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Tuesday morning Escambia County officials met with hospital executives and other medical professionals as part of the activation of the Emergency Operations Center. The meeting…

Navy Federal Credit Union has a Coronavirus case. School districts will not have testing, and students will not return for at least 45 days. Many…

Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson yesterday sent a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis proposing that claim center be established for laid-off workers and small businesses that…

This operational audit of the University of West Florida (University) focused on selected University processes and administrative activities and included a follow-up on findings noted…

At Monday’s White House briefing, President Donald Trump announced new guidelines to combat the novel coronavirus COVID-19 “My administration is recommending that all Americans, including…

Today, as of 10 a.m.,the Florida Department of Health reported 192  total Florida cases. One person has died in Broward County who tested positive for COVID-19. This death is…

Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the activation of the Business Damage Assessment survey to assess the impact of COVID-19 on Florida’s local business operations….

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced this morning that all nightclubs and bars in the state will close for 30 days. The businesses will be ordered…

By Jeremy Morrison In detailing the city of Pensacola’s response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19, Mayor Grover Robinson said that officials were trying to keep…

Businesses are making the decision to temporarily close offices and move to online. Inweekly will update this list as we receive more information. The accounting…

The Florida Department of Health is no longer including in its daily press release a list of the new COVID-19 case. As of this morning,…

City Community Centers, Programs to Close to the Public —Meal Pick-ups for Seniors to Continue Due to concerns related to COVID-19, the City of Pensacola…

Press Release: Escambia County Activates Emergency Operations Center at a Level 2 Escambia County will activate its Emergency Operations Center at a level 2 on March…

Ascension Sacred Heart shared with Inweekly the questions used to screen patients for the drive-through Coronavirus testing. The COVID-19 testing site did nasal swabs on…

At his Monday afternoon press conference, President Donald Trump announced new recommendations that people should avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people, avoid…

In an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 625 likely Escambia County voters, we found 75% feel safe from the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19; just over 65% think…

Inweekly has heard from two separate sources that Escambia County has its first novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). According to sources, the test was conducted on Wednesday,…

Inweekly caught up County Commissioner Lumon May to discuss the latest updates on the county’s response to the novel Coronavirus . Testing: Commissioner May said…

Ascension Sacred Heart today opens a drive -thru facility for COVID-19 testing. Patients will first have to be pre-screened over the phone before being directed to the…

From the Centers for Disease Control: Guidance as of 3/15/2020 Large events and mass gatherings can contribute to the spread of COVID-19 in the United…