If you live in Santa Rosa County and need to schedule an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine, you will now need to call the State of Florida to schedule your shot. However, the new phone line is specific to Santa Rosa County and is (866) 201-7110. The vaccine is only available to people 65 or…… MORE
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VACCINATION DEMOGRAPHICS
The Florida Department of Health has released statistics about who is getting the COVID-19 vaccine. So far, 23,675 people in Escambia County and 14,845 people in Santa Rosa County have received one or both of the required two shots of the vaccine. The Department says almost 60-percent of people getting the COVID-19 vaccine in Escambia…… MORE
COVID-19 HOSPITLIZATIONS DECLINE
After setting a pandemic record of 291 patients two weeks ago, current hospitalizations in Escambia County are going down with 200 people currently hospitalized due to COVID-19. Health officials said there were 16 adult ICU beds available in Escambia County Wednesday night – none at Baptist, six at West Florida and 10 at Sacred Heart.… MORE
PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN
Pensacola State College is about halfway to their goal or raising 11 million dollars for their capital campaign. “Your Community – Your Legacy” campaign, will bring 3 million dollars in student scholarships, help fund more than 4 million dollars in workforce program development and put 2.8 million dollars toward building conference and community meeting space.…… MORE
FLORIDA LOTTERY SETS RECORD
The Florida Lottery reported record tickets sales last week of almost 240 million dollars, helped by the 1.7 billion dollars up for grabs in the Mega Millions and Powerball drawings. Florida Lottery Secretary John Davis said the sales in Florida generated an estimated 64.6 million dollars in contributions to the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.… MORE
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says the state added 8,408 New COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the state’s total to 1,676,171 cases. There were also 169 new deaths bringing Florida’s death toll to 26,249. Escambia County had 306 new cases and 5 new deaths Santa Rosa County had 120 new cases and 3 new deaths Okaloosa…… MORE
CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT CHANGES
Two Pensacola area legislators are sponsoring bills that would make it legal to carry guns at churches with schools and would also limit the agricultural commissioner’s discretion over issuing concealed carry permits. District 3 State Representative Jayer Williamson, says he will make another attempt to pass an exemption that would allow concealed carry permit holders…… MORE
PROPOSED 9-MILE ROAD PROPERTY PURCHASE
Developers have made an offer to buy the county-owned property on Nine Mile Road in Beulah known as OLF-8 for 16-million dollars. Hemmer Consulting of Pensacola and 68 Ventures of Spanish Fort, Alabama, made the offer Tuesday to purchase 400 acres for $40,000 cash per acre. The County would keep about 130 of the 530…… MORE
FATAL SHOOTING FOLLOW-UP
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department has released additional information about last Friday’s fatal shooting. Investigators now say there were actually three victims in last Friday’s shooting, one of whom was killed. 61-year-old Samul Thomley suffered fatal injuries during what investigators termed a drug rip-off and two others suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. 4 teenagers – ages…… MORE
PANAMA CITY BEACH FLOOD INSURANCE RATES
The City of Panama City Beach says more than 12,000 local households soon will receive about a 25% discount on flood insurance because of an improved score on the National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System. That is a voluntary program run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that rates communities on a scale of…… MORE
