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Okaloosa County Commissioners unanimously approved sending a letter to legislators opposing oil drilling in the Eastern Gulf on Tuesday.
✍️: Jennie McKeon
✍️: Jennie McKeon
Okaloosa Commissioners to send a letter to lawmakers opposing Eastern Gulf drilling
Okaloosa County Commissioners unanimously approved sending a letter to legislators opposing Eastern Gulf drilling.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Okaloosa County Commissioners unanimously approved sending a letter to legislators opposing oil drilling in the Eastern Gulf on Tuesday.
✍️: Jennie McKeon
✍️: Jennie McKeon
As Escambia County leaders look for ways to expand affordable housing, some are turning to a smaller idea: tiny homes. A project now taking shape in downtown Pensacola is offering an example of what small-scale communities could look like.
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✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
Can Escambia County make tiny home communities work?
Nine cottages in downtown Pensacola represent a possible blueprint for future affordable housing.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
As Escambia County leaders look for ways to expand affordable housing, some are turning to a smaller idea: tiny homes. A project now taking shape in downtown Pensacola is offering an example of what small-scale communities could look like.
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
Pensacola’s City Council on Monday rejected the thrust of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s demand that the city cancel “A Drag Queen Christmas," with members calling his letter “personal opinion,” and declining to take any action in response.
✍️: T.S. Strickland
✍️: T.S. Strickland
Pensacola City Council rebuffs attorney general’s call to cancel drag show
Council members on Monday questioned Attorney General James Uthmeier’s legal analysis and accused him of "wasting taxpayer dollars."
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November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Pensacola’s City Council on Monday rejected the thrust of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s demand that the city cancel “A Drag Queen Christmas," with members calling his letter “personal opinion,” and declining to take any action in response.
✍️: T.S. Strickland
✍️: T.S. Strickland
Three local women recently created Pensacola Grocery Buddies, a community effort that connects neighbors who want to help families who need groceries.
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Pensacola’s Grocery Buddies grows fast to feed families in need
Grocery Buddies formed just last week and is already feeding local families
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November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Three local women recently created Pensacola Grocery Buddies, a community effort that connects neighbors who want to help families who need groceries.
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
A bill has been filed in Congress that would continue a ban on oil and gas drilling off the coasts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
A congressional bill would ban offshore oil drilling off Florida for another seven years
The bill has been introduced by Florida Sens. Ashley Moody and Rick Scott, and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A bill has been filed in Congress that would continue a ban on oil and gas drilling off the coasts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
Here's a roundup of local Veterans Day events.
Here's a roundup of Veterans Day events in Northwest Florida
A roundup of local Veterans Day events in Northwest Florida.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Here's a roundup of local Veterans Day events.
Jazz for Justice is this weekend in Downtown Pensacola.
Jazz for a just cause
Charlotte Waters, M.A., Director of Communications, Legal Services of North Florida, talks about the annual Jazz for Justice event taking place November 2 in downtown Pensacola during the city’s annua...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Jazz for Justice is this weekend in Downtown Pensacola.
Former state Senator Doug Broxson tapped for Florida Board of Governors.
✍️: Sandra Averhart
✍️: Sandra Averhart
Former state Senator Doug Broxson tapped for Florida Board of Governors
Doug Broxson is beginning a new chapter of public service. Term-limited as state senator, Broxson has been appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to serve on the Florida Board of Governors of the State Univer...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Former state Senator Doug Broxson tapped for Florida Board of Governors.
✍️: Sandra Averhart
✍️: Sandra Averhart
Escambia County is hosting a drive-thru rabies vaccine clinic and free microchips this weekend.
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
Free microchips added to Escambia County’s drive-through rabies vaccine clinic
The new service aims to reunite more lost animals with their families while keeping the community’s pets protected.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Escambia County is hosting a drive-thru rabies vaccine clinic and free microchips this weekend.
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
Research has linked poor oral health to serious chronic illnesses, including heart disease, diabetes, and dementia. And in Florida, where the senior population is growing faster than almost anywhere else, the effects are hard to ignore.
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✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
Pensacola experts say gum disease is tied to heart attacks, diabetes and dementia
Local providers are stepping up as oral health links to chronic illness.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Research has linked poor oral health to serious chronic illnesses, including heart disease, diabetes, and dementia. And in Florida, where the senior population is growing faster than almost anywhere else, the effects are hard to ignore.
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
The Catholic bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee has issued a pastoral letter urging local Catholics to place immigration inside the Church’s pro-life ethic, arguing that mercy and family unity should guide how the region responds to migrants.
