County positive ‘uptick’ due to families, car pools

Dr. John Lanza, director of the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County, gave the Board of County Commissioners an update on the COVID-19 pandemic….

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State to require bi-weekly testing of nursing home staff

By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Staff members at nursing homes and assisted living facilities will be required to be tested…

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Cedric Alexander: PPD, Defunding, Dismantling and Training (Part 2)

The week, Jeremy Morrison interviews Cedric Alexander, the retired law enforcement officer with a national reputation that is helping Mayor Grover Robinson develop a citizen…

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Mike Hill defends Confederate monument, of course

GOP State Rep. Mike Hill has put up a video on Facebook defending the Confederate monument in downtown Pensacola: “I’m Conservative Republican Representative Mike Hill….

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FloridaWest: Remote from Here

FloridaWest, Escambia County’s economic development authority, sees opportunity as the nation deals with the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions have found that they can do their jobs…

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Breaking news: ECAT to be tested for COVID

The Florida Department of Health is setting up testing for ECAT employees for Thursday and Friday after an ECAT driver tested positive for COVID-19. ECAT…

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Percentage of positive cases continues to climb

Escambia County has 32 new COVID-19 cases – the most in the past seven days.  Of these cases, only one was tied to a nursing…

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Cedric Alexander on oversight, bias and systematic racism (Part 1)

In this week’s Inweekly, Jeremy Morrison interviews Cedric Alexander, the retired law enforcement officer with a national reputation that is helping Mayor Grover Robinson develop…

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Searching out a savior for Escambia schools

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As the Escambia County School District searches for its next superintendent, transitioning from an elected to an appointed position, there’s a…

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Lowe’s offers grants to minority-owned businesses

Lowe’s closes its first round of grant applications for $25 million in small business grants for minority-owned businesses on Wednesday. Lowe’s hopes its donation will…

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Court allows social media case against lawmaker

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against a state House…

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Commission asked to put Escambia Children’s Trust on ballot

For decades, Escambia County has wrestled with the impact of poverty on children. The county has been at or near the bottom of state lists…

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