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DAMAGED DETENTION FACILITY TO BE DEMOLISHED

Nov 2, 2018 | 6:15 AM

Escambia County officials have announced the demolition of the former Central Booking and Detention Facility could begin next week. Jobe’s Dirt Works won the contract to tear down the building and clear the site. The job is expected to take eight months and cost $584,000. The building was heavily damaged by a gas explosion in 2014 when the laundry room flooded, breaking gas lines. Two inmates were killed, and dozens of inmates and staff members were injured. A new corrections complex will be built near Pace Boulevard and West Fairfield Drive, and  inmates will move in some time in 2020.
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Precipitation: 84%
Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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Precipitation: 59%
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Sat Sep 12
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88°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 75%
Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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78°FLow
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Precipitation: 43%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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89°FHigh
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Precipitation: 52%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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79°FLow
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Precipitation: 47%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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90°FHigh
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 23%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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78°FLow
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Precipitation: 23%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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90°FHigh
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Precipitation: 28%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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79°FLow
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Precipitation: 28%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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89°FHigh
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Precipitation: 36%
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78°FLow
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Precipitation: 36%
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88°FHigh
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Precipitation: 22%
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Precipitation: 22%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 77.