More Sunshine, Warmer Weather
April 28, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Great Spring Weekend In Store
April 27, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Flood Warning Issued For The Escambia River Near Century
April 27, 2019
A flood warning has been issued for the Escambia River near Century until late Sunday night.
Friday night, the river stage above flood state at 17.2 feet. The flood stage is 17 feet, and the river is forecast to rise slightly through Saturday night. The river will fall below flood stage on Sunday evening.
At 17 feet, there is considerable flooding of lowlands.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Two Candidates Withdraw From Consideration For Escambia Administrator, Six Remain
April 26, 2019
Two of the eight finalists for Escambia County administrator have withdrawn their names from consideration in advance of interviews that are set for Monday.
Ricardo Mendez of Miami withdrew due to a family emergency, and Kimberly Washington of Molino removed her name from the list last week. Both were added to the list last week by Escambia County Commission Chairman Lumon May. Mendez was most recently finance director in Sweetwater, FL, and previously served as COO/CFO of Harrisburg, PA. Washington is currently engineering manager with Mississippi Power.
The six candidates remaining on the list, in no particular order, are:
- Craig Coffey from Flagler Beach, FL. County administrator in Flagler County from 2007-2019, has 20 years experience as a city/county manager with extensive Florida county government experience and 11 years additional local government experience.
- Patrick Thompson from Woodbury, MN. County administrator in St. Croix County, WI. Over 36 years local government experience.
- David Strahl from O’Fallon, MO. County administrator in City of O’Fallon, MO. 30 plus years local government administration experience, none in county government.
- Christopher Martin from Gulf Breeze. He served as the commanding officer of Pensacola Naval Air Station and spent 27 years in the Navy.
- Janice Gilley from Molino. She has held the position of vice president of External Affairs at the University of West Florida for 10 years. She served one year as the national policy director for the Foundation for Excellence in Education, one year as deputy chief of staff for the Florida House of Representatives and served as policy director and deputy policy director for year in the Executive Office of the Governor in Florida. She served as an Escambia County commissioner from 2002-2004.
- Cedric Alexander from Pensacola. He has 13 years government experience including deputy chief in the Office of the Mayor in Rochester, NY, public safety director in Dekalb County, GA, and a federal security director for the Department of Homeland Security.
The commissioners will meet with candidate one-on-one Monday morning, April 29 before the candidates appear before the entire board in the afternoon.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Courthouse Closed Early Friday Due To Active Shooter Drill
April 26, 2019
An active shooter drill will be held Friday from noon until 5 p.m. at the the M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building in downtown Pensacola. The event is designed to assess how court leadership, stakeholders, staff, and law
enforcement agencies respond to an active shooter scenario within the courthouse, and is part of a continuing effort to both ensure a safe forum for the resolution of legal disputes and protect employees and the public.
Perimeter streets will not be closed, but members of the public should be aware that traffic on the surrounding streets (Government, Spring, Baylen, and Main) may be affected for the duration of the exercise. The public may conduct regular court business from 8 a.m. to noon; however, the courthouse will be closed to the public at noon. Signs will be clearly posted to inform of any temporary road closures and additional important information.
The Pensacola Crawfish Festival is also scheduled for April 26 at the nearby Vince Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park. As a result, extra time may be needed to navigate the area surrounding the courthouse.
Beginning at noon, the Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court will have limited staff available on the first floor of the Board of County Commissioners Building, 221 Palafox Place, for the filing of emergency matters only, specifically, petitions for domestic violence injunction and Baker Act and Marchman Act petitions. E-filing of documents will not be affected by the closure.
Extension Service Hosting Open House, Plant Sale
April 26, 2019
The Escambia County Extension Service is celebrating Earth Day week with an open house at 3740 Stefani Road in Cantonment.
Escambia Extension will host an Open House and Plant Sale on Saturday, April 27. The event will feature gardening demonstrations, an introduction to various 4-H youth programs, a healthy eating seminar, cooking demonstrations, discussions about coastal sustainability practices and livestock management, and a vegetable plant sale. Attendees will also learn about training sessions, volunteer activities and the role of Extension in the community.
Sunshine For Days
April 26, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Jay Pro Rodeo Saturday Night
April 26, 2019
The 18th Annual Jay Pro Rodeo will be held at 8:00 Saturday night at the Ted May Arena in Jay.
The 3R Rodeo Company from Jemison, AL will entertain the crowd with rodeo action including pro bull riding, saddle broncs, calf and team roping, steer wrestling, and women’s breakaway and barrel racing.
For the little ones, there’s a calf scramble, free bounce houses, free face painting, petting zoo, cow patty bingo and more There will also be plenty of food at the concession stand and local vendors.
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and under.
All proceeds benefit area youth programs such as the Jay High Student Government Association.
The arena is a half mile east of the red light on Highway 4 in Jay. Parking is free. For more information contact Frederick Barrow, owner of Ted May Arena, at (850) 288-0634.
Tornado Watch Canceled
April 25, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 51. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
Partly Sunny Today, Marginal Risk Of Severe Storms By Thursday Afternoon
April 24, 2019
Partly sunny skies are in our forecast for Wednesday. The next round of showers and thunderstorms will spread across our area Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night ahead of an approaching low pressure system.There’s a marginal risk (1 of 5) of isolated severe storms. Damaging winds and a brief tornado will be possible.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.