Learn About Future Flood Mitigation Efforts And Planning At Escambia Meeting
September 1, 2025
Escambia County will host a public meeting this week to give residents a chance to learn more about future flood mitigation efforts and long-term adaptation planning.
Escambia County, in partnership with Jacobs Engineering, will hold the Adaptation Planning Project Wednesday, September 3 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Langley Bell 4-H Center, located at 3730 Stefani Road in Cantonment.
During the meeting, attendees will hear from Escambia County staff and representatives from Jacobs Engineering and APTIM on the countywide vulnerability assessment results, adaptation strategies, and project metrics and prioritization. Attendees will have the chance to provide feedback on the results and participate in a question-and-answer session at the end of the meeting.
Anyone unable to attend in person can sign up here to receive a Teams link to join the meeting virtually. A link will be sent out the day of the meeting.
The Adaptation Planning Project is an initiative aimed at safeguarding the unincorporated areas of Escambia County against environmental risks, including rising sea levels and flooding.
Escambia County Unemployment Up Only Slightly
September 1, 2025
The Escambia County unemployment rate increased only slightly over the last month.
Escambia County and the Pensacola metro area education and health services sector added 1,000 jobs over the year in July 2025, FloridaCommerce announced. The Pensacola metro area added 200 jobs (+0.3%) in the private sector over the year in July 2025.
The area labor force was down 0.8% (-1,930) over the year in July 2025. The Escambia County unemployment rate increased to 4.5% in July 2025, up from 4.4% in June and 4.0% a year ago, according to the latest release from the state.
Florida’s statewide unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in July 2025 and has been lower than the national rate for 57 consecutive months since November 2020.
Sunny Labor Day Ahead Of A Mostly Dry Week
September 1, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Calm wind.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Byrneville Elementary Names Students Of The Month
September 1, 2025
Byrneville Elementary School has named their August Students of the Month.
They are:
Kindergarten: Alyssa Rogers and Emmy Lou Tamondong
1st Grade: Zeke Wester and Remy Levins
2nd Grade: Ares Parish and Bailey Rogers
3rd Grade: Cole Lashley and Ava Culliver
4th Grade: Kase Calloway and Kipton Little
5th Grade: Paislee Cash and Kolin Rogers
Art: Devon Hall
Music: Conner Fowler
PE: Evin Levins
Cameras Capture Over 17,500 Pensacola Red Light Violations
September 1, 2025
The City of Pensacola’s red light camera program has been active since January 2025 and is now averaging approximately 97 citations a day.
In June, the city saw a decrease in red light camera citation numbers from 3,162 to 2,673, the second-lowest total since citations began in February. However, in July, the number of citations began to increase.
“These are egregious violations, not just someone who was a couple inches over the line,” Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves said. “Anyone watching the footage can see the complete disregard for the public’s safety, which is exactly why the cameras were installed.”
Red Light Camera Intersections by the Numbers
- 9th Avenue & Bayou — 5,557 (31% of citations)
- north, south, east and west approaches
- 9th Avenue & Airport — 2,606 (15% of citations)
- north, south, east and west approaches
- 9th Avenue & Fairfield Drive — 3,449 (20% of citations)
- east and west approaches
- 9th Avenue & Gregory Street — 6,052 (34% of citations)
- west approach
Labor Day Closure Info (Including USPS, Schools And Trash Collection)
September 1, 2025
Here’s a look at Labor Day closures in Escambia County:
Escambia County
- Escambia County Board of County Commissioners (all departments)
- Escambia County Administration
- Escambia County Area Transit Administrative Offices and Customer Service
- Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare and Animal Shelter
- Escambia County Extension Office
- Escambia County Waste Services Administration and the Perdido Landfill
- West Florida Public Libraries (all locations)
- Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller (all offices)
- Escambia County Property Appraiser
- Escambia County Supervisor of Elections
- Escambia County Tax Collector
- ECAT will not run regular bus service, FlexTransit service, or UWF trolley service on Monday, Sept. 1.
- Pensacola Beach Trolleys will operate on Monday, Sept. 1 from 4 p.m. until midnight.
ECUA
- ECUA business offices will be closed.. Residential and Pensacola Beach commercial collections will be unaffected by the holiday and will be carried out as usual. However, mainland commercial sanitation collections for ECUA customers will be collected one day later on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Town of Century
- All Town of Century offices will be closed.
Schools
All public schools in Escambia County are closed.
Banks
- Banks are closed on Monday. However, ATMs and digital banking will be open.
Mail, Package Delivery
- USPS does not deliver regular packages or mail on Labor Day. Priority mail will be delivered.
- Fedex and UPS do not offer delivery or package pick up or Labor Day
Alabama Grocery Tax Decreases Monday
September 1, 2025
Shoppers in Alabama will get a little savings on groceries beginning today.
Alabama’s grocery tax decreases from 3% to 2% on Monday under a house bill signed by Gov. Kay Ivey in May.
But that’s not all you will pay. County and municipal taxes will remain the same. That means in Atmore, for example, you’ll pay the 2% state tax on groceries, plus 2% Escambia County tax, plus 4% Atmore city tax — that’s a total of 8% tax on groceries in Atmore as of Monday. A $100 grocery purchase in Atmore would mean $8 in tax.
There is no tax on groceries in Florida.
Escambia Man Indicted On Firearms, Narcotics Possession Charges
September 1, 2025
An Escambia County man has been charged in a felony indictment for possession of narcotics and firearms.
Jujuan George, 33, of Pensacola, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging him with distribution of fentanyl and cocaine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
Trial is scheduled for October 6, 2025 before United States District Judge M. Casey Rodgers in Pensacola. If convicted, George faces up to life imprisonment.
Wahoos Fall Short In Extras, Lose Homestand Finale
September 1, 2025
Blue Wahoos reliever Nigel Belgrave had just finished a clean ninth inning with three strikeouts.
But when Sunday’s game went into extra innings, an opposite result unfolded.
Chattanooga produced a 5-run rally in the 10th against Belgrave for a 7-2 victory, giving the Lookouts the series win at Blue Wahoos Stadium and putting a big dent into the Blue Wahoos’ postseason chances.
This game had breezed with solid pitching on both sides and was tied 2-2 heading into the seventh inning. The Blue Wahoos, however, could not generate a go-ahead run and it proved costly.
The Lookouts, who won the Southern League North Division first half race, took four of the seven games in this week-long series. The loss dropped the Blue Wahoos (29-28 in second half, 63-63 overall) four games behind the Montgomery Biscuits in the South Division race.
The Biscuits won their ninth consecutive game Sunday to surge into a commanding lead with 12 games left in the season. They also hold the tiebreaker against the Blue Wahoos if the second half ends that way.
Earlier in Sunday’s game, the Blue Wahoos got a solid start from Jacob Miller, who allowed just two runs, one walk through six innings. They received two shutout innings from new reliever Jack Sellinger.
But their offense sputtered. After Fenwick Trimble hit a two-run homer in the first inning, the Blue Wahoos had just three hits, all singles, the rest of the game.
Their best chance for a go-ahead run occurred in the sixth inning when Payton Green reached on an error and Emaarion Boyd was hit by a pitch with one out. Colby Shade and Spencer Bramwell both struck out to end the inning.
In the final three innings of regulation play, the Blue Wahoos had just two baserunners on walks.
The Lookouts were retired with on consecutive strikeouts in the eighth and ninth innings.
But in the 10th with a placement runner on second, Edwin Arroyo hit a slow roller that stayed fair to put runners on the corners. Lou Balcazar doubled in a run. The Blue Wahoos chose to intentionally walk top hitter Cam Collier. Ruben Ibarra, who won a game earlier in the week, blasted a bases-clearing double to blow out the game.
The Blue Wahoos will travel on Monday to Biloxi, Mississippi for a Labor Day Monday night game (6:35 p.m.) against the Biloxi Shuckers, winners of the first half division race. The teams will have Tuesday as an off-day, then play Wednesday through Sunday to finish the six-game series.
The Blue Wahoos end their regular season schedule at home beginning on Sept. 9 against the Columbus Clingstones.