Contact info to schedule vaccination at Olive Baptist and Milton Community Center

In Escambia County, the first series of clinics in January will take place in the gym of Olive Baptist Church at 1836 East Olive Road…

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Escambia ICU bed availability down to 8 percent

Yesterday, I picked up on the decrease in ICU beds locally. The News Service of Florida reports the availability is 19.7 percent statewide and only…

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Ascension Sacred Heart responds to Gov. DeSantis

Ascension Sacred Heart plans to open two community clinics on Wednesday in Escambia County and Santa Rosa County that will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to local…

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COVID Update: 12 more deaths, 248 hospitalizations

Escambia County has as COVID-19 crisis.  Our hospitalizations are now up to 248, according to the Escambia County COVID dashboard. We’ve had 12 death since…

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DeSantis wants to ramp up vaccinations

The Sun Sentinel reports that Gov. Ron DeSantis announced this morning the state will convert selected COVID test sites to vaccination sites, use houses of…

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Overall crime down, murders set a new record

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has released the crime statistics for the first six months of 2020. The overall crime index dropped 9.4% in…

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Escambia lags behind other counties on vaccinations

Through Saturday, 255,808 people had received COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Health.  Escambia County is in the top 20 for…

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Vaccinations in Brownsville

On Sunday, Jan. 3, the Florida Division of Emergency Management ran a pilot vaccination program for 500 senior citizens, ages 65 and over, at the…

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FDOH system only works for elderly with computers

The Florida Department of Health Escambia only allows residents 65 or older to schedule an appointment for the COVID vaccination via a survey monkey form….

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FDOH has application form for COVID vaccine

Gov. Ron DeSantis has made frontline healthcare workers and  individuals 65 years of age and older priorities for the first rounds of the COVID vaccines….

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COVID update: 18 more hospitalizations

Escambia County reports that COVID-related hospitalizations yesterday increased from 172 to 190.  The lowest number of test results for the month of December were reported…

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Escambia positivity rate higher than state or top counties

According the Florida Department of Health, Escambia County had 1,246 new COVID cases last week – only 136 were non-Florida residents. The county also had…

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Inweekly picks top winners and losers of 2020

The issue will go live at noon. Here is a sneak peek:

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Escambia has eight additional Covid deaths and positivity rate of over 19 percent

The Florida Department of Health reported that the COVID deaths in Escambia County increased from 343 to 351 since Saturday. The positivity rate was 19.37%…

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White House task force has Pensacola Metro Area in red zone

The Orlando Sentinel obtained a copy of last week’s White House COVID-19 Task Force report. The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area is in the red zone (#2…

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FDOH COVID Dashboard shows COVID cases increased faster outside city limits

The Florida Department of Health dashboard breaks down cases by zip code. Since June 30 when the city of Pensacola issued a mask order the…

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Presser Notes: A Cold Shoulder and Confederate Stepping Stones

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly City of Pensacola officials have yet to hear back from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis concerning a request that the state defer…

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Triumph continues to fund high-paying jobs and workforce training

The Triumph Gulf Coast Board announced its latest round of grants – that “bring either or both new high-paying jobs and certified workforce training.”  None…

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Escambia sets new COVID record

The Florida Department of Health reports Escambia County had 268 new COVID cases on Thursday, Dec. 17 and three deaths. The positivity rate was 13.41%….

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Andrade and Salzman get committee assignments

State Rep. Alex Andrade has been maned the GOP Whip for the Education & Employment Committee and will be focusing on these area – post-secondary,…

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