COVID-19: Mid-morning update
According to DOH Dashboard as of 11 a.m. EDT, Florida has had 41 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours – up 47%. Â Escambia has…
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COVID-19: Overnight round-up
Beaches? The Escambia/Santa Rosa County Medical Society sent a letter to the Escambia Board of County Commissioners asking that the board keep the county beaches…
Communication Chaos
On March 12, County Administrator Janice Gilley apologized for the lack of communication with the media about her administration’s efforts regarding the COVID-19 virus after…
Southern GOP governors embrace stay-at-home orders
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Safe-at-Home order is a jumbled mess. It’s as if he rushed to do something and had done no planning for it. DeSantis…
County sends out info on order
Gov. DeSantis Issues Safer at Home Order for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-91Â today, Wednesday, April 1, regarding essential services and essential activities…
Classic Escambia County: COVID-19 Update does not mention Safe-at-Home order
Escambia County COVID-19 Update #30 Updated at 3:15 p.m. April 1: Please reference the prior updates and Escambia County COVID-19 Update #11 for a prior comprehensive running…
Transcript of DeSantis’ Facebook stream on Safer-at-Home order
Gov. Ron DeSantis today issued a Safer-at-Home order for the state.  He admitted that he had seen the  “sweeping” mitigation measures instituted in Miami-Dade as…
What are essential businesses and activities
Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a Safer-at-Home executive order, which goes into effect midnight on Friday, April 3. The order – EO 20-91 Order –…
DeSantis issues statewide Stay-at-home order (Update – 1:55 pm)
Minutes ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order asking people to stay at home across the state. Under the order, which goes into effect…
COVID-19: Noon Update
Over the past 24 hours, Florida has had 617 more cases reported, total 6955. Â Escambia had 6 more, total 94; Â Okaloosa 1 more, total 39;…
Why so few hospitalizations in Escambia?
Some* Â believe that the low number of hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Escambia County is an indication the virus isn’t a threat to our community. Â We…
White House experts: Not the time to ‘take your foot off the accelerator’
The Escambia County Commission will vote tomorrow whether to re-open the county’s public beaches. Commissioner Doug Underhill wants them open and also has advocated in…
Escambia and Pensacola rank high in per capita COVID-19 cases; County Commission among least proactive in Florida
DOH reports that,  as of 6 p.m. March 31, there are 6,741 total Florida cases. While Florida’s testing has increased over the past week, the…
And Now This: Appeals court refuses to revisit felons voting decision
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Striking another blow against Gov. Ron DeSantis, a federal appeals court has refused to reconsider…
COVID-19: Tuesday mid-afternoon info
Though the coronavirus is expected to peak in the U.S. Â by April, Florida will see its peak well after that, according to a model by…
COVID-19 cases continue to rise
Per the DOH Dashboard – 11:30 a.m. March 31, Escambia went up 51 cases in the past 24 hours. The state is up 865 cases…
COVID-19: Tuesday mid-morning update
Mayor Defends Hospital Leaders At yesterday’s presser, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson addressed the smear campaign at the county to discredit local health care leaders. Inweekly:…
Brownsville COVID-19 testing site suspended for severe weather
The drive-through and walk-up COVID-19 testing site at Brownsville Community Center, located at 3200 W. De Soto St., will be closed Tuesday, March 31 due to…
Presser Notes: Five Percent and Better on the Bluffs
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Nudging down a bit, the Pensacola area’s percentage of COVID-19 tests yielding positive results is running about five percent. “Glad to…
