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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
The COVID-19 Tale of Two Commissioners
Yesterday, Ascension Sacred Heart deployed its mobile testing unit to Southern Oaks to collect specimens from all its residents – about 200 people. We have…
Jobless claims payments at 6 percent
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Just over 6 percent of people who have filed jobless claims since mid-March had received…
Breaking news: Mobile COVID-19 testing unit at Southern Oaks
Sources have shared that Ascension Sacred Heart has brought it mobile COVID-19 testing unit to Southern Oaks and has begun testing residents. Â The skilled nursing…
See who will help select new school superintendent
On Tuesday, the Escambia County School Board will vote to appoint the Superintendent Citizen Advisory Committee, which will help the board narrow down the applicants…
Poll: African American views on COVID-19
Inweekly has heard from medical professionals concern about low numbers of the African American community in Escambia County taking advantage of the drive-thru and standalone…
By the Numbers: Coronavirus— Monday lunch edition
BY NSF Staff – notes by Inweekly in red TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health released updated numbers Monday morning about the coronavirus in…
FDOE increases child care services for first responders and health care workers
The Florida Department of Education’s Office of Early Learning (OEL), in coordination with local early learning coalitions, has prioritized and increased access to child care…
