Severe Thunderstorm Warning North Santa Rosa
July 8, 2009
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
northern Santa Rosa County in northwest Florida…
* until 545 PM CDT
* at 512 PM CDT… National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
severe thunderstorm capable of producing nickel size hail… and
damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm was located near
Jay… or 15 miles south of Brewton… and moving east at 15 mph.
* The severe thunderstorm will be near…
Berrydale by 535 PM CDT…
7 miles north of Allentown by 540 PM CDT…
7 miles west of Munson by 545 PM CDT…
Meet Tuffy The Horse At The Library Today
July 7, 2009
The summer reading series continues today at the Century Branch Library with a chance for children to meet Tuffy the American Quarter Horse at noon today.
Tuffy values teamwork and respect for others. His goal is to increase literacy and educate kids on the importance of building character. The program is free.
The library is located at 7331 North Century Blvd. Call 256-6217 for more info.
Walnut Hill Sheriff’s Precinct Opens Today
July 7, 2009
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department substation in Walnut Hill will be reopened beginning today with regular office hours.
The Walnut Hill substation will be open on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It will be manned by reserve deputies Jimmy Kirkland and Danny Collins under the supervision of Lt. Carl Jones from the Century Precinct.
Jones said the precinct will provide the Walnut Hill Community with easy access to the Sheriff’s Department. Residents will be able to file a report, or just stop by and express concerns about issues in their community, he said.
“It will really make it easier for people in this community to have access to the department,” Jones said. “A lot of times people want to talk about what is going on in their neighborhood.”
Sheriff David Morgan told NorthEscambia.com when he was elected last fall that reopening the precinct was one of his North Escambia priorities. He said the precinct would be open on a “test basis” to determine if there will be enough walk-in traffic to justify keeping it open.
The building that housed the Walnut Hill Precinct 7 was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan back in 2004. Since it was rebuilt, it has not been open to the public. Deputies occasionally use the office space or restrooms in the building, otherwise the Sheriff’s Department space in the building has sat unused.
The Walnut Hill Precinct is located at 7850 Highway 97 in front of the Walnut Hill Community Center. During the Tuesday office hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the office can be reached by phone at (850) 327-4974.
Pictured top: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department Walnut Hill substation will reopen today. It has been closed since the building was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan. Pictured inset: Lt. Carl Jones looks over files being moved into the Walnut Hill Precinct 7 last week. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Rain, Rain Don’t Go Away: Good Chance Of Showers Today, Tuesday
July 6, 2009
There is a good chance of rain today and Tuesday that might bring relief to areas of North Escambia that have not seen rain for nearly two months.
There is an 80 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today. The rain chance continues at 40 percent tonight and jumps back up to 70 percent for Tuesday. A 40 to 50 percent chance of rain continues each day and each night all the way through Friday.
A shortwave will move east across the forecast area today and tonight, allowing a surface front that is across the Tennessee Valley to drop slowly to the south into the area by tonight. The weather service says up to 2.5 inches of rain will fall in some parts of the area today. A few strong to briefly severe storms are possible.
Three North Escambia Teams In Action As All-Star Tourneys Continue
July 6, 2009
Three North Escambia teams are still alive in Little League District 1 tournaments. Two Tri-County teams and one from Northwest Escambia will be in action tonight.
Tri-County 9-10 Baseball
Tri-County’s bid for a title in the 9-10 Year Old Little League All-Stars Tournament is continuing this week at RL Turner in Panama City.
Tri-County, now 2-1 in tournament play, will take on Destin (2-1) Monday evening in Panama City.
In their first tournament game, Tri-County beat host team RL Turner 12-2 on June 27. Two nights later, the Tri-County All-Stars beat Freeport 13-3. Thursday night, Tri-County suffered their first loss to undefeated Niceville-American, 7-4.
Tri-County 9-10 Softball
In the 9-10 Year Old Little League All-Stars softball this week in Niceville, Tri-County will take on Shalimar Monday evening. The Tri-County All-Stars (2-1) are coming off a 11-5 victory over Defuniak Springs Wednesday night.
The Tri-County girls lost their tournament opener against Shalimar 19-9, and they went on to defeat Destin 21-18.
Northwest Escambia 11-12 Softball
The Northwest Escambia All-Stars will continue their bid for the 11-12 Year Old Little League All-Star District 1 title Monday night when they take on Shalimar. The game was scheduled for Thursday night was but was rescheduled due to rain.
NWE is 1-0 in tournament play, with a 7-0 win last week over Niceville.
