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Blood Drive Thursday At Ascend Performance Materials

A blood drive will be held from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. Thursday at Ascend Performance Materials in Gonzalez.

Local needs are for O Negative, B Negative, A Negative and platelet donors for accidents, surgeries, cancer treatments and newborns.  Persons can donate at age 16 with guardian consent. Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds, be in generally good health and have a picture identification.. Donors will receive a wellness check, cholesterol screening and a gift of appreciation.

Bestselling Author Workshops: Preparing Children For Success

The Escambia County School District is sponsoring three identical parental involvement workshops this month with  world-renowned educational consultant.

The workshops, “Preparing Children for Success in School and Life,” will be led Marcia L. Tate, the former executive director of Professional Development for the DeKalb County School System in Georgia. During her 30-year career with the district, she was a classroom teacher, reading specialist, language arts coordinator, and a staff development executive director.

As an educational consultant, she has taught more than 350,000 administrators, teachers, parents, and business and community leaders throughout the world, and she is the author of five bestsellers.  Participants in her workshops refer to them as “some of the best ones they have ever experienced” since Tate  uses the 20 brain-compatible strategies outlined in her books to actively engage her audiences.

The workshops will be held:

• Tuesday, January 13 — 5:30 p.m to 7:30 p.m., Ernest Ward Middle School Gym, 7650 North Highway 97, Walnut Hill.
• Wednesday, January 14 — 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Woodland Heights Community Center, 111 Berkley Drive, Pensacola.
• Wednesday, January 14 — Noon to 2 p.m., West Florida Main Public Library, 239 North Spring Street, Pensacola.

The public is invited and parents are encouraged to attend any of the three sessions. For more information, call The School District of Escambia County Title I Office at (850) 595-6915, ext. 235.

Freezing Tonight, Hard Freeze By Wednesday Night

There is a hard freeze watch in effect from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tuesday Night Clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
• Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. Breezy, with a north wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
• Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Thursday Sunny, with a high near 41. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Calm wind.
• Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind around 5 mph.
• Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph.
• Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
• Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
• Sunday A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
• Sunday Night A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
• Monday A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.

Florida Senate Panels To Look At Prisons, Amendment 1

In their initial meetings leading up to the 2015 legislative session, Senate committees will gather the week of January 5 to discuss issues such as reforming the Department of Corrections and carrying out a constitutional amendment about environmental preservation.

Committees will meet over four days, starting January 5 and ending January 8, according to a calendar posted on the Senate website.

While many of the meetings will be largely introductory, senators will delve into issues such as possible changes in the prison system, which has been dogged recently by questions about inmate deaths and alleged wrongdoing by corrections officers. The Senate Criminal Justice Committee on January 5 is scheduled to hear three presentations about the Department of Corrections, including a presentation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement dealing with investigations of inmate deaths.

Later in the week, the Senate Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee is scheduled to hear a presentation about a ballot initiative known as Amendment 1, which voters approved in the November. The amendment, which the committee will take up January 7, will require the state to dedicate a portion of real-estate tax revenue over the next 20 years for land and water projects.

by The News Service of Florida

Below Freezing Tonight, Even Colder Wednesday Night

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Calm wind.
• Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 59. Light northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
• Tuesday Night Clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
• Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
• Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 18. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Thursday Sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Calm wind.
• Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind around 5 mph.
• Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph.
• Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
• Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
• Sunday A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
• Sunday Night A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
• Monday A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.

Boutwell To Become Century’s Newest Council Member

The newest member of the Century Town Council will be sworn in Monday night.

Benjamin Boutwell was elected without opposition to the Seat 3 position on the council after first-time member Jacke Johnston, a teacher at Byrneville Elementary School, did not seek reelection.

As of Monday, only one candidate had qualified to run for one of three Century Town Council seats up for election this year.  Benjamin D. Boutwell filed Monday for the Century Town Council Seat 3 position currently held by incumbent Jacke Johnston.  Boutwell is retired Air Force and a 1981 Century High School graduate that moved back to Century nearly three years ago after retiring from the Air Force. He is a civil service employee at Eglin Air Force Base.

Also Monday night, the council will organize for the upcoming year by electing a council president and  vice president.

The Century Town Council will meet at 7:00 Monday night at the Century Town Hall.

Pictured: Benjamin Boutwell will take his seat as the newest member of the Century Town Council Monday night. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.

All Florida Highway Construction Projects Remain Suspended

The Florida Department of Transportation District Three office has suspended highway construction projects on major roadways across Northwest Florida.  There will be no work on state roads requiring lane restrictions through Monday, January 5.  All major roads will be open to normal traffic.
Although no construction closures are scheduled over the holiday weekend, existing state highway work zones will remain in effect. Motorists are reminded to use caution while traveling through work zones around barricades and equipment.

FDOT is encouraging drivers to allow extra travel time and to use extra caution in existing work zones along state highways. Drivers are urged to make sure they buckle up, along with their passengers. FDOT and other safety agencies also ask drivers to obey speed limits, get adequate rest before traveling, avoid distractions and never drink and drive.

Drivers also are urged to be prepared for unscheduled highway closures due to accidents, disabled vehicles or other events. Motorists should be alert to changing weather conditions while traveling.

Rain Through Sunday, Turning Colder

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Saturday A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible in the afternoon. Cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Saturday Night Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Steady temperature around 67. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
• Sunday Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a slight chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind around 10 mph.
• Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 10 mph.
• Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind around 5 mph.
• Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
• Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
• Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
• Thursday Sunny, with a high near 44.
• Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
• Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Rain Into The Weekend

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Friday Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday Night A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Saturday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Saturday Night Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 60. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
• Sunday A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Sunday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 10 mph.
• Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 10 mph.
• Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
• Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
• Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 53.
• Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
• Thursday Sunny, with a high near 50.

2015 Starts Dry But Takes Quick Wet Turn

• Thursday Night A slight chance of showers before midnight, then a chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Friday Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 60. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday Night A 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
• Saturday Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Saturday Night Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
• Sunday A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
• Sunday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind around 10 mph.
• Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
• Monday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
• Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
• Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
• Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

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