Florida has added 9,989 more cases – 14.1% positivity for July 7. Total: 223,783. Escambia County has 129 new cases – 115 are Florida residents, one is associated with nursing homes, one…
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Chamber supports Confederate monument removal
Statement Regarding the Removal of the Confederate Statue in Lee Square The Greater Pensacola Chamber is dedicated to creating a vibrant community that is rich in talent and resources. Our organization is…
COVID: Escambia staff update
Escambia County has now added, as of 6 p.m. yesterday, to its daily COVID update that status of each department. “It has been requested to provide our daily COVID employee data. This…
COVID status of each Escambia department, 7/2/2020
On Thursday, June 2, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners were briefed by County Administrator Janice Gilley and her leadership team on the COVID-19 pandemic. According to public records received by Inweekly…
Presser: ‘We Have Gone Up Significantly’
By Jeremy Morrison During his weekly press conference Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson stressed that the local COVID landscape was trending into unfavorable territory. He provided a few data points for…
City staff recommends Confederate monument’s removal
“The Square and Monument are not equitable representations of all our citizens.†– Keith Wilkins Pensacola City Administrator Keith Wilkins has sent a recommendation to Mayor Grover Robinson that called for City…
Florida schools ordered to reopen next month
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran on Monday ordered public schools to reopen in August and offer “the full panoply of services†to students…
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 that received less than $150,000, but Escambia…
PLT cancels summer production
PLT Family, Though we had hoped to bring the “100 Aker Wood†to life with delightful characters and sweet-as-honey stories for you, we have regretfully made the decision to officially cancel our…
Blue Wahoos in championship round
Pensacola’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 Wahoos Stadium is competing against Amarillo’s “Hodgetownâ€,…
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 removed for an official photo. Other COVID…
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 ATU Local 1395, posted on Facebook on…
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 Sacred Heart: 56 Baptist & Gulf Breeze:…
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 along a closed stretch of Interstate 5…
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 July 3. On July 3, Escambia County…
Pensacola divided over Confederate monument
Divisions by race, age, party and neighborhood The city of Pensacola voters are divided on whether to remove the Confederate monument in Lee Square. If you are White Republican, 65 or older…
Attorney responds to arrest of protestor
Pensacola, Florida – July 2, 2020 – Attorney Chris Klotz issued the following statement on behalf of Jason Uphaus, the protestor arrested after falling onto a vehicle charging toward him and other protestors…
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 National Rifle Association. Inweekly has been told…
Seville Quarter, O’Riley’s temporarily close
From Seville Quarter’s Facebook: Seville Quarter’s Dining and Entertainment Complex is temporarily “suspending its sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises†in accordance with the Department of Business and Professional…
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 COVID. Another 13 employees are waiting for…