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…
Inmates told to not talk about explosion
Damage control is now in place. Attorney Gene Mitchell texted me, “Inmate parents tell me the inmates are being told to not talk about explosion.”…
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…
Inmates divided up
The prisoners at the detention center have been divided between work release center, road camp and main jail. Two hundred female prisoners have been sent…
Defense attorneys share what they have heard
The gas leak and how much was known about it prior to the explosion will be the focus over the next few hours, maybe even…
Morgan on the jail explosion
I spoke with Sheriff David Morgan on the phone about the explosion at the Escambia County Central Booking and Detention Center. Although his agency has…
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…
Mother worried about her son at jail, had complained about gas leak earlier
Through tears and sobs, Sheila Travis accused Escambia County jail corrections officers of ignoring inmates’ complaints about the smell of gas Wednesday. Travis’ oldest son,…
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…
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…
Apparent gas explosion rocks Escambia County Jail facility
An explosion, that county officials believe was due to a gas leak, killed two inmates late last night at the Escambia County Central Booking and…
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…
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…
Schools closed tomorrow
Both Escambia and Santa Rosa county schools will be closed tomorrow. UWF has sent notice they will be open. Escambia County offices will be open.
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…
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…
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.
Carmen’s is open for lunch
South Palafox Street from Government to Main appears to be fine. Most businesses are closed. No standing water could be seen inside the buildings. Mari…
As flood water recedes in downtown Pensacola, strong odor of sewer in some businesses
The businesses in the first block and a half of Palafox Place were flooded overnight. Nick Zangari of New York Nick’s has standing water in…
