MLK Day Programs, Parades Planned
January 18, 2016
Parades and special events will honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. across the area on Monday.
Century
The Century-Flomaton Improvement Association will honor Dr. King with a motorcade in Century Monday morning. The motorcade will line up at the old Carver School on Pond Street at 8:00 a.m. The motorcade will roll at 8:30 a.m. and will end at the Agricultural Building on West Highway 4. A program and celebration will follow in the Ag Building at about 10:00 with a guest speaker, special music and lunch.
Cantonment
The Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in Cantonment starts at 4:00 at the corner of Washington and Carver off Muscogee Road behind the paper mill. Parade will travel Washington, Robinson and Booker before returning to Carver.
Flomaton
A Walk on MLK will begin to line up at 8:45 a.m. and begin at 9 a.m. at Martin Luther King and Highway 31 and end at Damascus Missionary Baptist Church where a celebration will begin at 10 a.m.
Atmore
The 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade will line up at Houston Avery Park and roll at 10 a.m. The parade will travel north on MLK Avenue, turn right on Carver Avenue to Ashley Street, turn left on Main Street to McRae Street, turn right on Presley Street and end at Escambia County High School. A memorial program will follow in the ECHS auditorium about 11:30 a.m. with guest speaker and parade grand marshal Rev. H.K. Matthews.
Pensacola
Parade, 11 a.m., downtown beginning at the intersection of Spring and Garden street east to Palafox, turns north on Palafox, Palafox to Wright Street, turns back around onto Palafox south to Main Street.
Cold Tonight, Sunny Monday
January 17, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 30. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Rain Chance Tonight
January 16, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 5 mph.
M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56.
Molino Library Fitness Program Canceled, Libary Open As Usual
January 16, 2016
A fitness program scheduled for today at the Molino Branch Library has been canceled, but the library will be open as usual.
The “Fitness Tips for a New Year” event will not be held, but it will be rescheduled and a new date and time announced. The Molino Branch Library will be open today from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Drivers Can Expect Delays Today On Highway 4 Escambia River Bridge
January 14, 2016
Traffic on State Road 4 at the Escambia River Bridge in Century may encounter lane restrictions until late afternoon as crews perform routine maintenance work. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Rain Becoming Possible Tonight
January 14, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Rain likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 46. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 9pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph.
M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
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.