Yard Sale Today Will Benefit Drew’s Field, NWE Wee Ball
January 31, 2009
A yard sale will be held this morning to benefit Drew’s Field.Proceeds from the yard sale will benefit Drew’s Field at the Northwest Escambia Little League’s Bradberry Park.
The field will allow NWE to offer Wee Ball for three and four year olds for the first time ever. It is named in memory of Drew Marlow who was killed along with his father Danny Marlow in early 2008.
The yard sale begins at 7:00 this morning at the former daycare on Highway 97 at the Alabama-Florida line.
Fire Weather Warning Today, Rain By Sunday Night
January 31, 2009
A fire weather warning remains in effect for your Saturday…meaning no outdoor burning.
The National Weather Service office in Mobile has issued a Fire Weather Warning for Saturday afternoon. Today’s humidity look to range from 25 to 30 percent for the afternoon. That low humidity will creative explosive fire growth potential.
Today’s high is forecast to be 62 under sunny skies. Tonight will be clear and cold, with a low dipping to the upper 20’s. Sunday will be mostly sunny with a high of 62.
A 50 percent chance of rain creeps into the forecast by Sunday night and Monday with a low of 45 and a high of 58.
Tuesday and Wednesday will be colder, with highs of 50 and lows of 25.
Pictured above: A firefighter from the Walnut Hill station of Escambia Fire-Rescue works to contain a brush fire Friday afternoon on Arthur Brown Road just west of Pine Forest Road Friday afternoon. The fire was the result of an over 100 acre control burn conducted in the area earlier in the day. The fire had burned beyond its intended boundaries. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Century Movie Night: Watch Wall-E, Iron Man Tonight, Help Relay For Life
January 30, 2009
Friday night, the Town of Century and the Century Library Relay for Life team will hold a Cinema Night with Wall-E and Iron Man.
The first move, Wall-E, will begin at 6:00. The second movie, Iron Man, will begin at 7:45. There is a suggested donation of $2 per person for one movie or $3 per person to see both movies.. Cinema Night will be held at the Century Ag Building at Highway 4 and Industrial Boulevard.
All proceeds go toward Relay for Life. For more information, contact Angel or Denise at 256-3208. The Relay for Life team plans to hold more movie nights in the near future.
Wall-E (rated G) follows the story of a robot named WALL-E who is designed to clean up a polluted Earth far in the future. He eventually falls in love with another robot named EVE, and follows her into outer space on an adventure.
Iron Man (rated PG-13) follows wealthy industrialist Tony Stark as he is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, and he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.
Winter Has Returned
January 29, 2009
Winter has returned to North Escambia, and it will actually feel a bit more like the end of January.
It will be sunny, breezy and colder today, with a high near 60 and north winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight’s temperature will fall to 32.
Friday and Saturday will be sunny. Highs will be around 58 and lows will be in upper 20’s Friday night and around the freezing mark Saturday night.
A slight 20 percent chance of rain creeps back into the forecast by Super Bowl Sunday.
Rain Today, Turning Colder Tonight
January 28, 2009
There a hefty 90 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today.
The forecast calls for showers and storms to increase by afternoon, with a high of 62. . southwest winds 10 to 20 mph will become northwest 5 to 15 mph late in the afternoon. The changing winds will bring cooler temperatures.
There is a 50 percent chance of rain, ending after midnight and a forecast low of 35 for night. Thursday will be sunny and cooler, with a high of 57 and a north wind.
Friday to Sunday will be sunny and cool, with daytime highs of 58 and over night lows of 28.
The National Weather Service says today’s storms are not expected to become severe.
Rain On The Way For Wed.
January 27, 2009
Allow a little extra time when you head out this morning; this is a dense fog advisory in effect until 9 a.m. for the North Escambia area.
Later today will be partly sunny and warm with a high of 76. A few rain showers will creep into the forecast by Tuesday night, with a low of 58.
Expect a rainy Wednesday. There’s a 70 percent chance of rain with isolated thunderstorms. The rain will end after midnight Wednesday, and it will turn cooler with a low of 42.
Thursday will be sunny and cooler, a high of 52.
Urgent Need: Blood Drive This Morning In Walnut Hill
January 26, 2009
You have the chance to give the gift of life at a blood drive this morning in Walnut Hill.
