School District keeps COVID restrictions in place
Escambia County (FL) Schools to Continue COVID Restrictions Restrictions Will Be Revisited in January During the November 12, 2020 School Board of Escambia County’s Special…
Podcast: Jim Nesbitt
For my podcast “And the Murders Began,” I interviewed Jim Nesbitt, the author of crime thrillers that feature battered but relentless Dallas PI Ed Earl…
Escambia County returning to August’s high COVID levels
As of Wednesday, Oct. 11, Escambia County has had 414 new COVID-19 cases, five  deaths, and 26 hospitalizations. for the week. Last for the period…
Breaking: Garcon Bridge toll could go in effect tomorrow – Update
The suspension of the Garcon Point Bridge ends tonight. As of 8 p.m., Gov. Ron DeSantis has not extended it. State Rep. Alex Andrade told…
Buzz: Catholic High out two more weeks
Sources have shared that Pensacola Catholic will teach virtually for two more weeks. Principal Sister Kierstan has tested positive, according to our source.
Environmentalists discuss post-election game plan
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With the 2020 election cycle in the rearview, local environmental advocates conducted a climate roundtable online Nov. 9. The forum served…
Hurricane to cost Gulf Power customers, snuff out coal
By Jim Saunders TALLAHASSEE — First there was Michael. Then came Sally. And that means hundreds of thousands of Northwest Florida residents will continue in…
PYP Networking Night – Nov. 19
The Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP) is hosting it’s first in-person Networking Night since the initial COVID-19 Lockdown. “We are excited to invite you to our…
Presser Notes: Waiting it out
For the past two days, we have transferred the blog, 14 years of posts and images, to a new server – one that is faster…
COVID-19 second wave is here
The period of Nov. 1-10 was Escambia County’s third worse 10-period for new COVID-19 cases (767) and positivity (7.54%) since August 1, ending a three-month…
Seeking 2021 Rising Star nominations
It’s time to select the next Rising Stars class. We are looking for nominations for the 2021 Rising Stars class, which will be published in late…
COVID outbreak in Escambia
Over the first week of November, the Florida Department of Health reported 604 new COVID-19 cases for Escambia County – 513 local and 91 out-of-state….
