Fall Festivals Today In Gonzalez, Cantonment
October 13, 2018
There are fall festivals today at the Gonzalez United Methodist Church and at Carver Park in Cantonment:
Gonzalez United Methodist Church Fall Festival
Gonzalez United Methodist Church will hold their annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 13, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be an arts and crafts show, children’s activities, live music, and food concessions will be available. The event is free and everyone is welcome. The church is located at 2026 Pauline Street in Cantonment. For more information call (850) 968-6006 or visit www.gonzalezmethodist.org.
Pine Forest Assembly of God
The Cantonment Arts and Crafts Festival is going on Saturday at the Pine Forest Assembly of God, 3125 Pine Forest Road. Entry is free, and a lunch plates will be available for $7.
Cantonment Fall Festival
A Fall Festival will be held Saturday, October 13, from 11 a.m. until dark at Carver Park in Cantonment. Live music performances, food and craft vendors, and kids area. The park is located at 208 Webb Street in Cantonment.
Sunny, Comfy Weekend
October 13, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.
Upper 70’s Today, Back In The 50’s Tonight
October 12, 2018
Here is your North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Molino Tax Office Closed Today
October 12, 2018
The Molino office of the Escambia County Tax Collector is closed today due to a communications issues. All other offices are open:
- Downtown – 213 Palafox Place
- Marcus Pointe – 6451 North W Street
- Warrington – 4051 Barrancas Avenue, Suite A
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Cooler Weather Arrives, Lows In The 50’s
October 11, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79.
Area Schools Are Open On Thursday
October 11, 2018
All schools in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida and Escambia County in Alabama will be open on Thursday. Extracurricular activities will also resume.
Additionally, Byrneville Elementary charter school, Pensacola State College, University of West Florida, Pensacola Christian College and Pensacola Christian School will be open Thursday.
Absences for students that may have evacuated will be handled on a case by case basis.
Hurricane Michael Grows Stronger, Expected To Reach Category 4
October 9, 2018
THIS STORY IS NOW OUTDATED. Visit NorthEscambia.com for the latest updates.
Hurricane Michael is now a major category 3 hurricane and is expected to reach category 4 by landfall.
The latest information on the storm is in the graphics on this page. A Hurricane Warning has been changed a Tropical Storm Warning for inland Escambia and inland Santa Rosa counties. A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for southern Escambia and southern Santa Rosa counties.
Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 125 mph (205 km/h) with higher gusts. Michael is now a strong category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some further strengthening is expected overnight and on Wednesday, and Michael is forecast to become a category 4 hurricane before it makes landfall in the
Florida Panhandle or the Florida Big Bend area.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles
(280 km).
For additional local information, see the front page of NorthEscambia.com.
![[Image of probabilities of 34-kt winds]](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT14/refresh/AL142018_wind_probs_34_F120+png/024012.png)
Escambia, Santa Rosa School Closure Information
October 9, 2018
Escambia County (FL) schools will dismiss early on Tuesday and be closed on Wednesday, while Santa Rosa County schools will be closed both days.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY (FL)
Escambia County Schools closed early Tuesday, and will be closed on Wednesday. All extra curricular activities are canceled for both days. Byrneville Elementary, a charter school, will follow the Escambia County School District in closures.
For additional closure information, including PSC and UWF, click here.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY:
Santa Rosa Schools will be closed *all day* Tuesday and Wednesday. This is a change from a half day previously announced for Tuesday.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY (AL)
Escambia County (AL) Schools will be closed Wednesday.
Any additional announcements and updates will be posted on NorthEscambia.com.
Hurricane Warning Issued; Michael Strengthening
October 8, 2018
THIS STORY IS OUTDATED. See NorthEscambia.com for the latest information.
Hurricane Michael is expected to intensify prior to landfall on Wednesday as a major category 3 hurricane.
A hurricane warning is now effect for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
The latest specifics on Michael in the graphics on this page.
Michael is forecast to move north over next few days and increase in forward speed as it moves between a ridge over the western Atlantic and a trough over the west central U.S. Michael should turn northeast ahead of the approaching trough –the strength and timing of the approaching trough will be a key factor in the turn. Some uncertainty still exists in the degree and timing of this turn and while the forecast cone has shifted slightly east, it is important to remember that impacts can extend far outside the cone, according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS said it is too early to pinpoint what area will see the most impact from the storm.
Escambia County Weekly Meeting Schedule
October 8, 2018
Monday, Oct. 8
Escambia County Fire Rescue Interviews – Firefighters – 8 a.m., Escambia County Public Safety, 6575 N. “W” St.
Escambia County Marine Advisory Committee – 5:30 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place, Room 104
Tuesday, Oct. 9
Committee of the Whole – 9 a.m., Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Board Chambers
Environmental Enforcement Special Magistrate – 1:30 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place
Escambia County Local Mitigation Strategy Board/Committee – 2 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place
Escambia County Housing Finance Authority – 5 p.m., 700 S. Palafox St., Suite 310
Merit System Protection Board – 5 p.m., Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, 4th Floor Training Room
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee – 5:30 p.m., 420 W. Chase St.
Wednesday, Oct. 10
Development Review Committee – 1 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place
Santa Rosa Island Authority Board – 5 p.m., 1 Via De Luna Drive, Pensacola Beach
Thursday, Oct. 11
Science Hour – Reporting Invasive and Endangered Species: Rick O’Connor, UF/ IFAS Extension and Don Buchanan, FWC – 6 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place
Friday, Oct. 12
Contractor Competency Board - 9 a.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place
Saturday, Oct. 13
Escambia County Regional Roundup – 8 a.m. to noon, Blue Angels Elementary School, 1551 Dog Track Road