By C. Scott Satterwhite After a week of nation-wide protests stemming from the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, former Chief of Police David Alexander answered questions at the Sunday, June 7…
Category: Escambia County
Escambia has third COVID-19 death in past four days
Escambia County has another COVID-19 death – third in four days, 36 year-to-date. Â The death was a male, 90, who had been first diagnosed on May 16. The increases in new cases…
Escambia County: One out of every five children lives in poverty
The Florida Chamber Foundation’s Prosperity Initiative has taken on the goal of reducing the number of children in poverty to less than 10% by 2030. Statewide 870,505 children live in poverty –…
Small business loans handed out
Yesterday morning, Kelly Massey of the UWF Small Business Development Center presented to the Escambia County Commission the list of 50 businesses were awarded Escambia County Small Business COVID-19 Recovery Grants. In…
Ca c’est bon: Louisiana tourists can now vacation on Pensacola Beach
Escambia County  has updated its short-term vacation rental plan.  Now Louisianna  residents are allowed to vacation.  Good thing, since we’ve seen plenty of Louisiana tags on Pensacola Beach over the past few…
Powerful video from local ministers: ‘The time is now’
A Reflection on MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail Clergy from seven historic downtown religious communities in Pensacola, FL reflect on Martin Luther King Jr’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” First Presbyterian Church…
Thursday a.m. briefing
I had a phone conversation with Christine Freer, DOH Escambia PIO, and sent her my spreadsheet on the spike in COVID-19 cases from May 30-June 2. We are trying to find out…
Our June 4, 2020 issue
Here is a peek at our June 4 issue. The articles will go live at 1 p.m. on inweekly.net. The print edition will be delivered to our newsstands tomorrow. Other Past June…
The mystery that solved itself, or Doug did it
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The mystery of who released shade meeting transcripts, if there was much of one, has been solved. It was Doug Underhill. “There’s nothing to investigate,†Escambia County Commissioner…
Reading resurrects political career
Former Escambia County Commissioner Johnny Reading has prefiled as a Republican to seek the District 5 seat he held 1992-1996. Reading, who won the seat as Democrat in 1992 and later switched…
State seeks to scuttle absentee-ballot case
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida officials are pushing back against an attempt to ease the state’s vote-by-mail procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying federal lawsuits filed…
Friday morning briefing
Sales Tax Holiday Starting today through Thursday, June 4, Florida shoppers can avoid paying sales taxes while putting together disaster-preparation stockpiles for the 2020 hurricane season. In addition to helping residents buy…