The blood drive will take place at the Walnut Hill Farm Supply at the corner of Highway 97 and South Highway 99 from 7:30 until 12:30.
There is a significant need for several blood types, including an urgent need for O+ and O- blood types.
Requirements for giving blood are below.
- Donors must be in generally good health
- At least 17 years of age, without permission. 16-year olds are now allowed to donate with permission granted by parents or legal guardians. See our home page for full details or click on the below link for a permission form:
- Must bring picture ID
- Weigh at least 110 lbs
- Free of infection, fever or flu symptoms, for 3 days
- No cancer within the last 5 years
- No antibiotics within the last 48 hours
- No tattoos within the past 12 months
- No chest pain, heart disease, heart surgery (Requires written physician release with diagnosis)
- No history of viral hepatitis
- Additional FDA Restrictions effective May 31st 2002:
- Cannot have lived in France for 5 years or more between 1980 and the present
- Cannot have lived or visited in the UK for a total of 3 months or more from 1980 to 1996
- Cannot have received a blood transfusion in the UK between 1980 and the present
- Military personnel (current and former), and their dependents, who spent time in military bases in northern Europe during 1980-1990, or southern Europe during 1980-1996, for 6 months or more
- All military personnel (active & reserve) that are returning from Iraq, are deferred for a period of 1 year after the last date on location in that country.
Special Meeting: Century To Discuss Code Enforcement Contract With County
January 26, 2009
The Century Town Council will sit down with Escambia County’s top code enforcement official in a special meeting tonight to hammer out a contract between the two bodies.
The council is set to meet with Sandra Slay, Escambia County’s code enforcement manager during a 6:00 special meeting tonight.
Previously, Century ended an agreement with Escambia County to provide code enforcement in the town. Under that agreement, the county’s code enforcement officers worked Century and wrote citations that were turned over to the town for abatement. The services were provided by the county at no charge to Century.
The arrangement came under fire, with allegations that the county’s officers provided selective enforcement, citing some people but no others. That prompted the council to sever the relationship with Escambia Code Enforcement. Now, there is no code enforcement at all in the town.
Back in September, the council considered another agreement with Escambia County providing code enforcement, and they also discussed the possibility of hiring their own code enforcement officer.
Tonight’s meeting at Century Town Hall is open to the public.
Pictured above: A dilapidated home on Freedom Road in Century. NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Wet Saturday Is Forecast
January 24, 2009
After a start with fog in the area, the weather service says expect rain for your Saturday.
There is an 70 percent chance of widespread showers for today, with a high near 63.
There is a 30 percent chance of rain ending by around midnight tonight, with a low of 45.
Sunday is forecast to be mostly cloudy and 60; Sunday night will be cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and a low of 48.
Hard Freeze Warning For Tonight
January 21, 2009
A hard freeze warning has been issued for tonight by the National Weather Service for North Escambia and surrounding areas with a low forecast to be in the low 20’s.
The official forecast for tonight calls for a low of 22 with light wind. Thursday will be sunny and not as cool, with a high of 62. Thursday night will be considerably warmer, with a low near 40.
Friday will be sunny and warm, with a forecast high of 73.
The National Weather Service issued the following statement:
…Hard freeze warning in effect from 11 PM this evening to 8 am
CST Wednesday…
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a hard freeze
warning…which is in effect from 11 PM this evening to 8 am CST
Wednesday. The hard freeze watch is no longer in effect.
Temperatures will drop below freezing this evening then bottom out
in the upper teens well inland to the mid twenties closer to the
coast. Temperatures will return above freezing during the mid morning
hours.
A hard freeze warning means temperatures falling below 26 degrees
for five or more hours are expected late tonight into Wednesday
morning. These conditions will likely kill crops and other cold
sensitive vegetation. Temperatures such as these can cause exposed
water pipes to burst.
Action should now be completed to ensure adequate warmth for
outdoor pets as well as freeze sensitive outdoor plants and
equipment. Check on the elderly to ensure they have proper
warmth. Those who have gas heat should make sure Carbon monoxide
detectors are in good working order. Make sure portable space
heaters are in good working order and placed well away from
flammable materials such as bedding and curtains.