Century council member James Smith lashed out at NorthEscambia.com publisher William Reynolds, accusing him of being “racist†and “biased†and suggesting the “lackluster†NorthEscambia.com should stop covering the town council if the…
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Considering Supply Chains
by Jeremy Morrison The University of West Florida Center for Supply Chain Management Excellence hosted its second in a series of discussions Wednesday focusing on supply chain logistics during the COVID-19 pandemic….
Judge signals he will pave way for felon voting
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge said Wednesday he intends to lay out a process for the state to allow voting by felons who cannot…
Florida introduces mobile testing unit for nursing homes
At his press conference in Sarasota yesterday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a new mobile testing lab—“an RV outfitted with a lab insideâ€â€”that will perform the 45-minute rapid test. The mobile unit will…
COVID-19: Tuesday noon report
Escambia County had another COVID-19 related death, the third in less than a week. Â Total COVID deaths: 14 DOH Escambia entered 371 new test results into the Merlin system, less than one-percent…
Restaurants add outdoor seating as ED visits increase
Area restaurants have adapted to COVID-19 Phase One – adding outdoor seating and modifying dine-in table arrangements. Some are taking the guidelines, while others wait to see if anyone will stop from…
Baptist issues new visitation rules
VISITATION DURING COVID AT BAPTIST HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS Baptist Hospital and Gulf Breeze Hospital Only One visitor at a time will be allowed to visit a hospital inpatient. No visitors will be…
Presser Notes: Palafox Plans and the Virtual City
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With businesses around the state beginning to reopen as coronavirus-related safety measures are rolled back, city of Pensacola officials have plans they hope will help downtown’s restaurants and…
Summer classes begin May 11 at Pensacola State College
Pensacola State College will continue to hold online and live online broadcast classes during the summer semester. Session A begins Monday, May 11, however it is still not too late to register…
More COVID cases in nursing homes could be in Escambia’s future
Sources have shared the testing of local long-term care facilities has uncovered a boat of load of new positives, as many as 50 in facility in Commissioner Robert Bender’s district. Unfortunately, the…
Robinson updates re-opening plan; Calls for unity
by Jeremy Morrison Addressing the city of Pensacola’s reopening process, Mayor Grover Robinson encouraged people to take a day-by-day approach during an online question-and-answer session Thursday. “I know many of you out…
FDEP, IP strike consent-order deal
By Jeremy Morrison Although it has yet to secure a new operating permit, International Paper will have a couple of more years to keep trying. On Tuesday, the Florida Department of Environmental…
ECAT drivers concerned about COVID-19 nursing homes
On Monday morning, Mike Lowery, ATU Local 1395 president, sent an email to County Administrator Janice Gilley and  Mass Transit director Tonya Ellis that Escambia County Area Transit drivers were fearful of…
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 issued Executive Order 20-112, regarding the Governor’s…
Gulf Power downtown update
Beginning on Sunday May 3, Â the Gulf Power Network upgrade project will shift to working overnight on Sunday thru Wednesday nights from 11 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. Beginning this week crews have…
Florida Department of Health hasn’t updated nursing home data in two days
In its 1:27 pm update, the Florida Department of Health released a list of long-term care facilities in Florida associated with COVID-19 cases with active cases in each facility in order to…
COVID-19: Wednesday noon report
Florida topped 33K COVID-19 cases and the death toll is over 1,200. Â Escambia County had 11 new cases, approaching 500. According to the FDOH dashboard, DOH Escambia entered 140 new test results…
Southern Oaks defends operations, makes no mention of deaths or testing workers
NorthEscambia.com published this morning a press release from Southern Oaks. Â FDOH released a report on Tuesday that showed the downtown nursing home had 94 COVID-19 cases among its residents, had transferred to…
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 does carry a fine of $500 or…
#GivingTuesdayNow – First City Art Center
The First City Art Center will be holding a #GivingTuesdayNow fundraiser to help support the 501(c)(3) non-profit while they are unable to offer classes or host fundraising events. Like so many businesses recently,…