Warmer Today, High Around 85
April 19, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Mild, Dry Days
April 18, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Sunny, Warm And Dry Week
April 17, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.
Pictured: An iris bloom in the North Escambia arear. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Special Easter Services Planned
April 16, 2017
Here is a list of Easter activities planned in the North Escambia area on Sunday:
Community Sunrise Service — Molino
A Molino Community Sunrise Service will be held at 6:30 a.m. Sunday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church on Highway 29, just south of Highway 97.
Community Sonrise Service — Blue Wahoos Stadium
Marcus Pointe Baptist Church will present the 2017 Community Sonrise Service at the Blue Wahoos Stadium in downtown Pensacola on Sunday at 6 a.m. It is Pensacola’s Easter tradition in a state of the art stadium. PensacolaChurch.org
Trinity Lutheran Church – LCMS
Trinity Lutheran Church at 2385 Highway 297A in Cantonment will hold a 7 a.m. Easter sunrise service, 8 a.m. breakfast and 10 a.m. Festival service. Bring fresh cut flowers to be placed at the cross. Speaker is Rev. Sanford Stanton.
Gonzalez United Methodist Church
Gonzalez United Methodist Church at 2026 Pauline Street in Cantonment will hold a 6:30 a.m. sunrise service at the pond, Easter breakfast at 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m. traditional service in the sanctuary, 10 a.m. contemporary service with praise band in the Community Life Center. Nursery provided for all services. GonzalezMethodist.org
Walnut Hill Baptist Church
Walnut Hill Baptist Church at 5741 Arthur Brown Road will hold a sunrise service at 6 a.m. Praise and worship service at 10:30 a.m. No Sunday School or evening worship service.
Brooks Memorial — Atmore
Brooks Memorial Baptist Church in Atmore will hold a sunrise service at 6:30 a.m., Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. an worship at 10:30 a.m. with a choir cantata.
Atmore Easter Sunday Service
Easter Sunday Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord Sunday at 9 a.m. at St. Robert Catholic Church, South Main Street, Atmore.
Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church – McDavid
Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church at 170 West Bogia Road in McDavid will hold Easter Sunday morning worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Highland Baptist – Molino
Highland Baptist Church in Molino will hold a Kids Egg Hunt at 9:30 a.m. Sunday and a 10:45 a.m. Easter Worship service.
Bratt Assembly of God
Bratt Assembly of God at 5150 West Highway 4 will present an Easter service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Special music, message, fellowship, dinner on the grounds and an egg hunt.
First Baptist Church of Flomaton
The First Baptist Church of Flomaton will hold an Easter Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. No Sunday School, no evening worship.
Enon Baptist Church Easter Cantata
Enon Baptist Church will present their Easter Cantata, “Our God Reigns”, on April 16, at 11 a.m. The church is located at 7121 County Road 97A in Walnut Hill
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Slight Chance Of Rain This Easter Sunday
April 16, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Egg Hunts, Sunrise, Special Services Planned
April 15, 2017
Here is a list of Easter activities planned in the North Escambia area today and Sunday, including sunrise services.
SATURDAY
Atmore Easter in the Park
The Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce will hold Easter in the Park Saturday in in Heritage Park on the corner of Main and Craig streets. Free refreshments, arts and crafts and Easter games. The Easter Bunny will arrive at 9:30 am. and the fun continues until 11:30 a.m. Easter photo packages will be offered for sale.
Enon Community Easter Egg Hunt
A Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held at Enon Baptist Church Saturday at 10 a.m. with a light lunch to follow. Children in first through fifth grades are welcome. The church is located at 7121 County Road 97A in Walnut Hill.
Aldersgate Molino Easter Egg Hunt
Aldersgate United Methodist Church will hold an Easter Egg hunt on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the church, 6915 Highway 29 in Molino.
Quintette Community Center Easter Egg Hunt
The Quintette Community Center will hold their annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Lots of fun, games and food.
