There are now several COVID-19 testing sites in Northwest Florida. In Escambia County Ascension Sacred Heart has a drive-through testing center open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., a site at the Brownsville Community Center, and one in Cantonment at Community Health Pediatrics at 470 South Highway 29, but patients must be screened first by…… MORE
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MILTON SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER
Milton Mayor Heather Lindsay says the City of Milton may need to order a shelter-in-place for all city residents. Such an order would need to be drafted, reviewed by residents and then approved by a majority of the City Council. Lindsay said she is reviewing similar orders in other counties in both Florida and other…… MORE
MEXICO BEACH BEACHES CLOSED
The Mexico Beach City Council has voted 3-2 to close its beach. They are the last government entity in Bay County to close its beach due to the threat of COVID-19. Mayor Al Cathey and councilman Jerry Smith were the dissenting votes. The council had previously approved a temporary order to allow local residents to…… MORE
DEPUTY CLEARED IN SHOOTING
The State Attorney’s Office says an Escambia County deputy who shot a suspect on Limerick Lane off Chemstrand Road last December was justified in his actions. On December 11, 2019, Deputy Douglas Shoemaker and Sergeant Melissa Lee responded to a report of a man who said he was suicidal. When they knocked on a door…… MORE
ESCAMBIA RIVER DROWNING
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says a 21-year-old Pensacola man died in a boating accident. The body of Tyler Foley was recovered from the water near the Bluff Springs Recreation Area on the Escambia River. An FWC investigation determined Foley and another person were in a 10-foot Jon Boat which overturned. Foley could…… MORE
ST ENGINEERING CLOSES FOR VIRUS CASE
ST Engineering Aerospace in Pensacola shut down its facility yesterday after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. The company said the individual had not been at the facility since March 18th. The facility is set to reopen today after it has been cleaned and disinfected. ST Engineering Aerospace, which provides aircraft maintenance services…… MORE
WALMART VIRUS PRECAUTIONS
Walmart says they will begin doing temperature checks and making masks and gloves available for their employees. Walmart is also asking its employees to remember 6, 20, and 100. 6 feet is the amount of space people should keep from others, when possible, to maintain social distancing. 20 seconds is the amount of time people…… MORE
EVICTION MORATORIUM URGED
Democratic lawmakers and local officials around the State want Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to impose a statewide moratorium on evictions of tenants who have lost jobs because of the coronavirus shutdowns. The governor has left decisions about evictions up to local governments. The Florida Supreme Court last week issued an order to court clerks to…… MORE
OKALOOSA FISHING PIER CLOSED
The Okaloosa County Commission has unanimously agreed to close the Island Fishing Pier to the public, and all public and private beaches will also remain closed through April 30th. The pier had been closed to everyone but fishermen, but they have not been abiding by social distancing standards of staying at least six feet apart…… MORE
STATE ATTORNEY’S ELECTION
Greg Marcille has announced he is withdrawing his candidacy for State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit because of health concerns. Marcille has been with the State Attorney’s Office for 34 years and serves as executive director and chief assistant state attorney. Marcille said he is ending his campaign due to health concerns that developed…… MORE
