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Schoolboard wants to discuss the removal of Superintendent Tim Smith following a question on a Rights and Responsibilities test.

news RoomFebruary 4, 2023

by news RoomFebruary 4, 2023089

Parents of Escambia County Public Schools students were outraged about a question on a Rights and Responsibilities test (that all middle school and high schoolers...

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University of West Florida head football coach resigns.

news RoomFebruary 4, 2023February 4, 2023

by news RoomFebruary 4, 2023February 4, 2023049

The University of West Florida announced Pete Shinnick has resigned as the school’s head football coach to accept the same position at Towson University. Shinnick...

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Life On A Farm – A Year In the Life of a Farmer

news RoomFebruary 3, 2023

by news RoomFebruary 3, 2023058

Andrew McKay gave us a look inside the entire year of a farmer in North Escambia County. Ryan Jenkins is a cotton and peanut farmer...

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CDC DRAMATICALLY REDUCES LAST WEEK’S OMICRON VARIANT PREVALENCE PROJECTIONS DOWN FROM 73% TO 22%; SAYS IT’S NOW LIKELY AROUND 59%

Andrew McKayDecember 28, 2021December 28, 2021

by Andrew McKayDecember 28, 2021December 28, 20210467

CDC DRAMATICALLY REDUCES LAST WEEK’S OMICRON VARIANT PREVALENCE PROJECTIONS DOWN FROM 73% TO 22%; SAYS IT’S NOW LIKELY AROUND 59% By Andrew McKay Last week,...

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Andrew McKayNovember 10, 2021

by Andrew McKayNovember 10, 20210544

EXCLUSIVE: ESCAMBIA COUNTY CUTS $60K IN ANNUAL AD REVENUE FROM PNJ; MOVES NOTICES TO ESCAMBIA SUN PRESS; BERGOSH CELEBRATES SWITCH By Andrew McKay 11/10/21 Escambia...

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WHERE ARE FIREWORKS LEGAL ON THE 4TH OF JULY IN FLORIDA?

Andrew McKayJune 30, 2021June 30, 2021

by Andrew McKayJune 30, 2021June 30, 202101455

UPDATE/CORRECTION: ESCAMBIA COUNTY ALSO HAS A PROHIBITION ORDINANCE Contrary to my original post, it has now come to my attention that Escambia County (50-1 (c)...

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COVID-19: HOW BAD IS THE COUNTRY DOING RIGHT NOW, REALLY?

Andrew McKayNovember 1, 2020

by Andrew McKayNovember 1, 202001682

By Andrew McKay 11/01/20 If you watch, read, or listen to the news, you will have undoubtedly heard various forms of dire warning about how...

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DO STATEWIDE MASK ORDERS WORK?

Andrew McKaySeptember 1, 2020September 1, 2020

by Andrew McKaySeptember 1, 2020September 1, 202011864

By Andrew McKay 08/27/20 OVERVIEW: Like many conservatives, I find myself very conflicted about mask orders or mandates. On the one hand, I believe in...

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WILL THE REAL TEST POSITIVE RATE PLEASE STAND UP?

Andrew McKayJuly 20, 2020

by Andrew McKayJuly 20, 202001482

By Andrew McKay 07/20/20 Preface 1: If you take only one lesson away from this article, I want it to be that the test positivity...

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UNDERSTANDING THE COVID-19 RISKS: MORTALITY RATES BY AGE IN FLORIDA

Andrew McKayJuly 15, 2020

by Andrew McKayJuly 15, 202013194

Andrew McKay 07/15/20 From the beginning of this pandemic, one of the most unusual features of this virus is the way it discriminates so vividly...

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UNDERSTANDING THE RECENT REPORTS OF INACCURATE FDOH COVID-19 TEST RESULT DATA

Andrew McKayJuly 15, 2020July 15, 2020

by Andrew McKayJuly 15, 2020July 15, 202001636

Andrew McKay 07/15/20 Several days ago, a Twitter user put out the allegation that the FDOH test numbers are wrong because many of the labs...

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: BLUE ANGEL #8 LCDR ADAM KERRICK

Andrew McKayJuly 10, 2020

by Andrew McKayJuly 10, 202001947

By Andrew McKay US Navy Blue Angel #8 (Events Coordinator) Lieutenant Commander Adam Kerrick tells NewsRadio: BEACH SHOW: The Pensacola Beach Show was cancelled out...

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EXCLUSIVE: INTERIOR SECRETARY OPEN TO SAVING FORT PICKENS ROAD; DISCUSSES OFFSHORE DRILLING

Andrew McKayJune 17, 2020

by Andrew McKayJune 17, 20203 3831

By Andrew McKay 06/17/20 Visiting Pensacola for the first time today, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt tells NewsRadio he is here to see what sort of...

