According to the Supervisor of Elections office, 34,271 people have voted in the Aug. 18 primary – 23,109 by mail, 11,158 early voting and 4 provisional ballots. Many of the races probably…
COVID Small Business Impact Survey launched
Florida SBDC Network Headquarters (Pensacola, Fla.) – The Florida SBDC Network, Florida Chamber Foundation, and the University of West Florida Haas Center have joined forces to assess the impact of the coronavirus…
Food for students attending school via distance learning
When school starts on August 24, the Escambia County (FLA) School District’s Food Service Department will be providing a drive-thru, meal pick-up service for ECSD students planning to participate in distance learning….
Four nominated for county judge
The First Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission conducted interviews on August 11, with 14 applicants to fill the vacancy on the Escambia County Court created by the elevation of Judge Jennifer J. Frydrychowicz…
COVID testing down nationwide, Florida and Escambia
The COVID Tracking Project reports the weekly average of daily tests is now 13% lower now than it was at the end of July. Nationally, about 708,000 daily tests were conducted on…
BTW: Escambia County Jail tested three more prisoners
All three tests are pending… Next Board of County Commissioners meeting is next Thursday, Aug. 20. The total tests is 223. Make a guess what the total will be by then. The…
New start-up program in Belmont DeVilliers neighborhood
Press release: Startups on the Blocks, a new entrepreneurial program that supports founders of color, kicks off today in the Historic Belmont DeVilliers neighborhood. The program has a mission to share best…
Escambia passes 10K COVID cases
Escambia County has passed the 10K milestone – 10,035 cases. It took four months for the county to reach 5,000 cases – only 28 days to double it. Of the counties new…
Republicans upset with District 3 Democratic primary
Some Republicans are upset that the County Commmission District 3 Democratic primary is limited to only Democrat voters. The primary became a Dems-only primary when Jason Laird qualified as a write-in candidate….
FDOH daily reports lag days, weeks behind actual deaths
A reader analyzed the COVID-19 deaths using the state’s case line report and found that the Florida Department of Health’s daily reports for county lags days, and maybe weeks, Â behind when the…
Jail update: Gilley still has not increased COVID testing
“No citizen who’s incarcerated by Escambia County who asks for a test should be denied a test.†-Doug Underhill A week ago, the Board of County Commissioners made it very clear…
It could be worse…we could be Marion County
Yesterday Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods prohibited his deputies from wearing masks at work and also banned visitors to his offices to wear them. According to the local newspaper, the Marion County…
40-year port lease up for council approval
Tomorrow, the Pensacola City Council will vote on a 40-year lease for a new tenant at the Port of Pensacola. On the surface, the deal looks promising –$127,875 annually for the first…
Escambia: six more COVID deaths
FDOH reports that Escambia County has 122 new cases (total 9,929) and six more deaths (137). Of the new cases, 31 are associated with nursing homes and only five with corrections. As…
Over 23.8K votes cast in local primaries
The Supervisor of Elections website reports that 23,838 voters have already cast their votes for the August 18 primaries – 13% turnout: Republicans: Â 14,972 Democrats: 7,785 NPA: 1,006 Other: 75 Even with…
Positivity rate for COVID among children at 19%
According to the weekly reports on COVID testing among children, they had a positivity rate 19.2% on 458 test results for Aug. 1 through Aug. 7. While testing has dropped each week,…
Breaking news: Escambia breaks single day death record
The Florida Department of Health reported 11 more deaths for Escambia County, passing the previous daily record of 10 deaths. The county had 175 new cases – 75 of which were at…
New COVID testing at Escambia County Jail fails to launch
Since Friday, Aug. 7, no prisoners at the Escambia County Jail have been tested, according to the county’s latest COVID update–despite assurances from the county administrator. The COVID-19 testing has decreased each…
St. Christopher’s Christmas Caravan also cancelled
The St. Christopher’s Christmas Caravan committee has reluctantly agreed to cancel the 2020 Christmas Caravan event scheduled for December 11 & 12. The Caravan chairperson, Pat Fogg, said that the uncertainty over…