License-Free Saltwater Fishing Saturday In Florida
September 5, 2020
Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that Saturday, September 5 will be a license-free saltwater fishing day. This Saturday is part of eight total days offered each year by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) that allows residents and visitors to enjoy Florida’s many fishing opportunities without requiring a license.
DeSantis said, “License-free fishing days offer a special opportunity to enjoy Florida’s beautiful outdoors. I encourage all Floridians and visitors to take advantage.”
Saltwater license-free fishing days allow anglers to fish for saltwater species without being required to have a saltwater recreational fishing license. All bag limits, seasons and size restrictions apply on license-free fishing days. To learn more about license-free fishing days, visit MyFWC.com/License. For fishing tips, locations and other information visit MyFWC.com/Fishing.
Escambia, Santa Rosa Add Three COVID-19 Deaths, 91 New Cases
September 4, 2020
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There were 91 new COVID-19 positives and three new deaths reported in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties Friday, according to the Florida Department of Health.
The Escambia County deaths were males ages 55 and 83, and the Santa Rosa County death was a 72-year old male.
Escambia County cases increased 58 to 11,418. An additional 33 cases brought the Santa Rosa County total to 4,845.
Of the 839 tests results returned in Escambia County, 6% were positive, and 10% were positive from 348 tests in Santa Rosa County. Over the past week, the overall average positivity rate for Escambia County is 5.5%.
There were 97 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Escambia County as of Thursday, according to data from the three local hospitals.
Of the 192 deaths in Escambia County, 91 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been 58 deaths in Santa Rosa County, at least seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and 12 in a long-term care facilities.
Statewide, there were 640,211 cases including 633,060 Florida residents. There have been 39,667 hospitalizations* and 11,750 deaths. 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 cases:
Total cases — 11,418 (+58)
Non-Florida residents — 1,020
Pensacola —8,354 (+54)
Century — 919
—-including 771 Century prison inmates
Cantonment — 807 (+5)
Molino— 132 (+1)
McDavid — 66 (+1)
Walnut Hill — 16
Bellview — 12
Gonzalez — 7
Perdido Key — 7 (+1)
Current hospitalizations: 97
Deaths — 192 (+2)
Male — 5,035
Female — 5,268
Youngest — 0
Oldest — 105
Median Age — 39
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases — 4,845 (+33)
Non-Florida residents — 43
Milton — 2,602 (+16)
Gulf Breeze — 705 (+6)
Navarre — 600 (+1)
Pace — 382 (+5)
Jay — 135
Bagdad — 9
Cumulative Hospitalizations — 278*
Deaths — 59 (+1)
Male — 2,679
Female — 2,116
Youngest — 2 months
Oldest — 101
Median Age — 40
Florida cases:
Total cases — 640,211
Florida residents — 633,060
Deaths — 11,750
Hospitalizations — 39,667*
*“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. These people may no longer be hospitalized. This number does not represent the number of COVID-19 positive persons currently 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.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Escambia Rent And Mortgage Assistance Program Overwhelmed; Application Period Closing Friday
September 4, 2020
After just four days, Escambia County will stop taking applications for a local CARES Act rent, mortgage and utility assistance program — a week earlier than first announced. The program made $813,451 available on Tuesday to assist eligible applicants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with up to $3,000 for each family. In the first day, over 600 applications were received, and by Thursday that number was around 900. A couple of hundred or so won’t be eligible because they indicated that they had not lost income due to the pandemic. Applications will now close at 5 p.m. Friday to allow staff to review applications and determine if the funds are gone. All applicants will be notified by county staff regarding their eligibility. Applications are available online at myescambia.com/CARES. A larger assistance program is coming from the county, but applications details have not yet been worked out. Eligible applicants for the Escambia CARES Rent and Mortgage Assistance Program must have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible expenses must occur between March 1, 2020, and Dec. 30, 2020. Maximum assistance will be $3,000 per household and will be paid directly to the landlord, mortgage or utility company. General eligibility requirements for the Escambia CARES Rent and Mortgage Assistance Program:
- Escambia County resident (including City of Pensacola and Town of Century)
- Income adversely impacted by COVID-19 (documentation required)
- Total household income cannot exceed 120% Area Median Income
- This program is for past due rent, mortgage and utilities ONLY. Utility assistance can only be provided in conjunction with mortgage or rent assistance.
