Christmas Closings; Trash Pickup Schedule
December 24, 2008
Government offices will be closed Thursday for Christmas.
Allied Waste Thursday routes will be picked up on Friday, and Friday routes will be picked up on Saturday.
The following will be closed Thursday for the Christmas holiday:
- All city, county, state and federal offices
- All county schools
- All area colleges
- All libraries
- ECAT
- All post offices.
There will be no regular mail delivery on Thursday.
Your Weather: Cold All Day
December 22, 2008
After a cold start in the 20’s, it will remain cold today with a high of just 45 degrees. A northeast wind at 15 mph and gusty will make it seem much colder.
It will be partly cloudy and cold Monday night, with a low of 31.
Tuesday will be partly sunny and not as cool, with a high of 65.
Tuesday night will be mostly cloudy and warmer, with a 20 percent chance of rain and a low of 58.
There is a 50 percent chance of rain for Wednesday, with a high of 75. The rain chance remains at 40 percent for Christmas Eve night and Christmas Day. The overnight low for Santa will be 62 and the high Christmas Day will be in the upper 70’s.
Coming Tuesday: Aerial Tour Of Century And Flomaton
December 22, 2008
Coming up Tuesday morning on NorthEscambia.com, we will take an aerial photo tour of Century and Flomaton. Friday afternoon, NorthEscambia.com went for a ride over the two towns in the LifeFlight helicopter. We’ll share what we saw with you in a complete photo gallery Tuesday morning. (This was originally scheduled to run Monday morning, but we’ve rescheduled it.)
Pictured above: Looking north from over Whataburger in Century back toward Century and Flomaton from Lifeflight Friday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photo, click to enlarge.
Two Molino Churches Holding Blood Drives Today
December 21, 2008
Two Molino churches will be holding a joint blood drive today.
The Northwest Florida Blood Services Bloodmobile will be at Aldersgate United Methodist Church from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Bloodmobile will then be at Highland Baptist Church from noon until 2 p.m.
Anyone, not just church members, are invited to stop by either church and give the gift of life.
Aldersgate is located on Highway 29 just south of the Highway 97 intersection. Highland is located on Highway 95A, just south of Molino Road.
Mens Breakfasts This Morning
December 21, 2008
Two churches will hold their monthly Mens Breakfasts this morning.
The United Methodist Men will have their monthly breakfast at 7:15 this morning at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino. All men are invited to enjoy a hardy breakfast and fellowship.
The monthly mens breakfast will be held at 7:00 this morning at Highland Baptist Church in Molino. The guest speaker will be Jim Trent, associate director of counseling for the Pensacola Bay Baptist Association.
Highland To Present Christmas Production Tonight
December 20, 2008
Highland Baptist Church will present a special performance of their Christmas program tonight so that members of the community and other churches can attend.
Highland will present “His Kingdom Shall Never End” at 6:00 tonight.
“We want to invite the community to come and hear our musical on a night other than their own services on Sunday,” Phil Jones, music director, said.
The musical will be presented again Sunday night at 6:00. It features drama, special lighting, narration, soloists, trios, duets and scenes from the Christmas story in the elaborate production.
Highland Baptist is located on Highway 95A in Molino. Both performances are free and open to the public.
Flomaton To Celebrate Centennial, Hold Christmas Parade
December 20, 2008
Flomaton will celebrate their centennial anniversary today beginning at noon with a dedication and open house for the Welcome Center and Railroad Museum. The celebration will conclude at 5:15 with a fireworks show.
The annual Christmas parade will take place at 2 p.m. in downtown Flomaton. It will begin at the intersection of Cary Street and Palafox Street, go north on Palafox to College, then to Houston and south to Ringold Street finally ending at the back of Cary Street.
The Flomaton High School band will perform a Christmas concert at 4 p.m.
Free Truth For Youth Lock-in And Rally Today
December 20, 2008
Truth For Youth, Inc. and New Life Baptist Church will hold the second annual “Save Our Children Lock-in and Report Card Rally” from 1 until 6 p.m. today at the old Century High School.
The event is for boys and girls ages six to 16. There will be free food, music and other entertainment, fun and games.
Parental permission is required to attend. Permission slips are available today from Panhandle Cafe, New Life Baptist Church and Century Pharmacy.
For more information, click here for an event flyer.
No Surprise: Another Dense Fog Advisory This Morning
December 19, 2008
It’s becoming a regular morning event across North Escambia — the dense fog advisory.
The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory until 9:00 this morning for the North Escambia area.
A persistent southeasterly wind flow off the Gulf as again allowed widespread dense sea fog to spread into parts of southeast Mississippi, southwest Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle.
Visibilities will be one-quarter mile or less across much of the region. The fog is expected to begin lifting around 9:00 this morning.
A dense fog advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving, slow down, use your low beam headlights and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
At The Library: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Today
December 18, 2008
Santa Claus is scheduled to pay a special visit to the Century Branch Library this afternoon for the library’s Winter Wonderland program.
The event begins at 4:00 this afternoon and will include a Christmas story, crafts and cookies. Everything is free, and everyone is invited.
The Century Branch Library is located at 7991 North Century Boulevard.
Pictured above: Santa Claus visits during last year’s Christmas event at the Century Branch Library. NorthEscambia.com file photo.