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Mayor D.C. Reeves discusses why he supports the Community Land Trust.


A 20-year friendship came to a devastating end when the Letcher Co, Kentucky elected Sheriff, Mickey Stines, shot County District Judge Kevin Mullins – possibly shooting him as many as eight times. Stines then immediately surrendered to the Whitesburg Police. The two men worked together on a number of cases.

According to local media, they worked particularly closely on drug addiction and recovery issues, with Stines working with Mullins to get first-time offenders into rehab. What led Stines to commit such a brazen murder in the courthouse – with plenty of witnesses?

One possible clue is the lawsuit against Stines for not properly supervising a former deputy who pleaded guilty to coercing women prisoners for sex.

Whitesburg, KY, is a small town – much like everyone’s favorite town, the fictional Mayberry — where everyone knows everyone else. But it seems Mickey Stines is no Andy Taylor. Brad Garrett wants to solve the mystery of this murder.


Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier discusses two ordinances concerning homeless encampments before the city council.


Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola and the University of West Florida are launching a state-of-the-art, 6,000-square-foot simulation center on the hospital’s campus for UWF students completing their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees.

This announcement comes less than a year after Ascension Sacred Heart and the University of West Florida began a strategic initiative to allow 16 upper-level Bachelor of Science in Nursing students to complete the final three semesters of their clinical and classroom time on Sacred Heart Pensacola’s campus. This lab is partly funded by over $400,000 in Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) funding organized by the state Legislature.

Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola CEO Will Condon has the details.


Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender discusses the important dates before the Nov. 5 election.


And the full show with Sena Maddison, Eric Gilmore, Robert Bender, Jennifer Brahier, Will Condon, DC Reeves, and Brad Garrett.

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