Clear, 39 Tonight

January 13, 2016

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 48. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. East wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Another Sunny, Cool Day

January 12, 2016

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 30. West wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. East wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers before midnight, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 50.

Basketball: Northview Hosts Baker; Seniors To Be Honored

January 12, 2016

The Northview High School Chiefs will host the Baker Gators tonight on the basketball court, and it’s senior night for the Northview boys.

The junior varsity teams will tip off at 4:30, followed by the girls at 5:45. The varsity boys will celebrate senior night at take on Baker at 7:00.

Today Is Deadline To Apply For $75K In IP Grants

January 11, 2016

Interntional Paper Pensacola Mill (IP) will award $75,000 in Foundation Grants in 2016, in honor of the mill’s 75th anniversary. The foundation normally awards $50,000 per year, but the amount was increased this year due to the anniversary.

The deadline for all 2016 grant applications is today, January 11.

Grants are awarded by the IP Foundation in Memphis which focuses on environmental education, literacy, employee involvement, and critical community needs. Applicants must be a registered 501c3 non-profit organization, school, or qualifying government entity to apply.

For more information about the Foundation and/or to apply online, interested applicants should visit www.ipgiving.com.

For more information on the grant process, contact Janice Cooper Holmes, communications manager, at 850-968-4203 or e-mail janice.holmes@ipaper.com.

Century Won’t Take On Alabama Football; Reschedules Meeting

January 11, 2016

The Century Town Council won’t try to compete with the National Championship football game for attention.

The council normally meets the first and third Monday nights of each month, but the third Monday this month falls on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. The council will traditionally reschedule that meeting for the second Monday night of January, but they decided more people are likely to watch the big game than attend a council meeting.

In yielding to Alabama and Clemson, the Century Town Council rescheduled their next regular council meeting for Tuesday, January 19 at 7 p.m.

The council does have a workshop meeting set for this week. At 5:30 p.m. Thursday, they will discuss the possible creation of a Community Redevelopment Agency.

Low 20’s Tonight

January 11, 2016

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 22-25. Calm wind.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 30. West wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: A chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. East wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers before midnight, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 50.

Cool Today, 24 Tonight

January 10, 2016

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Today: Cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Wind chill values between 20 and 30 early. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Powerball Fever Sweeps The Area As Jackpot Climbs

January 9, 2016

The Powerball jackpot for tonight’s drawing is at $900 million — the largest lottery jackpot in American history. And those numbers may grow on Saturday.

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292,201,338. But  someone has to win, right?

And those big dreams of winning have led to lines at lottery retailers across the area. And at the state line on Highway 97 in Davisville, those big dreams have led to traffic congestion and even longer lines being just a short distance from Alabama, one of just a handful of states that does not play the Powerball lottery.

There are three lottery retailers just south of Atmore in Davisville — the Grey Goose package store, a Diamond gas station and, just a few feet from the Piggly Wiggly grocery store -  the State Line Gift Shop. Back in April, Alice Dawson of Monroeville, AL, purchased a Quick Pick Powerball ticket at the State Line Gift Shop. And she was that someone — purchasing the only winning ticket that week for the $80 million drawing.

The winning numbers will be drawn at about 9:59 tonight, with the cutoff time for ticket sales at 9 p.m.

Pictured: Lottery sales inside the State Line Gift Shop on Highway 97 in Davisville where an $80 million winning Powerball ticket was sold last April. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Showers And Possibly A Thunderstorm Today, Colder Sunday

January 9, 2016

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm. High near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: Patchy drizzle after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: Patchy drizzle before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 50. North wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Rain For Saurday

January 8, 2016

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers between noon and 3pm. High near 70. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: Patchy drizzle after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: Patchy drizzle before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 50. North wind around 5 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

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