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Here’s What Is Closed Today Due To Winter Weather Threat
January 21, 2022
Here is a running list of what is closed Friday in the North Escambia area due to a winter weather advisory.
Escambia County (FL) Schools
Escambia County (FL) School Superintendent Dr. Timothy Smith said all schools and district offices will be closed on Friday
“We anticipate normal district operations will resume on Monday, January 24,” Smith said.. “Of course, we’ll continue to work closely with local emergency operations officials to determine what is safest for our families and staff.”
Pensacola Christian Academy
Pensacola Christian Academy classes are canceled for Friday. The school office will remain open. Due to anticipated condition improvements, a scheduled basketball game and senior night will continue as scheduled.
Camp Fire Century
Camp Fire Century Youth Learning Center will be closed Friday.
East Hill Christian School
East Hill Christian School will be closed on Friday.
Escambia County
All Escambia County (FL) offices will be closed on Friday. Essential employees such as first responders and those contacted by their supervisors will be expected to maintain county operations.
Closed county offices include:
Escambia County Board of County Commissioners – all departments
West Florida Public Libraries (all locations)
The Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare
Escambia County Property Appraiser
Escambia County Tax Collector’s Office
Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
Supervisor of Elections Office
ECAT bus service, UWF Trolley and Pensacola Beach Trolley services will be suspended Friday, Jan. 21. Escambia County Community Transportation (ECCT) will suspend regular service on Friday as well, except for dialysis and life-sustaining services. The Perdido Landfill will be open with regular hours.
ECUA
All ECUA offices will be open on Friday and sanitation collections are expected to remain on schedule.
Escambia County Courts
Escambia County courts will be closed Friday, January 21. Felony arraignments will be reset to Friday, January 28 at 8:30 a.m. Traffic infraction hearings will also be rescheduled for a later date. Regular operations will resume Monday, January 24.
FDOH-Escambia
The Florida Department of Health in Escambia will be closed Friday. All clinics and services, including drive-thru COVID-19 testing will be closed.
Manna Food Panties
Manna Food Pantries will be closed on Friday.
Town of Century
Town of Century offices will be closed on Friday.
Molino Utilities
Molino Utilities will be closed Friday and reopen on Monday.
City of Pensacola
City of Pensacola offices and facilities will be closed Friday. Essential departments, such and police and fire, will remain open. The Pensacola airport will remain open, but check with airlines about potential flight delays. City sanitation services will operate on a delayed schedule.
Escambia County (AL) Schools
All public schools in Escambia County, Alabama, will be closed on Friday. Friday will be a remote learning day for all students in Escambia County, Alabama, and teachers were set to send assignments home with students on Thursday. Athletic events scheduled for Friday will continue
Escambia Academy
Escambia Academy in Canoe, Alabama, will be closed on Friday.
Atmore Christian School
Atmore Christian School will be closed on Friday.
University of West Florida
As of about 2:30 p.m. Thursday, the University of West Florida said they are monitoring the situation but campuses will remain open. “Students, faculty and staff are advised to use their best judgment when traveling during freezing weather conditions,” UWF said.
Pensacola State College
Pensacola State College will be open on Friday, but is continuing to monitor the weather. “As with any weather condition we urge everyone to exercise caution and use their best judgment. If you believe that conditions in your area are hazardous tomorrow morning, then remain home and notify your instructor or supervisor,” PSC said.
Santa Rosa County Schools
Santa Rosa County Schools will be open on Friday.
Comments
19 Responses to “Here’s What Is Closed Today Due To Winter Weather Threat”
Charlotte,
Welcome to Florida. I am assuming in your post you weren’t making fun of Pensacola for closing things down, you were making a statement that it is such a big difference than up north. (You did say you understand why things are done different in Pensacola compared to up north.) I am so sorry for the loss of your husband and your sister. Your husband’s service was very much appreciated! In a world of so much negativity, let’s play nice.
This is crazy. You folks are arguing over nothing. And don’t act like we had a lot of weather coming. We get a little ice and some flurries almost every year. Nothing needed to be shut down. The world would have been fine if it hadn’t happened. But the powers that be decided to shut some stuff down. More power to them. But what good comes from y’all being at each other’s throats? It’s a bit ridiculous. Both sides are arguing the same point.
