The Trump administration has announced plans to require certain nursing homes to test staff “and visitors†for COVID-19 once a week and opened the door to again allowing visitation at the homes….
Face mask update – 7/24/20
A Quinnipiac University poll published yesterday found 79% of registered Florida voters believe people in the state should be required to wear face masks in public people. Only 20% are opposed to…
Escambia 223 new cases, three more deaths
Escambia County has 223 more COVID-19 deaths – the third 200+ day this week – and three more deaths – bringing death toll to 76. Florida surpasses 400K cases. For July, Escambia…
150 nursing home staff positive for COVID
Inweekly has watched the number of COVID cases assisted with long-term care facilities steadily rise in Escambia since June 30 – 161 new cases according to FDOH, total 505. According to yesterday’s…
Santa Rosa has CARES Act framework, approves rapid testing
Santa Rosa County has completed its Santa Rosa County CARES Act Funding Framework and the Board of County Commissioners last night approved its recommendation for rapid testing sites. Â The county has $8…
Breaking news: Roy Jones to fight Mike Tyson
TMZ reports the Pensacola native Roy Jones, Jr. (age 51) and former world champion boxer will fight former heavy-weight champ Mike Tyson (age 54) in an eight-round exhibition match in California on…
County administration disputes 10 COVID deaths
Escambia County’s administration tried to disprove the 10 COVID-19 deaths reported by the Florida Department of Health today, only to find the total is correct. The county never questioned when the daily…
County denies COVID issues in jail; Commissioner calls for all inmates to be tested
The corrections chief for Escambia County says he found no COVID issues in Dorm 2 of the county’s work release facility, except for one complaint of sinus congestion. Inweekly received a letter…
Breaking news: Escambia County has 10 COVID deaths (update)
We’re crunching the numbers but FDOH reports Escambia County has 10 new deaths – bringing total to 73. Â We will add more to this post after we’ve analyzed the data. UPDATE: We’ve…
Female prisoners denied COVID tests: ‘Please help us, we do not have a voice’
Inweekly has received a letter signed by 53 female inmates in Escambia County’s work release building, pleading: “Please help us, we do not have a voice.” The women housed in Dorm 2…
Face mask update
Face mask mandates continue to increase. On Friday, July 27, the Manatee County Commission is meeting to vote on an executive order that would require face coverings to be worn indoors in…
Dosev, Andrade spar over Gaetz
The battle between State Rep. Alex Andrade and Cris Dosev for the GOP nomination for Andrade’s Florida House District 2 seat flared up today. Dosev sent a press release demanding Andrade call…
Was your ancestor in the Ku Klux Klan?
Here is the membership roll from T.T. Wentworth’s ledger. The UWF Historic Trust is digitizing the records and will make them available online soon. Click on the image to open the photo…
Only a third chose classroom instruction in Escambia
NorthEscambia.com reports that only about a third of parents with school-aged children in the Escambia County School public school system told the district that they wanted their kids to have traditional learning…
Peek at July 23 issue
It goes live on the website at noon.
COVID more deadly than flu, pneumonia, diabetes
Remember we were told COVID isn’t that deadly and that Escambia County has more deaths from the flu annually. Not true. Â When you average the 2019 deaths for the period April 1-July…
Antibody analysis for Escambia, Santa Rosa
At the July 16 Escambia County Commission meeting, State Sen. Doug Broxson (R-Gulf Breeze) asked for support of his initiative to have everyone who has recovered from COVID-19 to donate blood or…
St. Johns County mandates masks in county buildings
Yesterday, St. Johns County Commission voted 3-1 to require visitors and county employees to wear face coverings in county government facilities and buildings. Commissioner Paul Waldron missed the vote because he has…
Board approves opening delay, mask rules
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Escambia County School District is delaying the start of school for two weeks due to the coronavirus, with the semester now beginning August 24. In addition to…
Wentworth’s sensationalized history of the KKK
In 1927, the editor of the Ku Klux Klan’s monthly periodical “The Kourier,†asked T.T. Wentworth, Jr. to write an article on the rebirth of the Klan in Pensacola. Wentworth wasn’t chosen…