Top Stories – week ending Feb. 15, 2025

Alabama fans loved my sharing Coach Nick Saban’s tribute to Eagles QB Jalen Hurts and the dissection of why Beulah Town Center didn’t get a negotiation extension.

Nick Saban pays tribute to Jalen Hurts
Saban: “Jalen Hurts’ story is not just about football. It’s about heart. It’s about perseverance. It’s about unwavering faith in the process, even when the world tells you that you’re not enough.” Read more.

Daily Outtakes: Kohler was the key to developer not getting extension
Once again, the Pensacola News Journal tries to lynch Escambia County Commissioner Lumon and blame him and Commissioner Steve Barry for a developer pulling out on a deal to buy 540 acres in the Beulah community, known as OLF-8. However, the meeting video depicts a very different story. Read more.

State Senator questions UWF trustee Scott Yenor’s views
State Sen. Randy Fine and the Jewish Caucus asked Gov. DeSantis to reconsider Yenor for the UWF Board of Trustees because the Boise State professor’s anti-semitic views. Read more.

Accreditation comes up at UWF Board of Trustees meeting
Trustee Adam Kissel has long been a critic of accreditation agencies. As chair of the UWF Academic Affairs Committee, he may see his proposals implemented. Read more.

Tax revenue issues with Children’s Trust w/Escambia County and City of Pensacola still unsettled
The Escambia Children’s Trust owes Escambia County and the City of Pensacola’s CRAs over $2.5 million. The County wants its share; the City doesn’t have a deal. Read more.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”