Northview Travels To Jay Friday Night In Round One Of Playoffs
November 9, 2023
The Jay Royals will host the Northview Chiefs Friday night in round one of the state 1R-Region 1 playoffs.
The Royals (7-3, 4-1) are the No. 4. seed in the 1R-Region 1 playoffs; the Chiefs (3-6, 1-5) are No. 5. The winner will travel to face No. 1 seed Bozeman in Panama City on November 17.
Kickoff for Friday’s game in Jay is 7 p.m. Tickets will be available on GoFan.
During the regular season, the Northview Chiefs beat the Jay Royals 41-19 in October.
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Building Chance Of Rain Friday Afternooon Into Friday Evening
November 9, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast
Friday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Veterans Day: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Walnut Hill VFD Fish Fry Is Today
November 3, 2023
The Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department will host their 54th annual fish fry on Saturday.
The fish fry will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Walnut Hill Fire Station at 7760 Highway 97, just north of Ernest Ward Middle School.
Plates will be $12 each with a choice of grilled catfish, fried catfish or grilled chicken, plus baked beans, coleslaw, homemade bread and homemade desserts. There will also be a drawing for door prizes throughout the event.
The Big Red Bus will also be on hand for blood donations.
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Reminder: Wednesday Is An Early Release Day For Escambia Schools
October 31, 2023
Wednesday, November 1, is an early release day for public school students in Escambia County.
All schools will serve breakfast and lunch to students on the early release day. Regular modes of student transportation will be provided.
Early release days provide teachers and staff regular opportunities for professional development.
For additional information, contact your child’s school.
More Details Released On Hurricane Sally Drainage Project That Has Closed McElhaney Road In Bratt
October 31, 2023
As we first reported over a week ago, McElhaney Road just south of the state line in Bratt is now closed for a Hurricane Sally FEMA project to improve drainage structures.
Tuesday, Escambia County aacknowledged that work is now underway and released addiional information. Traffic will be detoured along Old Bratt Road to south on Morton Road, to Cecils Road and west back to McElhaney Road. The road is expected to re-open by January 2024.
Residents, pedestrians, local traffic and emergency vehicles will have access to properties within the work area at all times; however, there may be short periods when a driveway or entrance may be blocked temporarily as equipment and materials are moved during construction
The $810,715.45 project will replace the drainage structures at 7200 and 8000 McElhaney Road. FEMA will fund $770,179.68 (95%) of the cost, while Escambia County will be responsible for $40,535.77 (5%).
The work includes clearing of all hurricane debris, removing damaged existing culvert pipes and riprap, installing a new pipe/box culvert, restabilizing and reconstructing the roadway pavement, and replacing riprap within the ditch bottom. Minor ditch regrading, resetting existing fence, and installing concrete ditch pavement will be required.
IT is scheduled to take about 180 days to complete.
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ECSO: Burglar Caught In The Act
October 30, 2023
A 19- year old Pace man has been charged with multiple burglaries in Escambia County.
Joseph McGee is in Escambia County Jail is charged with four counts of burglaryy, larceny damaging property burglary – tools possession and drug possession
He was arrested early Sunday after the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office reponded to a burglary in progress on Mirabelle Circle.
Deputies arrived to find mcGee hiding behind a vehilce in a driveway. As deputies approached, he took off running but was soon captured in a backyard. Deputies discovered methamphetamine and blank business checks believed to have been stolen in his pockets.
When deputies returned to the residence they saw that a hatchet was jammed in the storm door in an attempt to pry it open. Additionally, deputies collected a machete and an open pocket knife near where the burglar initially tried to hide, the ECSO said.
McGee was charged with two residential burglaries and a vehicle burglary. He is believed to be a suspect in other burglaries from in Santa Rosa County
Cold Front To Bring Colder Temps This Week
October 28, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 39.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Partly Sunny and Warm Weekend, Cold Front Early Next Week
October 27, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light north wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Florida Gas Average Gas Prices Fall to 7-Month Lows
October 22, 2023
Florida drivers saw another round of falling prices at the pump. The state average dropped 10 cents per gallon, last week. Sunday’s gas price average was $3.23 per gallon. That’s the lowest daily average price since early March.
The state average has mostly declined for the past 34 days. During that time, the state average declined a total of 46 cents per gallon.
Gas prices are still falling on the momentum created by the seasonal downturn in fuel demand, coupled with stronger gasoline supplies and the switch to cheaper winter blend gasoline,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “However, this downward momentum may not continue, now that oil and gasoline futures prices logged a second consecutive week of gains.”
The U.S. price of oil logged a small 1% gain last week, amid ongoing concerns about the conflict between Israel and Hamas. In total, U.S. oil has risen $6 per barrel (7%) over the past two weeks. Gasoline futures also rose 11 cents per gallon last week, for a total increase of nearly 20 cents in two weeks.
Pensacola has the cheapest gas of any metro region in Florida at $3.12 per gallon. A North Escambia low of $2.97 was available on Muscogee Road in cantonment Sunday night, while Pensacola prices were as low sas $2.84 on Nine Mile Road.
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Some Clouds, Middle 80s For Sunday
October 22, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.