The Pensacola area saw record-breaking temperatures, snow

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The Pensacola area saw record-breaking temperatures, snow

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Controversial DeSantis pick Scott Yenor voted chair of UWF Board of Trustees

Scott Yenor and Rebecca Matthews were elected University of West Florida Board of Trustees chair and vice chair, respectively, at a special meeting held Thursday via Zoom.

The new board leaders are newcomers to the university − Yenor was appointed to the board in January by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Matthews was appointed by the Florida Board of Governors in December.

The appointment of Yenor, a political science professor at Boise State University and an Honored Visiting Graduate Faculty at Ashland University,

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Yenor’s academic research has focused on dismantling the rule of social justice in America’s universities. He is also affiliated with the Heritage Foundation and is a fellow with the Claremont Institute.

Full story: Controversial DeSantis pick Scott Yenor voted chair of UWF Board of Trustees

Here’s every time Pensacola has received measurable snow, according to the NWS

Northwest Florida is bracing itself for what meteorologists are calling historic levels of snow as a winter storm threatens millions across a 1,000-mile stretch from Texas to Florida.

The Pensacola area is forecast to receive between 4 to 6 inches of snow, but the National Weather Service says areas south of Interstate 10 have a chance of seeing even more.

Winter flurries are relatively frequent across most of North Florida relative to how rarely snowfall happens. Here’s a look back at some of the most notable times it has snowed in Florida.

Full story: Here’s every time Pensacola has received measurable snow, according to the NWS

Snow in Pensacola may not last forever, but the sledding memories are going to stick around

“Since we’ve no place to go, Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!”

The words of the 1945 Christmas jingle, “Let It Snow!” were no exaggeration in Pensacola the morning the blizzard began on Jan. 21, 2025. Schools were out, roads and bridges were closed, flights were canceled, grocery stores and restaurant owners rushed their employees home. There was truly nowhere else to be – but the magic was, that for one day, many didn’t seem to mind.

The key to finding the right sledding hill was one close enough to walk to (or one close enough you could drive to it and count on a friendly stranger to push your car free if you got stuck.)

For teens, the hill of choice was pre-determined by their neighborhood, whether they would be tackling the newly shaped slopes of Bayview Park, or the near-deadly “Mt. Olive Garden,” as the steep drop behind the Bayou Boulevard restaurant was known.

Full story: Snow in Pensacola may not last forever, but the sledding memories are going to stick around

Snow much goodness. Neighbors help neighbors, assist at-risk wildlife through the freeze

Thousands of snow angels descended upon Escambia and Santa Rosa counties on Tuesday, breaking a centuries old record for snow angels in Northwest Florida. (Previous more meager snows might have produced a few sad snow angels in the region, but nothing like the angels produced Tuesday by giddy children and adults alike.)

A few of those snow angels were playing double roles. Because some of them were guardian angels as well.

Across the region we played reindeer games throughout the day, from snowball fights and building snowmen to rides down snow-covered hills on cardboard or beach boogie boards because, face it, who here has a snow sled?

Keep reading: Snow much goodness. Neighbors help neighbors, assist at-risk wildlife through the freeze

Pensacola takes advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm | Photos

After three days of frozen roads, several inches of snow and temperatures that put Alaska to shame, Pensacola is probably tired of hearing about Tuesday’s snowstorm.

But that doesn’t mean they haven’t been living up the once-in-a-lifetime winter storm.

Areas between

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, according to recent snowfall totals. Residents wasted no time throwing on their winter gear and heading outside to

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and get to work cleaning it all up.

Here’s a look at Pensacola during unprecedented snow and how residents spent their time.

Pensacola snowstorm photos: The Pensacola area saw historic snow. Here’s what it looked like

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