Press release: City Hall and all City of Pensacola administrative offices will close today at 3 p.m. This also applies to all meetings and events scheduled for this evening. Police, Fire and other emergency services essential for public safety and health will remain open.
This is in anticipation of the significant threat of bad weather this afternoon and into this evening. Based on information from the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center and the National Weather Service in Mobile, severe weather is expected in our area this evening, Malcolm Thomas, Superintendent of the Escambia County School District (Escambia County, Fla.) announced that all after school extra-curricular activities (indoor and outdoor) have been canceled for tonight. All George Stone Technical Center classes have also been canceled and will close at 5 p.m. Dismissal for all elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools will occur at the regular times.