The day the Milton City Council rescinded an executive order requiring face masks in local businesses, Santa Rosa County had 111 new cases of COVID 19 – only one was a non-Florida…
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ECUA makes face masks mandatory for all employees
Inweekly confirmed with Nathalie Bowers, Public Information Officer for Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, that all ECUA employees must wear a face covering when inside any ECUA facility, interacting with people, traveling in…
COVID-19 mutation: more contagious
The COVID-19 virus appears to be mutating and has become more contagious. The more contagious the virus, the greater need for face masks. Since early June, Inweekly has heard that COVID-19 virus…
County to start passing our face masks
In its daily COVID-19 update, Escambia County said its Department of Public Safety will begin distributing “face covering masks” free of charge. When? To be determined. “A coordinated effort between Emergency Management…
Bar closures evaluated daily
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida We will get it right, then get people back to work ASAP.†–DBPR Sec. Halsey Beshears TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s ban on serving alcohol to…
COVID has gotten real again
A friend shared the photo above. The line of cars to be tested at the UWF site has extended past the entrance to the campus.
Slow Sunday, ‘only’ 5,266 new COVID cases
Florida had 5,266 new cases – positivity rate 13.5%. Escambia County had 42 new cases – three were non-Florida residents and two associated with local nursing homes. Positivity rate was 10.7% for…
Gilley Games: The Face Mask boogie
Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley had her staff put out a press release regarding Gov. Ron DeSantis’ press event at Ascension Sacred Heart yesterday – “Escambia County Thanks the Governor for his…
DeSantis says youth and reckless bars behind COVID surge
“We’ve not had a single problem with any institution or business that just follow the guidelines.†-Gov. Ron DeSantis. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says that young adults and bar owners not following…
Florida shatters daily COVID record – 9,585
Florida has 9,585 new COVID cases today. Â Escambia County had 52 cases – which would have been a record last week, but not any more. Of the county’s new cases, only one…
City of Gulf Breeze issues mask order, City of Milton will discuss Monday
From City of Gulf Breeze: Effective at 5 p.m. today, Friday, June 26, face coverings are required inside businesses within the City of Gulf Breeze limits. This order is in response to…
Breaking news: Four beach lifeguards test positive for COVID – updated
Inweekly has confirmed that four Pensacola Beach lifeguards have tested positive for COVID-19. Three more are awaiting results of their tests. County commissioners were not notified until late yesterday. No information has been…
Breaking news: UWF record testing
Sources at the University of West Florida shared that the COVID testing site on campus is having a record day.
Nearly two-third of new cases in three zip codes
Three zip codes account for 95 of today’s new COVID cases in Escambia County – 62%, nearly two-thirds. Two are outside the city limits, Â include the county’s largest employer and UWF, and…
It’s official – no alcohol sales inside bars
Florida DBPR Issues Emergency Order 2020-09 Restricting Sales of Alcoholic Beverages for Consumption on the Premises Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) suspended the sale…
Escambia only has 12 ICU beds available – 10%
Escambia County reports daily the number of hospital beds and ventilators available. The county doesn’t report Intensive Care Unit (ICU) statistics. But the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration does. As of…
‘Uptick’ becomes an explosion of new cases (updated)
Last week, DOH Escambia director Dr. John Lanza called the increase in COVID-19 cases an “uptick.” Wonder what he calls the surge this week? The state has been slow to update the…
UWF requires masks for campus visitors
UWF announces updated visitor guidelines during pandemic  Pensacola, Fla. – June 26, 2020 – The University of West Florida has established new guidelines and protocols for visitors to protect the health…
Commissioner Nikki Fried calls for Florida statewide mask order
Today, in response to skyrocketing COVID-19 cases, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, an independently-elected member of the Florida Cabinet, called on the Governor to issue a statewide mask order: “With 31,299 new…
Escambia blows past daily COVID record
Escambia County has 92 new COVID cases, surpassing the record set yesterday of 68. Of the new cases, 81 were Florida residents, two were tied to local nursing homes, and the median…
