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Press Release: Immediately following the Committee of the Whole meeting on Thursday, March 12, the following county staff will be available to respond to questions…

On Monday, Cumulus rebranded its local country station, WXBM, dropping “NASH 103.7 FM.” The station is now – “102.7 WXBM Your Country Station.” On Facebook,…

As we reported this morning: Press release: The Florida State University System has mandated all universities transition to remote instruction, effective immediately. Face-to-face instruction is currently…

Per a request from Commissioner Lumon May, Escambia County is taking additional preventative action to ensure  community centers, libraries and other public buildings are sanitized….

As we reported yesterday: Press Release: Visit Pensacola announced today that Darien Schaefer will be its next President/CEO. Schaefer and the organization reached an agreement…

Since last week, I’ve focused on the poor communication from the county on the coronavirus. Other counties have been proactive, while Escambia has been barely…

This morning the Florida Department of Health hosted its first weekly conference call with its private sector and tourism partners (Emergency Support Function #18) to…

Inweekly contacted University of West Florida president, Dr. Martha Saunders, about whether the university had any plans to close the campus due to the potential…

Yesterday afternoon, Escambia County Emergency Management and the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County held a joint meeting for “community partners” at the Escambia County…

The deaths of residents of Lee and Santa Rosa counties due to the coronavirus last Friday were the first two outside of the state of…

Congressman Matt Gaetz tweeted an hour ago that his COVID-19 test results came back negative, but he will remain in self-quarantine through Thursday afternoon at the…

Today, the daily newspaper reports the Florida Department of Health (DOH) has completed its investigation of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and filed on Feb. 28…

By Jeremy Morrison While the COVID-19 coronavirus dominated Monday’s city press conference, Pensacola City Administrator Keith Wilkins also announced a new hire, some promotions within…

In the latest Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 898 likely Florida Democrat voters, Joe Biden blows away Bernie Sanders –  67.6%-15.4%.  Biden has seen his support…

Lee County government held a press conference yesterday  to reassure the public that they have plans to contain the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus. The news conference…

Pamela Johnson has declined the Visit Pensacola CEO job due to personal/family reasons. Johnson had been recommended for the position after a nationwide search. She…

Escambia County and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office hold its first Clean Sweep in the Montclair area in April, according to Clara Long, the county’s…

BY Christine Sexton TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday declared a state of emergency that would broaden his powers to respond to the novel…

On its Coronavirus Flyer, the Escambia County administration listed among its action steps: “The Escambia County Pandemic Influenza Emergency Plan will be followed if needed.”…

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) tweeted today that he is among the Republicans in self-quarantine after learning that he came into contact with someone who tested…