The Florida Department of Health says the State added 5,065 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total to 1,962,651 cases. There were also 96 new deaths and Florida’s death toll is now 32,639. Escambia County had 24 new cases and 1new death Santa Rosa County had 22 new cases and 3 new deaths Okaloosa County…… MORE
GARCON POINT BRIDGE TRAFFIC DETAIL
Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson says the Sheriff’s Office is implementing a plan to reduce the growing number of reckless driving incidents on the Garcon Point Bridge. Sheriff Johnson said at least three deputies will monitor traffic on the bridge – two deputies near the bridge much of the time and a third patrolling…… MORE
CITY-COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Pensacola Police Department have a new partnership to better fight drug trafficking and violent crimes in the City and the County. Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said the partnership has been 30 years in the making and will allow law enforcement officers to work across jurisdictions in certain…… MORE
IMPACT 100
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, the women’s philanthropic organization, announced they have a total of 1,120 members for 2021. That means IMPACT 100 will give back $1,120,000, awarding 11 Grants of $101,820 each to nonprofit organizations serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. This is the 18th year IMPACT 100 has awarded grants to local nonprofit…… MORE
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS FILLED
Escambia County says no more appointments are available for the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine clinic set for this Saturday in Pensacola. However, there are appointments for the Moderna vaccine at Pensacola’s Brownsville Community Center – today and next Tuesday where the clinic will be the first where Florida residents age 60 and older can…… MORE
FLORIDA COVID-19 FINES TO BE WAIVED
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
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
