by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly During his weekly press conference Monday, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson reiterated sentiments he’d shared last week, following the Jan. 6 incident in Washington D.C. when Trump supporters stormed…
Escambia County School Superintendent and School Board to hold a VIRTUAL Community Brief
Escambia County School District’s Superintendent Dr. Timothy A. Smith and the members of the Escambia County School Board kick off a community-wide strategic planning initiative at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 14….
What Sheriff Simmons said at swearing in ceremony
On Tuesday, Jan. 5, Judge Nick Geeker swore in Chips Simmons as the new sheriff of Escambia County in a small ceremony at the Escambia County Sheriff’s Administrative Building. Sheriff Simmons gave…
41 more COVID deaths last week in Escambia
While County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh has praised staff for listing on the Escambia County’s COVID Dashboard that 98% recovery rate for residents, the Florida Department of Health reported 41 COVID deaths for…
Gaetz sort of backs off Antifa hoax…not really
On Wednesday night during the debate over the certification of Joe Biden’s election, Congressman Matt Gaetz said there was “pretty compelling evidence from a facial recognition company showing that some of the people…
Keefe vows to prosecute those who stormed US Capitol
By The News Service of Florida staff Lawrence Keefe, the U.S. attorney for Florida’s Northern District, vowed to identify and prosecute individuals who engaged in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on…
White House COVID Task Force: Florida, Escambia, Pensacola in red zone
According to the Jan. 3 White House COVID-19 Task Force report obtained by the Orlando Sentinel, Florida is the red zone for increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, for test positivity…
County didn’t run out of CARES dollars for families
News Journal reporter Annie Blanks today told the story of Rebecca Swindle, 59-year-old grandmother who had her electricity cut off while waiting for a $3,000 individual assistance check from Escambia County. According…
Mayor: ‘We need to secure our share of the vaccine’
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Mayor Grover Robinson opened a Q & A forum on Facebook Wednesday by relaying that the area was experiencing a “fairly significant rise this week†in COVID hospitalizations….
Escambia sets new COVID records
According to the Florida Department of Health,Escambia County has its second consecutive day with the positivity rate over 20 percent. For Tuesday, Jan. 5, FDOH reported the positivity rate was 20.8% for…
DeSantis thumbs nose at home rule on COVID
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis strongly reaffirmed his opposition to local government officials’ attempts to impose their own rules to curb the spread of…
Police chief search outlined to CPAC
Police union’s request not getting much traction by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With the city of Pensacola entering into a search for a new chief of police, members of the city’s Citizen Police…
More vaccinations tomorrow and this weekend
Ascension Sacred Heart will hold additional COVID-19 vaccination clinics on Thursday in Milton and Pensacola for local residents who are age 65 and older. Unfortuntately, the appointment times have been filled, according…
NWFL delegation to hold public meeting
Members of Escambia County’s state legislative delegation will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 19 , 2021 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Pensacola State College Jean and Paul Amos Performance…
COVID Escambia: Positivity rate 22 percent, new record for hospitalizations, no vax for teachers
According to the Florida Department of Health, Escambia County ‘s positivity rate yesterday was 22.45% based on 891 test results reported for Monday, Jan. 5. Â We also added three more deaths yesterday….
PPD union letter requesting cancelation of national search
Dear Mayor Grover Robinson, I, Pat Burns, Lodge President, Fraternal Order of Police, Jim “Billy†Barnes Memorial Lodge #71, am sending this letter on behalf of our members to address a recent…
Presser Notes: Christmas COVID, PPD Union pushback
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson had a pretty eventful holiday season: he wrestled with a bout of COVID and grew out a goatee. The mayor found out he had…
Contact info to schedule vaccination at Olive Baptist and Milton Community Center
In Escambia County, the first series of clinics in January will take place in the gym of Olive Baptist Church at 1836 East Olive Road from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. In…
Escambia ICU bed availability down to 8 percent
Yesterday, I picked up on the decrease in ICU beds locally. The News Service of Florida reports the availability is 19.7 percent statewide and only 8 percent in Escambia County. Only 10…
Ascension Sacred Heart responds to Gov. DeSantis
Ascension Sacred Heart plans to open two community clinics on Wednesday in Escambia County and Santa Rosa County that will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to local residents who are age 65 and older. Both…