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…
Category: Recovery
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…