Control Burn Near Molino
April 8, 2017
A 100 acre control burn in the Molino area sent a lot of smoke skyward, concerning local residents Friday. The control burn area was in the area bordered by Jacks Branch Road, Barrineau Park Road and Schifko Road. The burn is expected to continue on Saturday. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate High Drama Presents ‘Stealing Home’
April 7, 2017
The Tate High School Drama Department will present the Pat Cook comedy “Stealing Home” at 7:00 Friday night.
Tickets will be available at the door of the Tate cafetorium for $7.
Cecil, and his partner in crime, Pug, are caught in a funeral home in the middle of the night, where they hope to heist a few trinkets. What neither expected was Beulah Meadows, the owner of the place, showing up and recognizing Cecil as her long-lost son, Jimmy, who vanished from an amusement park some 25 years earlier. This, of course, comes as a tragic shock to Beulah’s daughters, who were just about to sell the funeral home for quite a bundle.
Before you know it, the place is overrun with other-worldly sisters, whining lawyers, policemen, psychiatrists and nuns! Is Cecil really there to help out his would-be mother?
Or is he sticking around because he has a crush on Joan, the mortician? And is Cecil really Beulah’s long-lost son? Find out in this frantic farce when two con men set out to lift a few pieces of silverware and end up Stealing Home.
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About 70 Today; Upper 30’s Tonight
April 7, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light east wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
About 40 Tonight
April 6, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 40. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light east wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Cold Front Bringing Change
April 5, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Escambia Florida Schools Open; Escambia Alabama Schools Closed
April 4, 2017
Escambia County FLORIDA schools will be OPEN on Wednesday.
Escambia County ALABAMA schools will be CLOSED due to the threat of severe weather. All after-school activities in Escambia County, ALABAMA, are also CANCELED.
Escambia Academy (Canoe, AL) and the Brewton City Schools are also CLOSED.
Two Dead In Murder-Suicide South Of Jay (Updated With Names)
April 4, 2017
UPDATED – The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office said a husband and wife are dead in murder-suicide at a home south of Jay.
Deputies were called to the home on Hazel Godwin Road south of Chumuckla Highway shortly before daybreak. Two people where pronounced deceased from gunshot wounds. Their bodies were discovered just outside the front door of the home.
The victims were identified as 55-year old Bobby Ray Waters and 51-year old Veronica Waters. Investigators said preliminary information indicated that Bobby Ray Waters was the shooter.
A third person of unknown age was reported to be inside the home at the time of the shooting and called 911 and after shots were fired about 5:20 a.m.
Further details have not yet been released as an active investigation is continuing.
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Sunny And Hot Today; More Rain Wednesday
April 4, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Rain Ending From The West
April 3, 2017
This is the latest forecast from the National Weather Service:
This Afternoon: Slight chance of showers. High of 82.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Century Council To Consider Garbage Rate Increase Tonight
April 3, 2017
The Century Town Council is set to approve a garbage fee increase when they meet tonight.
Century’s 545 garbage customers currently pay $16.98 to per month. In order to stop financial losses in the garbage department, Hawkins is proposing a 36 percent increase of $6.21 per month, for a total bill of $23.19. The increase will allow the town to continue to collect bulk items such as furniture and appliances and vegetative waste.
The Century Town Council meets at 7 p.m. at the Century Town Hall. All meetings are open to the public.
Pictured: The Century Town Council. NorthEscambia.com photo.