Escambia County

Commissioners consider repealing county fireworks ban and its “resign-to-run” ordinance

Escambia County announced today that it has secured its entire $61.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding.

Escambia County Emergency Medical Services has announced a significant achievement for its Coordinated Opioid Recovery Effort (CORE) program, which has assisted its 200th patient.

Ceremonies were held Tuesday to install newly elected commissioners in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties.

Since Fannie Salmons made history as the first elected female commissioner in Florida and Escambia County in 1924, many women statewide have followed suit. But there's room for improvement in the counties of Northwest Florida.

In 1924, Fannie Salmons (later Bogart) defeated seven men to become the first female commissioner in Escambia County and in the state of Florida.

With no chance at winning in their state, Alabama Democrats launch the Alabama Blue Tour to help get out the vote in the nearby states of Georgia and Florida.

In the runup to the election, Republicans in Escambia County continue to campaign hard despite the local and state lead in GOP voters.

For the final push in the 2024 election, the Florida Democratic Party recently opened a new Harris-Walz field offices in Escambia County.

Escambia County is mulling two new, competing proposals for the 540-acre, Beulah property known as Outlying Field 8, or OLF-8.