Sunny And Nice Today
January 24, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Three Candidates Qualify Monday For Two Century Council Seats
January 24, 2017
Three candidates qualified Monday to seek two seats on the Century Town Council during a special election.
Kevin Stead and Luis Gomez qualified to seek Seat 2 on the council, while Ben Boutwell qualified for Seat 3.
Potential candidates have until the close of business today to qualify at Century Town Hall for either seat.
A special election will be held for the two seats in February.
Breezy And Cooler Today
January 23, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Gradual clearing, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
IP Explosion: All Escambia Schools Are Open On Monday
January 23, 2017
All Escambia County schools will be open as usual on Monday, according to Superintendent Malcolm Thomas.
“We are working with the Escambia County Administrator as they manage the situation following the explosion at International Paper’s mill,” said Thomas. “Our employees who need to travel through the affected area along Hwy 29 need to be alert to possible detours or heavy traffic.”
The ECSD Transportation Department is working to create alternative routes created by any detours caused by the clean up efforts.
All buses parked near the Mill have been checked and have been cleared, Thomas said.
Thomas said there was no direct impact from the explosion at any school facilities. That includes Jim Allen Elementary School on Highway 95 in Cantonment, just a short distance were black substance came raining down following the explosion.
“We are realize there were some families that live near the mill that may have been more directly impacted by the explosion,” Thomas said. We will be checking on those students, and their absence will be excused.”
School buses will run as normal except for areas that might still be inaccessible in the morning. Anticipate some bus delays at Tate, Ransom, and elementary schools and centers with routes near the paper mill due to detours, according to the Escambia County School District Transportation Department.
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Rescheduled Century Council Meeting Is Tonight
January 23, 2017
The Century Town Council will meet at 7:00 tonight at the Century Town Hall. The meeting was rescheduled from January 16 due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.
Regular meeting of the Century Town Council are scheduled for the first and third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the town hall. All meetings are open to the public.
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Storms Bring Egg, Ping-Pong Ball Size Hail To Walnut Hill
January 22, 2017
A lot of hail fell across the North Escambia area Saturday night during a tornado warning, but there no damage reported.
These photos are from the Occie Philips Road area near Walnut Hill. The National Weather Service in Mobile classified the larger, 2-inch piece of hail above as “egg size”, while the pieces in the photo below were classified as “ping pong ball” size.
NorthEscambia.com reader submitted photos, click to enlarge.
Turning A Little Cooler This Week
January 22, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 64 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
District 5 Community Meeting Monday To Discuss Sector Plan
January 21, 2017
District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry will host a community meeting Monday to discuss and answer citizens’ questions about Escambia County’s Optional Sector Plan.
The meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Langley Bell 4-H Center, located at 3730 Stefani Road. Barry and county staff will also be available to answer questions and take feedback before the meeting. Residents who would like to take advantage of this opportunity to discuss the Optional Sector Plan may arrive any time between 4 and 5:15 p.m.
A sector plan is a long-term planning process by one or more local governments for a large area, authorized by Florida state statute 163.3245. Sector plans emphasize urban form and protection of regionally significant resources and public facilities. The Escambia County Optional Sector Plan is comprised of approximately 15,000 acres, north of Interstate 10, west of Highway 29 and south of Highway 196 and was formalized by the commission on April 3, 2008. For more information, click here.
To view a map of the Escambia County Optional Sector Plan area, click here.
Authorities Searching For Missing Cantonment Teen
January 21, 2017
UPDATE 1/22/2017 — THIS MISSING TEEN HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE, ACCORDING TO FAMILY MEMBERS
Authorities are on the lookout for a missing Cantonment teen.
Faith Campbell, 16, was last seen Thursday on Rittenberry Road. She left the family home at between midnight at 3 a.m. with a pastel blue backpack with bluebirds and was wearing dark blue skinny jeans, a black hoodie with a white logo and black Vans shoes.
She is about 100 pounds, 5-feet tall with brown hair that may be dyed auburn on top, brown eyes and may be wearing glasses.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Faith Campbell is asked to call Klaaskids at (855) 733-5567 or the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9630.
More Storms Overnight
January 21, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 61. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon, then a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55.