Category: Politics
Daily test results approach state positive percentage
I have admitted that I’m a numbers nerd. Â Commissioner Doug Underhill’s mass email berating himself (after all, he is the government), media and medical professional…
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…
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…
What will recovery look like?
Reopening the Economy What will reopening the economy of Escambia County look like? Â County Administrator Janice Gilley sent an email, “Subject: Reopening the Economy,” to…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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. Â However deaths jumped by 54…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Virtual Presser Notes: Quarantine Cheese Grits
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With Mayor Grover Robinson currently quarantining himself, the regular Monday morning press conference was conducted virtually this week. “Welcome to a…
Bingo bounced back to DeSantis
At its April 2 regular meeting, the Escambia County Commission had little appetite for issuing an emergency order closing any business—except for bingo parlors and…
Escambia has first COVID-19 death, state surpasses 11K cases
According the DOH 11:30 a.m. EDT report, Escambia County had its first death related to COVID-19, and hospitalizations have increase from five Friday 6:30 p.m….
City, county government dodge disaster, some tone deaf
Escambia County Update Committee of the Whole scheduled for April 7 has been cancelled. Plus: “Today, April 3, first responders from Escambia Fire Rescue and…
Mayor Robinson ‘not ready to give up fight yet’
Inweekly reached out to Mayor Grover Robinson after he announced that he has gone into self-quarantine after his son tested positive for the COVID-19 virus….
Governor says no five-on-five hoops – update 9:30 a.m.
At his April 2 press briefing, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis explained how he interpreted social distancing under his Safer-at-Home order “If you have a basketball…
