NO REOPENING OF PALAFOX MARKET

It is unlikely the Palafox Market likely will reopen in July as downtown leaders had hoped. Lissa Dees, executive director of the Downtown Improvement Board, said that because of a rise in cases of the coronavirus and large gatherings still not being permitted, the market likely won’t come back next month. Escambia County set a record Thursday, recording 92 new COVID-19 cases in a single day. Santa Rosa County also saw a sharp increase with 40 new cases.