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Lawsuit re: Confederate monument

Inweekly has reviewed attorney David Rhodes McCallister’s lawsuit on the behalf of the Ladies Memorial Association, Randall Crooke – a representative of the Stephen Russell…

Confirmed: Deputy county administrator has COVID

Chips Kirschenfeld confirmed with Inweekly that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been dealing with the virus for the past two weeks. “Yes,…

Group tries to block removal of Confederate monument

Published as received. Apparently Mr. McCallsiter (or McCallister) doesn’t have spell-check on his Radio Shack computer. LAWSUIT FILED FILED TO PREVENT LEE SQUARE CENOTAPH REMOVAL…

Escambia County moves past 5K cases

Escambia now has had 5,054 total COVID cases – Â 4424 Florida residents and 630 non-Florida residents. Florida had 13,965 new cases and surpassed yesterday’s COVID…

Escambia County’s COVID Crisis

On Monday, June 29, Escambia County had only 18 employees that were positive for COVID-19 – eight in Corrections and nine in Public Safety. As…

Escambia County Jail: COVID Hell

“People – parents and loved ones – need to be concerned about family members in the jail.” The Escambia County Jail has become a COVID-19…

What zip codes have the most growth in COVID cases

The zip code that has the fastest growth is 32507 – in Commissioner Doug Underhill’s District 2. The cases have more than doubled since June…

County Jail: Sewage, dry cereal, Sam’s Club ponchos

During the Friday, July 10 presser, Corrections Chief Powell praised his jail protocols for discovering the infections among inmates. Powell said, â€œThe biggest thing is…

BCC meetings tomorrow, encourages social distancing but not masks

The Escambia County Board of Commissioners will hold several meetings Thursday, July, 16. Public ForumÂ will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by the BCC Regular Meeting…

Peek at Inweekly COVID-19 Ballsy Plan

This will go live at inweekly.net at noon.

Pensacola MSA in top 20 metro hot spots for COVID

Axios reports of the 20 U.S. metro areas with the highest daily case growth, nine are in Florida, according to Nephron Research. Pensacola is among…

Poll: Voters want CARES funds to go to households, small businesses

This week Inweekly will publish its COVID-19 Ballsy plan. Escambia County is sitting on $14.32 million and trying to figure out to spend it. The…

Wentworth covered up his KKK history

Historian, community activist and Pensacola City Council candidate Teniade Broughton has posted on her Facebook page a newspaper article from July 10, 1977 about the…

Baptist, Sacred Heart watching cases, ventilator usage up

Ascension Sacred Heart is cutting back on visitations. Baptist just announced it will do the same. Update from Baptist:Â “Because the recent spike in the number…

Citizen Police Advisory Committee holds first meeting

Mayor Grover Robinson’s Citizen Police Advisory Committee met Thursday, July 9. Here’s Jeremy’sÂ article on theÂ inaugural meeting. Citizens on Patrol/h3> by Jeremy Morrison It was a…

WFH statement: ‘To ensure our readiness as we monitor the capacity’

Elective Surgery Statement from West Florida Hospital â€œAs positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Florida and here in our area, West Florida Hospital is…

Buzz: West Florida Hospital drops elective surgeries

The surge in COVID-19 cases has West Florida, Ascension Sacred Heart and Baptist Hospital worried, according to several sources. Each is deciding whether it’s time…

PYP supports removal of Confederate monument

Dear President Cannada-Wynn and Honorable City Council Members: The Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP) was created in 2006 to empower young professionals to make a difference…