Category Archives: Uncategorized
COVID-19 IN SCHOOLS
More than 900 students and teachers across Escambia and Santa Rosa counties are in quarantine for either testing positive for COVID-19 or being exposed to it. Santa Rosa County School Superintendent T...
Sep 09, 2020
ANTI-VAPING BILL VETOED BY GOVERNOR DESANTIS
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has vetoed a bill that would have banned the sale of nearly all flavored electronic-cigarette products and raised the state's smoking age from 18 to 21. DeSantis called r...
Sep 09, 2020
WALTON COUNTY SURF RESCUE
Lifeguards in Walton County are crediting a 44-year-old Marine Corps veteran with rescuing a man and his 12-year-old autistic nephew from rip currents off Princess Beach. Steven Jetton and his family ...
Sep 09, 2020
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SEMIFINALISTS
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has named the semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, 12 of whom are from two Escambia County high schools. They will have an op...
Sep 09, 2020
COMPUTER GLITCH CANCELS TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
The Century Town Council was forced to cancel their regular meeting Tuesday night because computer problems prevented them from using the Zoom video conferencing service. Callers who wanted to partici...
Sep 09, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of health says Florida added 1,823 new COVID-19 cases yesterday to bring the state’s total to 650,092. This is the lowest number of cases reported in one day since June 15...
Sep 08, 2020
SCHOOL LUNCH REIMBURSEMENT PROBLEMS
Thousands of Santa Rosa County families who qualify for free or reduced lunch programs did not receive a state-issued Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer – or P-EBT- card that was intended to ...
Sep 08, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says Florida added 2,564 new COVID-19 cases yesterday to bring the state’s total to 646,431. There were also 38 new coronavirus deaths, bringing the death toll t...
Sep 06, 2020
PENSACOLA CONFEDERATE MONUMENT
The City of Pensacola is asking for bids to remove the Confederate monument from Lee Square on Palafox Street. Bids are due back on September 24th and the city will review the bids and select a contra...
Sep 06, 2020
CONGRESSMAN GAETZ WANTS SNOWDEN PARDONED
Congressman Matt Gaetz wants President Donald Trump to pardon National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. Snowden was charged under the Espionage Act in 2013 with disclosing details of high...
Sep 06, 2020
Sun Sep 6
Pensacola, FL, USA
92°FFeels Like: 107°F
Wind/Dir: 27 MPH-SW
Humidity: 66%
Pressure: 29.8 INHG
Partly Cloudy. Feels like 107°F. Wind 27 mph SW. Pressure 29.8 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
Last Updated: 3:56 PM (Time Zone: America/Chicago)
Sun Sep 6
This Afternoon
90°FHighWind/Dir: 10 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 24%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 105. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
79°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 24%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mon Sep 7
Day
91°FHighWind/Dir: 5 MPH-S
Precipitation: 36%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny. High near 91, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night
77°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 51%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tue Sep 8
Day
87°FHighWind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 59%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night
78°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 59%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wed Sep 9
Day
88°FHighWind/Dir: 10 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 69%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night
78°FLowWind/Dir: 0 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 59%
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thu Sep 10
Day
87°FHighWind/Dir: 0 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 47%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night
78°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 47%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Fri Sep 11
Day
88°FHighWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 48%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night
78°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 45%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sat Sep 12
Day
88°FHighWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 51%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night
78°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-S
Precipitation: 46%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.
