Friday Night Back In Lower 20s
January 24, 2025
Here is the complete North Escambia area forecast
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Wind chill values between 20 and 30 early. East wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Early Voting Sites Open 7-7 Friday And Saturday
January 24, 2025
All early votings sites in Escambia County will be Friday and Saturday in the race for the Congressional seat previously held by Matt Gaetz.
Early voting sites will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. at:
- Escambia County Extension Services, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment
- Molino Community Center, 6450 Highway 95A North, Molino
- Bellview Library, 6425 Mobile Highway, Pensacola
- Asbury Place at Cokesbury, 750 College Blvd, Pensacola
- Supervisor of Elections Office, 213 Palafox Place, Second Floor, Pensacola
- Main Library, 239 N. Spring Street, Pensacola
- Southwest Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway, Pensacola
Eligible voters may choose any one of the seven available locations, each of which is also equipped with a ballot marking device.
Three Early Vote locations that were open during the 2024 Election Cycle are not open for the 2025 Special Primary Election. Those three locations are:
- Billy G. Ward Courthouse in Century
- UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts in Pensacola
- Brownsville Community Center
The 2025 Special Primary Election is for Republican voters only. The State of Florida holds closed primary elections, meaning only registered Republicans will be eligible for the 2025 Special Primary Election.
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Update: First Judicial Circuit Court System Reopening
January 24, 2025
Here is updated court information from the First Judicial Circuit.
Escambia County Courts will open with a delayed start time on Friday, January 24. All proceedings scheduled to begin before 10 a.m. will begin at 10:30 a.m. Other proceedings will continue as scheduled
Okaloosa County Courts will be open Friday, January 24 for regular business hours.
Santa Rosa County Courts will be open with a delayed start time on Friday, January 24. The Santa Rosa County Courthouse will open to the public at 10:30 a.m. with proceedings previously scheduled to start at 9 a.m. moved to 11 a.m. Individuals summonsed for Jury Selection at 1 p.m. should report as scheduled.
Judge Drake’s final pleas will start at 11 a.m.
Judge Warrick’s delinquency docket will start at 11 a.m.
Judge Hilliard’s video arraignments will be moved to Monday, January 27, and will be conducted with first appearances that day.
Judge Stevens’ family law hearings via Zoom will be conducted at the regularly scheduled time.
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Highway 4 Closed At Escambia River Bridge
January 23, 2025
Update: At 8 p.m., FHP still shows this to be closed.
Low Around 20 Tonight
January 23, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values between 20 and 30 early. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Wind chill values between 20 and 30 early. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
EREC Still Asking Members To Conserve Electricity
January 23, 2025
Escambia River Electric Cooperative is still asking members to conserve electricity, not only to conserve electricity, but also to avoid potentially higher costs down the road.
EREC says members should keep energy usage minimal until at least 9 a.m. tomorrow. That keeps the peak demand as low as possible.
EREC is asking to lower their thermostats to 68 degrees or lower. Load can be reduced by turning off all unneeded lights, TVs, etc. and postponing the use of electric appliances such as dishwashers, clothes dryers, and ovens.
Just over 700 EREC members in Escambia and Santa Rosa County were without power early Tuesday morning, but almost all were restored by midday.
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Early Voting Closed Again Today
January 23, 2025
All early votings sites in Escambia County will be closed through at least today due to the winter weather.
Decisions regarding early voting on Friday, January 24 will be made late Thursday afternoon, once conditions can be assessed. For the safety of the public and the election workers decisions will be made on a daily basis.
Early voting sites are:
- Escambia County Extension Services, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment
- Molino Community Center, 6450 Highway 95A North, Molino
- Bellview Library, 6425 Mobile Highway, Pensacola
- Asbury Place at Cokesbury, 750 College Blvd, Pensacola
- Supervisor of Elections Office, 213 Palafox Place, Second Floor, Pensacola
- Main Library, 239 N. Spring Street, Pensacola
- Southwest Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway, Pensacola
Eligible voters may choose any one of the seven available locations, each of which is also equipped with a ballot marking device.
Three Early Vote locations that were open during the 2024 Election Cycle will not be open for the 2025 Special Primary Election. Those three locations are:
- Billy G. Ward Courthouse in Century
- UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts in Pensacola
- Brownsville Community Center
The 2025 Special Primary Election is for Republican voters only. The State of Florida holds closed primary elections, meaning only registered Republicans will be eligible for the 2025 Special Primary Election.
Pictured: Early voting at the Molino Community Center during the 2024 election cycle. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge
EREC Members Asked To Conserve Electricity To Avoid Outages
January 22, 2025
Escambia River Electric Cooperative is urgently asking members to conserve electricity to avoid outages due to an extreme strain on the system due to the extreme cold.
“Please make every effort (Wednesday) morning to reduce load,” EREC said. “Load can be reduced by turning off all unneeded lights, TVs, etc. and postponing the use of electric appliances such as dishwashers, clothes dryers, and ovens. In addition to conserving, we need you to help us get this important message out by sharing this post. Small reductions by many can make all the difference.”
“The member-owned cooperative said that they are “thanking every crew who has been out working in this cold weather. PowerSouth and EREC have done everything there is to do to try and prevent outage. We also want to thank every member who has prayed for our crews and offered words of encouragement.”
Pictured: EREC Crews work in the snow to restore an outage on Tuesday. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
About 10 Degrees Wednesday Night
January 22, 2025
Here is the complete North Escambia area forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Calm wind.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values between 10 and 20. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values between 15 and 25. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
ECUA Further Delays Some Collections, Some Routes Canceled Altogether
January 22, 2025
ECUA has updated their collection schedule based upon winter conditions, no pick up this week for some locations.
Sanitation collection services will resume on Friday, January 24. Due to the impact of the recent winter weather, road conditions, and limited landfill operations, collection schedules have been adjusted as follows:
- Wednesday collections will resume on Friday.
- Thursday collections will take place on Saturday.
- Friday collections will take place on Sunday.
- Monday’s and Tuesday’s collections will resume as normal next week. Tuesday’s route, which covers a predominantly rural area, is deferred for safety reasons until next week as many roads in the northern portion of the county may still be impassable.
Pictured: ECUA cans await pickup on Tuesday on North Highway 99 in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.