Author: Rick Outzen
Only a third chose classroom instruction in Escambia
NorthEscambia.com reports that only about a third of parents with school-aged children in the Escambia County School public school system told the district that they…
COVID more deadly than flu, pneumonia, diabetes
Remember we were told COVID isn’t that deadly and that Escambia County has more deaths from the flu annually. Not true. Â When you average the…
Antibody analysis for Escambia, Santa Rosa
At the July 16 Escambia County Commission meeting, State Sen. Doug Broxson (R-Gulf Breeze) asked for support of his initiative to have everyone who has…
St. Johns County mandates masks in county buildings
Yesterday, St. Johns County Commission voted 3-1 to require visitors and county employees to wear face coverings in county government facilities and buildings. Commissioner Paul…
Wentworth’s sensationalized history of the KKK
In 1927, the editor of the Ku Klux Klan’s monthly periodical “The Kourier,†asked T.T. Wentworth, Jr. to write an article on the rebirth of…
Lumon May and Hoxengs named to JA HOF
Press Release: Junior Achievement (JA) of Northwest Florida today announced its 2020 Hall of Fame Laureates are Dave & Mary Hoxeng and Lumon May. Jr….
Collier County makes masks mandatory
After twice failing to pass a mandatory face mask order, the Collier County Board of County Commissioner passed it, by a 3-2 vote, during an…
Official statement on Escambia schools
Inside Scoop:Â Hours before the school board was scheduled to meet on Tuesday, July 21, Superintendent Thomas announced he would recommend the board delay the first…
Breaking news: Santa Rosa to delay school opening
Santa Rosa County School Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick has notified teachers and principals that he will delay the start of the school year and will provide…
Hospitals add 64 more COVID patients in a week
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has released the latest census of COVID patients in local hospitals. They have added 64 more patients – an increase of…
COVID Update – Tuesday mid-day
Florida has 134 more COVID deaths, among them were four  deaths in Escambia (1), Okaloosa (1) and Santa Rosa (2). Escambia deaths in July total…
Winn Dixie changes face mask position
Creative Loafing reports Winn Dixie will require face mask as of Monday, June 27. “The majority of our stores are under either a local or…
Breaking news: ECAT driver dies of COVID
From the ATU 1395 that represents ECAT bus drivers: “It’s with sadness I must report that ATU Local 1395 has lost a member and our…
Escambia fails to meet threshold to open schools, teachers sue
The New York Times reports: “Many are looking to a standard generally agreed upon among epidemiologists: To control community spread of the coronavirus, the average…
Gilley CARES Plan vs. Inweekly COVID-19 Ballsy Plan
In late March, President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) act that gave counties funds to deal with the COVID-19…
County more like WD than Publix
The Florida Times-Union reports that Winn Dixie doesn’t require its employees to work face coverings and has no plans to mandate for its customers. “We…
COVID deaths up three for Escambia
Escambia County had three COVID-19 deaths recorded for Sunday, July 19 – which brings the July total to 17 and 61 deaths year-to-date. The county’s…
Contact tracing woes
With the number of COVID-19 cases doubling in Escambia County since June 30, Dr. John Lanza, the soon-to-be retired director of the Department of Health…
Jail guards discourage COVID testing
Commissioners Steven Barry and Lumon May have asked County Administrator Janice Gilley to test all the inmates in the Escambia County Jail. As Friday, July…
