On Tuesday, the Escambia County School Board will vote to appoint the Superintendent Citizen Advisory Committee, which will help the board narrow down the applicants to be the district’s first appointed superintendent….
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COVID-19: Last Tuesday report
Escambia County had its fourth death today – one of 47Â people who died since 11 a.m. Â in Broward, Dade, Duval, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Orange, Palm Beach, Sarasota and St. Lucie counties. Statewide…
UWF provides 3D-printed face shields
By Jeremy Morrison In an effort to address the shortage of frontline supplies for healthcare workers as they tend to the current coronavirus pandemic, the University of West Florida will begin producing…
COVID-19: Only one Escambia case is travel-related and more info
BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION March 23, 2020 NSF Staff TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health released updated numbers Monday about the coronavirus in the state. Here are…
WSRE launches ‘At Home’ learning next week
Starting next week, WSRE will begin airing a new daytime schedule of “At-Home Learning†PBS programs suited for students from Pre-K through 12th grade from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. The…
COVID-19: UWF president talks employees and students
Dr. Martha Saunders, president of the University of West Florida, sat down yesterday with Inweekly to discuss her plans for her employees. “When all of this started, we quickly encouraged our employees…
Escambia County added to food program, starts next March 23
School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas, Commissioner Lumon May and Mayor Grover Robinson deserve kudos for getting Escambia County added to this program. Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Agriculture Commissioner Nicole “Nikki†Fried and the…
COVID-19 updates
Navy Federal Credit Union has a Coronavirus case. School districts will not have testing, and students will not return for at least 45 days. Many expect they won’t return until August. Other…
Complete Florida Plus audit completed, UWF disagrees with findings
This operational audit of the University of West Florida (University) focused on selected University processes and administrative activities and included a follow-up on findings noted in report No. 2017-081. The auditor disclosed…
COVID-19 updates: UWF closes dorms, PCC goes all online, more
UWF closes dorms today Pensacola, Fla. – Although there are no presumptive or confirmed cases of COVID-19 at any University of West Florida campuses or locations, out of care for the campus…
More Coronavirus cancellation, postponements
NAS Pensacola Remembrance Ceremony Postponed The NAS Pensacola Remembrance Ceremony hosted by the Pensacola Navy League has been postponed following a government directive prohibiting military attendance due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ceremony…
Florida colleges go online to March 30
As we reported this morning: Press release: The Florida State University System has mandated all universities transition to remote instruction, effective immediately. Face-to-face instruction is currently set to resume on March 30. If…