Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday has relaxed restrictions on nursing home and long-term care facility visitations. The new order allows minors to visit with family members and allows visitations outdoors even if there have been positive cases in the facility and also eliminats the five-person maximum number of general visitors. Social distancing requirements are…… MORE
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BLUE ANGELS LICENSE PLATE
The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation needs the community’s help to make the Blue Angels license plate a reality. To establish a new specialty license plate the Department of Motor Vehicle’s requires the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation to sell 3,000 vouchers before the plate goes into production. Florida drivers can purchase a voucher in person at…… MORE
COVIDE-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says Florida added 5,557 new COVID-19 cases bringing the state’s total to 768,091, the highest single-day total since August. There were also 57 new deaths bringing the state’s death toll to 16,470. Escambia County had 70 new cases Santa Rosa County had 33 new cases Okaloosa County had 83 new…… MORE
PRESIDENT MAKES CAMPAIGN STOP IN PENSACOLA
President Trump will make a campaign stop in Pensacola tonight. He is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. at the ST Aerospace hangar at Pensacola International Airport and doors will open at 4 p.m. The event is free and people can register for tickets at the campaign website: DonaldJTrump.com. There is a limit of two…… MORE
SANTA ROSA COUNTY SHOOTINGS
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department says three people were shot during two separate shootings and one of the victims has died. Investigators do not believe the two shootings are related. The suspects in both cases are in custody. The first shooting happened just after midnight yesterday morning in the 8700 block of John Hamm…… MORE
GARCON POINT BRIDGE TOLLS SUSPENDED AGAIN
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced the Garcon Point Bridge tolls will be suspended again until November 13th. Florida Senator Broxson says he is confident the tolls will be suspended until the damage to the Three Mile Bridge caused by construction barges that broke loose during Hurricane Sally has been repaired. This would be the…… MORE
COVID CASES IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOLS
The Florida Department of Health says there were five COVID-19 cases in Escambia County Schools including one student at Bellview Middle School and one teacher each at Oakcrest Elementary and Washington High School. An “unknown” case was reported at both West Florida High School and Cordova Park Elementary. However, the School District reported 17 positive…… MORE
VOTERS THREATENED BY EMAILS
David Stafford, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections, says his office continues to receive reports of voters who have gotten threatening emails. The emails say, “You will vote for Trump on Election Day or we will come after you,” and have been received be registered Democrats. The emails address the recipient by name and conclude with…… MORE
PRESIDENT TO VISIT PENSACOLA
President Donald Trump will make a campaign stop in Pensacola on Friday at 7 p.m. Friday at the ST Engineering hangar at the Pensacola International Airport. The doors for Friday’s event will open at 4 p.m., and people can register for tickets at Trump’s campaign website, DonaldJTrump.com. As a precaution because of COVID-19, all attendees…… MORE
JOHN APPLEYARD DIES
Pensacola’s favorite historian has passed away. John Appleyard died Tuesday at the age of 97 just three months after the passing of his wife of 75 years. He arrived in Pensacola in 1950 after having served in WWII to work for what became Armstrong World Industries. A few years later he and his wife Eleanor…… MORE
