On Saturday, Nov. 7, Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart will offer rapid COVID-19 testing as well as the more common test that requires nasal swabs to be sent to a certified hospital…
Escambia approves Oleske for M.E.
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners approved the employment agreement and the operating agreement between Dr. Deanna A. Oleske and District One Medical Examiner Support, Inc., pursuant to Florida statutes 406.06(3)…
Escambia COVID cases continue to rise
The Florida Department of Health reports that Escambia County as 119 new cases, topping yesterday’s 110. Â The county has 14 more cases associated with nursing homes. Â The positivity rate for Wednesday,…
Greater Pensacola Chamber announces 130th Annual Meeting
The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce announced today that its 130th Annual Meeting will take place Thursday, November 19th and include a free concert for the public to enjoy. The Chamberâ’s Annual…
DIB offers holiday giveaway
The “All I Want†Holiday Giveaway is coming back to bring your more holiday shoppers, and this year, we’re giving 12 shoppers the chance to win $100 throughout the 12 days of Christmas to spend…
County reallocates CARES Act funds away from households, businesses and testing
Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley today asks the Board of County Commissioners to approve her attestation of how the county has spent or encumbered the first 25% of its share of the…
Escambia has most new COVID-19 since Aug. 10
The Florida Department of Health reported Escambia County had 110 new cases yesterday – the most since Aug. 10. The positivity rate was 8.51% for Nov. 3. Â For the first three…
Bender hosts town hall on Nov. 9
District 4 Commissioner Robert Bender will host a town hall meeting for residents who were affected by Hurricane Sally on Monday, Nov. 9 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Episcopal…
Listener Group/Political Matrix poll nails Florida results
The Listener Group/Political Matrix poll of Florida voters conducted in the eve of the general election was within 0.04% of hitting the President Donald Trump’s margin of victory in the state. The…
Escambia positivity rate above 11 percent
Finally, the Florida Department of Health released the COVID-19 stats for Monday, Nov. 2. Escambia County had 74 new cases, eight more hospitalizations and one additional death reported. Â The positivity rate for…
State slow to update COVID number
The Florida Department of Health usually updates the daily COVID-19 statistics around 10 a.m. Central Time. Yesterday, the update was early – 8:25 a.m. Central. It’s 1:25 p.m. and no new reports…
Buzz: Pensacola Catholic goes virtual due to COVID outbreak
Parents have received notification that Pensacola Catholic High has an outbreak of 10 students with COVID-19. The classes will be conducted virtually for the rest of the week. PNJ reports the Pensacola…
Officials work to ‘cure’ mail-in ballots
While voting in the 2020 election will wrap up today, there will still be some votes to tally for a couple of days. Currently, Escambia election officials –like their counterparts elsewhere –are…
Poll: More Florida voters undecided, keeping race tight
On the eve of election, Inweekly had Listener Group/Political Matrix poll likely Florida voters on one last time. President Trump held his percentage since Friday, Oct. 30, but the Undecideds went up…
WSRE: Beyond the Menu
This year’s WSRE Wine & Food Classic fundraiser was cancelled due to the pandemic; however, a new TV show will offer viewers a similar culinary experience with the opportunity to sample local…
Presser Notes: Broxson rides the bus, Confederate deconstruction & PU
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson hosted a guest at his weekly press conference Monday morning. State Sen. Doug Broxson joined the mayor, explaining he arrived via public transportation. “I’m…
Early voting sets new record in Escambia
In 2014, Escambia County had 18,421 voters take advantage of early voting: 2016: 39,313 2018: 39,052 This year, 69,837 voters cast their votes at early voting sites – 77.6% increase over the…
New voters favor Trump
According to a Listener Group/Political Matrix study of 772 new Florida voters, Donald Trump is leading Joe Biden 52.2% to 42.9% with only 4.9% being undecided. The biggest takeaway is with the…
Pro-Trump street graffiti
During campaign season, signs supporting particular candidates are a common sight along roadways. But a day before Election Day, some new, unauthorized political tagging has appeared along — or, rather, on —…
Impact 100 Meet & Greets
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area had an amazing year in 2020, with 1,166 members awarding a record number of transformative grants in the amount of $106,000 each to 11 nonprofit organizations in Escambia…