FloridaWest: Fill out damage assessment survey to help local economy

Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the activation of the Business Damage Assessment survey to assess the impact of COVID-19 on Florida’s local business operations….

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Breaking news: Governor closes bars, nightclubs for 30 days

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced this morning that all nightclubs and bars in the state will close for 30 days. The businesses will be ordered…

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Presser notes: ‘Don’t panic’

By Jeremy Morrison In detailing the city of Pensacola’s response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19, Mayor Grover Robinson said that officials were trying to keep…

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Businesses have started to close physical locations (as 8 a.m. 3/17/20)

Businesses are making the decision to temporarily close offices and move to online. Inweekly will update this list as we receive more information. The accounting…

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DOH changes reporting on Coronavirus; Fla. Primary still on

The Florida Department of Health is no longer including in its daily press release a list of the new COVID-19 case. As of this morning,…

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City updates on services, community centers and meetings

City Community Centers, Programs to Close to the Public —Meal Pick-ups for Seniors to Continue Due to concerns related to COVID-19, the City of Pensacola…

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Escambia activates EOC tomorrow

Press Release: Escambia County Activates Emergency Operations Center at a Level 2 Escambia County will activate its Emergency Operations Center at a level 2 on March…

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Ascension Sacred Heart drive-thru handles 61 people on first day

Ascension Sacred Heart shared with Inweekly the questions used to screen patients for the drive-through Coronavirus testing. The COVID-19 testing site did nasal swabs on…

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Trump recommends to avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people

At his Monday afternoon press conference, President Donald Trump announced new recommendations that people should avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people, avoid…

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Poll: Escambia residents feel safe from COVID-19

In an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 625 likely Escambia County voters, we found 75% feel safe from the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19; just over 65% think…

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Drive-thru coronavirus testing here

Ascension Sacred Heart today opens a drive -thru facility for COVID-19 testing. Patients will first have to be pre-screened over the phone before being directed to the…

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COVID-19 updates: UWF closes dorms, PCC goes all online, more

UWF closes dorms today Pensacola, Fla. – Although there are no presumptive or confirmed cases of COVID-19 at any University of West Florida campuses or…

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