Category: Politics
Escambia and Pensacola rank high in per capita COVID-19 cases; County Commission among least proactive in Florida
DOH reports that,  as of 6 p.m. March 31, there are 6,741 total Florida cases. While Florida’s testing has increased over the past week, the…
And Now This: Appeals court refuses to revisit felons voting decision
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Striking another blow against Gov. Ron DeSantis, a federal appeals court has refused to reconsider…
Presser Notes: Five Percent and Better on the Bluffs
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Nudging down a bit, the Pensacola area’s percentage of COVID-19 tests yielding positive results is running about five percent. “Glad to…
Escambia makes Top 12 COVID-19 list
As of 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 30, Â Escambia County moved into the Top 12 list of Florida counties with positive COVID-19 cases. Escambia has the…
DeSantis pushes ‘Safe At Home’ for the warmest part of the state, south Florida
By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis is imposing a regional “safer at home†set of guidelines for Southeast Florida…
Mythbuster: Our climate does not make Escambia less conducive to COVID-19
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill sent out a mass email to county voters from his voteunderhill@gmail.com account that states: “Our environment is not as conducive to…
COVID-19: Mid-morning update
From Mayor Grover Robinson: “So much for good news. I did get a text this morning saying a number of positives came in. We now…
Flynn explains airport, quarantines and effectiveness of closing beaches
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered that travelers for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut go into 14-day self-quarantine upon arrival at Florida’s airports. What…
DeSantis moves to block those escaping from La
Inweekly is working to find out more about Gov. Ron DeSantis plan to implement a road block on I-10 to stop travelers from Louisiana from…
COVID-19: Mid-afternoon report
As of 11 a.m., DOH reported five more people have died who tested positive for COVID-19 in Clay, Hillsborough and Orange counties. Last night, Â Pinellas…
City asks for help on testing passengers at the airport
While Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order requiring air travelers from New York and New Jersey to be quarantined for 14 days, Mayor…
Escambia County Government: Safest or Most Dangerous Place to Work
Late yesterday afternoon, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan shared with Inweekly that he has a total of 38 Escambia County Sheriff’s Office personnel under 14-day…
Orange County starts stay-at-home today; Broward should not be our model
Orange County began the implementation of a stay-at-home order today. Residents can leave their homes: To buy groceries, To order takeout, To buy supplies to…
COVID-19: More positive results for Escambia; who’s checking Chicago flights and more
THE BUZZ: Inweekly is hearing that Escambia County has gotten back four more positive coronavirus test results, increasing the total to 14. Â More results may…
EMS personnel arrested for falsification of training records
State Attorney Bill Eddins has announced the arrest of James Bonoyer, Katherine Kenney, Lawrence Salter Jr., and Stephen White. These arrests are the result of…
COVID-19: Florida picks up another 265 cases,
As 11 a.m. EDT, Florida has 1,412 positive cases, up 265 from last night. Â Escambia County has an additional case, total 10. Â Santa Rosa is…
Escambia County places restrictions on media
Last Wednesday at Commissioner Lumon May’s presser at the Brownsville Community Center, County Communications Director Laura Coale, who likes to act as the emcee for…
Escambia now has four COVID-19 cases
DOH reports Escambia County has three more positive COVID-19 cases as the results from last Monday’s tests come back. The total number of Florida cases…
Three more governors announce ‘stay at home’ orders, includes Big Easy
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R), Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) and Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) have announced ‘stay at home’ orders to prevent…
State eyes hotels to house people with Coronavirus
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday that state officials are looking at the possibility of putting people…
