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The Pensacola City Council terminated the City’s lease with Divine Word Communications for a radio tower at the northern end of the Long Hollow stormwater…

On “Real News” this week, we hit the 3,900 milestone for interviews. We should top 4,000 interviews before Thanksgiving, a remarkable achievement considering our show…

The Escambia County Commission has approved new agreements to host the Southeastern Conference Women’s Soccer Championships and the Sun Belt Conference Basketball Championships through the…

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker temporarily barred the DeSantis administration from intimidating and coercing television stations that air ads in support of the proposed Amendment…

Triumph Gulf Coast chair David Bear discusses the latest grants for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. EMS executive director Laura Griffin celebrates the Inaugural 2024…

From Escambia County: During the Special Board of County Commissioners meeting today, appointed Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger was installed as District 4 County Commissioner and recognized…

Pensacola Sports is partnering with The Lewis Bear Company to present the 17th annual Bud Light Charity Challenge Tennis Tournament. This event benefits The Arc…

At its meeting in Pensacola on Tuesday, the Triumph Gulf Coast Board approved funds for job training programs in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and…

The Finley/JoJo Neighborhoods are sponsoring a political debate for the District 4 County Commissioner nominees. Both Ron Helms and Ashlee Hofberger will be in attendance…

Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons discussed his foundation’s third annual Community Engagement Awards and his expectations for upcoming budget negotiations for the next fiscal year….

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A political committee leading efforts to pass a ballot proposal on abortion rights filed a…

Gulf Winds Credit Union and its Foundation recently donated $20,000 to Pensacola Habitat for Humanity. Since 1981, Pensacola Habitat for Humanity has helped over 1,650…

Vote No on 4 Florida has a disinformation ad regarding  Amendment 4, attacking it for not having definitions. It asserts that it would allow for…

From the Pensacola Ice Flyers: Ice Flyers faithful! Brace yourselves for an electrifying home opener this Saturday! We’re thrilled to welcome you back for what’s…

I reported this yesterday, but it’s worth repeating. Pensacola International Airport Achieves Record-Breaking Passenger Counts for Fiscal Year 2024 Pensacola International Airport (PNS) is excited…

In Inweekly’s Oct. 10 edition, I focused my Outtakes on why I believe that single-member districts give voters more power, not less, as some want…

Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses OLF-8 and shares his views on countywide districts for commissioners. Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier recaps last week’s council…

On “Real News” today, Pensacola International Airport’s Matt Coughlin shared that the airport topped 3 million passengers for Fiscal Year 2023, a new record. “We’ve…

Mayor D.C. Reeves appeared on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning. He shared the latest on the investigation of the sewage leak in…

For more than 100 years, the League of Women Voters (LWV) has fought to protect voters’ rights and expand access for the excluded. This weekend,…