Pensacola officials say they are planning to close Hollice T. Williams Park under Interstate-110 near Cervantes Street after receiving complaints about unsanitary conditions due to the homeless people camping out there. The City also plans to work with community organizations to connect homeless individuals with available resources. There were approximately 12 tents pitched in the…… MORE
SERVICE ACADEMY NOMINATIONS
Congressman Matt Gaetz has announced his 2021 service academy nominations for Florida’s First Congressional District. They include nine nominations to the Air Force Academy – twenty to West Point – ten to the United State Naval Academy at Annapolis – and nine to the U.S.Merchant Marine Academy.… MORE
TAX DISCOUNTS STILL AVAILABLE
Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford says the two percent discount on the payment of real estate and tangible personal property taxes is about to end. However, since the last day of January fell on a Sunday, payments can be made online by midnight, February 1st, at EscambiaTaxCollector.com; mailed with a January postmark; left in…… MORE
FREE TREES
Would you like a free tree? Escambia County has trees remaining following last weekend’s Arbor Day event. There are about 70 trees in one-gallon containers available. Interested Escambia County residents can stop by the Escambia County Extension Office at 3740 Stefani Road in Cantonment between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to get a tree while…… MORE
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says the state added 11,423 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the state’s total to 1,687,594 cases. 207 new deaths were also added bringing Florida’s death toll to 26,456. Escambia County had 513 new cases and 7 new deaths Santa Rosa County had 165 new cases and no new deaths Okaloosa…… MORE
SANTA ROSA COUNTY VACCINATION PHONE NUMBER
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
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
