Safe-at-home ends Monday, new rules, testing infrastructure faltering

Yesterday, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-111 that extended Safe-at-Home – Executive Orders 20-87 and 20-91 -until 12:01 am Monday May 4. He also…

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While you were at lunch…

From the 11:30 a.m. update from Escambia EOC: Ascension Sacred Heart Testing Site Information Due to inclement weather, all Ascension Sacred Heart COVID-19 drive-through testing…

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What Dr. Lanza told the BCC

Dr. John Lanza addressed the Escambia Board of County Commissioners at its special meeting on reopening the beaches. He said the percentage of positive cases…

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Southern Oaks defends operations, makes no mention of deaths or testing workers

NorthEscambia.com published this morning a press release from Southern Oaks.  FDOH released a report on Tuesday that showed the downtown nursing home had 94 COVID-19…

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What is in the beach reopen order

Inweekly asked County Attorney Alison Rogers for the final draft to the Board of County Commissioners executive order to reopen our public beaches. The order…

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COVID-19: Wednesday a.m.

Time is Right Sheriff David Morgan addressed the county commissioner yesterday while the board was debating when and how to reopen the beaches. He said…

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COVID-19: Tuesday afternoon report

According to the latest FDOH report, DOH Escambia entered 113 COVID-19 test results into the Merlin system since the April 27 report.*  Of those, 15…

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DeSantis, Trump discuss reopening Florida

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Appearing Tuesday with President Donald Trump in the White House Oval Office, Gov. Ron DeSantis…

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COVID-19 Tuesday noon report

The Escambia Board of County Commissioners voted, 5-0, this morning to re-open the public beaches 30 minutes before sunrise on Friday, May 1 — with…

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DeSantis says he will ‘go slow’ on reopening

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that reopening the state after coronavirus-caused shutdowns will be “very…

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Gilley talks about beaches, recovery and testing

Today, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. to decide when and how the county’s beaches will reopen. Inweekly asked County…

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Presser Notes: Tiptoeing into Phase One

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With an eye towards the end of this week and beginning of May, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday that the…

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