Northview Students: Time Changes For Thursday
September 9, 2009
There are changes in the student arrival times Thursday at Northview High School.
Thursday, September 10, seniors will report at 11 a.m. Ninth, tenth and eleventh grade students will report at their regular time Thursday to take the FCAT Simulation Test.
Seniors that ride the bus to school at the regular time will report to the gym.
Chance Of Rain For Tuesday and Wednesday In North Escambia
September 8, 2009
There is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms for your North Escambia Tuesday and Wednesday.
Here is your official forecast for the week:
- Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. East wind around 5 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Tuesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Wednesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 88. North wind around 5 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Fred Almost A Hurricane
September 8, 2009
(Updated 11 a.m.) Tropical Storm Fred has almost reached hurricane strength, with winds increasing to 65 mph.
Tropical Storm Fred was located near latitude 11.9 north, longitude 28.6 west or about 345 miles south of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands.
Freds moving toward the west near 14 mph. A turn toward the west-northwest and a slight decrease in forward speed is forecast during the next day or two.
Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast over the next couple of days.
Computer models are currently predicting that the storm will turn northward into the Atlantic and never become a threat to land.
Labor Day Closings
September 7, 2009
The following will be closed for today’s Labor Day holiday:
- All county offices in Escambia and Santa Rosa
- All city offices, including Century and Jay
- Schools in Escambia and Santa Rosa
- All public libraries, including Jay and Century
- Florida state offices
- All federal offices
- All post offices
- No bus service from ECAT
- Pensacola Junior College
- University of West Florida
Trash Service
There will be no change in ECUA trash or recycling service. Most ECUA customers in North Escambia will have their usual Tuesday trash and recycling service.
Labor Day Rain?
September 7, 2009
There’s a pretty good chance of rain for your Labor Day.
Here is your official weather forecast:
- Labor Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Tuesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Wednesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%
Free Fun: Labor Day Back To School Event In Molino
September 6, 2009
There will be a Back to School Kick Off on Labor Day Monday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church on Highway 29 in Molino.
The event tomorrow will offer games, a waterslide, songs and a family cookout. The entire event will be from 2 to 6 p.m. with the cookout from 5-6 p.m. The event is free and open to all. For more information, call the church office at (850) 587-5294 or visit aumcmolino.org.
Listen To Northview Chiefs Football On NorthEscambia.com
September 5, 2009
NorthEscambia.com is the new official voice of the Northview High School Chiefs.
Join us each Sunday for a complete game playback from the Northview Chiefs. You will be able to listen to each game online, or even download the game to your MP3 player and take it with you.
Northview High School football — only on NorthEscambia.com!
Bull Riding Blowout Tonight In Flomaton
September 5, 2009
A bull riding blowout and country concert are coming to Flomaton tonight.
Tri Cities Rotary Club, MK Farm and Rafter L Farm will present the second annual Bull Bash Blowout with a live concert from Middle Ground. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m., entertainment starts at 7:00 and the bull riding starts at 8 p.m. at Highway 31 and Highway 113 in Flomaton. Adult tickets are $12, student tickets are $7 and kids under five will be admitted free. Some seating will be provided, but spectators are encouraged to bring a lawn chair.
Some of the top bull riders from the Southeast will be on hand to ride some of the meanest bulls the South has to offer, according to event organizers.
Concessions including hot dogs, hamburgers, BBQ and all the fixings will be available. For football fans, there will also be a big screen TV and satellite to watch the college games.
For more information, call (251) 363-9805, (251) 446-7472 or (251) 236-1100.
The Tri-City Rotary Club’s membership area includes Flomaton, Century and Jay.
Free Clothing Available Today In Jay
September 5, 2009
The Community Clothes Closet will be open today from 9 until noon at the Jay Community Center.
Everything is free for those in need. For more information, contact Wendy at (850) 686-6124
Northview Football Preview
September 4, 2009
First-year Northview High School Head Football Coach Sid Wheatley has been looking forward to this day, and he’s confident that it will be good one.
The Chiefs open their football season tonight against Graceville, and Wheatley is ready.
“You always start the year a little nervous,” he said Thursday night. “But I feel like we have worked hard, and we are in great shape. We are ready.”
He has worked as an assistant coach at Northview for the past four years, so he knows the young men that will suit up in the garnet and gold, and they know him. It was a good, ready to work relationship when Wheatley took over as head coach just three weeks before the season’s first game.
Friday night’s final score, Wheatley said, will depend on just a few factors.
“It’s a matter of execution,” he said. “We just need to limit our mistakes, play smart and play hard.”
The Chiefs, who were 2-8 last season, will have one really big challenge tonight against Graceville, 8-3 last year. His name is Leron Hoover, a 230 pound running back that had 1,200 yards last year as Graceville advanced all the way to regionals.
Perhaps the Chief’s big strong point is 20 seniors in this year’s lineup, and Wheatley said those seniors have been instrumental in providing leadership and motivation for the entire team. Seniors to watch this season include John Sellars, Anthony Pierce, Brian Knight and Austin Cooper.
Chris Sheets is expected to be a standout this year at defensive back/wide receiver. Sheets had 36 tackles, one interception and 564 yards receiving last season. His brother Brandon Sheets, a sophomore, will be snapping the ball as quarterback for the Chiefs. Senior Brad Lowery will also have the QB job this year.
Austin Arrington, Shakel Holmes, Ka’Daris Grice and Aaron Chancery, Sameul Cooler, Tarus Thomas, and Montaio Mitchell will be other names likely to heard a lot on the stadium’s public address system.
The Chiefs are a classification lower this year, meaning more district games. Northview is now Class 2A District 1 with Jay, Baker, Vernon, Sneeds, Freeport, Holmes County, South Walton and Bozeman.
“We are excited about the new class; it will bring a lot of excitement,” Wheatley said. “It is going to be a very competitive district. We are going to work and put ourselves were we want to be.”
A big highlight of the new district will be the mid-season October 23 game at Jay. The Royals are an old rival, but the two teams have not met since 2004. Jay won that game 27-7.
Northview’s first district game is a week away on September 11 at home against South Walton.
Pictured above: The seniors for the Chiefs: (front row, L-R) Phillip Coon, Casey Hare, Steven Long, Sam Cooler, Coach Sid Wheatley, Austin Cooper, Lance Yuhasz, Shakel Holmes, Chris Sheets, Dayton Porter; (back row, L-R) James Shook, Devin Moorer, Ka’Daris Grice, Aaron Chancery, Wesley Morris, Anthony Pierce, Brian Knight, John Sellars, Seth Leonard, Jeremy Jackson, Brad Lowery. Submitted photo by Lisa Chancery for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge. Pictured inset: Northview Head Coach Sid Wheatley Thursday at night at the annual Meet the Chiefs event. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.