Sheriff Chip Simmons has made fentanyl and methamphetamine investigations a top priority. “We’ve doubled down. I’ve put more investigators in the narcotics unit with the task of ‘Hey, kick more doors’ like…
More on Healthy Schools Escambia…tomorrow
Press Release: Escambia Children’s Trust is excited to announce the launch of the Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the Healthy Schools Escambia initiative, available on our website on June 14. This initiative…
Daily Outtakes: Childers clan wants more
Attorney Bruce Childers, husband of County Clerk Pam Childers, has qualified for the GOP primary for Supervisor of Elections. He will face interim election supervisor Robert Bender in the August primary. …
District 1 GOP Primary closed
A Write-in candidate, Tyler Aulger, has qualified for the Escambia County Commission District 1 race, which limits the GOP primary to only registered Republican voters. Had no one qualified, all voters would…
It’s official, no testimonials from Pam Childers
In a heated email exchange between County Clerk Pam Childers and County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh, Childers wrote, “…I do not read blogs or free newspapers.” Who owns a blog and a free…
City tries Land Trust for affordable housing
The Pensacola City Council, meeting as the Community Redevelopment Agency board, unanimously approved donating three properties to the Northwest Florida Community Land Trust in a 5-0 vote. On “Real News with Rick…
The Blue Trees are coming to Foo Foo Fest
The University of West Florida Historic Trust was awarded a grant by Foo Foo Fest and ACE to present The Blue Trees, an environmental art installation by Australian artist, Konstantin Dimopoulos, from…
Low-barrier shelter shifts the focus on the homeless
“Homelessness can be ended, but only when we design services and supports to meet the needs of vulnerable people and meet those individuals where they are,” wrote Jon Decarmine in his executive…
More candidates qualify
The following candidates qualified by 5 p.m. today, June 11: Escambia County Commissioner – (Partisan) District 3 – Lumon May (DEM) District 4 – Walker Wilson (REP) District 5 – Joshua S….
Daily Outtakes: Trust Secrets revealed
Last fall, Escambia Children’s Trust board set a precedent when it denied renewal of three programs that fell short of each organization’s proposed deliverables. The board walked back that precedent on Tuesday,…
Real News 6/11/24
Mayor D.C. Reeves talks about Fiddler’s resignation and gives updates on various city projects. Escambia County has 24 qualified candidates as of 5 p.m. Monday. Supervisor Robert Bender has the details. Over…
IHMC opens new research complex
IHMC held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning for its Healthspan, Resilience, and Performance Research Complex, another step in the evolution of the IHMC CEO and founder Dr. Ken Ford’s vision for the…