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Ms. Gilley, it’s time to hold a press briefing

For two decades, every time the Emergency Operations Center was activated, Escambia County held regular press briefings to explain what was happening -whether it was…

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Posted in Health

COVID-19 cases in local nursing homes top 100

FDOH shows the county has 102 cases among residents and staff at local long-term care facilities. The increase of 32 cases since 6  p.m. Tuesday…

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Hospitals okay limited opening of beaches

Hospitals Support Opening Beaches Baptist Health Care CEO Mark Faulkner told Inweekly this morning that area hospitals will be sending an email to the Santa…

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Posted in Business

Gulf Power to disappear

FPL, GULF POWER PLAN MERGER By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a move that would create a utility with customers…

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Posted in Escambia County Health

Escambia County’s pandemic hot spots exposed

Lives Lost The News Service of Florida reports Florida National Guard-led teams have conducted more than 3,700 tests in 21 nursing homes as part of…

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Darn it, Doug. Please stop sending emails

Escambia County has another COVID-19 death — the second reported today, which brings the total to 10.  The total positives increased by 25 in the…

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Posted in Escambia County Health

Daily test results approach state positive percentage

I have admitted that I’m a numbers nerd.  Commissioner Doug Underhill’s mass email berating himself (after all, he is the government), media and medical professional…

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Mobile testing at Rosewood while LTC cases continue to rise

Sources have spotted Ascension Sacred Heart’s mobile testing unit at Rosewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 3107 North  H Street. The Florida Department of Health reports…

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Testing in public housing begins Wednesday, no pre-screening

Community Health Northwest Florida In the interest of increasing access to testing, we are taking our COVID-19 testing services on the road. Week of April…

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Psst, Commissioner, we had another COVID-19 death

Since last night, Escambia County had another COVID-19 death –bringing the total to 9– and 22 new cases — the biggest increase since April 7….

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Posted in Business Health

Local named to Florida Task Force Industry Working Group

Industry Working Group on Tourism, Construction, Real Estate, Recreation, Retail and Transportation Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the members of the Re-Open…

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Posted in Crime Escambia County

Sheriff asks for help finding child abuse victims

Yesterday, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan streamed a message on Facebook asking anyone whose children have had contact with Nicole Lynn Walter, a Pensacola nanny…

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