Florida colleges go online to March 30
As we reported this morning: Press release: The Florida State University System has mandated all universities transition to remote instruction, effective immediately. Face-to-face instruction is currently…
County steps up preventative efforts in county buildings
Per a request from Commissioner Lumon May, Escambia County is taking additional preventative action to ensure  community centers, libraries and other public buildings are sanitized….
Visit Pensacola hires new CEO
As we reported yesterday: Press Release: Visit Pensacola announced today that Darien Schaefer will be its next President/CEO. Schaefer and the organization reached an agreement…
County dysfunction hurting the community
Since last week, I’ve focused on the poor communication from the county on the coronavirus. Other counties have been proactive, while Escambia has been barely…
TDC: Coronavirus hurting tourism
This morning the Florida Department of Health hosted its first weekly conference call with its private sector and tourism partners (Emergency Support Function #18) to…
Breaking news: UWF may switch to online classes
Inweekly contacted University of West Florida president, Dr. Martha Saunders, about whether the university had any plans to close the campus due to the potential…
County holds closed door meeting on coronavirus
Yesterday afternoon, Escambia County Emergency Management and the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County held a joint meeting for “community partners” at the Escambia County…
Rick Scott calls for transparency on coronavirus
The deaths of residents of Lee and Santa Rosa counties due to the coronavirus last Friday were the first two outside of the state of…
Gaetz tests negative for coronavirus
Congressman Matt Gaetz tweeted an hour ago that his COVID-19 test results came back negative, but he will remain in self-quarantine through Thursday afternoon at the…
Certifications of EMS instructors found lacking
Today, the daily newspaper reports the Florida Department of Health (DOH) has completed its investigation of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and filed on Feb. 28…
Presser notes: Coronavirus, New Hire
By Jeremy Morrison While the COVID-19 coronavirus dominated Monday’s city press conference, Pensacola City Administrator Keith Wilkins also announced a new hire, some promotions within…
Biden running away with Florida primary
In the latest Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 898 likely Florida Democrat voters, Joe Biden blows away Bernie Sanders – Â 67.6%-15.4%. Â Biden has seen his support…
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