Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday runs the entire month of August. 

During the annual sales tax holiday period, tax is not due on the retail sale of:

• Clothing, footwear, wallets, bags, handbags, backpacks, fanny packs, and diaper bags with a sales price of $100 or less per item

• Certain school supplies with a sales price of $50 or less per item

• Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles with a sales price of $30 or less

• Personal computers and certain computer-related accessories with a sales price of $1,500 or less, when purchased for noncommercial home or personal use

After an early start to the nesting season, Perdido Key celebrated its first sea turtle hatch of the season Wednesday evening, July 16. 106 loggerhead hatchlings were confirmed entering the water, despite being disoriented by artificial lighting. 

Pensacola Beach nests won't be far behind. It's time to remember: Lights Out! Leave only your Footprints! If you dig it, fill it!

The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) will launch their free Pensacola Beach Island Trolley service this Memorial Day weekend, beginning Friday, May 23.

The trolleys are operated by Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) and will run daily from 4 p.m. to midnight through Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1.

Escambia County Sea Turtle Conservation Program volunteers greeted the sun early this morning, May 1, as they officially welcomed the start of sea turtle nesting season.
Lights out! Leave only your footprints! Share the Beach!

Dead or injured sea turtles and marine life should be reported to Escambia County Marine Resources at 850-281-5904 or the FWC Wildlife Alert line at 1-888-404-FWCC (3922)