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Impact of Coronavirus on our local economy has begun; how will Gilley respond

Posted on March 9, 2020

Pensacola was in the national news this weekend, but not in a positive way. As media outlets upped their coverage of the coronavirus, the newscasts and articles repeatedly mentioned Pensacola as one…

Visit Pensacola on coronavirus

Posted on March 6, 2020

We received a press release from Visit Pensacola at 4:32 p.m. Thursday, March 5. The email repeated the general information about the virus–which points to why our newspaper felt it so important…

Santa Rosa man with Coronavirus

Posted on March 5, 2020

Santa Rosa County now has a coronavirus case. Good thing, Escambia County posted its flyer before midnight. Still no email from Escambia County Communications and Public Information, only the flyer on the…

Escambia County issues coronavirus flyer UPDATE

Posted on March 5, 2020

Escambia County posted the information below on its website yesterday. A flyer was posted on county’s Facebook page around 11 p.m. Wednesday, March 4. Strangely, Inweekly didn’t receive an email on it….maybe…

#FloridaMan: Gaetz wears gas mask on House floor

Posted on March 5, 2020

CNN reports that our Congressman Matt Gaetz donned a gas mask yesterday while he voted on a bill that provides $7.8 billion in appropriations to address the outbreak of coronavirus as well…

Coronavirus: Gilley’s next frog

Posted on March 4, 2020

Escambia County has been eerily silent about the coronavirus, other than a lame joke by County Administrator Janice Gilley about Commissioner Robert Bender’s trip to Singapore last month. While there’s no need…

PPD warns of Coronavirus scams

Posted on February 25, 2020

Press Release: Scammers are taking advantage of fears surrounding the Coronavirus.  They are setting up websites to sell bogus products, and using fake emails, texts, and social media posts as a ruse to…

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