A lone rower launched from Flounder’s Beach on March 31 with a single mission - to raise money and awareness for Disabled American Veterans (DAV.) Retired Pensacola doctor Brian Brennan is attempting to row 900 miles from Pensacola Beach to Key West in his 18-foot rowboat, aptly named Daily Oar Deal. 

The fundraising goal is $10,000. Brennan has raised $6,255. He humbly requests donations, no matter how small.   You can donate online at  https://support.dav.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.personalCampaign&participantID=18578

Escambia County has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation National Coastal Resiliency Fund to enhance native dune vegetation on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key.

Escambia County will host at least one public meeting to gather stakeholder input on the design process and develop a dune management handbook to help gulf-front owners and leaseholders maintain and preserve dune systems on their property. The date has not yet been set. 

Planting work is expected to begin in spring 2025.

Visitors to Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola’s areas of public interest are reminded to use the installation’s West Gate at the south end of Blue Angel Parkway. The West Gate is open daily from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m.

Additionally, the NAS Pensacola Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) and Linkedin pages should be considered the only official sources of information on accessing the air station.