A Bit Warmer Today, Sun Gives Way To Showers Tomorrow
January 31, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunshine And 60’s Today, Then Turning Colder
January 29, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Becoming sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Sunday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Blood Drive Tuesday For Tate High Students
January 29, 2018
Tate High School students can made a difference by donating blood on Tuesday between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. All donors will receive a long sleeve t-shirt and a wellness check.
Make an appointment online at: DONATE and use sponsor code #16491.
OneBlood welcomes blood donations from donors 16 years old and older. 16 year-old donors, however, must present a signed permission form from their parent or a guardian before the donation.
And We Cool Down Again
January 28, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Patchy fog before 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Sunday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 60.
Miss Ernest Ward Pageant Is Tonight
January 27, 2018
The 2017 Miss Ernest Ward Pageant will be held at 6:00 this evening in the Ernest Ward Middle School gym.
Contestants, pictured above, are (front, L-R) Saniyah McKee, Raegan Abbott, Emilee Hill, Rebekah Abbott, Chloe Ragsdale, Carsyn Dortch, Elianna Morales, (back) Jordan Wilson, Wylder Gibson, Makayla Ramsey, McKenna Simmons, Hannah Hassebrock, Addison Geck and Paige Gibbs.
Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Registration Continues At NWE, Century, Cantonment Ballparks
January 27, 2018
Registration is underway at the Century Little League, Northwest Escambia Bradberry Park and the Cantonment Sportsplex.
Century Little League
Registration for the Century Little League 2018 baseball and softball season will be held at Showalter Park in Century as follows:
Saturday January 27, 9 a.m. – noon
Thursday February 1, 6-8 p.m.
Saturday February 3, 9 a.m. – noon
The registration fee is $50 for the first child, $45 for each additional sibling. Teams are available for ages 4 and up. A birth certificate copy is needed for sign-up.
Payment by cash or check (payable to “Century Little League”) is due in full at time of sign-up. For more information, contact B.J. Reid at (850) 426- 7592, Nathan Brown at (850) 377- 0962, or Kristina Broom at (850) 305- 6712.
Northwest Escambia Bradberry Park
Online registration is underway at nwebaseball.com until February 3. A late registration fee will be applied after February 3. In-person registration available at the field house Saturday, January 27, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Cantonment Sportsplex
Registration continues today at the Cantonment Sportsplex from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or register online at www.cantonmentsportsplex.org.
Only two more opportunities remain for in person registration, this Saturday and next Saturday, February 3 from 9-1 at the Cantonment Sportsplex in the board room.
Online registration continues until February 9 at www.cantonmentsportsplex.org
Rain Through The Weekend
January 27, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
onight: Showers. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 57. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday: Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 10am. High near 66. East wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. North wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Two Large Controlled Burns Planned In North Escambia Today
January 26, 2018
There are several controlled burns planned in the North Escambia area today, including two large burns near Walnut Hill and Barrineau Park.
The Northwest Florida Water Management District a conducting a 142 acre prescribed burn between the Perdido River and Jacks Branch Road, south of Fillingim Landing and mostly north of Lawson Lane. The burn area is shown with hatch marks in the map above, while the predicted smoke plume is shown in the dotted areas (click to enlarge).
A 200 acre controlled burn is permitted today west of Highway 97 at Pine Forest Road, between Nokomis Road to the north and Deer Lake Road to the south. The burn area is shown with hatch marks in the map below, while the predicted smoke plume is shown in the dotted areas (click to enlarge).
Arrest Made In Escambia County’s First Homicide Of 2018
January 26, 2018
An Escambia County man was arrested Friday for a Tuesday murder in the Myrtle Grove area of Escambia County.
Lyntonio De’Shawn Quinn, 22, was charged with homicide-murder while engaged in certain felony offense, home invasion robbery and home invasion with a firearm.
Deputies responded to a call of a shooting victim around 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday on 48th Avenue near Elsa Avenue.
When deputies arrived they found 27-year-old David Washington dead on the side of the road. Washington and three other people are believed to have committed what appeared to be a drug-related home invasion, deputies said.
During the home invasion, the sheriff’s office said Washington was shot and killed.
This was the first homicide of 2018 in Escambia County.
Partly Sunny Today, Rain For The Weekend
January 26, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 54. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 32.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 64.