COVID-19 deaths more than doubled in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties this past month. The Florida Department of Health keeps a running total, but few of us ever see their names. Inweekly…
White House: Escambia still in ‘Red Zone’
The Pensacola Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) – which includes Escambia and Santa Rosa counties – still is in the Red Zone according to the latest Trump administration report, dated July 26. All…
‘Stay Clean’ added to ‘Mask Up’ campaign
“Unfortunately, it sounds like COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon we are urging the public to continue to focus on staying clean to stay healthy.” Beginning Wednesday, July 29, Escambia County…
Escambia lags behind other Florida counties in CARES Act planning
Eight Florida counties with less than 500,000 population have received a first installment of more than $14 million from the CARES Act. Two have not developed a plan to spend the money…
Presser Notes: CARE$, Climate Change and … Masks
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson opened his weekly press conference Monday by thanking city residents for observing the municipality’s mask mandate — “I see you wearing your masks and…
Escambia commissioners given three face mask options
By request, Escambia County Attorney Alison Rogers has drafted three options for the Board of County Commissioners to consider regarding face covering. Through a public record request, Inweekly received the cover letter…
Breaking news: 2020 Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival cancelled
COVID-19 Forces Cancellation of 2020 Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival  PENSACOLA, FLA. – July 28, 2020 – It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of this…
Escambia three more COVID deaths while new cases slow down
The city of Pensacola’s face mask order and the closing of bars may be having a positive impact on the spread of the COVID virus. FDOH reports only 92 new cases –…
Tuesday COVID news
The Manatee County Commission voted to make face masks mandatory yesterday. The county confirmed is 11th in the state for highest number of COVID-19 cases (Escambia County is 13th). The mask mandate…
Escambia voters want CARES funds spent in food help and testing
According to the most recent Inweekly/Political Matrix, Escambia County voters would like the CARES Act funding to help with food assistance for those hurt economically by the COVID pandemic, followed by testing and…
How many COVID cases in your zip code
The five districts with the most COVID-19 case year-to-date are: 32514 (UWF/Ferry Pass) with 1,119; 32526 (Beulah/Nature Trail) with 747; 32505 (Brownsville) 678; 32503 (Bayou Texar/Old East Hill) with 635; and 32506…
Milton coach dies as COVID cases surge in Santa Rosa
The PNJ reports Milton High School track and field coach Joe Austin passed away on Sunday night after an extended battle with coronavirus. Austin was the Dean of Students at Martin Luther…
Myers: ‘Commissioner Bender, I will not be ignored”
After reading District 4 Commissioner Robert Bender’s comments in an interview with Inweekly reporter Jeremy Morrison, Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers called to say she did write the commissioner over a week…
gBETA Pensacola hires director
gBETA Pensacola has hired Jonathan Kretz as its program director and is now accepting applications for local startups to participate in the inaugural gBETA Pensacola, Fall 2020 program. gBETA Pensacola is a…
Bender shrugs off city mask resolution
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Escambia County Commission Vice Chairman Robert Bender isn’t itching to institute a mask mandate. “I would say the county supports wearing masks in public when you can,†Bender…
Santa Rosa County sets daily COVID record – 282 new cases. 33.4% positive
Santa Rosa County has twice the number of new COVID-19 cases as Escambia County, according to the latest report by the Florida Department of Health — 282 for Santa Rosa vs 140…
Fending off offshore drilling in Florida
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Florida recently got a couple of steps closer to protecting its shores from the potential environmental and economic risks of offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico….
Nursing homes crisis worsens
As we reported last week, the long-term care facilities have become hot spots for COVID-19. According to the latest AHCA reports, the county’s nursing homes have had 55 deaths – a two-thirds…
COVID Monday Discussion
Escambia sends COVID-infected prisoner to Kentucky; July is deadliest month for the virus in the county; hospital staff shortages may be next crisis; Â Commissioner Doug Underhill talks more s$%t in hope of…
Saturday COVID update
Florida now as 414,511 COVID cases and 5,777 deaths. Escambia has 170 new cases, bringing its total to 6,854.  Of the new cases, 21 are associated with nursing homes  – total 543….