Fireworks, Food, Music Today In Century: What You Need To Know

June 30, 2018

The annual Independence Day Celebration is this evening in Century.

Events will take place beginning at 3 p.m. at both Anthony Pleasant Park and Showalter Park in Century. The fireworks will be visible from both parks at dark.

At Showalter Park: Snow cones, bounce house, splash pad, concessions from Century Little League

At Anthony Pleasant Park: Food vendors (including Mexican, Hawaiian and American fare like burgers, hot dogs and BBQ), homemade pork skins, other vendors, plus live entertainment as follows:

3:00 – 3:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks
3:15 – 3:30 D.J. Music
3:30 – 4:00 Jewelstones
4:00 – 5:30 Announcements and D.J. Music
4:30 – 5:30 Sawmill Bluegrass Band
5:30 – 6:00 Announcements and D.J. Music
6:00 – 8:00 Ricky Crook and the Horseshoe Halo Band
Dark – Fireworks

There is a paved walkway between the two parks (enter about 50 yard line at Anthony Pleasant, east side of the t-ball fields at Showalter).

The show alternates between Century and Flomaton each year and is jointly funded.

The Century and Flomaton Independence Day Celebration is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Wahoos Walk Off To Sixth Straight Win

June 30, 2018

It hasn’t taken long for Pensacola fans to see what kind of impact Jose Siri can make on a game. The highly touted prospect hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning off Corbin Clouse (L, 2-1) to give the Blue Wahoos a 3-2 walk-off win Friday night.

With the Wahoos trailing 2-1 in the eighth inning and Chad Sobotka on the mound, Mitch Nay started the two-out rally with a swinging bunt single up the third base line. Gavin LaValley followed with a single to left before Aristides Aquino legged out an infield single, which allowed Nay to score from third. In the ninth inning, Chris Okey doubled off Clouse to open the inning. Jody Davis called upon Keury Mella to lay down a sacrifice bunt, but the Wahoos starter struck out after bunting the two-strike pitch foul. T.J. Friedl bested the M-Braves defensive shift with an infield single, which moved Okey to third base. That brought up Siri who lifted Clouse’s 1-1 pitch to left field, deep enough to score the winning run.

While neither starting pitcher factored in the final decision, both were tremendous Friday night. Wyatt Strahan tied his longest outing of the season with seven innings of two-run ball. The University of Southern California product struck out eight and walked only two. His lone mistake was in the second inning when Travis Demeritte launched a solo home run to put the M-Braves up 1-0. He allowed one more run in the sixth courtesy of Tyler Neslony’s RBI single.

Bruce Zimmerman made his Double-A debut for the M-Braves and was equally strong in his start. His only mistake was a solo home run to Nay to open the Wahoos bottom of the second inning, which tied the game at 1-1. The 23-year old struck out 10 Wahoos and walked only three while holding Pensacola to four hits.

Alejandro Chacin (W, 1-1) replaced Strahan and pitched the final two innings for the Blue Wahoos in scoreless fashion. The win of the second walk-off win of the season for the fish and they have now won a season-best six straight games this season.

The Wahoos will try and make it seven straight wins tomorrow night when LHP Seth Varner (4-0, 2.61). He will face one of the best pitching prospects in all of Minor League baseball in RHP Touki Toussaint (4-6, 3.19) toes the rubber for the hosts.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive, Sports, TOP sports

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

June 30, 2018

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 7am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 75. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 85. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Independence Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

June 29, 2018

Here is your official North Escambia area Friday forecast:

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 90. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Independence Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.

Pictured: A shelf cloud in Cantonment Thursday evening. NorthEscambia.com photo by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Storms Leave Thousands Without Power

June 28, 2018

Update: Gulf Power now reporting 528 customers without power in Escambia County. 9:02 pm

Previous story:

Evening storms have left 3,850 locations without power in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

As of just before 9 p.m. Escambia River Electric Cooperative is reporting 1,083 customers without power in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in 80 outage locations.

Gulf Power is reporting 2,662 customers without power in Escambia County, all but about 50 are south of I-10. There were 105 Gulf Power customers without power in Santa Rosa County.

Pictured: EREC outages as of about 9 p.m.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Flomaton-Century Fireworks Show And Celebration Is Saturday

June 28, 2018

Century and Flomaton will begin this year’s Independence Day celebration a little early with a celebration and fireworks show this Saturday.

The schedule of events at Anthony Pleasant Park and Showalter Park is as follows:

3:00 – 3:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks
3:15 – 3:30 D.J. Music
3:30 – 4:00 Jewelstones
4:00 – 5:30 Announcements and D.J. Music
4:30 – 5:30 Sawmill Bluegrass Band
5:30 – 6:00 Announcements and D.J. Music
6:00 – 8:00 Ricky Crook and the Horseshoe Halo Band

The event will end with a fireworks display, visible from both parks, at dusk.

Concessions will also be available from Century Little League and other vendors.

The show alternates between Century and Flomaton each year and is jointly funded.

The Century and Flomaton Independence Day Celebration is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com.

NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

More Showers Possible Tonight

June 28, 2018

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 90. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Independence Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Bridge Work Delays On Quintette Road This Afternoon

June 27, 2018

There are delays this afternoon on Quintette Road on the Escambia River bridge as crews trim trees. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Humidity, Increasing Chance Of Afternoon Thunderstorms

June 27, 2018

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind around 5 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: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. West wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Hot, Humid And Afternoon Thunder-Boomers

June 26, 2018

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.