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At today’s presser, Baptist Health Care CEO Mark Faulkner announced plans to open a freestanding testing center by end of week. “The process will be:…

‘Begin To Transition To Where We Go’ by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Local community officials gathered Wednesday to field questions pertaining to the COVID-19 coronavirus and…

School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas, Commissioner Lumon May and Mayor Grover Robinson deserve kudos for getting Escambia County added to this program. Tallahassee, Fla. – Today,…

Escambia County, the City of Pensacola, Ascension Sacred Heart and Community Health Northwest Florida have partnered to open a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Brownsville…

Gov. Ron DeSantis says we can’t have more than 9 people, and I can chose who shouldn’t be allowed to come. No, seriously, the events…

At yesterday’s press conference, West Florida Hospital CEO Gay Nord gave an update on what her system is doing to combat COVID-19. “We have actually…

The DOH reported:  Today, as of 10 a.m., there are 314  total Florida cases – up from 216 that was reported last night. New Florida…

Press Release: The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee will suspend public Masses beginning Friday at noon PENSACOLA, FL (March 18, 2020) – Churches will suspend all public…

Update 9:39 a.m. Wednesday, March 18 From City of Pensacola: The How to do Business with Local Government Workshop originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 25 has…

From 6 p.m. March 17:  Navy Federal Credit Union learned today that an employee working at its campus in Pensacola, FL tested presumptive positive for…

Tuesday morning Escambia County officials met with hospital executives and other medical professionals as part of the activation of the Emergency Operations Center. The meeting…

Navy Federal Credit Union has a Coronavirus case. School districts will not have testing, and students will not return for at least 45 days. Many…