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TARGET EMPLOYEE TESTS POSITIVE
An employee of the Target store on 9 Mile Road in Pensacola has tested positive for COVID-19. The company said they are working with the local health department and following all health department gui...
Apr 15, 2020
PUBLIX SHOPPING HOURS
Publix is setting aside special shopping hours for first responders and hospital workers on Thursday nights from 8 to 9 p.m. and Friday mornings from 7 to 8 a.m. The pharmacy will also be open at thes...
Apr 15, 2020
DESTIN PARK DAMAGE
Destin City Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Firth said some picnic tables at city parks have been damaged in recent weeks by people using them as gym equipment. Gyms were deemed as non-essential bu...
Apr 15, 2020
REDUCED TRAFFIC CONGESTION
One small benefit of the response to the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. has been the elimination of traffic congestion in the country's biggest cities and average vehicle speed has increased signifi...
Apr 15, 2020
PSC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUND
Faculty and staff at Pensacola State College have started a fund to help students who have lost a job or are experiencing financial hardships. So far, the PSC COVID-19 Student Assistance Fund has rais...
Apr 14, 2020
LOCAL BUSINESS GRANTS AVAILABLE
Grants of $2,500 are available to assist for-profit small businesses in Escambia County or the City of Pensacola through the Escambia County Small Business COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program. The Univers...
Apr 14, 2020
JAIL OVERCROWDING IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA
In response to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic First Judicial Circuit State Attorney Bill Eddins, says his office is working to reduce jail overcrowding. Eddins says with a drop in crime fewer ...
Apr 14, 2020
FLORIDA STIMULUS CHECK SCAMS
Now that economic stimulus money is beginning to be sent to citizens around the country, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has issued a consumer alert to warn Floridians that scammers are ready to...
Apr 14, 2020
FLORIDA CRIME RATE
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says the crime rate in Florida dropped 6.3 percent in 2019, marking the 49th consecutive year the state has seen a decline. Violent crimes dropped by 2.7 perc...
Apr 12, 2020
FLORIDA SNAP ON-LINE PURCHASING
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Florida's request to allow SNAP recipients - the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to purchase groceries online to reduce shopping risk from COV...
Apr 12, 2020
