Pop-Up Showers And Storms Into The Weekend
June 6, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 89. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 87. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 85. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 87. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Mosquito Control To Spray Tonight In Portion Of Cantonment
June 5, 2025
The Escambia County Mosquito Control Division will conduct fogging missions today, June 5, in a portion of the Cantonment area.
This includes the area bounded by Kingsfield Road to the north, West Nine Mile Road to the south, Highway 29 on the east, and Pine Forest and Riddle roads to the west.
Mission hours vary, but typically occur in the evening hours from 6-9:30 p.m. All operations are dependent on weather conditions.
When possible, pre-application and post-application surveillance is performed to ensure fogging is warranted. Methods used to determine need include dry ice-baited light traps, landing rate counts, and service requests received from the public.
Partly Cloudy Tonight, Lower 70s
June 5, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 89. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 87. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 85. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 87. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Century Town Council Looking For Ways To Get Splash Pad Repaired
June 5, 2025
The Century Town Council is looking for ways to get the town’s splash pad up and running.
“See if there are any extra funds for upgrading the splash pad, because that is a great asset to this town,” former Mayor Luis Gomez, Jr. said from the audience. “There’s nothing for the kids to cool down, especially when they have little league softball tournaments and all that stuff out there.”
Town Clerk Carrie Moore said she went to the splash pad in Showalter Park with town employees because she was in contact with someone from another city that could potentially make the repairs. However, she said they were unable to evaluate the splash pad problem due to the lack of electricity. She said a control panel at the softball fields caught fire and was not replaced, cutting electricity to the splash pad. In addition, the splash pad may have been struck by lightning.
“So at this point, we can’t even truly diagnose the splash pad,” Moore said.
“You have an outside electrician coming in to do it, or are y’all depending on the current staff to do it out there?”, Gomez asked. “That there is the problem.”
Moore said that she understood a town staff member was certified to do the work, but she believes the repair job should be outsourced — both fixing the softball field electrical problem and then repairing the splash pad.
Interim town manager Howard Brown said the town should get three quotes from licensed contractors and not rely on staff.
“If y’all get it working, that’s great, but in the near future, can y’all see about getting an upgrade because it’s very weak, but better than nothing,” Gomez added.
Century’s splash pad first opened in 2017, funded by a $50,000 state grant. It’s been non-functional for about a year.
NorthEscambia.com file photos.
Water Outage Today For Central Customers Along Portion Of West Highway 4
June 4, 2025
THIS BOIL WATER NOTICE WAS LIFTED ON FRIDAY, JUNE 6.
A water service interruption is planned for Wednesday for some Central Water Works customers along and near West Highway 4 in and near Century.
The outage will impact Central Water Works customers living on Pleasant Hill Road, Junk Road, Fields Road, Carter Lane, Nall Road, and along West Highway 4 east of Nall Road to Williams Street, but not Williams Street.
Central will be conducting necessary repair to a water leak on West Highway 4 on Wednesday, June 4 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Water service in the listed area will be interrupted during the repairs.
Following the service interruption, a precautionary boil water notice will be in effect. Central Water Works will notify customers directly when the boil water notice has been lifted.
For the complete notice from Central Water Works, click here (pdf).
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Showers Likely, Possible Wednesday, Wednesday Night
June 4, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Thunderstorms likely before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 88. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 86. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 86. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Just A Slight Chance Of A Tuesday Shower; Rain Likely For Wednesday
June 3, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 87. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
$42.5 Million Sale Of OLF-8 On The BOCC Agenda For Thursday
June 2, 2025
The Escambia County Commissioner is set to consider an agenda item on this Thursday to sell OLF-8 for $42.5 million to to Tri-W Development and Chad C. Henderson Enterprises of Pensacola II.
The agreement under consideration is being presented by County Attorney Alison Rogers. The $42.5 million will be for the entire 540.89 acres of the property on Nine Mile Road.
Under the agreement, the OLF-8 Master Plan (DPZ Design Code), as it may be amended, will be included as a restrictive covenant on the deed.
The final DPZ master plan approved in July 2021 is a combination of commerce, residential and amenities. It allocates 271 acres to commerce and industrial; 61 acres to residential including duplexes, townhomes and multifamily; 47 acres to a mixed-use center such as residential over retail and office over retail; and 45 acres to trails and public amenities such as a post office, school, day care and community garden.
“The purpose of this Declaration is to protect the value and desirability of the Property as a unified project, and ensure, insofar as is practicable, the proper development and use of the Property in accordance with the Master Plan, and to provide restrictions, covenants and conditions, as more particularly set forth in the Master Plan. This Declaration is intended to protect owners, lessees and sub-lessees from undesirable development and use of the Property and for the benefit of the local community and economy. This Declaration shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose,” the agreement states.
In January 2019, Escambia County acquired OLF-8 in a land swap with the U.S. Navy for property in Santa Rosa County. The county hired DPZ CoDesign to develop the best plan for OLF-8, and the firm presented four plans ranging from a commerce park based concept to designs with a mix of commerce, residential and green space on the 500 plus acre site along Nine Mile Road in Beulah.
The final DPZ master plan approved in July 2021 is a combination of commerce, residential and amenities. It allocates 271 acres to commerce and industrial; 61 acres to residential including duplexes, townhomes and multifamily; 47 acres to a mixed-use center such as residential over retail and office over retail; and 45 acres to trails and public amenities such as a post office, school, day care and community garden.
The OLF-8 sale will be considered during the Board of County Commissioners meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building.
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Sunny, Near 90 To Begin The Week
June 2, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Wahoos Snap Losing Streak, Take Road Finale Against Biscuits
June 2, 2025
written by Carter Bainbridge
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (24-27) ended their road trip on a high note with a 6-2 victory over the Montgomery Biscuits (28-23) on Sunday.
After a scoreless first two frames, Pensacola jumped out to an early lead in the top of the third. Following a leadoff single and a walk against Montgomery starter Owen Wild (L, 2-4), designated hitter Kemp Alderman hit a three-run home run to put the Wahoos ahead 3-0. The blast was Alderman’s tenth hit of the week and capped a prolific series (.478, 11-for-23, HR, 3B, 3 RBI) for the Mississippi native.
The Biscuits answered in the bottom of the fourth against Blue Wahoos starter Orlando Ortiz-Mayr (W, 3-2). With one out, designated hitter Xavier Isaac hit a solo home run to cut the Pensacola lead to 3-1. Montgomery’s next three hitters reached to load the bases, but Ortiz-Mayr coaxed a pair of unproductive outs to end the threat.
Neither team scored again until the top of the seventh when Alderman hit a two-out triple off of lefthander Keyshawn Askew before coming home to score on a wild pitch. In the eighth, the Wahoos tacked on another run when left fielder Shane Sasaki singled, stole both second and third base, then came home to score on a single by shortstop Johnny Olmstead to give Pensacola a 5-1 lead.
Montgomery fought back with a run in the bottom of the eighth, but came no closer against righthander Josh Ekness (S, 4) and the Wahoo bullpen. Right fielder Dalvy Rosario added a solo homer in the top of the ninth to cap a 6-2 Pensacola victory.
With the win, Pensacola snaps its team-record 11-game losing streak with its first victory since May 18.
The Blue Wahoos return home on Tuesday, June 3 when they begin a six-game series against the Columbus Clingstones. First pitch from Blue Wahoos Stadium is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.