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.
No Powerball Winners; Saturday’s Jackpot Now $800 Million
January 7, 2016
No one held a ticket with all the winning numbers in Wednesday’s estimated $524 million Powerball jackpot — 47, 2, 63, 62, 11 and the Powerball of 17.
That means the jackpot rolls over to what will the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history estimated at $800 million (or $496 million lump sum) for this Saturday. And that number could grow even higher.
The prize payout started at $450 million and surged to $524 million Wednesday night, the fourth largest Powerball jackpot of all time.
Late Wednesday afternoon, Powerball players swarmed two lottery retailers along Highway 97 at the state line in Davisville, creating a traffic backup at times. But overall, players found lines that moved relatively quickly.
Powerball is played by 44 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Rain Tonight, Saturday
January 7, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 68. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a slight chance of showers between noon and 3pm. High near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. 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 31. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunny Today, Rain Thursday
January 6, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 61. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
$500 Million Powerball Fever: Players Hope Store Will Be Lucky Again
January 6, 2016
The Powerball lottery grand prize climbed to $500 million on Wednesday after rolling over 17 times without a winner.
At the locally-owned State Line Gift Shop on Highway 97 in Davisville, Powerball players were making their plans for retirement, travel and all sorts of big dream purchases with their winnings. They were hoping the store would prove to be lucky again — Alice Dawson of Monroeville purchased a winning $80 million Powerball Quick Pick at the store back in April.
While busy late Tuesday afternoon, the wait time at the State Line Gift Shop was relatively short with three clerks running terminals and quickly moving the lines along.
Jackpot prizes are paid in 30 annual installments or as a one-time, lump-sum payment. The winner of tonight’s drawing could take a lump sum payment estimated at $306 million.
The winning numbers will be drawn at about 9:59 tonight, with the cutoff time for ticket sales at 9 p.m.
