Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart plans to hold another COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Thursday at Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. About 800 people aged 65 and older are expected to be vaccinated. Appointments are required and walk-ups will not be accepted. Ascension Medical Group has vaccinated about 5,000 seniors…… MORE
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MISSING ENDANGERED ADULT
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing endangered adult who was last seen in Cantonment. 36-year-old Patrick Wilkes, was last seen in the 2000 block of Winners Circle off East Kingsfield Road about 7:30 a.m. Monday. He may be driving a white Ford Expedition. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked…… MORE
STRIP CLUB ARREST
Pensacola Police say a man was arrested after he attacked a male employee at Escapes Gentlemen’s Club on East Fairfield Drive, then struck a woman in the face. 36-year-old Jacoby Smart was told to stop video-recording a dancer, which led to the fight. Smart was arrested and charged with battery with intent to cause bodily…… MORE
COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart plans to hold another COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Thursday at Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. About 800 people aged 65 and older are expected to be vaccinated. Appointments are required and walk-ups will not be accepted. Ascension Medical Group has vaccinated about 5,000 seniors…… MORE
BEULAH MAIL DELIVERY
The residents of Beulah say that they are having problems with mail delivery and often get no mail pickups or deliveries for days. Beulah does not have its own Post Office and receives its mail from the Myrtle Grove location. Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh, who represents Beulah, says he thinks one solution could be…… MORE
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says Florida added 15,445 new COVID-19 cases and 139 new deaths over the weekend bringing the state’s total cases to 1,464,697. The death toll is now at 23,150. Escambia County had 285 new cases and 8 new deaths. Santa Rosa County had 133 new cases and 7 new deaths. Okaloosa…… MORE
PENSACOLA MAYOR ISSUES NEW COVID RESTRICTIONS
Because of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has issued new restrictions for events at city-owned venues and parks. The new restrictions limit indoor city-owned venues to 25% of the building’s capacity. Also, the city will no longer issue permits for outdoor events at city venues. Outdoor events already permitted will…… MORE
CARES CHECKS
236 Escambia County residents approved for payments from the Escambia CARES Family Assistance Grant program, but did not receive checks because there were not enough funds. The county had set aside 16.5 million dollars in CARES Act funds – enough to send $3,000 checks to 5,500 families, but that wasn’t enough money. The Escambia County…… MORE
CANTONMENT ARSON ARREST
The Florida Bureau of Fire, Arson and Explosives says a Cantonment man has been charged by state investigators with setting fire to a house in the 600 block of Jacks Branch Road in Cantonment. A State Fire Investigator said Andrew Geoghagan is accused of starting the fire by lighting his backpack on fire, which contained…… MORE
MOBILE ARMORED CAR ARREST
The Mobile Alabama Police Department said an arrest of the robbery of a Brinks armored truck last Tuesday was made over the weekend. The robbery occurred at a Chevron Station on Higgins Road in Mobile. The driver told police he stopped to get coffee and was robbed at gunpoint by two armed suspects. Now that…… MORE
