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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…

PLT cancels summer production

PLT Family, Though we had hoped to bring the â€œ100 Aker Woodâ€ to life with delightful characters and sweet-as-honey stories for you, we have regretfully…

Blue Wahoos in championship round

Pensacolaâ€™s Blue Wahoos Stadium has reached the national championship round of the 2020 Ballpark Digest Best of the Ballparks contest. In the final round, Blue…

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…

Union chief says County leadership and staff not wearing face masks

Escambia County has invested $250K of its CARES Act funds in a marketing campaign to encourage residents to wear mask. However, Michael Lowery, president of…

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…

Car rams another group of protestors, kills one

USA TODAY reports that Dawit Kelete was arrested on two counts of vehicular assault after his white Jaguar struck two women during a Seattle protest…

Chicago vs Escambia

According to the city of Chicago dashboard, Â the city of 2.69 million people had 182 new cases out of 3,865 tests, positivity rate 4.7% on…

Pensacola divided over Confederate monument

Divisions by race, age, party and neighborhoodÂ The city of Pensacola voters are divided on whether to remove the Confederate monument in Lee Square. If…

Attorney responds to arrest of protestor

Pensacola, Florida â€“ July 2, 2020 â€“Â Attorney Chris Klotz issued the following statement on behalf of Jason Uphaus, the protestor arrested after falling onto a…

Mike Hill called out for NRA hoax

At a recent gun show at the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, State Rep. Mike Hill (R-Pensacola) displayed his campaign literature on a table sponsored by the…

Seville Quarter, O’Riley’s temporarily close

From Seville Quarter’s Facebook: Seville Quarterâ€™s Dining and Entertainment Complex is temporarily â€œsuspending its sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premisesâ€ in accordance…

Breaking news: 12 corrections staff tested positive

When questioned by the Escambia County commissioners, Escambia County Corrections Chief Rich Powell said that he currently has 12 employees that have tested positive for…

Breaking news: PPD arrests protestor

Inweekly has learned that the Pensacola Police Department has arrested Jason Uphaus for a misdemeanor. Uphaus was under investigation for hopping on a vehicle that…

New COVID safe seal launched for Florida restaurants

Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Launches Seal of Commitment, Safety Promise to Guests TALLAHASSEEâ€”Today, the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA) launched a new standard…

Breaking news: Escambia 194 new cases, Florida 10,109 – Update

While the Escambia Board of County Commissioner is hearing from DOH Escambia director Dr. John Lanza, DOH Florida reports Escambia County has 194 new cases….

What Escambia commissioners need to know about COVID

â€œPlease, please, please wear a face covering when you go out in public.â€ – U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams COVID Deaths Will Continue Escambia County…