Child COVID cases up 50% as Escambia epidemic continues
Escambia had its third consecutive third 200+ case day – 296 positives. Of those cases, 273 were Florida residents, six tied to nursing homes, one…
Escambia has ‘COVID Epidemic Outbreak’
Everywhere we look we find reports about the COVID-19 outbreak in Escambia County. Yet, the county leaders – except for Commissioner Lumon May – have…
COVID Roundup: ‘Karen’ County rules
Last night, the Pensacola City Council passed a resolution asking the Escambia County Commission to pass a mask mandate for the inside businesses. Mayor Grover…
White House report: Escambia, Santa Rosa in Red Zone
The Center for Public Integrity yesterday published an internal White House report, dated July 14, that says that 18 states are in the “red zone”…
Lawsuit re: Confederate monument
Inweekly has reviewed attorney David Rhodes McCallister’s lawsuit on the behalf of the Ladies Memorial Association, Randall Crooke – a representative of the Stephen Russell…
Confirmed: Deputy county administrator has COVID
Chips Kirschenfeld confirmed with Inweekly that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been dealing with the virus for the past two weeks. “Yes,…
Group tries to block removal of Confederate monument
Published as received. Apparently Mr. McCallsiter (or McCallister) doesn’t have spell-check on his Radio Shack computer. LAWSUIT FILED FILED TO PREVENT LEE SQUARE CENOTAPH REMOVAL…
Escambia County moves past 5K cases
Escambia now has had 5,054 total COVID cases – Â 4424 Florida residents and 630 non-Florida residents. Florida had 13,965 new cases and surpassed yesterday’s COVID…
School board wades into reopening schools
“You’re kind of flying by the seat of you pants.†by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With the start of the school year just weeks away, local…
Escambia County’s COVID Crisis
On Monday, June 29, Escambia County had only 18 employees that were positive for COVID-19 – eight in Corrections and nine in Public Safety. As…
Escambia County Jail: COVID Hell
“People – parents and loved ones – need to be concerned about family members in the jail.” The Escambia County Jail has become a COVID-19…
What zip codes have the most growth in COVID cases
The zip code that has the fastest growth is 32507 – in Commissioner Doug Underhill’s District 2. The cases have more than doubled since June…