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U.S. Attorney has COVID

The News Service of Florida and the Tallahassee Democrat are reporting that U.S. Attorney Larry Keefe, who handles federal prosecutions from Pensacola to Gainesville, has…

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Posted in Business Caring

One out of three kids inside the city of Pensacola lives in poverty

NorthEscambia.com yesterday published an article that showed the zip codes north of I-10 have a wide range of poverty levels, from the lowest in the…

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Posted in Education

Masks to be required when UWF reopens

The Florida Board of Governors approved the University of West Florida’s Fall 2020 Reopening Plan during its meeting on Tuesday, June 23. The plan was…

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June COVID new cases in Escambia set to be higher than April or May

Florida has 3,286 new COVID cases, and Escambia County has 42 new cases for June 22*.  Seven of the new cases in the county are…

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Posted in Florida

Don Gaetz appointed to Florida Ethics Commission

Florida Senate President Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton) today announced the appointment of former Senate President (2012-2014) Don Gaetz to the Florida Commission on Ethics. President Gaetz…

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State shuts down bar for COVID

On the day Gov. DeSantis sent out an email stating he wanted officials to inspect bars and restaurants for violating COVID guidelines, the Florida Department of…

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Posted in Pensacola

Poll: City voters split on monument removal, County voters want it to stay

According to a recent poll conducted by The Political Matrix, city of Pensacola voters are divided on whether the Confederate monument in the city’s Lee…

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Meals on Wheels volunteers needed

In the past two weeks, Council on Aging of West Florida has enrolled more than 300 people in its pandemic-related Meals on Wheels expanded program….

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Posted in Pensacola

Presser Notes: Masks, Citizens Committee, and the Monument

by Jeremy Morrison With Florida’s cases of COVID-19 spiking upward as the state pushes forward in its reopening, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson urged people to…

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Posted in Pensacola

Members of Police Oversight Committee named

Following the July 5 police shooting of Tymar Crawford, a black man who was pulled over by local police officers, community organization Pensacola Dream Defenders…

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I [Heart] Downtown

Downtown Pensacola is giving away 50 $25 gift cards to downtown shoppers through a new gift card matching program that launches TODAY at 12:00 p.m….

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Monday COVID report

Florida now as 100,217 COVID-19 cases  – an increase of 2,926. Escambia County had four new cases, but with yesterday being Father’s Day, only 95 test…

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