Sheriff’s Office, Kids’ House Partner For Free Internet Safety Presentation This Evening In Jay
July 30, 2026
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Santa Rosa Kids’ House to host a free community presentation aimed at equipping parents, guardians, and caregivers with vital tools to protect children and teens online.
The first session will take place in Jay on Thursday, July 30, 2026, from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m. at the Jay Community Center, located at 5259 Booker Lane.
Led by Detective Ashley Thompson alongside representatives from Santa Rosa Kids’ House, the interactive presentation and Q&A session will address critical aspects of digital safety. Topics will include identifying online predators, understanding the realities of Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC), navigating safety settings on popular social media apps, and managing risks associated with online gaming. Organizers emphasize that because the internet is deeply integrated into everyday life, understanding and mitigating these risks is essential for families in the community.
A second opportunity to attend the presentation will be available a couple of weeks later in the southern part of the county. That session is scheduled for Thursday, August 13, 2026, from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m. at the Santa Rosa County Library in Navarre, located at 8484 James M. Harvell Road.
The Heat Is On Again Today; Scattered Showers Might Spell Relief For Some
July 29, 2026
There is an extreme heat warning in effect for coastal areas with a heat advisory for remainder of the area today. There is an increasing chance of daily afternoon showers into the weekend.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 111. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 84. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 85. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Muggy Tonight, Low In The Upper 70s; Back Near 100 Tomorrow
July 28, 2026
Heat advisories are in effect.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 78. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 111. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 84. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 85. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Registration Closes At Noon For Tate Aggie Day For Incoming Freshmen, Transfer Students
July 28, 2026
Registration closes at noon on Tuesday, July 28, for Tate High School Aggie Day 2026 on Wednesday, July 29.
Aggie Day is an exciting opportunity for incoming freshmen and new transfer students to get to know the school and campus before the first day of high school.
The event will take place on Wednesday, July 29, from 9 to 11 a.m. Pre-registered students should report to the cafeteria upon arrival. From there, they will break into groups led by Aggie student leaders. These groups will rotate through various classrooms to learn helpful tips, get insider advice, and take a guided tour of our Tate campus.
Students are welcome to bring a bottle of water, as they will be walking the campus. Since this event is led by students, parents are asked not to participate. Parents should plan to drop off students beginning at 8:50 a.m. and pick up their student in front of the Fryman {new) gym by 11 a.m.
To attend Aggie Day, students must pre-register by noon Tuesday, July 28, using the registration form.
Class schedules, teachers, and guidance counselors will not be available during this event.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Heat Advisory: Low Upper 70s Tonight; Upper 90s Tuesday
July 27, 2026
A heat advisory is in effect for Tuesday with a heat index up to 115 degrees.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 110. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 86. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Library Media Sale With Vinyl, CDs, DVDs, Audiobooks, And More Continues Today
July 26, 2026
Sunday is the final day of The Friends of the West Florida Public Library Summer Media Sale this weekend.
The sale will take place Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Downtown Library, 239 North Spring Street in Pensacola. Admission is free.
The sale will include audiobooks, movies on DVD, music CDs and cassettes, and vinyl records in all genres. There will be a special area for DVD sets of television shows and jigsaw puzzles. Prices will range from $1 to $10.
Cash or credit cards are accepted.
Escambia Animal Shelter Offering Free Cat And Dog Adoptions Through Today
July 26, 2026
The Escambia County animal shelter is offering free adoptions for cats and dogs one year older through Sunday, July 26 in partnership with the Bissell Pet Foundation.
A $15 licensing fee will be applied to all adoptions for Escambia County residents. To see a full list of adoptable pets in Escambia County, visit 24petconnect.com.
The adoption fee for pets younger than one year old will be $50 for puppies and $25 for kittens.
The Escambia County Animal Welfare and Adoption Center is located at 200 W. Fairfield Drive. Hours of operation on Sunday are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
It’s The First Weekend Of Florida’s Back To School Sales Tax Holiday (With List)
July 25, 2026
It’s the first weekend of Florida’s month-long back to school sales tax holiday.
Through August 20, consumers in Florida can purchase qualifying back to school supplies exempt from tax.
Sales Tax Holiday Included Items
During the Florida Back to School Sales Tax Holiday, which takes place annually from July 20 through August 20, the following items are exempt from Florida sales tax if they meet the specified price limits and other conditions:
Clothing, footwear, and accessories having a sales price of $100 or less per item, including:
- Shirts, pants, dresses, skirts, shorts, and other apparel
- Shoes, boots, sandals, and other footwear
- Accessories such as belts, hats, gloves, and scarves
Wallets and bags* having a sales price of $100 or less per item, including:
- Backpacks
- Diaper bags
- Fanny packs
- Handbags
*Briefcases, suitcases, and other garment bags are excluded.
School supplies having a sales price of $50 or less per item, including:
- Binders
- Cellophane tape
- Compasses
- Composition books
- Computer disks
- Construction paper
- Crayons
- Erasers
- Folders
- Glue or paste
- Legal pads
- Lunch boxes
- Markers
- Notebooks
- Notebook filler paper
- Pencils
- Pens
- Poster board
- Poster paper
- Protractors
- Rulers
- Scissors
- Staplers and staples used to secure paper products
Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles having a sales price of $30 or less:
- Flashcards or other learning cards
- Interactive or electronic books and toys intended to teach reading or math skills
- Matching or other memory games
- Puzzle books and search-and-find books
- Stacking or nesting blocks or sets
Personal computers or personal computer-related accessories purchased for noncommercial home or personal use having a sales price of $1,500 or less
- Personal computers* include:
- Calculators
- Desktops
- Electronic book readers
- Handhelds
- Laptops
- Tablets
- Tower computers
*The term does not include cellular telephones, video game consoles, digital media receivers, or devices that are not primarily designed to process data.
Personal computer-related accessories*+ include:
- Keyboards
- Mice
- Modems
- Monitors
- Nonrecreational software
- Other peripheral devices
- Personal digital assistants
- Routers
*The listed accessories are tax-exempt regardless of whether they are used in association with a personal computer base unit.
+ The term does not include furniture or systems, devices, software, monitors with a television tuner, or peripherals that are designed or intended primarily for recreational use.
The sales tax holiday does not apply to the rental or repair of any of the qualifying items. Additionally, the sales tax holiday does not apply to sales in a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment or airport.
Highs Around 95 This Weekend; Hotter Next Week
July 25, 2026
The heat will continue to build this weekend and into early and middle parts of the upcoming week with some locations nearing or breaking daily record highs. Heat advisories or excessive heat warnings will likely be necessary for portions of the area. Daily, mainly afternoon and evening scattered t-storm chances increases middle to later parts of the upcoming week, but will still remain hot.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Sunny And Hot Through The Weekend
July 24, 2026
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 106. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.