What is Escambia County Pandemic Influenza Emergency Plan?

On its Coronavirus Flyer, the Escambia County administration listed among its action steps: “The Escambia County Pandemic Influenza Emergency Plan will be followed if needed.”…

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Gaetz goes into self-quarantine

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) tweeted today that he is among the Republicans in self-quarantine after learning that he came into contact with someone who tested…

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Timeline for OLF-8 Master Plan

The Escambia County Commission last week approved an agreement with DPZ CoDESIGN to develop a master plan for Outlying Landing Field 8 property in Beulah…

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Coronavirus ‘panic’ could affect state budget; lobbyist says ‘it’s much ado about nothing’

BY Dara Kam and Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As the stock marketed plummeted Monday, House Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes,…

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Nearly 19K votes cast for primaries

The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections reports that 18,927 votes have been cast in the Republican and Democratic presidential primaries. Yes, there is a GOP…

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Impact of Coronavirus on our local economy has begun; how will Gilley respond

Pensacola was in the national news this weekend, but not in a positive way. As media outlets upped their coverage of the coronavirus, the newscasts…

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Early voting starts Saturday, March 7

The early voting polls places open tomorrow through Saturday, March 14. Escambia County 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office, 213 Palafox, Second…

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Become a delegate to Democratic National Convention

On Saturday, April 4, Escambia County Democrats will have the opportunity to vote on the Florida delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this…

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Dosh defended, Gilley danced

During the Gary Sansing Public Forum before the regular county commission meeting yesterday, Bob West, retired public safety director for the Santa Rosa Island Authority,…

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Pensacola Bay Fishing Bridge to be closed for 45 days

We received an email from Escambia County Community and Media Relations at 7:35 p.m Thursday, March 5: The Pensacola Bay Fishing Bridge will be closed…

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Third Annual Driver’s License Clinic tomorrow

Escambia County Judge Jennifer “J.J.” Frydrychowicz passed that tomorrow the First Judicial Circuit is hosting its third annual driver’s license clinic for those have had their…

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Santa Rosa man with Coronavirus

Santa Rosa County now has a coronavirus case. Good thing, Escambia County posted its flyer before midnight. Still no email from Escambia County Communications and…

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Escambia County issues coronavirus flyer UPDATE

Escambia County posted the information below on its website yesterday. A flyer was posted on county’s Facebook page around 11 p.m. Wednesday, March 4. Strangely,…

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#FloridaMan: Gaetz wears gas mask on House floor

CNN reports that our Congressman Matt Gaetz donned a gas mask yesterday while he voted on a bill that provides $7.8 billion in appropriations to…

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Coronavirus: Gilley’s next frog

Escambia County has been eerily silent about the coronavirus, other than a lame joke by County Administrator Janice Gilley about Commissioner Robert Bender’s trip to…

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EMS debacle just got weirder; Time for Gilley to eat a frog

Escambia County’s Emergency Medical Services has been in disarray for over a year. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has an open investigation into the…

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Presser Notes: 5G, City Championship, Guns Guy

By Jeremy Morrison Looking ahead to the Bayou Hills Run later this month, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson shared his weekly press conference with Pensacola Sports,…

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Andrade responds to Hill’s attacks

State Rep. Mike Hill has been upset that he didn’t get credit for the Florida House State Affairs Committee approving the naming of the new…

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PPD gets bias training

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly While the Pensacola Police Department’s implicit bias training may result in a more enlightened municipal force, Cedric Alexander said this week…

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Poll: Biden leads Florida Primary

Joe Biden still leads the Democratic Party field in the Florida Presidential Primary, but his lead has narrowed over the past 10 months. Late entry,…

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