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Santa Rosa County Emergency Management COVID-19 update #7 – Fri., Mar. 20 Beaches and restaurants to close at midnight tonight   Santa Rosa County has enacted an…

Yesterday afternoon, Santa Rosa County held a televised press conference. Reporters were allowed to ask questions without any restrictions. “I cannot state the importance of…

BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — THURSDAY EVENING EDITION March 19, 2020 By NSF Staff TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health released updated numbers Thursday…

Yesterday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issued a health order Thursday that closed all beaches and put limitations restaurants, hospital visitors and day cares. She ordered…

Inweekly covered Mayor Grover Robinson’s afternoon presser that included Commissioner Lumon May, Escambia DOH director Dr. John Lanza, and heads of the county’s three hospitals….

Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson held a press conference this afternoon to announce Declaration of State of Emergency 20-02, which closed on-premises service of customers.for “all…

Dr. Martha Saunders, president of the University of West Florida, sat down yesterday with Inweekly to discuss her plans for her employees. “When all of…

DNA Technology Leads to Cold Case Arrest By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly On New Year’s Day in 1985, Tonya McKinley’s body was found at the corner…

BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — THURSDAY LUNCH EDITION BY NSF Staff TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health late Thursday morning released updated numbers about…

Health Department director Dr. John Lanza and hospital executives have repeatedly said that a person must have specific systems to be allowed to be tested–fever,…

BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — WEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION By NSF Staff TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health on Wednesday evening released updated numbers about…

At today’s presser, Baptist Health Care CEO Mark Faulkner announced plans to open a freestanding testing center by end of week. “The process will be:…

‘Begin To Transition To Where We Go’ by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Local community officials gathered Wednesday to field questions pertaining to the COVID-19 coronavirus and…

School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas, Commissioner Lumon May and Mayor Grover Robinson deserve kudos for getting Escambia County added to this program. Tallahassee, Fla. – Today,…

Escambia County, the City of Pensacola, Ascension Sacred Heart and Community Health Northwest Florida have partnered to open a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Brownsville…

Gov. Ron DeSantis says we can’t have more than 9 people, and I can chose who shouldn’t be allowed to come. No, seriously, the events…

At yesterday’s press conference, West Florida Hospital CEO Gay Nord gave an update on what her system is doing to combat COVID-19. “We have actually…

The DOH reported:  Today, as of 10 a.m., there are 314  total Florida cases – up from 216 that was reported last night. New Florida…

Press Release: The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee will suspend public Masses beginning Friday at noon PENSACOLA, FL (March 18, 2020) – Churches will suspend all public…

Update 9:39 a.m. Wednesday, March 18 From City of Pensacola: The How to do Business with Local Government Workshop originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 25 has…