Income requirements for the Escambia CARES Rent and Mortgage Assistance Program are as follows: 
Applications are available online at myescambia.com/CARES. Paper applications are available for pickup at the following locations for citizens who do not have online access:
- Escambia County Neighborhood Enterprise Division, 221 Palafox Place, Suite 200 ( 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. DeSoto St. (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Century City Hall, 7995 N Century Blvd. (normal business hours)
- EREC/Walnut Hill Post Office, 4950 Highway 99A, Walnut Hill (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- All West Florida Public Libraries
Completed paper applications with attachments should be emailed to EscambiaCaresRentandMortgage@myescambia.com, faxed to 850-595-0342, or dropped off at the Brownsville Community Center or Neighborhood Enterprise Division by 5 p.m. on Friday. Please make sure all attachments are clear and legible. Applicants needing assistance with completing applications should call 850-595-1642 for further guidance.
97 New Cases, One New COVID-19 Death Reported On Thursday In Area
September 4, 2020
THIS STORY IS OUTDATED. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND NUMBERS.
There were 97 new COVID-19 positives and one new death reported in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties Thursday, according to the Florida Department of Health.
The Escambia County death was a 93-year old female.
Escambia County cases increased 48 to 11,360. An additional 49 cases brought the Santa Rosa County total to 4,812.
Of the 984 tests results returned in Escambia County, 4.8% were positive, and 8.8% were positive from 516 tests in Santa Rosa County. Over the past week, the overall average positivity rate for Escambia County is 5.5%.
There were 97 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Escambia County as of Thursday, according to data from the three local hospitals.
Of the 190 deaths in Escambia County, 90 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been 58 deaths in Santa Rosa County, at least seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and 12 in a long-term care facilities.
Statewide, there were 637,013 cases including 629,913 Florida residents. There have been 39,428 hospitalizations* and 11,650 deaths. 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 cases:
Total cases — 11,360 (+48)
Non-Florida residents — 1,009
Pensacola —8,308 (+42)
Century — 919 (+2)
—-including 771 Century prison inmates
Cantonment — 802 (+19)
Molino— 131
McDavid — 65 (+2)
Walnut Hill — 16
Bellview — 12 (+1)
Gonzalez — 7
Perdido Key — 6
Current hospitalizations: 97 (-10)
Deaths — 190 (+1)
Male — 5,014
Female — 5,236
Youngest — 0
Oldest — 105
Median Age — 39
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases — 4,812 (+49)
Non-Florida residents — 43
Milton — 2,586 (+26)
Gulf Breeze — 699 (+9)
Navarre — 599 (+15)
Pace — 377 (+1)
Jay — 135 (+2)
Bagdad — 9
Cumulative Hospitalizations — 277*
Deaths — 58
Male — 2,666
Female — 2,095
Youngest — 2 months
Oldest — 101
Median Age — 40
Florida cases:
Total cases — 637,013
Florida residents — 629,9013
Deaths — 11,650
Hospitalizations — 39,428*
*“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. These people may no longer be hospitalized. This number does not represent the number of COVID-19 positive persons currently 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.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Partly Cloudy Friday Night
September 4, 2020
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 105. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Labor Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Lots Of Sunshine, Hot And Mostly Dry Weather
September 3, 2020
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Labor Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
105 New COVID-19 Cases, Two Deaths Reported In Two County Area
September 2, 2020
THIS STORY IS OUTDATED. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
There were 105 new COVID-19 positives and two new deaths reported in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties Wednesday, according to the Florida Department of Health.
The Escambia County death was a 73-year old male, and the death in Santa Rosa County was a 77-year old female.
Escambia County cases increased 56 to 11,312. An additional 49 cases brought the Santa Rosa County total to 4,763.
Of the 1,266 tests results returned in Escambia County, 3.7% were positive, and 8.9% were positive from 523 tests in Santa Rosa County. Over the past week, the overall average positivity rate for Escambia County is 5.5%.
There were 107 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Escambia County as of Wednesday, according to data from the three local hospitals.
Of the 189 deaths in Escambia County, 90 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been 58 deaths in Santa Rosa County, at least seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and 12 in a long-term care facilities.
