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…
Virtual fishing tournament: Reel it in America, Fishing for a Cause
Pensacola Sports announced today a virtual fishing tournament – Reel it in America, Fishing for a Cause. The weekly tournament begins today and will run…
What will recovery look like?
Reopening the Economy What will reopening the economy of Escambia County look like? Â County Administrator Janice Gilley sent an email, “Subject: Reopening the Economy,” to…
Escambia has eighth COVID-19 death
Yesterday 22 people died who tested positive for COVID-19 in Broward, Dade, Desoto, Escambia, Hernando, Lake, Manatee, Sarasota, St. Lucie, Suwanne and Volusia counties.  Escambia County has…
FDOH provides list of nursing homes with COVID-19 cases
As of 10 a.m. today, Florida DOH reported Escambia County had 58 COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities and nine in Santa Rosa. Later today,…
Visit Pensacola study predicts frustration and division are ahead
Visit Pensacola has shared a report by its marketing partner, Showcase Pensacola, that is based on COVID-19-related industry research. “We want to share this with…
Covid-19 update – Mike Hill edition
Over the past 24 hours, Escambia County had 21 additional COVID-19 cases. Â Over the same period last weekend, the county only had nine new cases….
Fired union leader speaks out
From Mike Lowery, president of ATU Local 1395: As you reported on your blog. I was terminated at approximately 12:15 p.m. yesterday by Ed Spainhower,…
Escambia nursing homes have another death
Last night Florida DOH reported that Escambia had another COVID-19 death in one of its long-term care facilities, bringing total deaths in nursing homes to…
Seminole nursing home evacuated after three COVID-19 deaths
Read this post carefully, and you will notice several things. The Tampa Bay Times reports that a nursing home in Seminole is being shut down…
Home Builders challenge Santa Rosa County’s school impact fee
The Home Builders Association of West Florida (HBA) has filed a lawsuit in the First Judicial Circuit Court against the Board of County Commissioners and…
GEO Group gives details of Blackwater COVID-19 outbreak
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A private prison company that operates a Northwest Florida facility where four inmates have died…
