On March 12, County Administrator Janice Gilley apologized for the lack of communication with the media about her administration’s efforts regarding the COVID-19 virus after Inweekly complained about her inaction for two…
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Classic Escambia County: COVID-19 Update does not mention Safe-at-Home order
Escambia County COVID-19 Update #30 Updated at 3:15 p.m. April 1: Please reference the prior updates and Escambia County COVID-19 Update #11 for a prior comprehensive running list. View an updated list of county…
COVID-19: Noon Update
Over the past 24 hours, Florida has had 617 more cases reported, total 6955. Â Escambia had 6 more, total 94; Â Okaloosa 1 more, total 39; and Santa Rosa 5 more, total 44….
Escambia and Pensacola rank high in per capita COVID-19 cases; County Commission among least proactive in Florida
DOH reports that,  as of 6 p.m. March 31, there are 6,741 total Florida cases. While Florida’s testing has increased over the past week, the percent of those testing positive for COVID-19…
And Now This: Appeals court refuses to revisit felons voting decision
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Striking another blow against Gov. Ron DeSantis, a federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a ruling that felons who have served…
Presser Notes: Five Percent and Better on the Bluffs
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Nudging down a bit, the Pensacola area’s percentage of COVID-19 tests yielding positive results is running about five percent. “Glad to see we’re in that five percent range….
Escambia makes Top 12 COVID-19 list
As of 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 30, Â Escambia County moved into the Top 12 list of Florida counties with positive COVID-19 cases. Escambia has the smallest population of the counties listed, which…
DeSantis pushes ‘Safe At Home’ for the warmest part of the state, south Florida
By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis is imposing a regional “safer at home†set of guidelines for Southeast Florida counties hit hard by the novel coronavirus….
Mythbuster: Our climate does not make Escambia less conducive to COVID-19
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill sent out a mass email to county voters from his voteunderhill@gmail.com account that states: “Our environment is not as conducive to COVID-19 as the northern tier states like…
Gulf Power customers could get break on bills
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Hundreds of thousands of Northwest Florida residents and businesses could get a break on their electric bills in May, after Gulf Power…
COVID-19: Mid-morning update
From Mayor Grover Robinson: “So much for good news. I did get a text this morning saying a number of positives came in. We now are up around 5.3% positive.†Good reporting…
Flynn explains airport, quarantines and effectiveness of closing beaches
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered that travelers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut go into 14-day self-quarantine upon arrival at Florida’s airports. What we learned yesterday at Mayor Grover Robinson’s…
DeSantis moves to block those escaping from La
Inweekly is working to find out more about Gov. Ron DeSantis plan to implement a road block on I-10 to stop travelers from Louisiana from entering Florida. As we reported yesterday, Escambia…
COVID-19’s Economic Gut Punch
Local Organizations Offer Guidance for Businesses By Jeremy Morrison Measures being taken to limit the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus are dealing the business community what Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson describes as…
COVID-19: Mid-afternoon report
As of 11 a.m., DOH reported five more people have died who tested positive for COVID-19 in Clay, Hillsborough and Orange counties. Last night, Â Pinellas County Commission unanimously passed a stay-at-home order….
City asks for help on testing passengers at the airport
While Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order requiring air travelers from New York and New Jersey to be quarantined for 14 days, Mayor Grover Robinson has had a difficult time…
Escambia County Government: Safest or Most Dangerous Place to Work
Late yesterday afternoon, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan shared with Inweekly that he has a total of 38 Escambia County Sheriff’s Office personnel under 14-day self-quarantine–21 sworn officers and 17 support personnel….
Orange County starts stay-at-home today; Broward should not be our model
Orange County began the implementation of a stay-at-home order today. Residents can leave their homes: To buy groceries, To order takeout, To buy supplies to work from home, To deliver food and…
COVID-19: More positive results for Escambia; who’s checking Chicago flights and more
THE BUZZ: Inweekly is hearing that Escambia County has gotten back four more positive coronavirus test results, increasing the total to 14.  More results may come in before 5 p.m. Escambia County had…
EMS personnel arrested for falsification of training records
State Attorney Bill Eddins has announced the arrest of James Bonoyer, Katherine Kenney, Lawrence Salter Jr., and Stephen White. These arrests are the result of a detailed and lengthy investigation by the…