Molino Chapel Egg Hunt
A Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held at Molino Chapel at 6954 Nicholson Road in Molino on Saturday at 2 p.m. There will also be games, gifts and food. The church is located at 6954 Nicholson Road in Molino.
Atmore Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday (The Easter Vigil Mass) Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Robert Catholic Church, South Main Street, Atmore.
SUNDAY
Community Sunrise Service — Molino
A Molino Community Sunrise Service will be held at 6:30 a.m. Sunday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church on Highway 29, just south of Highway 97.
Community Sonrise Service — Blue Wahoos Stadium
Marcus Pointe Baptist Church will present the 2017 Community Sonrise Service at the Blue Wahoos Stadium in downtown Pensacola on Sunday at 6 a.m. It is Pensacola’s Easter tradition is a state of the art stadium. PensacolaChurch.org
Trinity Lutheran Church – LCMS
Trinity Lutheran Church at 2385 Highway 297A in Cantonment will hold a 7 a.m. Easter sunrise service, 8 a.m. breakfast and 10 a.m. Festival service. Bring fresh cut flowers to be placed at the cross. Speaker is Rev. Sanford Stanton.
Gonzalez United Methodist Church
Gonzalez United Methodist Church at 2026 Pauline Street in Cantonment will hold a 6:30 a.m. sunrise service at the pond, Easter breakfast at 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m. traditional service in the sanctuary, 10 a.m. contemporary service with praise band in the Community Life Center. Nursery provided for all services. GonzalezMethodist.org
Walnut Hill Baptist Church
Walnut Hill Baptist Church at 5741 Arthur Brown Road will hold a sunrise service at 6 a.m. Praise and worship service at 10:30 a.m. No Sunday School or evening worship service.
Brooks Memorial — Atmore
Brooks Memorial Baptist Church in Atmore will hold a sunrise service at 6:30 a.m., Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. an worship at 10:30 a.m. with a choir cantata.
Atmore Easter Sunday Service
Easter Sunday Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord Sunday at 9 a.m. at St. Robert Catholic Church, South Main Street, Atmore.
Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church – McDavid
Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church at 170 West Bogia Road in McDavid will hold Easter Sunday morning worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Highland Baptist – Molino
Highland Baptist Church in Molino will hold a Kids Egg Hunt at 9:30 a.m. Sunday and a 10:45 a.m. Easter Worship service.
Bratt Assembly of God
Bratt Assembly of God at 5150 West Highway 4 will present an Easter service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Special music, message, fellowship, dinner on the grounds and an egg hunt.
First Baptist Church of Flomaton
The First Baptist Church of Flomaton will hold an Easter Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. No Sunday School, no evening worship.
Enon Baptist Church Easter Cantata
Enon Baptist Church will present their Easter Cantata, “Our God Reigns”, on April 16, at 11 a.m. The church is located at 7121 County Road 97A in Walnut Hill
Sunny Saturday, Slight Rain Chance For Easter Sunday
April 15, 2017
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast in the evening.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Great Good Friday Weather
April 14, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: 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.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Century Accepting Tornado Damage Housing Assistance Applications
April 13, 2017
The Town of Century is now taking applications for housing rehabilitation assistance for houses that were damaged as a result of the February 15, 2016, tornado.
Only residents whose housing units were damaged by the tornado are eligible to apply. To qualify for assistance, the home that was damaged must be located inside the city limits of the Town of Century and must have a total household income at or below the following criteria:
Applicants whose total gross household income exceeds the income limits for their size household will not be considered for rehabilitation grant assistance.
Persons interested in being considered for inclusion in this program must call Samella Myles at the Century Town Hall at (850) 256-3208 between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:30 pm and ask that their name be placed on the housing assistance waiting list. Only those who call in to Century Town Hall will be placed on the waiting list. The deadline to be placed on the interested applicant list is Monday, May 1, 2017.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Sunny And Warm
April 13, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.