Unpaid Property Taxes Due Today
May 29, 2015
All 2014 unpaid real estate taxes must be paid today to avoid a tax certificate being issued, which is a first lien against the property. Over 11,000 accounts totaling $10 million remain unpaid at last report from Tax Collector Janet Holley.
Payments must be received and processed by close of business on Friday, May 29:
- in person at one of three branch offices;
- online at www.escambiataxcollector.com; or
- through the phone service center (850) 438-6500 ext. 3252.
Late payments will be returned for additional fees.
Drive thru service and drop boxes are available at all locations:
- Downtown, 213 Palafox Place
- Molino, 6440 Highway 95A, Suite A
- Marcus Pointe, 6451 North W Street
Taxpayers may check the status of their taxes online at www.escambiataxcollector.com or call (850) 438-6500 ext. 3252 for more information.
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely Again Today
May 27, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Rain Chances Continue
May 26, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Memorial Day: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
May 25, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Memorial Day
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Road Construction Suspended For Memorial Day
May 25, 2015
Road construction in the state of Florida remains suspended through today to promote safety and reduce congestion for Memorial Day, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. Motorists are reminded by FDOT to use caution while traveling through work zones around barricades and equipment on current projects. Travelers can access Florida’s 511 service from cell phones, landlines, and at www.FL511.com to receive updates on travel in the area. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
‘Click It Or Ticket’ Campaign Underway
May 24, 2015
The Florida Highway Patrol, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies are in the midst of their annual “Click It or Ticket” crackdown designed to increase seat belt use and decrease motor vehicle fatalities across the county. The campaign will run day and night through May 31.
“Every day, unbuckled motorists are losing their lives in motor vehicle crashes,” said Sheriff David Morgan. During the “Memorial Day weekend and the summer vacation season, we want to make sure people are doing the one thing that can save them in a crash, buckling up.”
“Florida’s seat belt use rate stands at nearly 89 percent, which represents the highest use rate in Florida history,” said Colonel David Brierton, Director of the Florida Highway Patrol. “But that means there is still 10 percent of the population that doesn’t buckle up. We must do better if we are going to save lives and teach young people about the importance of using their seat belts.”
In 2013, about 59 percent of those who were killed in crashes because they weren’t wearing their seat belts were killed during the overnight hours of 6 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol reminds everyone that Florida law requires the use of seat belts by drivers, passengers in the front seat, and all children under the age of 18 in a motor vehicle.
Florida Forest Service Warns Of Wildfire Danger Time
May 24, 2015
For some it’s beaches, others think of backyard cookouts or baseball games. For wildland firefighters and the personnel of the Florida Forest Service’s Blackwater Forestry Center, however, the days and weeks around Memorial Day typically means a big fire or two.
While Florida experiences wildfires year round, spring traditionally is the height of the season across the state. In the three counties within the Blackwater response area (Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa) that window can be narrowed down even more.
“Right around Memorial Day we usually see some pretty significant fire activity,” said David Smith, operations administrator for the district. “We get rain in April and early May that will prompt new growth and add to the fuel on the ground and then we typically get a drying period of a week, maybe two weeks, that usually produces some of our more difficult fire conditions.”
Current forecasts show no rain in the next week or so. In the past few days, moderate winds and low humidity have helped dry out vegetative fuels after the recent rains. That lines up with historical patterns that have helped make the time around Memorial Day busy for the FFS.
During the past 10 years, Blackwater has seen an average of about 16 wildfires from May 20 to June 10 — the 21 days centered on the holiday. During the past four years, each of the season peaks has produced at least one fire larger than 50 acres that has had a significant impact on residents, roads or the public in general.
Pictured: A wildfire in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Chance Of Rain For Sunday And Memorial Day Monday
May 24, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Memorial Day
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 86. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
Memorial Day Closures
May 23, 2015
The following will be closed Monday in observance of the Memorial Day holiday:
Escambia County
- Escambia County Board of County Commissioners
- West Florida Public Library System
- Escambia County Property Appraiser
- Escambia County Tax Collector
- Escambia County Supervisor of Elections
- Escambia County Clerk of the Court & Comptroller
- Perdido Landfill, excluding the administrative offices, will be open
- Oak Grove Convenience Center will be closed
- Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT):
- Administrative offices closed
- ECAT will ONLY operate the following routes on Memorial Day:
- 59 Express
- 64 Beach Jumper
- Beach Trolley
- UWF Trolleys will not operate
ECUA
- ECUA Business Offices will be closed
- Residential and commercial sanitation collections will be unaffected and will follow normal schedule
Cities/Town Of Century, Pensacola, Jay
- All city offices and departments will be closed
Santa Rosa County
- Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners, including the library system and animal shelter
- The Central Landfill is open Monday, May 26 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Santa Rosa County Clerk of the Court
- Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser
- Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections
- Santa Rosa County Tax Collector
Weak Cold Front Brings Better Weather
May 22, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia are forecast:
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Memorial Day
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.