Federal judge clears way for felons to vote

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Forida TALLAHASSEE — Opening the door for hundreds of thousands of convicted felons to be added to Florida’s…

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Oakbridge Terrace at Azalea Trace data wrong

On Saturday, the Florida Department of Health reported that Oakbridge Terrace at Azalea Trace had 42 COVID-19 cases.  Dr. John Lanza, who heads the Escambia…

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Memorial Weekend Recap

Over Memorial Day weekend, Escambia County had 28 new COVID-19 cases and an additional death. DOH Escambia entered 2,093 new test results into its Merlin…

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DeSantis gives green light to youth activities

By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said he is lifting coronavirus-related restrictions on youth activities, including…

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Escambia County has another COVID death, total 25

Escambia County has six more COVID-19 cases and one more death – total 25. DOH Escambia entered 298 new test results – 2% positive. 5/21/20…

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Friday a.m. briefing

CDC No Longer Worried About COVID on Surfaces Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its “How COVID-19 Spreads” section on its website to say…

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Backroom briefing: Test Question

By Ana Ceballos and Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis has pushed to expand testing of Floridians to see…

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Thursday noon update

Escambia County has 11 more cases and three additional COVID-19 related deaths. A boatload of new test results are recored today, 1,172 – 1% positive….

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Grand Jury appeal by former ECUA attorney, not board

After two years, the public finally got a peek an Escambia County Grand Jury report concerning the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority when the 1st District…

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Thursday a.m briefing

More Testing Sites FDOH-Escambia announced a new drive-thru testing site at Pensacola State College Warrington Campus, 5555 Highway 98 West. It is free to all…

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The Good News Issue

Because “unprecedented times” call for unprecedented levels of optimism, we decided to go all in and make this very special special issue. Welcome to Inweekly’s…

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What’s happened while you’ve been working

Escambia County only added four more COVID-19 cases today. However, Santa Rosa had 11 more cases — the most in a single day since April…

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Wednesday morning briefing

According to a new study, Escambia County is lucky to have so many COVID-19 testing sites because 54% of counties nationwide don’t. Castlight, a health…

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ECUA appeal fails miserably

Update: ECUA did not file the appeal. It was filed by attorney Bradley Odom, who no longer is the attorney for the utility. The 1st…

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Drive-thru and mobile testing shows COVID-19 spread has been mitigated

The analysis of COVID-19 of  the mobile and drive-thru testing sites of Sacred Heart appears to show the virus hasn’t spread much to the general…

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Tuesday briefing: Fla. COVID-19 analyst removed; nursing homes stealing stimulus checks

For the past couple weeks. I’ve mentioned irregularities with the FDOH COVID-19 dashboard–most recently the long delay in updating the COVID reports last Friday. Florida…

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State eyes plans for reopening university campuses

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State university system Chancellor Marshall Criser next week will present guidelines for reopening university campuses…

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COVID-19 testing at Escambia sites down about a third in May

As Escambia County reopens, area hospitals have collected fewer specimens, down about a third from April averages.  Since March through May 7, Ascension Sacred Heart,…

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Barr, FBI complain about Apple; Barr says Obama, Biden not targets of Russia probe

As I reported earlier, Attorney General Bob Barr announced the FBI had unlocked the cellphones of Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, the Saudi airman who killed three…

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Monday noon update

The COVID-19 rollercoaster has returned to Escambia County. After a quiet weekend, the county had 18 new case reported this morning, bringing the total to…

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