Category: Escambia County
Gilley firm on no mask requirement for county staff
Escambia County is among the only four counties with over 4,100 COVID-19 cases that doesn’t require their employees to wear face masks. County Administrator Janice…
Criminal defense bar wants courts to return to Phase 1
In letter to John L. Miller, Chief Judge for First Judicial Circuit, the Society of the Criminal Defense Bar asks that the court system return to Phase…
Escambia County Jail has 86% positivity rate in latest round of COVID tests
“As of today, 132 inmates have been tested at the Escambia County jail for COVID-19. Currently, there are 71 positive cases, 12 negative cases and 49…
Escambia new cases surpass June total, in only 8 days
Florida has 8,935 COVID-19 cases – 18.3% positivity rate. Â The state set a single-day record for deaths with 120. Escambia had 144 new COVID cases…
The Big Back-to-School Experiment
“We expect you to be serious when you make that choice. You’ll be locked in.†– Superintendent Malcolm Thomas by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The upcoming…
Escambia COVID Buzz
At 4:23 p.m. yesterday, Escambia County launched an “enhanced” COVID-19 dashboard – webpage the counties and cities, including the city of Pensacola, have published for…
Escambia County government: 8 more positives, 12 more waiting results
Escambia County government reports eight more employees have tested positive – new total 43, up 23% from yesterday. Another 12 are awaiting test results –…
COVID: Escambia had sixth 100+ case day in July
Florida has added 9,989 more cases – 14.1% positivity for July 7. Total: 223,783. Escambia County has 129 new cases – 115 are Florida residents,…
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…
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….
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…
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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