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COVID-19: Wednesday a.m.

Time is Right Sheriff David Morgan addressed the county commissioner yesterday while the board was debating when and how to reopen the beaches. He said…

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#GivingTuesdayNow – First City Art Center

The First City Art Center will be holding a #GivingTuesdayNow fundraiser to help support the 501(c)(3) non-profit while they are unable to offer classes or host…

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DeSantis, Trump discuss reopening Florida

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Appearing Tuesday with President Donald Trump in the White House Oval Office, Gov. Ron DeSantis…

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DeSantis says he will ‘go slow’ on reopening

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that reopening the state after coronavirus-caused shutdowns will be “very…

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Posted in Escambia County Health

Gilley talks about beaches, recovery and testing

Today, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. to decide when and how the county’s beaches will reopen. Inweekly asked County…

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Who got Florida’s Bridge Loans?

State Rep. Anna Eskamani (D-Orlando) has released a list of the 1,000 small businesses in Florida that received emergency bridge loans to help them through the…

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Grover to unveil Recover Pensacola plan

Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson will unveil his Recover Pensacola plan at his press conference today. He told Inweekly that the plan follows President Donald Trump’s…

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Saturday morning COVID statistics and thoughts

The Community Health mobile unit tested 177 people yesterday at Morris Court – with no pre-screening required.  Since Tuesday, the mobile unit collected nearly 600…

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The Weekly Checkup: Nursing homes cautious about state reopening

By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida Long-term care providers confronted by a sizable number of deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic are more…

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Posted in Escambia County Health

Over a third of COVID cases in Escambia are LTC workers

As of 11 a.m. yesterday, long-term care facilities in Escambia had 142 individuals staff members that had tested positive for COVID-19 and have accounted for…

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Nursing homes, hospitals and physicians seek legal immunity

By Christine Sexton, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As Gov. Ron DeSantis looks to open the state back up, he is being pushed by…

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Posted in Escambia County Health Pensacola

Andrade, Robinson host virtual town hall

by Jeremy Morrison State Rep. Alex Andrade and Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson conducted a joint, online town hall Wednesday evening, where the two officials spoke…

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