Escambia on pace to surpass Sept. COVID deaths
Since I wrote about Escambia County’s COVID deaths ranking as the county’s third largest cause of deaths, the Florida Department of Health has reported six…
Man charged with possession of child pornography escapes from road crew
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has posted on its Facebook that deputies are assisting the Escambia County Jail in locating an escaped inmate, Jeremy Daniel…
FEMA hands out $7.5 million to Panhandle residents
PENSACOLA, Fla. – One week after becoming eligible for federal assistance for Hurricane Sally, 1,716 Florida individuals and households in Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa…
COVID – third biggest of death in Escambia County
The Florida Department of Health reported Escambia County had nine additional death due to COVID-19, which increased the county’s death toll to 254 since March….
Breaking: DMO disbands
On Tuesday, the members of the Escambia County Destination Marketing Organization (DMO voted to “wind down,” effective Oct. 31. The vote came a week after…
Considering an Indigenous perspective for Plaza Ferdinand
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The bust of Andrew Jackson in Plaza Ferdinand may be getting some company, but it remains unclear if that addition will…
Hurricane Delta heading to La.
Escambia County EOC has passed on the information have been hearing from the weather services since late yesterday: Hurricane Delta continues to track west of…
Officials search for ‘solutions’ for Bay Bridge dilemma
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Local and regional elected officials met Wednesday with representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation in an effort to determine how…
EOC update: Hurricane Delta
Escambia County continues to closely monitor Hurricane Delta this week. While it’s still too early to determine the exact impacts of the storm to Escambia…
New website monitors Garcon Point Bridge traffic
Showcase Pensacola with the help of Duncan McCall has developed a website to monitor the traffic on the Garcon Point Bridge and the travel times…
Bama gov orders evacuation of coast
Unlike Escambia County, Fla. emergency officials, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey isn’t waiting until 16 hours before landfall to order a mandatory evacuation of visitors and…
Tax collector keeps offices open for voter registration
Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford has announced that three tax collector office locations will be remain open until 7 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 6,…
Five Southern Professional Hockey League sit out 2020-21 season
The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that the 2020-2021 season will be comprised of five teams and feature a 42-game regular season schedule….
More from the Hurricane Delta presser
At the Tuesday morning presser, Emergency Manager Eric Gilmore discussed the protective actions Escambia County had taken in anticipation of the possible landfall in the…
Gilley tells Innerarity and Forest Creek to pray
The topic of evacuations came up at this morning’s EOC presser, Emergency Manager Eric Gilmore said, “We draw a time decision around the area, based…
County instructions on how to prep for Hurricane Delta
Residents are encouraged to prepare their disaster kits now, which should include seven days of food and water supplies for after the storm arrives. Residents…
COVID testing available Monday-Friday
Community Health Northwest Florida is now offering COVID-19 testing five days a week at two locations. The testing is a simple swab of your nostrils…
County asks residents to haul yard debris
With the possible approach of Hurricane Delta, Escambia County is focusing debris management collections in the low lying areas that are susceptible to flooding such…
Hurricane Delta prep begins – has county learned anything?
At the press conference on Friday, Oct. 3, the media asked Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley what she would correct for future disasters. She got…
