Stuff the Bus extended to Aug. 14

Escambia and Santa Rosa counties’ only School District-approved supply, launched onJuly 6, has been extended to August 14. Stuff the Bus, a partnership between Cat…

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Slow day for COVID

  The impact of Hurricane Isaias on testing and the Florida Department of Health showed up in today’s report with Florida only reporting 4,752 new…

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Buzz: State prepares bars for second reopening

Yesterday, Halsey Beshears, secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, was in Pensacola to meet privately with bar owners. We’ve been told…

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Local healthcare leaders discuss ‘marathon’ COVID fight

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As the coronavirus season has stretched on and the pandemic has only intensified in states such as Florida, local health care…

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Escambia voters believe in face masks and want them in county buildings

According to the latest Inweekly/Political Matrix, nearly 80% of Escambia voters believe face masks help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus and want them…

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SpaceX recovery set for off the shores of Pensacola

The SpaceX recovery ship – Go Navigator – is docked at NAS Pensacola and set to pick up the astronauts of SpaceX Crew Dragon “Endeavour”…

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More Gulf Islands opens on Aug. 10

Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Gulf Islands National Seashore is…

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Last chance to vote for Best of the Coast

Best of the Coast 2020 Ballot Like we have every summer for the last 20 years, we’re asking you all to play favorites and vote…

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Pensacola Vocational School Building makes ’11 to Save’ list

The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation included the Pensacola Vocational School Building (1942) on its 2020 “11 to Save,” a list of the most threatened…

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More stories of those lost to COVID

I obtained a list of COVID-19 deaths in Escambia and Santa counties from First Judicial District Medical Examiner. Their ages ranged from 24 to 104….

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Rally 2020 tonight

WSRE’s “RALLY 2020” Candidate Forum begins with select primary races in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties, airing at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July…

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For Santa Rosa parents

Santa Rosa District Schools will extend the deadline for parents to select a Student Learning Option for their child from August 3, 2020 to August…

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Escambia County open for everything but union negotiations

Escambia County administration has continued to hold meetings with developers and contractors on their development plans since March. The fact that county operations have continued during…

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Another bad COVID day for Florida and Escambia

  The Florida broke its daily record for COVID-19 deaths for the third consecutive day with 253 – total now 6,586. Escambia and Santa Rosa…

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Forever lost opportunity

Downtown Pensacola could have had a downtown campus for the University of West Florida, a convention center and a sports hall of fame, but the…

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Most recent jail tests – 83% positive

The county reported yesterday afternoon the Escambia County Jail got back six more test results and five were positive – 83.33%. After reporting its first…

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Antibody testing slowed last week

For week ending July 23, Escambia had only 121 people  test for antibodies to determine if they have had COVID-19 – down from 157 that…

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COVID positivity up for children last week

While the overall positivity rate for Escambia County went down slightly last week – from 12.54%  to 11.91%, the rate for Escambia County children was…

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Breaking news: Tymar Crawford settlement announced

Press Release: PENSACOLA, Fla. (July 29, 2020) — The Zarzaur Law firm is pleased to announce that the City of Pensacola and the family of…

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Peek at 2020 Pet Issue

One of our favorite annual issues:

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