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Yesterday Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods prohibited his deputies from wearing masks at work and also banned visitors to his offices to wear them. According…

Tomorrow, the Pensacola City Council will vote on a 40-year lease for a new tenant at the Port of Pensacola. On the surface, the deal…

FDOH reports that Escambia County has 122 new cases (total 9,929) and six more deaths (137). Of the new cases, 31 are associated with nursing…

The Supervisor of Elections website reports that 23,838 voters have already cast their votes for the August 18 primaries – 13% turnout: Republicans:  14,972 Democrats:…

According to the weekly reports on COVID testing among children, they had a positivity rate 19.2% on 458 test results for Aug. 1 through Aug….

The Florida Department of Health reported 11 more deaths for Escambia County, passing the previous daily record of 10 deaths. The county had 175 new…

Since Friday, Aug. 7, no prisoners at the Escambia County Jail have been tested, according to the county’s latest COVID update–despite assurances from the county…

The St. Christopher’s Christmas Caravan committee has reluctantly agreed to cancel the 2020 Christmas Caravan event scheduled for December 11 & 12. The Caravan chairperson,…

The 13th annual Taste of the Beach event has been canceled due to COVID-19 health concerns. The Pensacola Beach Chamber event had been planned for…

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Although Escambia County officials have declined to mandate the wearing of masks in public spaces — as the Pensacola City Council…

The COVID cases in the Century prison are making it difficult to understand the daily numbers for Sunday, Aug. 9. It would be nice if…