Escambia County has now added, as of 6 p.m. yesterday, to its daily COVID update that status of each department. “It has been requested to provide our daily COVID employee data. This…
COVID: County HR director, Animal Shelter have it
“I do not want anyone to panic…” – Jana Still, HR director Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley is trying to keep the lid on the boiling pot of COVID among her employees….
Rate of new COVID cases
On April 22, Escambia County had 377 Florida residents that had tested positive. It took 50 days for the county to double that number: 761 on June 11. By then bars, gyms,…
Rebekah Jones: Escambia, Santa Rosa don’t meet reopen criteria
Rebekah Jones was part of the Florida Department of Health (DOH) team running the state’s official coronavirus dashboard but was fired for, in her words, refusing to manipulate data, while DeSantis said…
COVID status of each Escambia department, 7/2/2020
On Thursday, June 2, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners were briefed by County Administrator Janice Gilley and her leadership team on the COVID-19 pandemic. According to public records received by Inweekly…
COVID: How safe is your neighborhood?
Inweekly has tracked the COVID-19 cases by zip code for the first six days of July. The five most infected areas are: 32514 – UWF/Ferry Pass: 476 cases, 178 in July 32526…
Presser: ‘We Have Gone Up Significantly’
By Jeremy Morrison During his weekly press conference Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson stressed that the local COVID landscape was trending into unfavorable territory. He provided a few data points for…
City staff recommends Confederate monument’s removal
“The Square and Monument are not equitable representations of all our citizens.†– Keith Wilkins Pensacola City Administrator Keith Wilkins has sent a recommendation to Mayor Grover Robinson that called for City…
Escambia outbreak worse than Chicago, Seattle and D.C.
Florida has 7,347 more COVID cases with a positivity rate of 16.1% for July 6. Escambia County has 117 new cases – 93 are Florida residents, nine are associated with nursing homes,…
Florida schools ordered to reopen next month
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran on Monday ordered public schools to reopen in August and offer “the full panoply of services†to students…
Who got PPP loans over $150K in Pensacola, Gulf Breeze
The Small Business Administration disclosed the names of many small businesses which received Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, funds. The SBA didn’t name the businesses that received less than $150,000, but Escambia…
Whites less likely to test positive for COVID
Whites in Escambia County are less likely to contract COVID-19 and require hospitalization.  And the disparity may explain why most of those fighting face masks, social distancing and other  CDC guidelines are…
PLT cancels summer production
PLT Family, Though we had hoped to bring the “100 Aker Wood†to life with delightful characters and sweet-as-honey stories for you, we have regretfully made the decision to officially cancel our…
Blue Wahoos in championship round
Pensacola’s Blue Wahoos Stadium has reached the national championship round of the 2020 Ballpark Digest Best of the Ballparks contest. In the final round, Blue Wahoos Stadium is competing against Amarillo’s “Hodgetownâ€,…
Escambia County lags far behind others on antibody testing
The county and health officials have touted the importance of antibody testing. The Florida Department of Health has published the antibody test results for each county through July 2. Â The table below…
Union Public House temporarily closes
From July 3 Facebook post: “With the recent spike in COVID-19 in our area, and in an effort to keep our staff and guests safe, Union Public House will be closing for…
Tax collector requires face masks
Unlike the county administration, Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford requires masks or cloth face coverings for everyone entering his offices. Mask may only be removed for an official photo. Other COVID…
Union chief says County leadership and staff not wearing face masks
Escambia County has invested $250K of its CARES Act funds in a marketing campaign to encourage residents to wear mask. However, Michael Lowery, president of ATU Local 1395, posted on Facebook on…
Local hospitals report 122 COVID patients
The city of Pensacola has released that the hospitals in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties have reported six more COVID patients – total 122 Ascension Sacred Heart: 56 Baptist & Gulf Breeze:…
COVID not slowing down in Escambia
While Sunday, July 4 was the lowest day for new COVID cases in Florida since Monday, June 29–6,336, Escambia County had another 100+ day, with 133 new cases. Of the county’s new…