As I reported earlier, Attorney General Bob Barr announced the FBI had unlocked the cellphones of Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, the Saudi airman who killed three sailor and injured eight others during a…
Monday noon update
The COVID-19 rollercoaster has returned to Escambia County. After a quiet weekend, the county had 18 new case reported this morning, bringing the total to 707. DOH Escambia entered 440 new test…
NAS gunman’s phone links him to al Qaeda
U.S. Attorney General Bob Barr is expected this morning to report the gunman in last year’s deadly shooting at NAS Pensacola had been in communication with al Qaeda, according to reports by…
Monday a.m. briefing
Escambia County had seven new positive COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday. DOH Escambia entered 237 new test results — 3% were positive. Last week (May 10-16), Escambia County added 48 cases out…
Sunday morning update
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties had no positive COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday – the first time in nearly two months. DOH Escambia entered 228 test results that were all negative. We…
Escambia County send vacation rental plan to Tallahassee
Escambia County submitted a short-term vacation rental plan last night to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation for review, response and approval. In a written statement, County Administrator Janice Gilley…
Saturday morning briefing
FDOH finally released the Friday, May 15 statistic. Escambia County had 11 new positive COVID-19 case and another death – which brought the death count to 20 for the county. DOH Escambia…
Governor asks counties for their vacation rental safety plans
Last week, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners passed resolution asking Governor DeSantis is to allow vacation rentals. Today, DeSantis said he’s ready to will do it on a county-by-county basis after…
Breaking news: DeSantis announces ‘Full Phase One’
At a presser in Jacksonville this morning, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced what he calls “Full Phase One.” Effective Monday, May 18, restaurants will be expanded to 50% capacity with spacing or partitions…
Friday lunch time update
Escambia County posted in its 11 a.m. update: The mobile testing site at the University of West Florida will be open to the public for an additional two weeks. The UWF test…
Nursing home legal battles loom
By Christine Sexton, The News of Florida TALLAHASSEE — One of Florida’s best-known law firms said Thursday it is preparing to file lawsuits against two nursing homes related to the deaths of…
Friday morning update
UWF Testing Site Closing – Update The County notified us at 11:12 am the UWF site will stay open two more weeks -Â Earlier report : As Escambia County moves in to…
Who’s raised money for 2020 elections
2020 Campaign Fundraising – per Escambia Supervisor of Elections Clerk of the Circuit Court Party  Contributions  Expenses Andy Romagano REP  $                 –  $                 – Pamela Lynn Childers REP  $         220.00  $                 –…
DeSantis could expand restaurant seating and open gyms
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will announce Friday additional “phase one†measures to reopen the state’s economy, with the moves expected to…
DIB sets up business recovery focus groups
Mayor Robinson has requested that the Downtown Improvement Board provide a list of action items for him to consider, so the DIB has scheduled five focus groups for downtown business and property…
Thursday noon report
Another positive day for Escambia County – only six new positive COVID-19 cases. DOH Escambia entered 294 new test results into the Merlin system – 2% were positive. 5/13/20 5/14/20 11 a.m….
Co:Lab Update
FloridaWest’s incubator, Co:Lab, sent out an update on its April activity. Co:Lab is program of FloridaWest EDA supported by Pensacola State College. Thoughtful Togetherness, Co:Lab style April 2020 was a tough month…
Escambia Fire Chief bans outdoor burning
The Escambia County Fire Chief has issued a burn ban order effective Wednesday, May 13 until further notice. The announcement was sent out after 5 p.m. and cited “the unseasonable weather including…
Thursday morning update
At his Wednesday presser, Gov. Ron DeSantis talked about his efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities. Florida has 4,480 LTCs with 151,724 residents. In Escambia County, over…
The Spring names VMS pilot companies
The Spring Venture Mentoring Service (VMS) today announced its initial pilot companies. Â The program sponsored by Quint Studer and his Studer Community Institute is based on the successful model used by the…