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PROTEST ORGANIZER SAYS THEY ARE STAYING AT CURRENT LOCATION; IT’S OKAY TO PAINT OVER SOME OF THE BRIDGE NOW; THEY WILL ACCOMMODATE BOATERS; THEY DO WANT MONUMENT REMOVED

Andrew McKayJune 10, 2020June 10, 2020

by Andrew McKayJune 10, 2020June 10, 202001446

By Andrew McKay 06/10/20 Caleb Houston, one of the two primary organizers of the Graffiti Bridge protests, tells NewsRadio that despite Mayor Grover Robinson’s urging...

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PENSACOLA POLICE CHIEF: EGG FEST WILL FEED GRAFFITI BRIDGE PROTESTERS; CONDEMNS “MURDER” OF GEORGE FLOYD; IS TRAINING OFFICERS TO INTERVENE; WANTS ROUTINE MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR OFFICERS

Andrew McKayJune 4, 2020

by Andrew McKayJune 4, 202002384

By Andrew McKay 06/04/20 Pensacola Police Chief Tommi Lyter tells NewsRadio that Pensacola EggFest (and others) approached him to ask if they could feed the...

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FLORIDA RELEASES FIRST BATCH OF ANTIBODY TEST RESULTS; VERY FEW PEOPLE IN STATE LIKELY IMMUNE

Andrew McKayMay 31, 2020

by Andrew McKayMay 31, 20206 15096

By Andrew McKay 05/31/20 The Florida Department of Health has finally released the first batch of antibody test results, and it’s mostly bad news. In...

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MALCOLM THOMAS CALLS CDC SCHOOL GUIDELINES “RIDICULOUS;” PLEDGES GRADUATION CEREMONIES WILL HAPPEN

Andrew McKayMay 22, 2020

by Andrew McKayMay 22, 202002754

Andrew McKay 05/22/20 Escambia Superintendent Malcolm Thomas does not think the CDC guidelines issued this week for reopening schools are anywhere close to functional. The...

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MALCOLM THOMAS: NOT RETURNING TO PHYSICAL SCHOOLS IN THE FALL WOULD BE “TRAUMATIC”

Andrew McKayApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020

by Andrew McKayApril 29, 2020April 29, 202001962

Andrew McKay 04/29/20 Podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/user-772158496/escambia-superintendent-malcolm-thomas-on-covid-19-school-implications GEORGE STONE At one of last week’s Florida Task Force meetings, Education Secretary Richard Corcoran raised the issue that...

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SANTA ROSA SUPERINTENDENT OPEN TO USING VIRTUAL LEARNING PERMANENTLY FOR SOME STUDENTS

Andrew McKayApril 16, 2020April 16, 2020

by Andrew McKayApril 16, 2020April 16, 202002025

Andrew McKay 04/16/20 During a conversation about the current functionality and future viability of remote instruction for Santa Rosa County students, Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick expressed...

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COVID-19 ANALYSIS: WHY WE ARE DOING WHAT WE ARE DOING

Andrew McKayMarch 19, 2020

by Andrew McKayMarch 19, 202002306

Andrew McKay 03/19/20 If it seems like the response to this virus has dramatically changed in the last few days, you are not wrong. The...

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CRACKDOWN COMING ON ESCAMBIA HOMESTEAD VIOLATORS

Andrew McKayFebruary 28, 2020February 28, 2020

by Andrew McKayFebruary 28, 2020February 28, 20202 3064

Andrew McKay 02/28/20 Escambia Property Appraiser Chris Jones is working with Tax Collector Scott Lunsford and local governments to implement an aggressive new plan to...

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MATT GAETZ TAKES NO-PAC PLEDGE AT CPAC; CHALLENGES FELLOW REPUBLICANS TO DO SAME

Andrew McKayFebruary 27, 2020

by Andrew McKayFebruary 27, 202001552

Andrew McKay 02/27/20 Taking the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Congressman Matt Gaetz launched into a tirade against special interest political donors and...

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ESCAMBIA CONSIDERING SCOOTERS ON PENSACOLA BEACH

Andrew McKayFebruary 19, 2020February 20, 2020

by Andrew McKayFebruary 19, 2020February 20, 202001729

Andrew McKay 02/19/20 UPDATE/CORRECTION: The public hearing on e-scooters had been scheduled for March 5th. Today’s vote will reschedule the public hearing for June 4th....

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SUN BELT CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT LIKELY COMING TO PENSACOLA; NEW SCOREBOARD AND WIFI FOR BAY CENTER PART OF THE DEAL

Andrew McKayFebruary 7, 2020February 7, 2020

by Andrew McKayFebruary 7, 2020February 7, 202007169

Andrew McKay 02/07/20 Last night, the Escambia County Commission unanimously approved the deal put together by several local organizations to bring the Sun Belt Conference’s...

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GULF BREEZE FAMILY DONATES $5,000 FOR NEW SHADE STRUCTURE AT SPLASH PAD

Andrew McKayFebruary 5, 2020

by Andrew McKayFebruary 5, 202002058

Andrew McKay 02/05/20 At Monday night’s Gulf Breeze City Council meeting, the Council voted to accept $5,000 from Bill and Jill Lee for the construction...