Category: Health

Remember we were told COVID isn’t that deadly and that Escambia County has more deaths from the flu annually. Not true.  When you average the…

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…

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…

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…

Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has released the latest census of COVID patients in local hospitals. They have added 64 more patients – an increase of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

By Jeremy Morrison Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson now finds himself needing to caveat a recent decision by the Pensacola City Council to remove a Confederate…

“I decided, let me just ask my 9-year-old granddaughter what she prefers…She said she would much rather be at school with teachers and friends.” by…

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…