While you were sleeping…
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners voted down a motion by Commission Lumon May to make face masks mandatory in the unincorporated parts of the…
Mike Hill campaign caught lying again
Polls are showing that State Rep. Mike Hill is having trouble holding his District 1 seat as he faces newcomer Michelle Salzman in the GOP…
Rapid testing returns today to Equestrian Center
The state’s rapid mobile testing center will return today to the Equestrian Center, 7750 Mobile Highway, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The walk-up test…
CARES Act: Rapid testing
The State of Florida will offer a rapid COVID-19 testing at the Escambia County Equestrian Center on Thursday. The mobile testing center will be at…
Buzz: Jail tales continue
Escambia County Jail prisoners and their loved ones continue to reach out to Inweekly. The buzz is the kitchen at the facility has had several…
Two more inmates test positive for COVID
The COVID testing “plan” for the Escambia County Jail continues to come up with more positives. This week the county has only tested two prisoners…
West Main Master Plan Chooses Developers
Press release: PENSACOLA, Fla. (August 5, 2020) — The owners of the Maritime and ECUA parcels in downtown Pensacola have chosen the three development teams…
Fried protests DeSantis cancelling yet another Cabinet meeting
Yesterday, the Governor’s office canceled the upcoming August 11 meeting of the Florida Cabinet. In response, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, an independently-elected member of the…
Still no CARES budget for the public to review
The public still hasn’t seen the Escambia County administration’s plan budget for the $57.3 million of CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act funds…
Escambia COVID-19 death toll – 107
FDOH has been slow to release its county data for August 4. Â It appears Escambia County has 105 new cases and six more deaths….
DeSantis weighs options for visitation at nursing homes
From News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, acknowledging what he called the “emotional damage†caused by a lockdown of nursing homes during the coronavirus…
