Dense Fog Advisory Overnight
November 22, 2010
A dense fog advisory has been issued for the North Escambia area for 1 a.m. until 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Patchy dense fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Areas of dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thanksgiving Day: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Friday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. North wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
- Sunday Night: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Monday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Another Copper Theft Discovered At A Molino Communications Tower
November 22, 2010
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a copper theft was discovered Monday morning at a Molino communications tower, the second such theft in about two months.
Just before 10:30 a.m., technicians discovered hundreds of dollars in copper grounding wire missing from the privately owned communications tower adjacent to the Molino Ballpark on Crabtree Church Road. The wiring was part of the tower’s electrical grounding system.
There were no reports that any of the services on the tower were disrupted. At least one cellular telephone company serves the Molino area from the tower, but technicians were unable to provide further details.
On October 11, copper wiring valued at over $3,000 was reported stolen from a county-owned communications tower behind the Escambia County Health Department on Highway 29. (Read more…)
Anyone with information on the thefts is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
Pictured top: A copper theft is under investigation at a Molino communications tower. Pictured inset: A sign on the fence surrounding the facility warns that video surveillance is in use. Pictured below: An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office crime scene technician searches for clues at the base of the tower. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
FHSAA 1A Rural Division Approved, To Include Northview And Jay
November 22, 2010
The Florida High School Athletic Association’s new rural school division to include Northview and Jay high schools was approved Monday.
The new 1A Rural division includes 36 schools for football — 47 for other sports — with among rural schools with a student populations of 44 to 600.
“When the FHSAA originally went up to six classifications in team sports in 1999, we had 517 member schools, with 480 of those playing team sports. Now that we have 670 member schools and 650 of those in team sports, the number of teams in individual districts is too large,” said FHSAA Executive Director Roger Dearing. “Moving to eight classifications allows for fewer teams in each district, which allows for more flexibility in scheduling for the season.”
District 1-1A Rural includes Jay, Baker, Freeport and Northview, plus Central and Laurel Hills for volleyball only. For boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball, Northview and Jay joins Baker, Freeport, Holmes County and Vernon in District 3-1A.
With 549 students, Northview is the largest school in the two districts. Jay has a student population of 286.
The FHSAA plan approved Monday also includes an Urban Division 1A composed of the state’s small schools in larger cities across Florida.
Dearing recommended the approval of the new classifications for the 2011-2013 school years, allowing for schools to appeal between November and January with the final classifications to be approved in January, 2011. Every two years, the classifications would be restructured based upon student enrollment.
The invitation deadline for the new classification was September 15 for schools with students populations under 600 and located in areas designate rural by the Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development.
Pictured above and below: Action from Northview’s 34-0 defeat of Jay earlier this season. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Fall Break This Week For Public School Students
November 22, 2010
This week is fall and Thanksgiving breaks for public school students.
Students in Santa Rosa County are out of class all week, while students in Escambia County will be out of school on Wednesday for a one day Fall Break and out of class Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. Escambia County students will be in class Monday and Tuesday.
Students in Escambia County, Alabama, will also be out of class all week.
Students across the area will return to class on Monday, November 29.
Rain In Thanksgiving Week Forecast
November 22, 2010
Here is your official North Escambia area Thanksgiving week forecast:
- Today: Chance of rain, then partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tonight: Patchy dense fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph.
- Thanksgiving Day: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind between 5 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Friday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Century Council To Talk Trash Today
November 22, 2010
The Town of Century will hold a special called council meeting Monday morning.
At the 10:30 a.m. meeting, the council will review the town’s contract with Allied Waste. The meeting will take place at the Century City Hall and will be open to the public.
Students Of The Month Named
November 22, 2010
Escambia County Students of the Month for November have been named by the Escambia Association for Administrators in Education. The awards are presented monthly to two students from participating schools.
The following students were named from North Escambia area schools:
- Bratt: Rachel G. Franklin, kindergarten; Meggan L. Brown, fourth grade
- Jim Allen: Thierry K. Robinson, third grade; Christopher J. Page, third grade
- Molino Park: Bradley W. Bridges, fifth grade; Bailey J. Baldwin, fifth grade
- Ransom: Taylor A. Ertel, eighth grade; Eric E. Esselburn, seventh grade
- Northview Zachary S. Johnson, 10th grade; Courtney Y. Solari, ninth grade.
- Tate: Kelly H. Ewing, 12th grade; James L. Sherrill, 12th grade.
Pictured top: Courtney Solari and Zachary Johnson, Northview High School’s Students of the Month for November. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Pushin’ The Limits Walk To Benefit Cancer Patient
November 22, 2010
A “Pushin’ the Limits” walk will be held Sunday, December 5 to benefit cancer patient Nadine McCaw.
The walk will begin at 2 p.m. at the Food Giant in Century and be from the northern to the southern city limits in Century, a distance of about three miles. Registration is $20, with advance registrants receiving a t-shirt.
To register, click here for a registration form to return to the Century Branch Library, or visit the library for a registration form.
Molino Man Named Member Of Angus Association
November 22, 2010
Keith Walther of Molino has been named a new member of the American Angus Association.
The American Angus Association is the nation’s largest beef registry association with over 30,000 adult and junior members. The association’s goal is to serve the beef cattle industry, and increase the production of consistent, high quality beef that will better satisfy consumers throughout the world.
Gizmo Angus Farm and PineRidge Black Baldies are the only other North Escambia area members of the American Angus Association.
Escambia Elections Officials Recognized
November 22, 2010
In ceremonies conducted recently by the Election Center in Orlando, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford and Deputy Supervisor of Elections Michael Hardin were designated as Certified Elections/Registration Administrators (CERA), the highest professional achievement.
CERA designation is achieved only through a multi-year course of study conducted by The Election Center’s Professional Education Program and completion of 12 core courses taught by the Master’s in Public Administration faculty of Auburn University ranging from ethics, to voter registration and elections law, planning, communications, and voter participation, among others.
The intent of the program is to improve the professionalism the management of voter registration and elections administration in promoting and preserving public trust in the democratic process.
“This is the highest designation available to elections and voter registration officials,” said R. Doug Lewis, director of the Center. “Of more than 21,000 elections and voter registration officials throughout America, this graduating class of 44 professionals takes us to 589 election officials who have achieved the CERA status. This is an outstanding accomplishment.”
“Escambia County is indeed fortunate to have Michael and David as two of the top designated professionals in America. Obtaining and maintaining CERA status means that they have committed to a career long process of continuing education to improve the electoral process in Florida and the nation,” he stated.
The Professional Education Program is sponsored by The Election Center, a non-profit association of voter registrars and elections administrators throughout America. Its membership is comprised of township, city, county and state elections officials. The Center’s primary purpose is education for local and state voter registrars and elections officials to promote and improve the democratic process.
Professional Education Program participants receive continuing education credit from Auburn University as well as professional training credits from The Election Center. The Professional Education Program was recognized in 1996 as the top continuing education program in America by the National University Continuing Education Association.
Pictured: Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford.