Typical Sunshine And Scattered Showers
July 31, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Hot, Slight Chance Of Scattered Showers
July 30, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Week Begins Sunny And Warm
July 29, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.
Register Monday, Tuesday For Heather Leonard’s Danceworks Classes
July 29, 2019
A registration event will be held Monday and Tuesday for Heather Leonard’s Danceworks.
The registration will be held from 4-6:30 July 29-30 at the Byrneville Community Center for ages 3 and up. Classes are available for all levels, even for adults.
Classes will begin August 12 at the Byrneville Community Center.
Mostly Sunny, About 90 For Your Sunday; Small Chance Of A Shower
July 28, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph in the evening becoming light.
Monday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. North winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph in the evening becoming light.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Thursday: Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Friday: Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
Saturday: Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
Higher Humidity, Scattered Showers For The Weekend
July 27, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Century Calls Emergency Meeting To Discuss Gas Department Funding
July 27, 2019
The Century Town Council has called an emergency meeting for Monday “to discuss gas department funding”.
The town has provided no additional details.
The council recently approved to transfer $5,000 per month from the garbage fund to supplement the gas department’s payroll after the department did not have enough money to make cover paychecks and deposit the required federal taxes. The gas department has also been plagued by losses of well over a half million dollars in recent years.
The emergency meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday in council chambers.
An emergency council meeting was called in October 2018 when the gas department had $33,602 in mostly past due bills but only $674 in the bank.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Rain And Humidity Return For The Weekend
July 26, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Cleanup Progress Being Made At Century’s Alger Sullivan Property, And A Buyer May Be Interested
July 25, 2019
Cleanup is underway on the former Alger Sullivan Lumber Mill property in Century, and there’s at least one party possibly interested in acquiring the property.
The 38-acre abandoned industrial site was heavily damaged and, until recently, sat mostly untouched since 150 mph tornado winds the afternoon of February 15, 2016.
Brownfields Grant Cleanup
The current work is being funded with a $400,000 Brownfields grant, half of which is designated for the cleanup of petroleum products.
Environmental testing has been done on the property, including testing around a large above ground storage tank that is believed to have contained diesel fuel, according to Debbie Nickles, the Century town planner. The large tank is leaking, and soil cleanup may be required.
The environmental test results from the tank are expected to be back in a few weeks. There are also two propane tanks on the property that will be removed.
Testing was also done recently for asbestos and lead-based paints. Those results are also still pending.
Much of the property has been mowed (pictured above) and ground penetrating radar will be used next month to see what is lurking below the surface.
Interest In Acquiring The Property
“In addition to those grant funds that are at least going to fund part of the cleanup, there is beginning to be some interest in actually an acquisition, having a private party come and actually acquire the property,” Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry said. “That would be a fantastic outcome, and I’m optimistic that would happen in the future.”
“Three buildings on the site could be rehabilitated,” Nickles said, “but it’s going to take some money.”
While work on the site has been slow until recently, Nickles said progress is being made.
“It’s coming,” she said. “It’s just taking a while to get everything together.”
Code Enforcement
The property owner — listed in county records as DMT Holdings LLC in Navarre –was cited years ago by Escambia County Code Enforcement. The limited liability company appeared to be dissolved in 2008. Back property taxes for 2015-2017 were paid through tax certificate sales, not by the holding company.
With no response from the owners to the code citations, a special magistrate for Escambia County issued an order against the property at One Lumber Road on October 4, 2016, giving the owners until November 1, 2016, to clean up the property. The county provides code enforcement services under an interlocal agreement within the town limits of Century.
Failing to comply, the property owners were assessed costs of $1,100, and fines of $50 per day have been accruing ever since. To date, the property owners, if they exist, owe fines nearing $50,000.
Escambia County crews entered the property in 2018 and performed some cutting and trimming, cleaned around a concrete ditch, removed four 30-yard dumpsters of debris and replaced 80-feet of chain link fence that was down. The cleanup area was concentrated on the portion of the property behind residences on Front Street.
The cleanup cost assessed by the county was $5,450 — $2,589.29 for 150 hours of labor, $2,613.75 in equipment costs and $246.96 in material costs. Certified mail from the county to the listed owners was returned by the post office as invalid with no forwarding address.
Escambia County received three bids for the demolition and cleanup of the mill in 2017, but bids ranged from $800,000 to $3 million — far in excess of the county’s entire cleanup budget of about$463,425 in 2017. Property records show entire value of the property was $802,189 before the tornado, but the most recent assessment show what remains is worth $226,535.
The property is located within a Community Development Area established by the Town of Century, a Nickles said the CRA may play a crucial roll in the future of the site.
Pictured top: The damaged Alger Sullivan mill looms over a front street neighborhood in 2019. Pictured inset above and first photo below: Cleanup is underway on the property. Pictured bottom four photos: Damage to the property as seen in 2016. NorthEscambia.com photos, and photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Another Nice Day, Lower Humidity, High Near 90
July 25, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.