DOH Escambia, EOC to hold press briefing

The media has been invited to a virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams today at 2:30 p.m. to discuss data reporting. Dr. John Lanza, director of…

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Pensacola considers band-aid for trees

by Jeremy Morrison The Pensacola City Council this week is considering tweaking the city’s landscape and tree protection plan section of its Land Development Code….

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Grab a cup of coffee, this will blow your mind (update)

County/DOH LTC Numbers On Saturday, April 18, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida of Department of Health released the list of long-term care facilities in…

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Escambia among top five counties for nursing home cases

The Florida Department of Health reports tonight that Escambia County has 138 cases, up 36 from the 11 a.m. numbers and 68 from 6 p.m….

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Ms. Gilley, it’s time to hold a press briefing

For two decades, every time the Emergency Operations Center was activated, Escambia County held regular press briefings to explain what was happening -whether it was…

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Escambia County’s pandemic hot spots exposed

Lives Lost The News Service of Florida reports Florida National Guard-led teams have conducted more than 3,700 tests in 21 nursing homes as part of…

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Daily test results approach state positive percentage

I have admitted that I’m a numbers nerd.  Commissioner Doug Underhill’s mass email berating himself (after all, he is the government), media and medical professional…

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Sheriff asks for help finding child abuse victims

Yesterday, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan streamed a message on Facebook asking anyone whose children have had contact with Nicole Lynn Walter, a Pensacola nanny…

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By the Numbers: Coronavirus— Monday lunch edition

BY NSF Staff – notes by Inweekly in red TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health released updated numbers Monday morning about the coronavirus in…

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What will recovery look like?

Reopening the Economy What will reopening the economy of Escambia County look like?  County Administrator Janice Gilley sent an email, “Subject: Reopening the Economy,” to…

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Fired union leader speaks out

From Mike Lowery, president of ATU Local 1395: As you reported on your blog. I was terminated at approximately 12:15 p.m. yesterday by Ed Spainhower,…

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Last post for Wednesday, April 15

Inweekly has received notes from people who have loved ones in local nursing homes. The facilities we named today aren’t the only ones with residents…

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City issues statement on Attucks party

Statement on Attucks Court from the Area Housing Commission and the City of Pensacola On Sunday, April 12, a large group gathered at the Attucks…

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Possibly some good news

I’m a numbers guy so I began to dig a little deeper into the statistics that the Florida Department of Health as provided us. In…

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COVID-19: Tuesday mid-day report

The number of new cases statewide slowed over the past 24 hours – only 766. The new total is 21,367.  However deaths jumped by 54…

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Presser notes: Mayor says COVID-19 infected nursing home in the city limits

By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday that he thinks the local senior care facility that has experienced a number of COVID-19…

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Gilley looking at how to reopen beaches

At the virtual “Coffee with the Commissioner” this morning, County Administrator Janice Gilley said she’s looking at ways to reopen beaches in Escambia County, even…

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Three questions over ‘coffee,’ two weak answers

Inweekly had three questions for County Administrator Janice Gilley to answer at Commissioner Jeff Bergosh’s virtual “Coffee with the Commissioner” this morning. 1. What county…

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IMPACT 100 presents 2020 Nonprofit Workshop Online Webinar

On Oct. 11, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area will award a total of $1,166,000 in project grants of $106,000 each to 11 nonprofit organizations serving…

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COVID-19: Wednesday morning update

City Yard Waste Pickup Running Behind Schedule Due to a significant increase in yard waste being placed curbside for pickup in recent weeks, City of…

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