Statewide, there were 633,442 cases including 626,426 Florida residents. There have been 39,158 hospitalizations* and 11,501 deaths. The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.
The Quest data dump led to a delay in numbers from the Florida Department of Health on Tuesday. The individual location numbers below are from Monday as a result.
Escambia County cases:
Total cases — 11,312 (+56)
Non-Florida residents — 1,009
Pensacola —8,266 (+38)
Century — 917
—-including 771 Century prison inmates
Cantonment — 783 (+1)
Molino— 131 (+1)
McDavid — 65 (+2)
Walnut Hill — 16
Bellview — 12 (+1)
Gonzalez — 7
Perdido Key — 6
Current hospitalizations: 107 (-10)
Deaths — 189 (+1)
Male — 4,959
Female — 5,187
Youngest — 0
Oldest — 105
Median Age — 39
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases — 4,763 (+49)
Non-Florida residents — 43
Milton — 2,570 (+24)
Gulf Breeze — 690 (+8)
Navarre — 584 (+1)
Pace — 376 (+7)
Jay — 133
Bagdad — 9
Cumulative Hospitalizations — 266*
Deaths — 58 (+1)
Male — 2,616
Female — 2,044
Youngest — 2 months
Oldest — 101
Median Age — 40
Florida cases:
Total cases — 633,442
Florida residents — 626,426
Deaths — 11,501
Hospitalizations — 39,158*
*“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. These people may no longer be hospitalized. This number does not represent the number of COVID-19 positive persons currently 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.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Drier Air, Slim Rain Chances Into The Weekend
September 2, 2020
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Labor Day: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Report: 73 Additional COVID-19 Cases, Two Deaths In Escambia County
September 1, 2020
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There were 73 new COVID-19 positives and two new deaths reported in Escambia County on Tuesday, according to the Florida Department of Health. The state also announced some 75,000 test results dating back for months had been returned in one batch by Quest Diagnostics, and the state moved to sever all ties with Quest. [Read more...]
Escambia County cases increased to 11,256. An additional 43 cases brought the Santa Rosa County total to 4,714.
Of the 223 tests results returned in Escambia County, 9.4% were positive on Monday, and 19.5% were positive from 62 tests in Santa Rosa County. Over the past week, the overall average positivity rate for Escambia County is 5.5%.
There were 117 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Escambia County as of Monday, according to data from the three local hospitals.
Of the 188 deaths in Escambia County, 89 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been 55 deaths in Santa Rosa County, at least seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and 10 in a long-term care facilities.
Statewide, there were 631,040 cases including 624,116 Florida residents. There have been 38,859 hospitalizations* and 11,374 deaths. The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.
The Quest data dump led to a delay in numbers from the Florida Department of Health on Tuesday. The individual location numbers below are from Monday as a result.
Escambia County cases:
Total cases — 11,256 (+73)
Non-Florida residents — 1,009
Pensacola —8,175 (+24)
Century — 915 (+5)
—-including 768 Century prison inmates
Cantonment — 783 (+1)
Molino— 129 (+1)
McDavid — 63
Walnut Hill — 16
Bellview — 11
Gonzalez — 7
Perdido Key — 6
Current hospitalizations: 117 (-15)
Deaths — 188 (+2)
Male — 4,959
Female — 5,187
Youngest — 0
Oldest — 105
Median Age — 39
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases — 4,714 (+43)
Non-Florida residents — 43
Milton — 2,534 (+1)
Gulf Breeze — 674
Navarre — 577 (+6)
Pace — 359 (+2)
Jay — 131 (+1)
Bagdad — 9
Cumulative Hospitalizations — 266*
Deaths — 57 (+2)
Male — 2,616
Female — 2,044
Youngest — 2 months
Oldest — 101
Median Age — 40
Florida cases:
Total cases — 631,040
Florida residents — 624,116
Deaths — 11,374
Hospitalizations — 38,859*
*“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. These people may no longer be hospitalized. This number does not represent the number of COVID-19 positive persons currently 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.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Tropical Storm Nana Forms
September 1, 2020
Tropical Storm Nana has formed south of Jamaica. It is expected to move toward the Yucatan Peninsula and not be any threat to the Gulf Coast.
The latest information on the storm is in the graphics on this page.
