Deep dive into COVID data for Escambia
Increasing testing didn’t lower the positivity rate. Escambia County has joined the ranks of  the most infected COVID counties in Florida and is now considered…
Gilley firm on no mask requirement for county staff
Escambia County is among the only four counties with over 4,100 COVID-19 cases that doesn’t require their employees to wear face masks. County Administrator Janice…
OMG: Escambia blows past 4,100 COVID cases with 484 new ones
The Florida Department of Health has been slow to send out its county reports, but according to the COVID dashboard, Escambia County has 484 new…
City closes community centers
The City of Pensacola is closing all community resource centers and programs to the public until further notice, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Escambia County…
Florida sets new daily record for COVID deaths, Escambia maintains death a day average
Florida has 10,360 new cases, topping 254K, and 186 new deaths, nearing 4200 – according to today’s FDOH reports. Escambia County has 177 new cases…
Escambia still averages a COVID death per day
Florida had 11,433 new COVID cases – just 25 short of last Friday’s daily record. Escambia County had 153 new cases – 147 Florida residents,…
County calls presser for 11 a.m.
County Administrator Janice Gilley has called her first press conference since early April. Other than Commissioner Jeff Bergosh’s virtual Coffee with the Commissioner sessions, the…
Parents, teachers question plan to reopen schools
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As the number of coronavirus cases in Florida continues to climb, local education officials and…
Criminal defense bar wants courts to return to Phase 1
In letter to John L. Miller, Chief Judge for First Judicial Circuit, the Society of the Criminal Defense Bar asks that the court system return to Phase…
Escambia County Jail has 86% positivity rate in latest round of COVID tests
“As of today, 132 inmates have been tested at the Escambia County jail for COVID-19. Currently, there are 71 positive cases, 12 negative cases and 49…
Blue Wahoos Stadium wins
Blue Wahoos Stadium Named America’s Best Double-A Ballpark PENSACOLA, FL – Pensacola’s Blue Wahoos Stadium was named the 2020 Ballpark Digest “Best of the Ballparks 
Studer Family of Companies Inclusion Statement
The world is taking a pause, and we have felt the ground shift beneath our feet. We have two major shifts taking place. One is…
Escambia new cases surpass June total, in only 8 days
Florida has 8,935 COVID-19 cases – 18.3% positivity rate. Â The state set a single-day record for deaths with 120. Escambia had 144 new COVID cases…
The Big Back-to-School Experiment
“We expect you to be serious when you make that choice. You’ll be locked in.†– Superintendent Malcolm Thomas by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The upcoming…
Escambia COVID Buzz
At 4:23 p.m. yesterday, Escambia County launched an “enhanced” COVID-19 dashboard – webpage the counties and cities, including the city of Pensacola, have published for…
Grover on Confederate monument, PNJ editorial and Matt Gaetz
I will admit there are times I miss having a radio show. My three years hosting “Pensacola Speaks” on WCOA and 18 months helping to…
Escambia County government: 8 more positives, 12 more waiting results
Escambia County government reports eight more employees have tested positive – new total 43, up 23% from yesterday. Another 12 are awaiting test results –…
West Main Master Plan chooses selection panel
Andrew Rothfeder, Tia Robbins, Mort O’Sullivan, Marina Khoury, Pastor Lonnie Wesley, Jeff Carrico, Michelle Snow and Ashton Hayward PENSACOLA, Fla. (July 8, 2020) — Almost…
Another driver hits BLM protestors: ‘All Lives Splatter’
On Monday night in Bloomington, Ind., a driver of a red Toyota accelerated into a crowd of dispersing Black Lives Matter demonstrators, injuring two of…
Peek at July 9 issue of Inweekly
We are still collecting votes for Best of the Coast 2020:
