A Cool Low Saturday Night In The Upper 30s
March 6, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Escambia Records Three New COVID-19 Deaths, Another 60 Cases
March 6, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 60 new COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths in Escambia County reported Friday by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 34,019 (+60)
Non-Florida residents: 3,513
Recovered: 33,139*
Total deaths: 638 (+3)
Long-term care facility deaths: 271
Current hospitalizations: 73 (-8)
Number of tests reported last day: 1,280
Percent positive reported last day: 3.8%
Percent positive reported last week: 6.0%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 25,307 (+52)
Cantonment: 3,068 (+5)
Century: 1,164 (+5)
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 482 (+1)
McDavid: 202 (+1)
Bellview: 56
Walnut Hill: 51
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 17,276 (+24)
Non-Florida residents: 218
Total deaths: 267
Long-term care facility deaths: 79
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 806*
Number of tests reported last day: 478
Percent positive reported last day: 5.2%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,252 (+6)
Navarre: 3,551 (+7)
Gulf Breeze: 3,215 (+2)
Pace: 1,372 (+3)
Jay: 536 (+5)
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 1,936,207
Florida residents: 1,900,598
Deaths: 31,522
Hospitalizations: 80,632*
*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals is a count of all laboratory confirmed cases in which an inpatient hospitalization occurred at any time during the course of illness. Most of these people are longer be hospitalized. The FDOH does not provide a count of patients currently hospitalized. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
**On cases by location, the city is based upon zip code and is not always received as part of the initial notification. There may be a delay in reporting locations, and locations will not total the daily case increase as a result.
***The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals. Escambia County is reporting an approximate recovery number defined as the total cases prior to last month, minus deaths. In other words, anyone that tested positive more than a month ago is presumed to have recovered by Escambia County.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Louisiana Woman That Kidnapped Two Kids Is Believed To Still Be In The Area; Kids Found Safe In Munson
March 5, 2021
THIS SUSPECT HAS BEEN CAPTURES. CLICK HERE FOR AN UPDATE.
The woman that allegedly kidnapped her two young children from Louisiana Tuesday afternoon is still on the run.
Shawntel Nicole Heck is wanted by multiple agencies with extensive charges for her role in the kidnapping. An Amber Alert was issued after she allegedly drove away with the children, ages 4 and 8, from their father’s home in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, according to Louisiana authorities.
The boys were found found safe Wednesday afternoon near Munson in Santa Rosa County, but authorities were unable to locate Heck after a K-9 search.
Heck is a white female, approximately 5′6″ and 120 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. She is a former resident of Santa Rosa County and is believed to still be in the Milton area.
If you know Heck’s whereabouts and would like to remain anonymous, call Santa Rosa Crime Stoppers at (850) 437-STOP (7867). A reward of up to $3,000 is being offered for information.
Partly Sunny Friday, Rain Late Friday Night
March 5, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Two Additional Deaths, Another 65 COVID-19 Cases Reported In Escambia County
March 5, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 65 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths in Escambia County reported Thursday by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 33,959 (+65)
Non-Florida residents: 3,505
Recovered: 33,116*
Total deaths: 635 (+2)
Long-term care facility deaths: 27 (+1)
Current hospitalizations: 81
Number of tests reported last day: 1,266
Percent positive reported last day: 4.4%
Percent positive reported last week: 6.0%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 25,307 (+52)
Cantonment: 3,063 (+12)
Century: 1,159 (+2)
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 481
McDavid: 201
Bellview: 56
Walnut Hill: 51
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 17,252 (+32)
Non-Florida residents: 217
Total deaths: 267 (+5)
Long-term care facility deaths: 79 (+1)
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 805*
Number of tests reported last day: 598
Percent positive reported last day: 5.4%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,246 (+11)
Navarre: 3,544 (+16)
Gulf Breeze: 3,213 (+1)
Pace: 1,369 (+2)
Jay: 531 (+1)
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 1,930,232
Florida residents: 1,894,722
Deaths: 31,387
Hospitalizations: 80,338*
*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals is a count of all laboratory confirmed cases in which an inpatient hospitalization occurred at any time during the course of illness. Most of these people are longer be hospitalized. The FDOH does not provide a count of patients currently hospitalized. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
**On cases by location, the city is based upon zip code and is not always received as part of the initial notification. There may be a delay in reporting locations, and locations will not total the daily case increase as a result.
***The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals. Escambia County is reporting an approximate recovery number defined as the total cases prior to last month, minus deaths. In other words, anyone that tested positive more than a month ago is presumed to have recovered by Escambia County.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Low In The 40s Thursday Night
March 4, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
FDOH Reports 90 New COVID-19 Cases, One Additional Death In Escambia County
March 4, 2021
THIS IS A ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 90 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death in Escambia County reported Wednesday by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 33,894 (+90)
Non-Florida residents: 3,501
Recovered: 33,035*
Total deaths: 633 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths: 270 (+1)
Current hospitalizations: 81 (+13)
Number of tests reported last day: 1,005
Percent positive reported last day: 7.6%
Percent positive reported last week: 6.0%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 25,255 (+64)
Cantonment: 3,051 (+9)
Century: 1,157 (+11)
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 480
McDavid: 201 (+1)
Bellview: 56
Walnut Hill: 51
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 17,220 (+57)
Non-Florida residents: 216
Total deaths: 262
Long-term care facility deaths: 78
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 796*
Number of tests reported last day: 470
Percent positive reported last day: 10.8%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,235 (+30)
Navarre: 3,528 (+9)
Gulf Breeze: 3,212 (+10)
Pace: 1,367 (+5)
Jay: 530 (+2)
Bagdad: 32 (+1)
Florida cases:
Total cases: 1,924,114
Florida residents: 1,888,725
Deaths: 31,267
Hospitalizations: 80,024*
*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals is a count of all laboratory confirmed cases in which an inpatient hospitalization occurred at any time during the course of illness. Most of these people are longer be hospitalized. The FDOH does not provide a count of patients currently hospitalized. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
**On cases by location, the city is based upon zip code and is not always received as part of the initial notification. There may be a delay in reporting locations, and locations will not total the daily case increase as a result.
***The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals. Escambia County is reporting an approximate recovery number defined as the total cases prior to last month, minus deaths. In other words, anyone that tested positive more than a month ago is presumed to have recovered by Escambia County.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
State Approves Two Rate Changes For Gulf Power. Here’s What It Means For Your Bill.
March 3, 2021
The Florida Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved two rate change requests from Gulf Power — one to cover Hurricane Sally recovery costs and the other due to the conversion to natural gas generation.
The rate changes will lead to a net decrease for customer bills beginning in March, according to Gulf Power.
Gulf Power customers will bear the cost of $206 million in Hurricane Sally costs. For residential customers, the charge will be $3 a month on a 1,000 kwh bill.
But that increase will be more than offset by savings from the conversion of Plant Crist, recently renamed as the Gulf Clean Energy Center, from coal to natural gas. Gulf Power constructed a 39-mile long natural gas pipeline through North Escambia from Century to the plant.
With an adjusted environmental cost recovery provision, there will be a net decrease in the typical residential customer bill of approximately 73 cents per month for the remainder of the year.
Earlier this year, Gulf Power announced that its Plant Crist coal units had been converted to natural gas delivered by a new pipeline. The company notified the FPSC late last year that it planned to retire the plant’s coal assets early, resulting in benefits to the local community as well as cost savings for customers.
“Ending our use of coal in Florida is part of our plan to usher in a new, cleaner energy era for Northwest Florida, along with emissions-free solar farms,” said Mike Spoor, vice president of Gulf Power. “Modernizing Gulf Clean Energy Center ensures we deliver benefits for our customers and our communities through greater reliability and lower costs along with cleaner emissions.”
The retirement of coal at the plant was accelerated by Hurricane Sally, which caused damage to the plant’s coal equipment. The company determined that it is in the best interests of its customers to accelerate the conversion to natural gas instead of repairing the coal equipment.
North Escambia plays a key role in Gulf Power’s plans to rely more on solar energy with two solar farms on about 1,200 acres in McDavid, as first reported by NorthEscambia.com.
Construction beginning on the Cotton Creek Solar Energy Center in the area of Bogia Road. At 74.2 megawatts, Cotton Creek will generate enough electricity to power 15,000 homes annually, according to Gulf Power.
Gulf Power is now seeking the necessary permits for the First City Solar Energy Center in the area of Cox and Roach Roads. It will be 74.5 megawatts, also enough to power another 15,000 homes annually.
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Flags At Half Staff In Florida Today To Honor COVID-19 Victims And Families
March 3, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had directed flags be flown at half staff across the state on Wednesday to recognize the victims of COVID-19 and their families.
Monday marked one year since DeSantis first declared a public health emergency in Florida in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
“For the past year, millions of Americans have experienced great loss as loved ones succumbed to the virus and have encountered great challenges resulting from lockdowns, including harmful impacts to our economy, society, and mental health,” DeSantis said. “Thankfully, hope is on the horizon. Throughout the pandemic, Florida has prioritized and protected those most vulnerable to the virus, including seniors, long-term care residents and individuals with underlying health conditions.”
“We must remember all those lost so that we may move forward to ensure a brighter future for all Floridians,” the governor said.
Down Around 40 Degrees Wednesday Night
March 3, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.