Official: Counties get Individual Assistance
As we reported earlier: Escambia County Receives FEMA Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance Escambia County has received a FEMA Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance….
Breaking: FEMA individual assistance approved
Sources have texted Inweekly that White House and FEMA have approved Individual Assistance for Escambia County. We expect the county and FEMA to make the…
COVID cases among children worse than reported
According to the latest report of accumulative COVID-19 cases from the state, Escambia County only had 23 cases among its elementary, middle and high schools–both…
Escambia enact fire ban order
The Escambia County Fire Rescue Fire Chief ordered a burn, effective 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2. for Escambia County until further notice. He believes the…
ECAT announces route to south Santa Rosa
Beginning Monday, Oct. 5, ECAT will launch bus Route 20 to help transport passengers between Escambia County and the City of Gulf Breeze. The Pensacola…
CARES business assistance opens tomorrow
Escambia County will start accepting applications for the Escambia CARES Business Emergency Financial Assistance Grants beginning Friday, Oct. 2, at 8 a.m. Applications will be…
Commissioners get an update on individual assistance
At today’s agenda review, Commissioner Doug Underhill asked his county administrator, “What is the public response to the fairly aggressive requests that we’ve had for…
Blue Wahoos win two awards
Minor League Baseball announced at Wednesday’s Innovator Summit that the Pensacola Blue Wahoos have been selected as the Golden Bobblehead Award winner for both the…
Report on COVID cases in schools
The state released its summary of COVID-19 cases in schools for the period Sept. 6-Sept 26. The Top 5 Infected Schools in Escambia & Santa…
BCC to discuss CARES today…again without documentation provided to the public
Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley will discuss the “Escambia CARES Act Plan update” with the Board of County Commissioners. The following topics will be include….
Buzz: FEMA bullied county staff to downplay damage
Inweekly has heard from two independent sources that when FEMA inspectors traveled with Escambia and Santa Rosa staff to assess the damage caused by Hurricane…
DeSantis lets eviction moratorium expire
Pointing to a move by the federal government to halt evictions, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday let expire an executive order aimed at limiting evictions…
A Conversation with Sean Linezo
by Jeremy Morrison Over the next few months, Pensacola artist Sean Linezo has a number of projects planned that explore Native American history and culture,…
Local organizers discuss state legislative proposals
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In this week’s print issue of Inweekly, two local organizers discussed efforts being made in the region to empower Black voters….
Flu shots for veterans
The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System’s (GCVHCS) Joint Ambulatory Care Center (JACC), located at 790 Veterans Way, is hosting a free ongoing Drive-Thru Flu…
Gulf Power wants to disconnect customers
A week after the utility restored power to its 285,000 customers in Northwest Florida, Gulf Power has  joined other Florida utilities to fight a proposal before…
Does Escambia need to spend money on rapid testing?
Maybe the Escambia County Commission needs to rethink using $1.25 million of CARES Act funding for rapid testing. At his daily press conference, Â Gov. Ron…
County estimates over $126 million in damage
Press release: County and city officials estimate over $126 million in damage to private property (single-family homes, multi-family homes, mobile homes and businesses) located in…
Coffee Cup celebrates 75 years
By Jeremy Morrison You know the Coffee Cup restaurant has been around a while due to the sign on its chimney heralding the fact it…
