First rule of Escambia EOC don’t mention jail or nursing homes
In the movie Fight Club, Tyler Durden says,”Gentlemen, welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight…
FEMA administrator in Pensacola today
Congressman Matt Gaetz has notified Inweekly that FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor will be in Pensacola today touring the damage from Hurricane Sally. Commissioner Lumon May…
United Way sets hurricane relief fund, has volunteer opportunities
In the wake of the devastation Hurricane Sally left on much of the region, United Way of West Florida (UWWF) is announcing a number of…
Update from ECUA
The ECUA water system is now pressurized to the point that allows us to begin our sampling protocol, with approval from our partners at FDEP….
90K Gulf Power customers without power, down from 120K yesterday
Gulf Power has restoration estimates now available on its outage map and are updated hourly. As of 5 a.m. Saturday, Escambia has 74,670 customers without…
County releases site addresses
Escambia County has released addresses of seven food and water distribution sites that will be open 8 am to 5 pm Saturday, Sept. 19 thru…
Curfew may change on Saturday
Sheriff David Morgan is requesting Escambia County change its curfew to midnight to six a.m. starting Saturday evening. ECUA has started sampling protocols and hopes…
Inweekly – Sept. 17 issue
The issue is being delivered today and is online at inweekly.net.
County waiting on disaster declaration from White House
County Administrator Janice Gilley told the media this morning that the county is waiting for the federal government to declare Escambia County a major disaster…
HBA warns about unlicensed contractors
At yesterday’s presser, I asked Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis about the differences between Hurricane Sally and Hurricane Michael. He used his answer to talk about…
Waterfront Rescue Mission closes temporarily
Waterfront Rescue Mission’s main building on Herman Street in Pensacola took on significant water (again) during Hurricane Sally, and Waterfront must suspend operations temporarily for…
What’s open
Check these websites to find out what’s open today: Store openings/closings Publix:           https://ww4.publix.com/pages/publix-storm-basics/publix-store-status Winn-Dixie:    https://www.winndixie.com/weather-update Home Depot:    https://corporate.homedepot.com/hurricane-sally-store-status Lowes:            https://corporate.lowes.com/newsroom/stories/hurricane-sally-store-hours-closings All…
