On Thursday, Aug. 27, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners learned only six inmates at the Escambia County Jail had been tested for COVID-19 a week after the board approved $1.25 million…
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How did county government become so callous?
Last week, the Escambia County Commission approved $1.25 million of CARES Act be spent on rapid testing and that County Administrator Janice Gilley initiative a rapid testing program for prisoners and staff…
Escambia CARES Act posted, sort of
Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley has finally posted her CARES Act plan on the county website–actually its PowerPoint presentation with several blanks and few specifics, but it’s a step towards transparency. The…
Escambia County Jail: ‘COVID-Land’
Inweekly interviewed Jessica Gomez, who was released from the county jail recently. She said that conditions in the main jail were unsafe and “unable to be sanitized or cleaned, period, in order…
Presser Notes: Two Storms and COVID make three
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday he’d been keeping an eye on the storms in the gulf — tropical storms Marco and Laura — but that it appears…
Escambia lags behind other Florida counties in CARES Act grants
Twelve counties with less than 500,000 residents received over $10 million in the first installment of the CARES Act, including Escambia County, $14.32 million. On Thursday, Aug. 20, the Escambia Board of…
Eddins recommends new medical examiner
State Attorney Bill Eddins has recommended Dr. Deanne Oleske to the new chief medical examiner for the First District of Florida. She will meet with all four counties of the district to…
Florida has over 10K COVID deaths
Florida has passed the 10K death total, according to the Florida Department of Health as the positivity rate dropped to its lowest level in the past two weeks – 6.78%. Escambia County…
CARES Act hidden from public again.
Today, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners meets at 9 a.m. County Administrator Janice Gilley has placed on the agenda: Recommendation Concerning the Escambia CARES Act Plan and Implementation – Janice P….
Two biggest primary losers
Janice Gilley The Escambia County administrator has disparaged Commissioner Lumon May behind his back, refused or “slow walked” his requests and, at times, openly defied him. On Thursday, she will face a…
Former inmate tests positive after leaving Escambia County Jail
Last night, WEAR TV reporter Renee Beninate interviewed a former Escambia County jail inmate who tested positive for COVID-19 after being released from the Escambia County Jail last Tuesday. Bobby Cole spent…
City and County graded
The Florida House rolled out a new website that grades and lets people compare cities and counties based on spending, crime and education. House Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes, said in a…