The Escambia County Office of Community and Media Relations has released the second volume of the Escambia Cares newsletter. This edition includes a story about a shelter dog becoming a narcotics K-9 champion, an Escambia County corrections officer saving a stranger's life and a group of Road Prison employees giving their boss the ultimate gift.

As a result of county maintenance staff continually having to address/repair the shoulder areas due to vehicles "off tracking" adjacent to the smaller radius returns without raised curbing, Escambia County proposes the following Technical Notice.

Updated preliminary flood maps are now available for Escambia County on the Northwest Florida Water Management District's flood information portal, which provides flood data to Northwest Florida residents for informational purposes only.

District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry will host a community meeting Monday, Jan. 23 to discuss and answer citizens' questions about Escambia County's Optional Sector Plan. The meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Langley Bell 4-H Center, located at 3730 Stefani Road. Commissioner Barry and county staff will also be available to answer questions and take feedback before the meeting between 4 and 5:15 p.m.

District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry will host a community meeting Monday, Jan. 23 to discuss and answer citizens' questions about Escambia County's Optional Sector Plan. The meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Langley Bell 4-H Center, located at 3730 Stefani Road.

The Escambia County Development Services Department, along with the U.S. Navy, will hold a public workshop Monday, Oct. 17 from 5:30-8 p.m. regarding updating the county’s Air Installation Compatible Use Zone maps.

The Escambia County Development Services Department, along with the U.S. Navy, will hold two public workshops regarding updating the county’s Air Installation Compatible Use Zone maps. Residents are encouraged to attend one of the workshops taking place on Monday, Oct. 10 and 17 at Pensacola State College's Warrington Campus.

Escambia County is hosting two workshops Wednesday, Aug. 24 and Thursday, Aug. 25 to cover topics including mixed-use development, low impact design and an overview of Florida's stormwater treatment program. Low impact design is a site design approach that utilizes Green Infrastructure to meet a project's post-development stormwater runoff water quality requirements.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has assumed responsibility for properly closing the Rolling HIlls C&D disposal area. FDEP engineers worked with state contractors, surveyors and landfill closure experts to develop a comprehensive closure design based on current site conditions. A properly designed and implemented closure plan is crucial to the long-term stability and effectiveness of the site closure. The department remains committed to upholding Florida’s stringent environmental standards and protecting the health and safety of Florida residents and the environment.