Report Card Day
January 14, 2009
Today is report card day in Escambia County Schools.
Report cards will be sent home with all public school students today, except for Northview High School students. Northview’s report cards will be mailed home.
For more information, contact your child’s school.
Hard Freeze Watch Issued; Lows Going Down To 14
January 14, 2009
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a hard freeze watch. from late Thursday night through Friday morning. Our overnight lows in North Escambia are forecast to be about 15 degrees by sunrise Friday morning and 14 Saturday morning.
The high today in North Escambia is expected to be about 55 degrees with a north wind. Tonight, it will be clear and cold with a low of 25. Thursday’s high will climb to just 50 degrees, and the overnight low Thursday is forecast to break records at 15 degrees.
The cold weather will continue Friday with a high of 45, and a low Friday night of 14.
Low temperatures could break records over the interior of southwest Alabama and southeast Mississippi by Friday morning. Over the coastal counties, lows are forecast to settle to near records mainly along the Interstate 10 corridor Thursday night and Friday morning.
The latest forecast calls for lows to be near 10 degrees from Highland Home to the mid to upper teens from Waynesboro Mississippi to Evergreen Alabama. Temperatures ranging from 17 to 22 are forecast closer to Interstate 10…from Crestview to westward to Semmes, Ala.
A hard freeze watch means the potential exists for low temperatures to fall below 26 degrees for 5 or more hours. These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive outdoor vegetation. Action should be aken to ensure adequate warmth for outdoor pets. Additional insulation should be considered for exposed pipes. 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. Relief agencies should prepare additional space for those seeking shelter from the cold.
Ernest Ward To Hold Chili Supper, Parent Meeting Today
January 13, 2009
Ernest Ward Middle School will hold a parent meeting and chili supper fund-raiser this afternoon at the school.
Parents and guardians will have the chance to get valuable information, handouts and more on how to help prepare students for the FCAT, do better in school and there will be a review of the middle school required Pupil Progression Plan.
There will also be a chili supper fund-raiser. For $5, a bowl of chili, crackers, tea and cookies will be served. All proceeds will benefit the Sunshine State Readers Program.
Parents and guardians can attend anytime between 3 and 6 p.m. The event will take place in the school library.
Did You Remember To Take Out The Trash? Tuesday Is Trash Day
January 13, 2009
Did you remember to take out the trash? The new trash day in North Escambia is Tuesdays. ECUA is now the residential sanitation company in North Escambia, except for within the town limits of Century, and the pickup day is Tuesday only for everyone.
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority sanitation service has assumed collection of all routes currently collected by Allied Waste in North Escambia.
The collection service includes once weekly garbage pickup, once weekly pickup of recyclables, and once weekly yard waste pickup. In addition, bulky waste pickup service is available, free-of-charge, once each calendar month. Residential garbage service rates have been reduced to $17.99 a month.
It’s Cold, And It’s Getting Colder
January 13, 2009
We are still looking at a cold week here in North Escambia, with lows by Thursday night falling as low as 16 degrees.
Tuesday will be sunny and cool, with daytime highs near 55. The low will be near 25 for Tuesday night.
The forecast for the rest of the week in North Escambia calls for…
- Wednesday…Sunny and 55.
- Wednesday night…Clear, low of 24.
- Thursday…Sunny, breezy, high of 48.
- Thursday night…Clear and COLD, low of 16.
- Friday…Sunny and 45.
- Friday night…Clear and cold, low of 19.
- Saturday…Mostly sunny, high of 55.
- Saturday night…Mostly cloudy, low of 28.
Career Academy To Highlight Programs At Northview, Other Schools
January 13, 2009
The School District’s Workforce Education Department will conduct a Career Academy Fair tonight, and Northview’s Building Trades and Construction program will be one of the highlighted courses of study.
The career academy is for current 8th and 9th graders throughout the district today from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. in room 160 of the JE Hall Center, 30 E. Texar Drive in Pensacola. Students and parents will have an opportunity to explore the many offerings available throughout the District and career academy instructors, business partners, and students will be present to answer questions.
The Career Academy will highlight the programs available at six of the seven public high schools in the District. The West Florida High School for Advanced Technology conducts its own open house and lottery for student selection. The programs available at the traditional high schools include:
- Escambia—Engineering
- Northview—Building Trades & Construction
- Pensacola—Health Professions; Law & Public Service; Computer-Aided Drafting
- Pine Forest—Culinary Arts; Early Childhood Education; Design Services (Fashion/Interior Design); New Media (Digital Video Editing)
- Tate—Early Childhood Education; Game, Simulation & Animation; Multimedia (TV Production, Photojournalism, Investigative Reporting)
- Washington—Future Educator; Health Science; Early Childhood Education; E-Commerce Marketing; E-Commerce Web Design; Web Design
For more information, contact Cynthia Miller, workforce education specialist, at 469-5358.
Ball Season: Time To Register
January 13, 2009
It’s that time of the year again in North Escambia…time to register at area ballparks.
Saturday morning on NorthEscambia.com, we will have complete registration information, including some exciting and important changes at two area parks. One has an entirely new league, and another has new, lower registration fees.
We will have complete details Saturday morning on NorthEscambia.com.
Senator Found Dead On Hunting Trip
January 12, 2009
An Alabama state senator was found dead Sunday morning while on a hunting trip.
Seven-term Alabama state Sen. W.H. “Pat” Lindsey, 72, was discovered dead in his bed on the hunting trip while staying with friends in Boligee in west Alabama.
Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom Jr., and State Senator Roger Bedford were also on the trip and among those in the group that discovered Lindsey. He was discovered as the group was getting ready to leave the home friends where they had been hunting.
Lindsey’s senate district included Escambia County in Alabama. Other counties in the district are Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Mobile, Monroe and Washington counties.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Elderly Couple Dies In Area House Fire
January 10, 2009
An elderly couple died in a northern Escambia County house fire in the Cottage Hill area near Cantonment this morning.
Their names have not been officially released pending notification of next of kin.
The fire was reported on Cedar Point Road just before 8:00 this morning. Cedar Point is located off Cedar Tree Lane between Highway 29 and Highway 95A.
A large portion of the house was heavily damaged including the front bedroom where the couple was found.
Fire departments from across the North Escambia area, including Molino, McDavid and Cantonment, responded to the blaze.
The state fire marshal has been called to the scene to investigate.
Further details will be posted when they become available.
Rain On The Way, Cooler Sunday
January 10, 2009
For the second week in a row, it looks like a wet Saturday in North Escambia.
There’s a slight chance of morning showers in the area, with a rain chance increasing to 70 percent by afternoon. Expect a high of 70, with a south wind up to 20 mph.
The rain chance continues at 70 percent for tonight. The rain should end shortly after midnight with a low in the upper 40’s.
It will be partly sunny and cooler on Sunday, with a high of 57. Sunday night’s low will be 34, and Monday will be sunny and 62.
Sunny days and clear, cool nights are in store Tuesday and Wednesday, with highs of 57 and lows of 32.