Escambia County had its fourth death today – one of 47Â people who died since 11 a.m. Â in Broward, Dade, Duval, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Orange, Palm Beach, Sarasota and St. Lucie counties. Statewide…
DOH Escambia refuses to answer questions
Inweekly reported this morning that Governor Ron DeSantis has created 10 four-man teams to ramp up testing in the long-term care facilities. Most will be sent to south Florida, but the newspaper…
Possibly some good news
I’m a numbers guy so I began to dig a little deeper into the statistics that the Florida Department of Health as provided us. In April, it took seven days to double…
COVID-19: Tuesday mid-day report
The number of new cases statewide slowed over the past 24 hours – only 766. The new total is 21,367.  However deaths jumped by 54 to 524. While Florida’s testing has increased over…
Think twice before sharing senior photo
From the Better Business Bureau of Northwest Florida: It seems harmless and fun! A bunch of friends on Facebook or other social media are sharing their senior portraits, including the high school…
COVID-19: Tuesday morning read
At his press briefing on Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state would step up its support of long-term care facilities infected with the COVID-19 virus. “Today we are raising the bar…
Escambia nursing homes jump to 39 COVID-19 cases
According to the Monday evening report from the Florida Department of Health, Escambia County now has 39 positive COVID-19 cases in local long-term care facilities – up a 11 cases in 24…
Small Business recovery grants program
Escambia County and the City of Pensacola, in partnership with the UWF Small Business Development Center, FloridaWest EDA and the Greater Pensacola Chamber, have created the Escambia County Small Business COVID-19 Recovery…
Innisfree Hotels donates 6,300 room nights to health care workers
Doctors, nurses, EMTs, paramedics and other frontline medical staff on the gulf coast will be provided a hotel stay free of charge at Innisfree’s properties Press release: Innisfree Hotels, Northwest Florida’s largest…
Presser notes: Mayor says COVID-19 infected nursing home in the city limits
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said Monday that he thinks the local senior care facility that has experienced a number of COVID-19 cases should be identified by local officials….
CivicCon to hold virtual town hall
CivicCon will a virtual town hall at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 15 on the Zoom platform. Attending the Town Hall on Zoom is simple and doesn’t require technical expertise. Â Studer Community Institute…
County administrator continues to refuse to name infected facility
Despite news reports that a Live Oak official named the COVID-19 long-term care facility infected in his community and received help from the state, Â County Administrator Janice Gilley has refused to relent…
COVID-19 11 a.m. update
Escambia County picked up 11 more cases since 6 p.m. Sunday – total 235.  The state now as 20,601 cases and 470 deaths. While Florida’s testing has increased over the past week,…
Lowery disputes Gilley’s statement
Michael Lowery, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395, has asked Escambia County Commission chairman Steve Barry for an investigation of COVID-19 employee safety and health concerns. Lowery represents employees with Escambia…
Monday a.m. – What you need to know
Santa Rosa County had another COVID-19 related death, bringing the total to 4. Escambia County yesterday an increase of 14 positive cases, total 224 and now has 29 cases in its long-term…
Only COVID-19 post today: ‘Clown car crashing into a dumpster fire’ edition
After Escambia County deemed its more detailed COVID-19 reports (SITREP) were no longer exempt from public records law, Inweekly has learned the EOC stopped doing SITREP reports when we began asking for…
Escambia County relents, releases COVID-19 report…but
After pressure from NorthEscambia.com, News Journal, Inweekly and the public, Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley agreed to release the more detailed SITREP –which she had declared exempt earlier this week. The SITREP…
Santa Rosa County has another COVID-19 death
Santa Rosa County had another COVID-19 related death and now matches Escambia’s total of 3. Â Santa Rosa had 105 cases as of 6 Â p.m. Friday – a 219% increase in a week….
What happened to Mr. Allen for naming nursing home?
Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley has refused to name the local long-term care facility that is highly infected with the COVID-19 virus, citing that it was the state surgeon general’s responsibility to…
Wahoos meal packages available on Monday
Blue Wahoos Expand Curbside Service with Family Meal Kits Please Note: The meal package above has sold out. A new package will be available on Monday, April 13. By Bill Vilona —…