In letter to John L. Miller, Chief Judge for First Judicial Circuit, the Society of the Criminal Defense Bar asks that the court system return to Phase 1. The society pointed out that  at…
Category: Health
Escambia new cases surpass June total, in only 8 days
Florida has 8,935 COVID-19 cases – 18.3% positivity rate. Â The state set a single-day record for deaths with 120. Escambia had 144 new COVID cases -Â 126 are Florida residents, four are associated…
The Big Back-to-School Experiment
“We expect you to be serious when you make that choice. You’ll be locked in.†– Superintendent Malcolm Thomas by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The upcoming school year will be unlike any before…
Escambia COVID Buzz
At 4:23 p.m. yesterday, Escambia County launched an “enhanced” COVID-19 dashboard – webpage the counties and cities, including the city of Pensacola, have published for months. The dashboard comes seven days after…
Escambia County government: 8 more positives, 12 more waiting results
Escambia County government reports eight more employees have tested positive – new total 43, up 23% from yesterday. Another 12 are awaiting test results – new total 90, up 15%. Corrections has…
COVID: Escambia had sixth 100+ case day in July
Florida has added 9,989 more cases – 14.1% positivity for July 7. Total: 223,783. Escambia County has 129 new cases – 115 are Florida residents, one is associated with nursing homes, one…
COVID: Escambia staff update
Escambia County has now added, as of 6 p.m. yesterday, to its daily COVID update that status of each department. “It has been requested to provide our daily COVID employee data. This…
COVID: County HR director, Animal Shelter have it
“I do not want anyone to panic…” – Jana Still, HR director Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley is trying to keep the lid on the boiling pot of COVID among her employees….
Rate of new COVID cases
On April 22, Escambia County had 377 Florida residents that had tested positive. It took 50 days for the county to double that number: 761 on June 11. By then bars, gyms,…
Rebekah Jones: Escambia, Santa Rosa don’t meet reopen criteria
Rebekah Jones was part of the Florida Department of Health (DOH) team running the state’s official coronavirus dashboard but was fired for, in her words, refusing to manipulate data, while DeSantis said…
COVID status of each Escambia department, 7/2/2020
On Thursday, June 2, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners were briefed by County Administrator Janice Gilley and her leadership team on the COVID-19 pandemic. According to public records received by Inweekly…
COVID: How safe is your neighborhood?
Inweekly has tracked the COVID-19 cases by zip code for the first six days of July. The five most infected areas are: 32514 – UWF/Ferry Pass: 476 cases, 178 in July 32526…
Escambia outbreak worse than Chicago, Seattle and D.C.
Florida has 7,347 more COVID cases with a positivity rate of 16.1% for July 6. Escambia County has 117 new cases – 93 are Florida residents, nine are associated with nursing homes,…
Who got PPP loans over $150K in Pensacola, Gulf Breeze
The Small Business Administration disclosed the names of many small businesses which received Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, funds. The SBA didn’t name the businesses that received less than $150,000, but Escambia…
Whites less likely to test positive for COVID
Whites in Escambia County are less likely to contract COVID-19 and require hospitalization.  And the disparity may explain why most of those fighting face masks, social distancing and other  CDC guidelines are…
Escambia County lags far behind others on antibody testing
The county and health officials have touted the importance of antibody testing. The Florida Department of Health has published the antibody test results for each county through July 2. Â The table below…
Union Public House temporarily closes
From July 3 Facebook post: “With the recent spike in COVID-19 in our area, and in an effort to keep our staff and guests safe, Union Public House will be closing for…
Tax collector requires face masks
Unlike the county administration, Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford requires masks or cloth face coverings for everyone entering his offices. Mask may only be removed for an official photo. Other COVID…
Local hospitals report 122 COVID patients
The city of Pensacola has released that the hospitals in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties have reported six more COVID patients – total 122 Ascension Sacred Heart: 56 Baptist & Gulf Breeze:…
COVID not slowing down in Escambia
While Sunday, July 4 was the lowest day for new COVID cases in Florida since Monday, June 29–6,336, Escambia County had another 100+ day, with 133 new cases. Of the county’s new…
