PYP supports removal of Confederate monument
Dear President Cannada-Wynn and Honorable City Council Members: The Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP) was created in 2006 to empower young professionals to make a difference…
Protestor says he had little choice when SUV rammed crowd
The attorneys for Jason Uphaus, the man arrested for falling on the hood of an SUV which tried to drive through a crowd of protesters…
Presser Notes: COVID and … a Confederate reef?
“I’ve been shocked at how many people have asked us to place it in the Gulf as a reef.†by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city…
COVID continues to spread in county government
Collin Warren-Hicks of the PNJ reports the jail now has 119 inmates that have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus – a jump of 36…
UWF looking into renaming Wentworth museum
From UWF: Yesterday evening, UWF Historic Trust leadership was made aware of T.T. Wentworth Jr.’s role as a leader in the Ku Klux Klan. This…
COVID patients doubled in local hospitals
Over the past two weeks, the number of COVID patients in local hospitals more than doubled, going from 77 on July 1 to 183 today,…
Breaking news: DOH Escambia has three COVID cases
The Escambia office of the Florida Department of Health has confirmed it has three positive cases among its employees. “We are aware of three FDOH-Escambia…
Challenge to mask requirement rejected by judge
“I find that this ordinance does not violate any constitutional rights.†By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A circuit judge Friday…
T.T. Wentworth: Exalted Cyclops of KKK
T.T. Wentworth, Jr., former Escambia County elected official, historian and namesake of the UWF Historic Trust’s T.T. Wentworth Museum in downtown Pensacola, was also the…
Escambia in dubious COVID company
Florida continues to approach 300K COVID cases with 12,624 today and 11.4% positivity. Escambia County had 189 new cases – 179 Florida residents, five tied…
Bergosh’s zip code leads others in COVID cases
District 1 County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh has more COVID-19 cases in his home zip code (32526) than his fellow commissioners. It’s a good thing his…
Deep dive into COVID data for Escambia
Increasing testing didn’t lower the positivity rate. Escambia County has joined the ranks of  the most infected COVID counties in Florida and is now considered…
