DOH has a warehouse of Coronavirus test kits
Yesterday, Dr. John Lanza, director of the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County, told the Escambia County Commission that test kits don’t exist. Commissioner…
List of City Events cancelled or postponed
List of City-Permitted Event Cancellations Below is a listing of city-permitted events that are canceled due to the Escambia County and the City of Pensacola’s decision to…
DOH will now include private lab test results; new case reported
This latest positive COVID-19 case was tested in a Florida Department of Health lab. The Department of Health is now including results from private laboratories…
March Gallery Night, PMA Block Party cancelled
March Gallery Night Pensacola Event Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Concerns Art Show, Dance Performances & Local Business will be showcased in ‘Virtual Gallery Night’ Valued…
County activates COVID-19 Joint Information Center
Yesterday, Inweekly reported Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley committed to improving the communication regarding the Coronavirus. We received this email this morning. Escambia County Establishes…
Palafox Market cancelled
The DIB has canceled Palafox Market dates through the end of March due to COVID-19 concerns. This pre-emptive action follows announcements by Escambia County and…
Emergency Business Damage Assessment Survey available
Governor DeSantis Activates Emergency Business Damage Assessment Survey for Coronavirus (COVID-19) ~ The Business Damage Assessment Survey can be taken online at https://floridadisaster.biz/ ~ Tallahassee,…
No Coronavirus tests conducted by DOH yesterday in Florida
The state of Florida has the same number of pending Coronavirus tests as it reported yesterday – only 147. The number of samples sent to the…
More local Coronavirus postponements
MercyMe Due to a recommendation from the Governor of the State of Florida to cancel gatherings larger than 1000 people, MercyMe will postpone their Pensacola…
Coronavirus Sing-along
Dr. John Lanza, director of the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County, gave a COVID-19 update to the Escambia County Commission this morning. However,…
More Coronavirus news
State Prison Visitations Suspended The News Service of Florida reports: The Florida Department of Corrections has suspended visits at all state prisons, as the state…
Local event cancellations
Brian Regan Show Postponed Due to Mr. Regan’s travel concerns, the Brian Regan show scheduled for Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. has been postponed….
IMPACT 100 to give away another million dollars
Press Release: IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a local women’s philanthropic organization, is pleased to announce its 2020 Membership Drive has successfully concluded with a…
Coronavirus update
Overnight developments: The NBA suspended its season “until further notice” after the Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert tested positive. (ESPN) Tom Hanks wrote on Instagram that he…
County will be available for the press today
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…
Bye, Bye, NASH
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,…
Florida colleges go online to March 30
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…
County steps up preventative efforts in county buildings
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….
Visit Pensacola hires new CEO
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…
County dysfunction hurting the community
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…
