Buzz: Trump expected to announce Major Disaster Declaration today
Sources shared with Inweekly last night that the hold up on the Major Disaster Declaration was FEMA checking on the paperwork submitted to FEMA by…
Few details on Escambia County CARES portal
For months, Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley and her team have worked on how to set up CARES Act assistance grants for families and small…
Trying to understand confusion re: Major Disaster Declaration
At this afternoon EOC presser, Mayor Grover Robinson explained the delay in Escambia County getting a Major Disaster Declaration signed by President Trump. The mayor…
More Boil Water notices 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…
FDOT steps up on Garcon toll
As Inweekly reported would happen, Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin J. Thibault directed Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise to further extend the toll suspension on the…
Recycling suspended in county and city
ECUA’s Recycling Facility sustained approximately $800K of damage, which is substantial and will require some time for recovery. The building contractor is already on site,…
Breaking: DeSantis suspends Garcon bridge toll for another 30 days
State Rep. Alex Andrade texted Inweekly that Governor Ron DeSantis has agreed to lift the $5 toll on the Garcon Point Bridge for 30 more…
Alabama governor planned better for Sally
The questions of the day have about FEMA, Garcon Point Bridge toll, a ferry service between Pensacola, Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach, and debris removal….
Escambia County School District to check on internet access for students
Escambia County continues to have areas with limited and/or no internet service. “With over 50% of students being served through remote and/or virtual learning, it’s…
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…
