City of Pensacola Emergency Update for Friday May 2nd

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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:…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Photos of flooding in the city of Gulf Breeze

Here are some of the photos we received from inside the Gulf Breeze city limits:

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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