✍️: T.S. Strickland
✍️: T.S. Strickland
Bishop Wack urges compassion for migrants in pastoral letter
In a new pastoral letter, Pensacola–Tallahassee Bishop William Wack calls for compassion for migrants and links immigration to the Church’s pro-life teaching, urging Catholics to look past partisanshi...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Catholic bishop of Pensacola–Tallahassee has issued a pastoral letter urging local Catholics to place immigration inside the Church’s pro-life ethic, arguing that mercy and family unity should guide how the region responds to migrants.
✍️: T.S. Strickland
✍️: T.S. Strickland
The story of Caleb Kirkland, who established the fortification in the 1830s in Okaloosa County, is a uniquely personal one for Dan Helms. The Chief of the Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee can trace his roots back to the Kirkland family.
✍️: Sandra Averhart
✍️: Sandra Averhart
Chief Dan Helms shares a family connection to the story of Fort Kirkland
Dan Helms, chief of the Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee, a decendant of the sister of Caleb Kirkland, Jr., who established Fort Kirkland during the Second Semilole War, discusses his family conn...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The story of Caleb Kirkland, who established the fortification in the 1830s in Okaloosa County, is a uniquely personal one for Dan Helms. The Chief of the Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee can trace his roots back to the Kirkland family.
✍️: Sandra Averhart
✍️: Sandra Averhart
Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency has singled out the City of Pensacola for what it calls $450,000 in wasteful spending, citing a theater management contract and work tied to the city’s long-range strategic plan.
✍️: T.S. Strickland
✍️: T.S. Strickland
State DOGE audit flags Pensacola spending
Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency has accused Pensacola of “wasteful spending” on a theater contract and strategic plan, part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ broader campaign to justify eliminating ...
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October 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency has singled out the City of Pensacola for what it calls $450,000 in wasteful spending, citing a theater management contract and work tied to the city’s long-range strategic plan.
✍️: T.S. Strickland
✍️: T.S. Strickland
Pensacola now owns the former Baptist Hospital campus, a 41‑acre site at E and Moreno streets that city leaders describe as one of the most consequential redevelopment opportunities in decades.
✍️: T.S. Strickland
✍️: T.S. Strickland
Pensacola finalizes Baptist Hospital campus transfer, launching major Westside redevelopment
The City of Pensacola has officially acquired the former Baptist Hospital campus, completing a two-year effort to secure funding for demolition and environmental cleanup. The 41-acre site will be clea...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Pensacola now owns the former Baptist Hospital campus, a 41‑acre site at E and Moreno streets that city leaders describe as one of the most consequential redevelopment opportunities in decades.
✍️: T.S. Strickland
✍️: T.S. Strickland
The results of a recent survey, presented as part of a feasibility study, show that more than 90% of participating residents believe Santa Rosa County is in need of a community swimming facility and would use it if built.
✍️: Sandra Averhart
✍️: Sandra Averhart
Santa Rosa County moves forward with feasibility study for two new aquatic facilities in the county
Santa Rosa County is now studying the feasibility of constructing two aquatic centers in the county, at a combined cost of over $42 million. Recommendations include a larger competitive swimming facil...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The results of a recent survey, presented as part of a feasibility study, show that more than 90% of participating residents believe Santa Rosa County is in need of a community swimming facility and would use it if built.
✍️: Sandra Averhart
✍️: Sandra Averhart
Florida lawmakers began considering whether to redraw the state’s congressional districts, not in 2030, but in the middle of the decade. Supporters said it was about fairness. Critics in Northwest Florida said it was about power.
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
Mid-decade redistricting debate reaches Escambia County
State leaders push for new maps, while local residents worry about losing their voice
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September 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Florida lawmakers began considering whether to redraw the state’s congressional districts, not in 2030, but in the middle of the decade. Supporters said it was about fairness. Critics in Northwest Florida said it was about power.
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
Pensacola residents will get their first chance later next month to weigh in on the long-anticipated reopening of Bay Bluffs Park.
✍️: T.S. Strickland
✍️: T.S. Strickland
Pensacola to host Oct. 22 session on Bay Bluffs Park
Pensacola is inviting residents to shape the future of Bay Bluffs Park at an Oct. 22 listening session, after the state awarded $2.2 million to restore the bluffside preserve.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Pensacola residents will get their first chance later next month to weigh in on the long-anticipated reopening of Bay Bluffs Park.
✍️: T.S. Strickland
✍️: T.S. Strickland
Pensacola is preparing to honor the late Rev. John H. Powell, founder of Truth for Youth and a longtime community and youth advocate, with an honorary street renaming.
