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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…

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Posted in Health Politics

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: “Because the recent spike in the number…

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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…

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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…

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Posted in Caring Escambia County Health

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…

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Posted in Pensacola

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…

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Posted in Pensacola Protests

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…

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Posted in Health Pensacola Protests

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…

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Posted in Health

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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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