This is what the Escambia County Commission passed last night for the first two rounds of CARES Act dollars the state has sent the county: Family Assistance: $9,580,331 Small Business Assistance: $7,580,331…
Category: Health
Pensacola’s mask order stays in place
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola will continue to require the wearing of masks in public businesses, following the Pensacola City Council’s full-throated, 7-0 unanimous shutdown of Mayor Grover Robinson’s…
FEMA funds iffy
On Sunday, Sept. 20, President Trump signed a Major Disaster Declaration for south Alabama. The following morning, residents of the Alabama counties of Escambia, Baldwin and Mobile counties began filing for FEMA…
10 COVID deaths reported over past two days
According to the Florida Department of Health, Escambia County had only 31 new local cases on Wednesday, Sept. 23, with a positivity rate of only 2.59%. However, the county has had 10…
Trying to understand confusion re: Major Disaster Declaration
At this afternoon EOC presser, Mayor Grover Robinson explained the delay in Escambia County getting a Major Disaster Declaration signed by President Trump. The mayor said he had just gotten off the…
More Boil Water notices lifted
Effective immediately, the Precautionary Boil Water Notice-PBWN- issued by the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority on 9-21-20, as a result of Hurricane Sally for the following area has been lifted. Results of all…
Recycling suspended in county and city
ECUA’s Recycling Facility sustained approximately $800K of damage, which is substantial and will require some time for recovery. The building contractor is already on site, has completed inspections, and is ready to…
Catching up on COVID data
Since Sept. 13,  Florida  has had 22,179 new COVID-19 cases and 774 additional deaths. With testing cut back since Sept. 14, Escambia has added only 178 news cases but has had…
Kings Road Subdivision boil water notice lifted
Effective immediately, the Precautionary Boil Water Notice-PBWN- issued by the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority on 9-21-20, as a result of Hurricane Sally for the following area has been lifted. Results of all…
Boil water notice partially lifted
ECUA’s sampling team undertook an aggressive sampling effort that began on Friday afternoon in order to help us clear the system-wide Precautionary Boil Water Notice (PBWN) as quickly as possible. Our teams…
Update from ECUA
The ECUA water system is now pressurized to the point that allows us to begin our sampling protocol, with approval from our partners at FDEP. We have several sampling teams that have…
Curfew may change on Saturday
Sheriff David Morgan is requesting Escambia County change its curfew to midnight to six a.m. starting Saturday evening. ECUA has started sampling protocols and hopes to begin lifting boil water notices on…