“They’re afraid they’ll possibly die.”- Darzell Warren, president of the Escambia Education Association. By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly In August, students in the Escambia County School District will be returning to school in…
Poll: Voters want CARES funds to go to households, small businesses
This week Inweekly will publish its COVID-19 Ballsy plan. Escambia County is sitting on $14.32 million and trying to figure out to spend it. The funds represent a quarter of the approximately…
Wentworth covered up his KKK history
Historian, community activist and Pensacola City Council candidate Teniade Broughton has posted on her Facebook page a newspaper article from July 10, 1977 about the discovery of 100 Ku Klux Klan robes…
Baptist, Sacred Heart watching cases, ventilator usage up
Ascension Sacred Heart is cutting back on visitations. Baptist just announced it will do the same. Update from Baptist:Â “Because the recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in our state and…
Citizen Police Advisory Committee holds first meeting
Mayor Grover Robinson’s Citizen Police Advisory Committee met Thursday, July 9. Here’s Jeremy’s article on the inaugural meeting. Citizens on Patrol/h3> by Jeremy Morrison It was a long time coming, just over a year,…
WFH statement: ‘To ensure our readiness as we monitor the capacity’
Elective Surgery Statement from West Florida Hospital “As positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Florida and here in our area, West Florida Hospital is taking proactive action in order to position…
Buzz: West Florida Hospital drops elective surgeries
The surge in COVID-19 cases has West Florida, Ascension Sacred Heart and Baptist Hospital worried, according to several sources. Each is deciding whether it’s time to limit visitors to their facilities and…
PYP supports removal of Confederate monument
Dear President Cannada-Wynn and Honorable City Council Members: The Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP) was created in 2006 to empower young professionals to make a difference by becoming active participants in the professional,…
Protestor says he had little choice when SUV rammed crowd
The attorneys for Jason Uphaus, the man arrested for falling on the hood of an SUV which tried to drive through a crowd of protesters at the base of the Chappie James…
Presser Notes: COVID and … a Confederate reef?
“I’ve been shocked at how many people have asked us to place it in the Gulf as a reef.†by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola has closed its community resource…
COVID continues to spread in county government
Collin Warren-Hicks of the PNJ reports the jail now has 119 inmates that have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus – a jump of 36 inmates since only Friday. Â The positivity rate…
UWF looking into renaming Wentworth museum
From UWF: Yesterday evening, UWF Historic Trust leadership was made aware of T.T. Wentworth Jr.’s role as a leader in the Ku Klux Klan. This documentation was part of a recently acquired…
COVID patients doubled in local hospitals
Over the past two weeks, the number of COVID patients in local hospitals more than doubled, going from 77 on July 1 to 183 today, according to the county’s dashboard. On June…
Breaking news: DOH Escambia has three COVID cases
The Escambia office of the Florida Department of Health has confirmed it has three positive cases among its employees. “We are aware of three FDOH-Escambia staff members who have tested positive for…
Challenge to mask requirement rejected by judge
“I find that this ordinance does not violate any constitutional rights.†By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A circuit judge Friday rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of…
T.T. Wentworth: Exalted Cyclops of KKK
T.T. Wentworth, Jr., former Escambia County elected official, historian and namesake of the UWF Historic Trust’s T.T. Wentworth Museum in downtown Pensacola, was also the Exalted Cyclops of the local Ku Klux…
Escambia in dubious COVID company
Florida continues to approach 300K COVID cases with 12,624 today and 11.4% positivity. Escambia County had 189 new cases – 179 Florida residents, five tied to nursing homes (2.8%), one in correctional,…
Bergosh’s zip code leads others in COVID cases
District 1 County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh has more COVID-19 cases in his home zip code (32526) than his fellow commissioners. It’s a good thing his employer requires him to wear a face…
Deep dive into COVID data for Escambia
Increasing testing didn’t lower the positivity rate. Escambia County has joined the ranks of  the most infected COVID counties in Florida and is now considered a hot spot. Of the nine counties…
Gilley firm on no mask requirement for county staff
Escambia County is among the only four counties with over 4,100 COVID-19 cases that doesn’t require their employees to wear face masks. County Administrator Janice Gilley has no intention of joining the…