Escambia: Five more COVID deaths, 93 new cases

Escambia County had five more COVID deaths reported today and 94 new cases. Of the new cases, 93 were Florida residents, six associated with nursing…

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CPAC tackles the elephant: Racism

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As the Pensacola Citizens Police Advisory Committee hammered out its priorities and mission Tuesday, discussion fell to what several members referred…

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Superintendent search narrows to four

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Escambia County School District is a step closer to its new superintendent following the school board’s selection of a group…

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Five Biggest Upsets

Escambia County saw a bigger turnout for this primary – 57,397, 32.83% – than it had in the 2020 Presidential Primary (53,717, 31.14%) and 2016…

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Escambia deaths and positivity rates rise

  FDOH reported seven more COVID-19 deaths for Escambia County. The positivity rate for Aug. 17 was 11.2% for 739 test results.  The positivity rate…

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Greek Festival cancelled

Press release: The Pensacola Greek Festival has an important announcement we want to share directly with you, our patrons and friends. As a result of…

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Re-employ Escarosa

Press release: In an effort to connect citizens of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties with employment opportunities and assist in the recovery of area businesses,…

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Former inmate tests positive after leaving Escambia County Jail

Last night, WEAR TV reporter Renee Beninate interviewed a former Escambia County jail inmate who tested positive for COVID-19 after being released from the Escambia…

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Three-mile bridge walkway to open

Presser Notes: Benches, Poll Volunteers and the Golden Spike by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pointing to downward trending stats on the coronavirus front, Pensacola Mayor Grover…

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FDOH reports fewest test results for Escambia since June 28

The Florida Department of Health reported the results of only 399 COVID-19 tests for Sunday–the lowest daily total since 364 results were reported on Sunday,…

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Cotter withdraws from superintendent selection process

Escambia School Board chairman Patty Hightower told Inweekly last week that Dr. Vincent Cotter, co-founder Exemplary Schools Organization, has withdrawn his name from the list…

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City and County graded

The Florida House rolled out a new website that grades and lets people compare cities and counties based on spending, crime and education. House Speaker…

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