The Florida Department of Health says the State added 6,790 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing Florida’s total to 2,064,525 cases. There were also 69 new deaths and the death toll is now up to 34,141. Escambia County had 34 new cases Santa Rosa County had 19 cases Okaloosa County had 22 new cases Walton County…… MORE

COVID-19 vaccines will available in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties are offering at both at walk-in events and by appointment starting today. Community Health Northwest Florida will hold a walk-in vaccination clinic at the Brownsville Community Center at 3200 West De Soto Street from 1 to 4 p.m., for Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine. Tomorrow…… MORE

The Army says a soldier died while undergoing Ranger training at Eglin Air Force Base. 28-year-old Specialist James Requenez, of San Antonio, Texas, died during the swamp phase of Ranger training at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion, at Camp James E. Rudder southwest of Crestview. He was taken to the Eglin hospital, where he was…… MORE

Escambia County Commissioners have approved spending $100,000 to keep the Pensacola Bay Center open for at least another month. Bay Center operators told commissioners the facility would need about $500,000 to stay open and pay all of its staff for the rest of the year because so many events have been canceled. Since March 2020,…… MORE