Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed an executive order waiving local governments-imposed fines on people or businesses when it relates to COVID-19. The order states that any fines imposed between March 1st, 2020 and March 10th, 2021 are cancelled. However, the order does not cancel fines imposed on assisted living facilities, hospitals or other healthcare…… MORE
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COVID UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health said the state added 4,853 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing Florida’s total to 1,957,586 cases. The state also added 62 new deaths and Florida’s death toll is now 32,543. Escambia County had 49 new cases Santa Rosa County had 32 new cases and 1 new death Okaloosa County had 25…… MORE
PLAZA DELUNA REOPENING
Plaza de Luna in downtown Pensacola is reopening after suffering damage from Hurricane Sally last September. Located at the south end of Palafox Pier, it has been closed since the storm and the fountain and splash pad will remain closed until further notice. Visitors should stay out of barricaded areas until they are safe for…… MORE
RAILROAD CROSSING SAFETY UPGRADE
The Florida Department of Transportation has been working to improve the safety of railroad crossings around the State, including Escambia County. This week crews will be adding what’s called “dynamic envelopes” to four Escambia County railroad crossings to make those areas more visible to motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. A dynamic envelope is an area marked…… MORE
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS STOLEN
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of catalytic converters from six buses that Santa Rosa Transportation – a local nonprofit – uses to transport elderly and disabled residents to important appointments and destinations. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson said the catalytic converters were stolen…… MORE
CENTURY-OLD BUILDING TO BE DEMOLISHED
The long-time home of the Scuba Shack at 711 South Palafox Street, which closed after the owners retired, will be torn down to make way for a multi-story residential development. The 111-year-old building was sold to Pensacola resident Jim English last year. Because the building is more than 50 years old, the city’s Architectural Review…… MORE
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINATION CLINIC
Community Health Northwest Florida will host a clinic for the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID vaccine Saturday in Pensacola. The clinic from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Brownsville Community Center. Appointments are required for those eligible by calling (850) 439-3358. The Brownsville Community Center is located at 3200 West DeSoto Street.… MORE
COVID UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says the State added 4,426 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total to 1,952,733. There were also 132 new deaths bringing Florida’s death toll to 32,481. Escambia County had 47 new cases and 8 new deaths Santa Rosa County had 21 new cases and 1 new death Okaloosa County had…… MORE
MEDICAL DIRECTOR HAS TO PAY LEGAL COSTS
An Escambia County Circuit Court judge has ruled that Escambia County’s medical director will have to pay the court costs of a local activist she sued in 2019 for defamation. Medical Director Doctor Rayme Edler filed a lawsuit in July 2019 against Escambia County resident Mel Pino during the Emergency Medical Services training scandal, but…… MORE
TEST PREP SCAM
Officials are warning parents of high school students of a new scam. Scammers posing as members of the College Board or other educational organizations have swindled families out of hundreds of dollars by tricking them into paying for fake SAT preparation materials that will supposedly help students make a higher score. The scammer often claims…… MORE