Area Fireworks Shows, Picnics And More For The Fourth
July 4, 2009
Many North Escambia area communities have big events planned today for the Fourth of July, including fireworks in Jay, Atmore, Pensacola, Pensacola Beach and Pace.
The following activities and fireworks shows will take place Saturday:
Molino
Community Picnic at Aldersgate Methodist Church on Highway 29 just south of Highway 97. Fun and games, water balloon horseshoes, volleyball, Frisbee golf and more. Bring a covered dish. Watermelon will be provided. Everyone is invited to this free event. More info…
Jay
Jay will celebrate the Fourth with the 10th annual Jay Celebration Freedom 5K and One Mile Fun Run at 6 p.m. at the Jay City Park on Booker Lane. The patriotic race will begin and end at the city park. Runners will loop around Jay Elementary and Jay High as they pass the neighboring countryside. The last half of the course is on a paved road between cotton and peanut fields. Awards will be presented to top finishers, master runners, grand master runners and senior grand master runners. Day-of-race registration begins at 4:30 p.m., and costs $20. For details, call Matt Dobson at (850) 217-2603 or (850) 675-6474.
A fireworks show will be held in Jay at 9 p.m. at Jay City Park on Booker Lane.
Atmore
The Poarch Band Of Creek Indians 9th Annual Fireworks Show will be held at the Rodeo Arena at 9 p.m., with a live soundtrack broadcast n WNSI 105.9 FM. There will not be a stage show are any entertainment prior to this year’s show. The arena is located on Lynn McGhee Drive in Poarch.
Pensacola
For the 20th year, area Sertoma organizations are once again coordinating and hosting the largest fireworks display on the Gulf Coast over Pensacola Bay on Saturday at 9:00 p.m., synchronized with music broadcast on Cat Country FM 98.7. There will be activities throughout the day, from 11 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. at Seville Square to include a FREE Children’s Area with inflatables and pony rides, Arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, and live entertainment on the gazebo stage beginning at 11 a.m. More info…
Pensacola Beach
Live music 2 p.m. – 9 p.m. Fireworks extravaganza 9 p.m. with more than 2,200 aerial shells over Santa Rosa Sound. More info...
Pace
Pace Fire Rescue District and Futbol Club of Santa Rosa are coordinating a free celebration at 9 p.m. that will include a fireworks show at the Santa Rosa Soccer Complex, 3360 Joppa Road in Pace.
Barrineau Park Music Night Is Tonight
July 3, 2009
Sons of the Pines and Rolling Tide will take to the stage tonight at the Barrineau Park Community Center for the July installment of the monthly Barrineau Park Music Night.
The singing starts at 7 p.m. and is free. Food and refreshments will also be available beginning at 5 p.m. This is a family friendly event. No alcohol is permitted on the property and no smoking is allowed in or near the building.
For more information, call 587-5575.
The Barrineau Park Community Center is located three miles west of Molino on Barrineau Park School Road. Everyone is invited to attend.
Pictured: Sons of the Pines (above) and Rolling Tide (below) will take the stage tonight at the free Barrineau Park Music Night. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Holiday Closings For The Fourth
July 3, 2009
The following will be closed in observance of the Independence Day holiday:
- Century and Jay city offices will be closed Friday and Saturday.
- Escambia County offices will be closed on Friday and Saturday.
- Santa Rosa County offices will be closed on Friday and Saturday.
- West Florida Library branches, including Century, will be closed Friday and Saturday.
- Santa Rosa County libraries will be closed on Saturday.
- Local post offices will close at noon Friday and remain closed on Saturday. There will be mail delivery on Friday as usual, but there will be no mail delivery on Saturday. No mail will be collected from the collection boxes on Saturday or boxed to post offices.
- ECUA offices will be closed Friday and Saturday.
- There will be no change in ECUA or Allied Waste service.
Editor’s Note: The offices listed above as being closed on Friday
Coming Friday: All You Need To Know For The 4th
July 2, 2009
Friday morning here on NorthEscambia.com, will will have all the Fourth of July celebration information from across North Escambia and surrounding areas.
From fireworks shows to singings to old fashioned picnics, we will have complete schedules of all the family-friendly Fourth events.
Chance Of Rain Today
June 29, 2009
Some areas of North Escambia received over two inches of much-needed rain Sunday afternoon, but many spots remained very dry.
Today, there is a 60 percent of showers and thunderstorms across the area as week cold front appoarches from the northwest. Today’s high will be around 95.
Winds by Tuesday will turn to the northwest bringing in drier, but not cooler, air. Tuesday through Wednesday’s highs are forecast to be around 95.
By the Fourth of July weekend, there is a 50 percent chance of rain for Friday and a 40 percent chance of rain on Saturday.