As of 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 1, most City facilities are open, including City Hall. Normal operations have resumed at Pensacola International Airport and the Port of Pensacola. The following City…
Category: Recovery
Pensacola Energy crews are working around the clock to safely repair damaged mains and restore services
Pensacola Energy, the natural gas utility serving most of Escambia County, is working around the clock to repair mains and restore services lost as a result of this week’s weather. Following is…
Special trash pick-up Saturday for Piedmont Rd, Tronjo Rd, Aiken St, and Scenic Hwy
The City of Pensacola Sanitation Department will continue with normally scheduled garbage, recycling, and trash collection for tomorrow, Friday, May 2nd for areas that are able to be reached safely by garbage…
Escambia County Update
News Release Escambia County Office of Public Information and Communications 221 Palafox Place, Suite 410 Pensacola FL 32502 Flooding Event News Release #6 Escambia County officials continue to evaluate the damage from…
Update from United Way
Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Rachael Cox Director of Marketing and Communications United Way of Escambia County Phone: 850-444-7114 (direct) or 850-426-1271 (cell) Email: rachael@unitedwayescambia.org LETTER FROM UNITED WAY OF ESCAMBIA…
State Emergency Response Team Update
North Florida is still feeling the effects of the severe storm and flooding event. Moderate to light showers may continue, as a cold front draped across the Big Bend slowly pushes eastward…
ECAT fully operational on Friday, May 2
Representatives from Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) are pleased to announce the system will return to full service Friday, May 2, 2014. All vehicles have been carefully inspected and deemed safe and…
City of Pensacola emergency update
As of 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 1, most City facilities are open, including City Hall. Normal operations have resumed at Pensacola International Airport and the Port of Pensacola. The following City…
Escambia Elections Office resume operations
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections has resumed normal operations. The following is an update on the activities scheduled for Friday, May 2: The voter registration outreach event will be held at…
Escambia County Schools Reopen May 2, 2014
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas announces the Escambia County School District will resume normal operations on Friday, May 2, 2014. All schools will be in session on Friday with the EXCEPTION of Holm Elementary…
Emergency contact info
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 01, 2014 Contact: Tamara W. Fountain, Communications Administrator (850) 436.5627 Emergency Point of Contact The City participates in the County’s Emergency Operation Center. The County’s Emergency Operation Center…
City of Pensacola garbage, recycling, and trash collection operating as usual
Press Release: The City of Pensacola Sanitation Department will continue with normally scheduled garbage, recycling, and trash collection. City Sanitation has been working tirelessly picking up debris in flooded areas all morning….
Independent News will be out on the stands starting at noon
Because of the state of emergency yesterday, our papers will delivered late today. We expect to have them on the stands starting at noon. Thank you for your patience. We will continue…
Today we assess the damage
Some in the media are declaring that Pensacola received more rainfall in a 24-hour period than any Florida city ever, 15-24 inches. The impact has been devastating to our region and today…
Photos of flooding in the city of Gulf Breeze
Here are some of the photos we received from inside the Gulf Breeze city limits:
All University of West Florida campuses to resume normal operations tomorrow
All University of West Florida campuses will resume normal operations on Thursday, May 1, 2014. University officials are actively working to revise the final exam schedule and the new schedule will be…
ECAT bus service cancelled for Thursday
Escambia County was placed under a local state of emergency as a response to the severe weather front that has impacted the County. Overnight, ECAT buses took in a significant amount of…
Gov. Rick Scott sees damage to downtown Pensacola (photos)
Gov. Rick Scott toured Palafox Place with Sheriff David Morgan and Mayor Ashton Hayward. He stopped and talked with several business owners. He told me that his biggest concern has been the…
ECUA: Water Service Interruption and Pending Precautionary Boil Water Notice
Water service is temporarily interrupted to the following areas due to a water main break, and a precautionary boil water notice will be in effect once service is restored and repairs to…
Gov. Scott tours area, gets briefed on the damage (photo)
Scott flanked by County Commissioners Wilson Robertson, Grover Robinson and Lumon May, Sheriff David Morgan and Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward.