✍️: T.S. Strickland
✍️: T.S. Strickland
Pensacola to honor Rev. John Powell with street renaming
The City of Pensacola plans to recognize Rev. John Powell, founder of Truth for Youth and longtime community advocate, with an honorary Belmont Street designation. Council members will vote in October...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Pensacola is preparing to honor the late Rev. John H. Powell, founder of Truth for Youth and a longtime community and youth advocate, with an honorary street renaming.
✍️: T.S. Strickland
✍️: T.S. Strickland
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The National Hurricane Center says Narda has been upgraded to a hurricane as it strengthens off Mexico's west coast.
Hurricane Narda has formed in the Pacific. In the Atlantic, Gabrielle spurs hurricane watch
The National Hurricane Center says Narda has been upgraded to a hurricane as it strengthens off Mexico's west coast.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The National Hurricane Center says Narda has been upgraded to a hurricane as it strengthens off Mexico's west coast.
Dr. Jane E. Calvert will deliver the Constitution Day keynote at UWF on Sept. 24. She's the nation’s leading expert on John Dickinson and spoke about his legacy with T.S. Strickland.
Historian Jane E. Calvert on John Dickinson, the forgotten founder who shaped American democracy
Dr. Jane E. Calvert, director of the John Dickinson Writings Project and author of Penman of the Founding, discusses Dickinson’s overlooked role in the Revolution, his fight for human rights, and what...
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September 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Dr. Jane E. Calvert will deliver the Constitution Day keynote at UWF on Sept. 24. She's the nation’s leading expert on John Dickinson and spoke about his legacy with T.S. Strickland.
Local, state, and military partners took part in Thursday’s grand opening of the Leonardo Helicopters U.S. Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul facility at Whiting Aviation Park in Santa Rosa County.
✍️: Sandra Averhart
✍️: Sandra Averhart
Leonardo helicopter facility now open at Whiting Aviation Park
Leonardo Helicopters US, a world leader in aerospace, defense and security, opens a new 73,000-square-foot maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Whiting Aviation Park in Santa Rosa. The company...
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September 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Local, state, and military partners took part in Thursday’s grand opening of the Leonardo Helicopters U.S. Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul facility at Whiting Aviation Park in Santa Rosa County.
✍️: Sandra Averhart
✍️: Sandra Averhart
The University of West Florida is celebrating local culture and ecology with its newest native plants garden. The new Heritage Roots Garden at the UWF Archaeology Institute opened to the public on Tuesday.
✍️: Sandra Averhart
✍️: Sandra Averhart
Local culture and ecology on display at UWF’s new Heritage Roots Garden
The University of West Florida's newest native plants garden recently opened at the UWF Archaeology Institute.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The University of West Florida is celebrating local culture and ecology with its newest native plants garden. The new Heritage Roots Garden at the UWF Archaeology Institute opened to the public on Tuesday.
✍️: Sandra Averhart
✍️: Sandra Averhart
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says he's in favor of firing teachers, nurses and other public servants who "revel" over the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on social media.
DeSantis supports firing teachers, nurses and others who 'revel' over Kirk's slaying
The governor's comments come as four teachers in Central Florida are being investigated over their social media posts.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Gov. Ron DeSantis says he's in favor of firing teachers, nurses and other public servants who "revel" over the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on social media.
Pensacola State College’s Board of Trustees voted Tuesday night to end WSRE-TV’s affiliation with PBS next year and to remove the WSRE Foundation’s status as a direct-support organization of the college.
✍️: T.S. Strickland
✍️: T.S. Strickland
PSC trustees vote to end WSRE’s PBS affiliation, dissolve station foundation’s college status
Pensacola State College trustees voted to end WSRE’s PBS membership and dissolve its foundation’s college ties, citing state and federal funding cuts that will reshape Northwest Florida’s public TV se...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Pensacola State College’s Board of Trustees voted Tuesday night to end WSRE-TV’s affiliation with PBS next year and to remove the WSRE Foundation’s status as a direct-support organization of the college.
✍️: T.S. Strickland
✍️: T.S. Strickland
Escambia County Commissioner Mike Kohler backed away from his proposal to rename a Myrtle Grove street after conservative activist Charlie Kirk, following hours of testimony from residents.
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
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Community outcry stops plan to rename Pensacola street for Charlie Kirk
Escambia County Commissioner Mike Kohler backed away from his proposal to rename a Myrtle Grove street after conservative activist Charlie Kirk, following hours of testimony from residents who said th...
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September 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Escambia County Commissioner Mike Kohler backed away from his proposal to rename a Myrtle Grove street after conservative activist Charlie Kirk, following hours of testimony from residents.
✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
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✍️: @christinaandrews.bsky.social
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