Sawmill Day And Car Show Today In Century
May 2, 2015
The annual Sawmill Day and Car Show will be held today in Century.
The day features entertainment, music, dancers, free museum tours, Old 100 locomotive from 1913, crafts and displays, food and much more.
The event is taking place in the Historical Park at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Fourth Street in Century. Admission is free.
NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
70’s Today, 40’s Tonight
May 1, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunny Days, Cooler Nights
April 30, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Phone, Internet Outage In Walnut Hill, Bratt, Molino Areas
April 29, 2015
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. THE OUTAGE HAS BEEN RESTORED.
There is a reported phone and/or high speed internet outage for Frontier customers in the Walnut Hill, Bratt, Davisville, Dogwood Park and Molino areas (327 & 587 exchanges). The outage is apparently due to a fiber cut or problem. There is no word on an estimated restoration time.
New Langley Bell 4-H Center Opens Saturday (With Photo Gallery)
April 29, 2015
Escambia County’s new 4-H Center will be officially dedicated Saturday, and a Master Gardener Spring Festival is also planned.
Festivities begin at 8 a.m. with a a 9 a.m. dedication of the new Langley Bell 4-H Center at 3730 Stefani Road in Cantonment.
“Escambia County 4-H has a bright future ahead with new facilities, new 4-H staff and funding to carry it to preeminence nationwide. Our goal and mission is to grow this program throughout the county and create positive 4-H youth development opportunities,” said Pamela Allen, UF/IFAS Extension Escambia County director. “There is a definite excitement among the youth, volunteers, staff and community supporters. Our prospects to make a difference in the lives of youth are endless.”
Residents, Escambia County commissioners, 4-H youth, and Escambia County Extension staff will enjoy tours of the new building, highlighting areas for hands-on learning for all Escambia County children, ages 8 to 18.
Back in 1943 Minnie and Langley Bell donated 400 acres on Nine Mile Road for the county’s original 4-H Center. The property was given to Escambia County 4-H in a trust, with the Escambia County Commission serving as trustees. When the property was sold to Navy Federal Credit Union in 2012 for expansion, a new 4-H Center was planned on the Escambia County Extension Service property on Stefani Road.
Funds from the sale were also used to purchase 108 acres in Molino where a new 4-H Animal Science and Outdoor Center is being developed.
“Escambia County 4-H traditions have a strong foundation with the many successes of the past and will no doubt be carried forward with our new Langley Bell 4-H Center and the new 4-H property in Molino. A new generation of 4-Hers will now be served in a way that is unparalleled in facilities, financial support and community involvement,” said Brian Bell, president of the Escambia County 4-H Foundation and also the grandson of the original donors of the property, Minnie and Langley Bell. “My grandparents, Uncle Bill (Langley Bell, Jr.), and my father would be ecstatic to see how 4-H has used that initial donation of land to further its mission and serve so many more youth in this community.”
A Master Gardener Spring Festival will also take place Saturday at the Extension Service in Cantonment. The event will include a variety of gardening advice, a plant sale, plant clinic, daylily bulb sale, demonstration garden tours, tractor display and refreshments.
Pictured: The new Langley Bell 4-H Center on Stefani Road will open Saturday. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Cooler Temps Prevail
April 29, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today
Partly cloudy, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Today’s Tate and Jay Softball Playoffs Game Rescheduled
April 28, 2015
Today’s Tate and Jay softball playoff games have been rescheduled for tomorrow.
The Tate Lady Aggies will host Niceville at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The Jay Lady Royals will host Franklin County at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Rain Chance Continues Tonight
April 28, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Flash Flood Watch, Slight Risk Of Severe Storms
April 27, 2015
There is a flash flood watch in effect for today. There is also a slight risk of severe storms in the area outlined in yellow above, including most of the North Escambia area. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 74. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Attempted Homicide Suspect Arrested
April 27, 2015
Authorities are searching for a man accused of choking and shooting a woman Sunday.
Terrill Lamar Jenkins, 33, was charged with attempted homicide, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, felony battery (strangulation), armed burglary, and shooting into a vehicle.
Pensacola Police responded to a residence around 9:30 a.m. today after a 30-year-old woman reported Jenkins had forced his way into her home and attacked her with a firearm. The victim managed to escape, but Jenkins followed her.
Detective Jeff Brown said Jenkins attacked the woman at another residence and tried to strangle her. Once again the victim managed to escape after bystanders intervened. Jenkins fired a gun into her vehicle as she was leaving the area.
Jenkins is a black male, six feet tall and weighs approximately 165 pounds. Anyone having information on the incident is asked to contact Detective Jeff Brown at (850) 435-1980 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433- STOP.