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Top Stories: Week ended August 2, 2025

Every Sunday, I wake and review the news stories of the last week, and I wonder what we will cover in the upcoming week. How can we top the previous week? This year, the newspaper gods have been kind and given me a plethora of topics. Thank you for reading us.

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End of Summer To-Do List

While we all wait impatiently for the kinda-sorta cooler temperatures of fall, don’t forget to celebrate whatever summery activities you enjoy while you can. And if you’re fresh out of ideas, we rounded up…

Winners & Losers 7/31/25

WINNERS: SARA PAPANTONIO The associate attorney with the Levin Papantonio law firm was appointed to the Downtown Improvement Board, replacing restaurateur Jean Pierre N’Dione, who stepped down after six years. Papantonio specializes in mass…

Outtakes—Connecting Dots

Investigative reporting involves connecting the dots between various people, organizations and events—connections many overlook. The links between the former University of West Florida (UWF) Board of Trustees chair, Scott Yenor, newly…

Change In an Instant

Retired Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jeremy Cassady, 50, passed away earlier this month after a long battle with cancer that his family and colleagues believe was connected to his line-of-duty…


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