Escambia Top 10 Teachers of the Year

The Office of Community Involvement for the Escambia County (FL) Public Schools is proud to announce the Top 10 Teachers of the Year Nominees. Nominated…

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Daily Outtakes: Florida woman replaces Florida man for AG

STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP: “I am proud to announce former Attorney General of the Great State of Florida, Pam Bondi, as our next…

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Reaction to Gaetz’s withdrawal

On Truth Social, President-elect Donald Trump posted: “I greatly appreciate the recent efforts of Matt Gaetz in seeking approval to be Attorney General. He was…

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Five Flags Rotary helps build Land Trust house

Pensacola Habitat for Humanity recently broke ground on the first home in its Community Land Trust to be built by the affiliate, aided in part…

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No, Matt Gaetz cannot unresign from Congress

In case you have been wondering, Matt Gaetz cannot unresign from Congress. My sources have shared that the state has said his resignation is irrevocable.

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School Board must testify in book case

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Reversing an October decision in a legal battle over access to books, a federal judge…

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Breaking: Matt Gaetz withdraws from AG job

The New York Times reports the former Panhandle Congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s Attorney General. He said his…

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Foiling Weeks adds more categories

Foiling Week Pensacola 2025 has added three fast-foiling boards and an ‘open’ class discipline, bringing the total number of participating classes to 14. Registration is…

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Childers, Timothy on SRIA board

Denied an opportunity to be supervisor of elections, retired attorney Bruce Childers will instead serve on the Santa Rosa Island Authority Board. County Commissioner Steven…

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Daily Outtakes: Gaetz gets Ethics chairmanship

Florida Senate President Ben Albritton has appointed newly elected Sen. Don Gaetz to chair the Ethics and Elections Committee. This is a fitting spot for…

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Valentino soliciting donations to run for Congress

Former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino is asking for campaign contributions to run for Matt Gaetz’s congressional seat. You can donate by Apple Pay or…

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Breaking: Dr. Ken Ford steps down as IHMC CEO

After more than 34 years under the leadership of founder Dr. Ken Ford, the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition will see a new…

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Rudman jumps into Congressional Race

The “Rock & Roll Doc,” State Rep. Joel Rudman, has announced he will run for Matt Gaetz’s congressional seat. He teased the announcement earlier this…

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Mayor Reeves: Grant will ‘improve the overall ecological health’ of Bayou Texar

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection awarded the City of Pensacola $5.12 million in RESTORE funding for the Carpenter Creek Bayou Texar Outfalls Project to…

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New Pensacola airport parking opened today

Pensacola International Airport opened a new Long-Term Parking lot on Tippin Avenue this morning. The paved lot has lighting and offers 435 parking spaces, two…

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ECUA elects officers, appoints advisory, sets meeting dates

The ECUA held its Organizational Board Meeting for 2024-2025 yesterday. Vicki Campbell, District One, was elected to serve as Board Chairman, and Kevin Stephens. District…

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Daily Outtakes: Bender preps for special election

Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender is still waiting for Gov. Ron DeSantis to decide the date for the special election to fill Congressman…

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Breaking: Frank White endorses Patronis

It looks like former State Rep. Frank White will step aside if Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis files to run for Matt Gaetz’s seat. On X,…

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Buzz: CFO Patronis may jump in Congressional race

Michelle Salzman tweeted while the Florida House was in session today that she was filing to run for Matt Gaetz’s seat. Less than two hours…

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Opioid Advisory allocates $2.2 million

Yesterday, the Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board approved $2,221,219 for five substance abuse treatment programs. The largest allocation was $755,000 for Ministry Village at Olive,…

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