A good call to close the schools for safety of EVERYONE. We get ice on those roads & it can be very hazardous driving, especially with some out there not knowing how to drive on ice. Snow better to drive on. As far as the other closures, maybe they could have looked at instead of full closure to come in for noon or so. I just tried to call Farm Hill Utilities, (they’re not on list of closures) and no answer. What’s up with them.
Safety is the first concern when it come to transportation The kids is they first concern
To get them back to there parents safe No parents want to hear that a school bus just crash do to iced road are some driver slid into a car and made contact with a school Bus . Come on people the school District do care about ours kids.You should also
BARBARA. Just to let you know, you must be a very unhappy person to write such a hateful response. Number one, I was raised here in Pensacola. I know about hurricanes. Number 2, my husband was stationed up in the Northwest, and I fell in love with the Northwest, and after his Military plane went down and he was killed, I stayed up there to raise my kids. Fast forward, I moved back here to take care of a sister that was dying of cancer. After she passed, I decided to stay and be around family. Believe me, if I was able, which I”m not, I would be back up there in the Northwest, where people are more friendly.. I hope you have a nice day, and I will be praying for you.
I absolutely agree with closing schools today. As a former bus driver, you get up early to start your bus and you never know what the weather conditions will be like. Especially under these conditions. As for closing ALL county offices…I DISAGREE! I also used to work in a county office, and personnel don’t usually show up to work until 8:00 or 9:00 anyways. That’s plenty of time to assess the conditions then proceed.
OK, fine, let the schools be closed, but why the courts, city and town offices are closed? I bet the folks who work there will go to stores, gas stations etc. during cold days, like everybody else; they just will not show up for work.
we have enough issues with plain wet roads. WE should start closing schools when it rains, when the sun is to hot, the wind blows, ETC.
My My. We can’t drive on dry roads, wet roads or any other kind of roads.
So for most it’s just another day.
Good call on the closures and everyone be careful out there.
Ms Bates: if Florida weather reactions amuse you so much, wait for hurricane season. We have a great system in place for that. You could always go back to your cold north & leave us to our beaches & sunshine. We resent your condescending attitude.
Charolette did state that she understood that we don’t and they do have the equipment and are experienced with snow and ice. Sure is a lot of ill feeling towards her. I’m quite certain that we are all guilty ourselves being amused when the northern states have record breaking 100+ degree weather without the humidity and it makes national news (most houses up there don’t have AC) or the north east gets what we call a tropical storm and there are mass closures.
To the people who think closing stuff is wrong…..you have no idea! I have lived most of my life in the great white north…..Michigan, Pennsylvania, Northern New Jersey, Maryland….and ice is not something to mess with. Especially when you don’t have the means to deal with it. So to Ms Charlotte….if you think it’s amusing, then go back to Idaho. It’s not amusing in Pensacola!.
@Charllotte, I’m glad you find us podunks amusing, when we get maybe a week of ice per year, if that. So we have no need to invest county funds in salt on every bridge and snow chains on all county vehicles.
Here’s your silver lining since you are so experienced in feet of snow and ice. Go run your errands, should be a very light traffic day for you.
and Welcome to Florida, if that amuses you, you should be laughing the rest of your life.
Ms. Bates, not everyone has had the experience of driving in 10 feet of snow because they’ve never lived under those conditions. Plus, knowing how to dress for those conditions vs having the clothes necessary because it hasn’t been needed is no reason to ridicule the cautions being taken by the local authorities.
@Charlotte Bates, we ARE NOT in Idaho and do not have equipment to treat ice and clear roads like they do in Idaho……..DUH! Obviously, the country is going to be cautious with regardsto our children’s safety. Get a clue, our area doesn’t usually deal with ice and or snow, so OBVIOUSLY precautions must be taken.
As for schools in Santa Rosa County, the advisories don’t go East of the Escambia County/Santa Rosa County FL border.
Our school busses are not equipped to handle icey conditions nor are a lot of us experience when driving on icey roads (we have enough issues with plain wet roads)
I fully understand all this closer, but when I lived in Nothern Idaho, during the Winter months, we got anywhere from six to ten feet of snow, there was no closer of anything, unless it was Sunday. I also understand that we had the equipment to take care of the snow, and kids knew how to dress, and drivers were use to driving in the snow. But, I found it amusing to read this and think to myself, wow,.
Why are the schools closing every where but Santa Rosa county