Three questions over ‘coffee,’ two weak answers

Inweekly had three questions for County Administrator Janice Gilley to answer at Commissioner Jeff Bergosh’s virtual “Coffee with the Commissioner” this morning. 1. What county…

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Latest COVID data and a free burger

As per the 11 a.m EDT DOH Dashboard, the COVID-19 cases surpassed 15K in the past 24 hours – new total 15,456.  Escambia County increased…

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Help for small business owners – today

The Spring has partnered with gener8tor to offer a free two-week Emergency Response Program for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program features…

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IMPACT 100 presents 2020 Nonprofit Workshop Online Webinar

On Oct. 11, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area will award a total of $1,166,000 in project grants of $106,000 each to 11 nonprofit organizations serving…

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COVID-19: Wednesday morning update

City Yard Waste Pickup Running Behind Schedule Due to a significant increase in yard waste being placed curbside for pickup in recent weeks, City of…

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Escambia Co. Assisted Living Facility: ‘High risk for an outbreak’

According to yesterday’s situation report (SITREP) from the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center, a Level II response team has been requested for “an ALF that…

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Local hospitals set record for COVID-19 collections

Two days after Inweekly reported that West Florida Hospital had collected less than three-percent of all COVID-19 specimens, the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center reports…

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COVID-19: Mid-afternoon update

Last week, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington School of Medicine released a model that projected the COVID-19 pandemic…

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Study: Florida one of the least aggressive states fighting COVID-19

With nearly all of the 50 states in some form of lockdown to fight the spread of COVID-19, WalletHub today released updated rankings for the…

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Andrade named winner by Florida Politics

Every year, Florida Politics evaluates the legislative session after it adjourns and lists whom the website considers its winners and losers. This year, the site…

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Escambia COVID-19 cases far from flattening

According to latest DOH dashboard (10 a.m. April 7), Escambia County has reported 29 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours –24 since 6…

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Virtual Presser Notes: Quarantine Cheese Grits

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With Mayor Grover Robinson currently quarantining himself, the regular Monday morning press conference was conducted virtually this week. “Welcome to a…

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COVID-19: Latest overnight info and charts

According to the latest data from DOH (6 p.m. April 6), Escambia County has two more COVID-19 cases tied to long-term care facilities, bringing the total…

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What Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill is hiding from you

According to the latest data from the Florida Department of Health, Escambia County had 16 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. As the…

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COVID-19: Underhill draws a misleading chart

Commissioner Doug Underhill reports: “With the exception of the spike when the big data dump came in on the 30th which cleared the backlog, the…

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In a leadership void, readers want answers

While the Escambia Board of County Commissioners and Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson want to punt on listing any non-essential businesses that should be closed under…

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COVID-19: Monday mid-day report (update)

DOH reports positive COVID-19 cases have surpassed 13K – up 1,173 in the past 24 hours.  No increase shown  in Escambia and Okaloosa counties, which…

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Two Milton area prison inmates test positive

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Two inmates at a Northwest Florida prison have tested positive for COVID-19, the Florida Department…

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UWF provides 3D-printed face shields

By Jeremy Morrison In an effort to address the shortage of frontline supplies for healthcare workers as they tend to the current coronavirus pandemic, the…

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Bingo bounced back to DeSantis

At its April 2 regular meeting, the Escambia County Commission had little appetite for issuing an emergency order closing any business—except for bingo parlors and…

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