—Week ended Sept. 14, 2025
Disputes over infill housing and redevelopment in Pensacola neighborhoods isn’t only a issue in Black communities or Pensacola’s west side. The PNJ has overlooked this story. Next Neighborhood Battle: E. Government Street…
UWF Honors Athletic Excellence: 2025 Hall of Fame Class
The University of West Florida announced its latest inductees to the UWF Athletics Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony, scheduled for November 14 at The Darrell Gooden Center, will recognize three former…
Florida Voters Beware
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender warns that if you have renewed or replaced your state-issued Florida Driver’s License or ID card as of July 31, 2024, you must update your…
Daily Outtakes: Escambia Children’s Trust Chooses Rollback Rate
At its board meeting on Sept. 10, the Escambia Children’s Trust opted for a rollback millage rate rather than maintaining the current tax level. The meeting combined both a preliminary tax hearing…
UWF Center for Cybersecurity Expands Florida Cybersecurity Training
The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity has been awarded a $2 million grant to expand the UWF Florida Cybersecurity Training Program, a statewide initiative that provides free cybersecurity education for…
Inside Air Force One on 9/11
Twenty-four years after September 11, 2001, most of us remember exactly where we were when the Twin Towers fell. But few can say they watched history unfold from inside Air Force One…
New ER Residency Program at Ascension Sacred Heart
A new emergency medicine residency program at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in partnership with The Florida State University College of Medicine aims to increase the number of emergency room physicians in the…
Trending News—Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025
I find it funny that the News Journal and the “Inweekly Media Empire” have the same top news story for yesterday, but they are from two distinct angles. The Gannett newspaper’s headline…
Daily Outtakes: Remember 9/11 Terrorists Attacks
When the airliners crashed into the Twin Towers, we were having a sales meeting on Sept. 11, 2001. The television was on CNN in another part of the office. An editor ran…
3rd Annual Landrum 5K to benefit Lakeview Center
Runners, walkers and advocates for mental health are invited to take part in the Landrum 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 11. The race kicks off at 8 a.m. from the Landrum office…
Florida Appeals Court Strikes Down Open Carry Ban
A Florida appeals court has delivered a major victory for gun rights advocates, declaring the state’s decades-old ban on open carry unconstitutional in a ruling that could reshape firearms law across the…
Breaking: Escambia Public School enrollment drops 1,122 students
Escambia County Public Schools has seen its enrollment drop 1,122 (3%) since the Fall of 2024—from 36,768 to 35,646 students. In 2021, the school district had 37,804 students, and ten years ago,…
Odd “news story” on PNJ.com
In 2023, District 1 Medical Examiner Deanna Oleske filed a defamation lawsuit against two Pensacola funeral home directors, Jerald S. Mitchell and Richard Trahan. One might think the News Journal would write…
National Naval Aviation Museum to Unveil Return with Honor Exhibit on Sept. 19
On Friday, Sept. 19, the National Naval Aviation Museum will honor the unwavering spirit of U.S. prisoners of war from the Vietnam War with the grand opening of Return with Honor, a powerful…
Trending Stories—Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025
We have three Escambia County commissioners who don’t want to bail out Baptist Health Care and use taxpayers’ dollars to clean the hospital’s “legacy campus” that it abandoned two years ago. We…
Daily Outtakes: Chappie James Memorial Plaza in Limbo
The proposed memorial plaza honoring General Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. continues to face hurdles, with Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves outlining the ongoing challenges during his press conference on Sept. 9. The memorial…