Santa Rosa County starts CARES Act for small businesses
While Escambia County is set to release its CARES Act family assistance grants on Friday, Santa Rosa will be accepting applications for its small business…
Andrade confident Garcon toll will remain lifted
State Rep. Alex Andrade told Inweekly that he doesn’t except the $5 toll to be reinstated for the Garcon Point Bridge, even though the Florida…
Catching up on COVID data
Since Sept. 13,  Florida  has had 22,179 new COVID-19 cases and 774 additional deaths. With testing cut back since Sept. 14, Escambia has added…
Kings Road Subdivision boil water notice lifted
Effective immediately, the Precautionary Boil Water Notice-PBWN- issued by the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority on 9-21-20, as a result of Hurricane Sally for the following…
Garcon Point Bridge toll up for debate
The Florida Department of Transportation is making noise about reinstating the $5 toll for the Garcon Point Bridge. Escambia County Commissioner Robert Bender has been…
Fried asks DeSantis to activate Emergency Loans for Hurricane Sally
Monday night, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried wrote to the Governor requesting the activation of the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program to assist small…
‘The Long March’
Sheriff David Morgan  set the tone for the Monday, Sept. 21 press conference. “Now it becomes the long march,” Morgan said, referring to the weeks…
Perdido Key has curfew
Effective 10 p.m, Monday, Sept. 21 a curfew exists from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the unincorporated areas of Perdido Key, which will expire…
Escambia schools open Wednesday
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has announced that all schools and district administrative buildings will resume normal operations on Wednesday, Sept. 23. All district employees are to…
Boil water notice partially lifted
ECUA’s sampling team undertook an aggressive sampling effort that began on Friday afternoon in order to help us clear the system-wide Precautionary Boil Water Notice…
Escambia County, City of Pensacola curfews expire
At 11 a.m. this morning, Escambia County announced that there county and city curfews have expired. The PIO wanted “but it may be extended if…
Mayor wants to sunset mask order
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly During his weekly press conference Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson relayed an analogy he’d shared with The Weather Channel meteorologist…
Alabama gets FEMA declaration, Escambia still waiting
Homeowners and renters who suffered damage from Hurricane Sally in the Alabama counties of Baldwin, Mobile, and Escambia counties. Baldwin, Mobile, and Escambia counties were…
Price Gouging Hotline activated
In the aftermath of the destruction and flooding left by Hurricane Sally, Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning those in impacted areas to guard against…
More CARES Act funds coming to Escambia County
Florida Politics reports Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the second batch of cash on Friday, which will send $255 million to 55 of the state’s 67…
Latest Recovery Update
Help with Clean-up If you need assistance with debris cleanup, mucking, tarp installation and mold remediation, please contact Crisis Cleanup at 800.451.1954 Florida Baptist Disaster…
County hands out debris removal contracts
County Administrator Janice Gilley has hired three contractors to handle debris removal. The county has been divided into three zones: I-1o North – Roads Inc;…
Catholic school closures
The Office for Catholic Schools at the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee announce the following school closures due to damage from Hurricane Sally. Closed Monday, Sept. 21…
Latest Escambia County recovery update
Traffic Signals There are 265 locations of traffic signals. 229 are operational, 17 are in flash and 19 are not operational. Traffic signal just restored…
Interview: Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried
Inweekly sat down with Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried this afternoon at the Walnut Hill Community Center. She had spent her day visiting the…
