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…

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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….

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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