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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
Mon Sep 28
Pensacola, FL, USA
85°FFeels Like: 84°F
Wind/Dir: 24 MPH-E
Humidity: 35%
Pressure: 29.9 INHG
Partly Cloudy. Feels like 84°F. Wind 24 mph E. Pressure 29.9 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
Last Updated: 11:56 AM (Time Zone: America/Chicago)
Mon Sep 28
Day
87°FHighWind/Dir: 5 MPH-NE
Precipitation: 4%
Sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
68°FLowWind/Dir: 0 MPH-NW
Precipitation: 4%
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tue Sep 29
Day
87°FHighWind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 2%
Sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night
75°FLowWind/Dir: 5 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 1%
Clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wed Sep 30
Day
86°FHighWind/Dir: 5 MPH-E
Precipitation: 18%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night
77°FLowWind/Dir: 15 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 38%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thu Oct 1
Day
86°FHighWind/Dir: 15 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 70%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night
77°FLowWind/Dir: 15 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 64%
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Fri Oct 2
Day
85°FHighWind/Dir: 15 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 73%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night
77°FLowWind/Dir: 10 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 72%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sat Oct 3
Day
85°FHighWind/Dir: 15 MPH-E
Precipitation: 70%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night
77°FLowWind/Dir: 10 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 70%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sun Oct 4
Day
84°FHighWind/Dir: 15 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 71%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night
75°FLowWind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 71%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75.
