Jennie McKeon
Digital Content Reporter at WUWF-FM
Digital content @wuwf. Tom Cruise aficionado. 📧[email protected] *Opinions* are my own. She/her
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1 week ago |
wuwf.org | Jennie McKeon
Aerospace and aviation manufacturer Williams International will soon break ground on a high-volume gas turbine engine manufacturing facility within the Shoal River Industrial Park, according to a press release from the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis. The three-phase project is expected to bring more than $1 billion to Okaloosa County, the largest in the history of the Northwest Florida region, the release said. The project has been in the works for years. In 2022, Gov.
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2 weeks ago |
wusf.org | Jennie McKeon
For the first time, Chantimekki "Meka" Fortson, the mother of U.S. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, faced the man charged with killing her son at a motion hearing Tuesday. It was unexpected, said family members. Meka Fortson had to leave the courtroom to compose herself. Tuesday's motion was to modify the bond order for the former Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy, Eddie Duran, to allow him to leave the Northwest Florida area.
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2 weeks ago |
wuwf.org | Jennie McKeon
For the first time, Chantimekki “Meka” Fortson, the mother of Roger Fortson, faced the man who is charged with killing her son, a U.S. Senior Airman, at a motion hearing Tuesday afternoon. It was unexpected, said family members. Fortson had to leave the courtroom to compose herself.
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2 weeks ago |
wuwf.org | Jennie McKeon
When Jena Mélançon, Executive Director of Gulf Coast Diplomacy, started the Youth Diplomats program in 2017, she said she aimed to create the experiences she wanted in high school. Eight years later, the program has connected students with youth ambassadors from all over the world. For some of those students, the program has developed an interest in exchanges.
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1 month ago |
wuwf.org | Jennie McKeon
Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Zack Smith, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees. The appointment comes after backlash over recent appointees and two resignations. Smith is a “lifelong resident of Pensacola,” according to a press release from the Governor’s office. He was appointed to the Pensacola State College board in February and will serve on both boards, said PSC President Dr. Ed Meadows.
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