Mayor wants to sunset mask order

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly During his weekly press conference Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson relayed an analogy he’d shared with The Weather Channel meteorologist…

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Alabama gets FEMA declaration, Escambia still waiting

Homeowners and renters who suffered damage from Hurricane Sally in the Alabama counties of Baldwin, Mobile, and Escambia counties. Baldwin, Mobile, and Escambia counties were…

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Price Gouging Hotline activated

In the aftermath of the destruction and flooding left by Hurricane Sally, Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning those in impacted areas to guard against…

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More CARES Act funds coming to Escambia County

Florida Politics reports Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the second batch of cash on Friday, which will send $255 million to 55 of the state’s 67…

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Latest Recovery Update

Help with Clean-up If you need assistance with debris cleanup, mucking, tarp installation and mold remediation, please contact Crisis Cleanup at 800.451.1954 Florida Baptist Disaster…

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County hands out debris removal contracts

County Administrator Janice Gilley has hired three contractors to handle debris removal. The county has been divided into three zones: I-1o North – Roads Inc;…

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Catholic school closures

The Office for Catholic Schools at the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee announce the following school closures due to damage from Hurricane Sally. Closed Monday, Sept. 21…

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Latest Escambia County recovery update

Traffic Signals There are 265 locations of traffic signals. 229 are operational, 17 are in flash and 19 are not operational. Traffic signal just restored…

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Interview: Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried

Inweekly sat down with Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried this afternoon at the Walnut Hill Community Center. She had spent her day visiting the…

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City to distribute 500 meals to go

The City of Pensacola, in coordination with the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center and the Salvation Army, will be distributing 500 free to-go meals Sunday,…

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Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried touring Escambia today

Today, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried will hold a media availability at the Walnut Hill Community Center, where she will meet with local farmers to discuss…

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Gulf Power releases estimates on power restoration

As promised, Gulf Power released its restoration timetable for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The map provided is rather board,  dividing Escambia County into just…

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Ice coming to all distribution sites

Florida Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz announced this afternoon that all the food and water distribution sites will have ice. Today, only the Brownsville and…

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Tarps and more food/water coming

County Administrator Janice Gilley said 10,000 tarps will available tomorrow at the food/water distribution sites. The county has 264 traffic lights, and 184 are back…

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Gaetz confident Escambia, Santa Rosa will get FEMA declaration

This morning I caught up with Congressman Matt Gaetz at in neighborhood off of Bayou Chico. He said that was confident that Escambia and Santa…

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More officials coming to see damage

Sen. Marco Rubio will be here today. Florida Power & Light CEO is also expected Also Garcon Point Bridge is down to one lane as…

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First rule of Escambia EOC don’t mention jail or nursing homes

In the movie Fight Club, Tyler Durden says,”Gentlemen, welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight…

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FEMA administrator in Pensacola today

Congressman Matt Gaetz has notified Inweekly that FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor will be in Pensacola today touring the damage from Hurricane Sally. Commissioner Lumon May…

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United Way sets hurricane relief fund, has volunteer opportunities

In the wake of the devastation Hurricane Sally left on much of the region, United Way of West Florida (UWWF) is announcing a number of…

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90K Gulf Power customers without power, down from 120K yesterday

Gulf Power has restoration estimates now available on its outage map and are updated hourly. As of 5 a.m. Saturday, Escambia has 74,670 customers without…

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