Superintendent search narrows to four
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Escambia County School District is a step closer to its new superintendent following the school board’s selection of a group…
Five Biggest Upsets
Escambia County saw a bigger turnout for this primary – 57,397, 32.83% – than it had in the 2020 Presidential Primary (53,717, 31.14%) and 2016…
Escambia deaths and positivity rates rise
FDOH reported seven more COVID-19 deaths for Escambia County. The positivity rate for Aug. 17 was 11.2% for 739 test results. Â The positivity rate…
Greek Festival cancelled
Press release: The Pensacola Greek Festival has an important announcement we want to share directly with you, our patrons and friends. As a result of…
Re-employ Escarosa
Press release: In an effort to connect citizens of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties with employment opportunities and assist in the recovery of area businesses,…
Former inmate tests positive after leaving Escambia County Jail
Last night, WEAR TV reporter Renee Beninate interviewed a former Escambia County jail inmate who tested positive for COVID-19 after being released from the Escambia…
Three-mile bridge walkway to open
Presser Notes: Benches, Poll Volunteers and the Golden Spike by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pointing to downward trending stats on the coronavirus front, Pensacola Mayor Grover…
FDOH reports fewest test results for Escambia since June 28
The Florida Department of Health reported the results of only 399 COVID-19 tests for Sunday–the lowest daily total since 364 results were reported on Sunday,…
Cotter withdraws from superintendent selection process
Escambia School Board chairman Patty Hightower told Inweekly last week that Dr. Vincent Cotter, co-founder Exemplary Schools Organization, has withdrawn his name from the list…
City and County graded
The Florida House rolled out a new website that grades and lets people compare cities and counties based on spending, crime and education. House Speaker…
Good and bad COVID news
The good news for the week ended Aug. 15 is Escambia County had three consecutive days with its positivity rate below 9%, which brought its…
Five local races where tomorrow’s votes may make a difference
According to the Supervisor of Elections office, 34,271 people have voted in the Aug. 18 primary – 23,109 by mail, 11,158 early voting and 4…
COVID Small Business Impact Survey launched
Florida SBDC Network Headquarters (Pensacola, Fla.) – The Florida SBDC Network, Florida Chamber Foundation, and the University of West Florida Haas Center have joined forces…
Food for students attending school via distance learning
When school starts on August 24, the Escambia County (FLA) School District’s Food Service Department will be providing a drive-thru, meal pick-up service for ECSD…
Four nominated for county judge
The First Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission conducted interviews on August 11, with 14 applicants to fill the vacancy on the Escambia County Court created by…
COVID testing down nationwide, Florida and Escambia
The COVID Tracking Project reports the weekly average of daily tests is now 13% lower now than it was at the end of July. Nationally,…
BTW: Escambia County Jail tested three more prisoners
All three tests are pending… Next Board of County Commissioners meeting is next Thursday, Aug. 20. The total tests is 223. Make a guess what…
New start-up program in Belmont DeVilliers neighborhood
Press release: Startups on the Blocks, a new entrepreneurial program that supports founders of color, kicks off today in the Historic Belmont DeVilliers neighborhood. The…
Escambia passes 10K COVID cases
Escambia County has passed the 10K milestone – 10,035 cases. It took four months for the county to reach 5,000 cases – only 28 days…
Republicans upset with District 3 Democratic primary
Some Republicans are upset that the County Commmission District 3 Democratic primary is limited to only Democrat voters. The primary became a Dems-only primary when…
