Sunny Sunday, Chance Of Rain For Monday
October 12, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning.
- Sunday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph.
- Columbus Day A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Monday Night Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 66. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Tuesday A slight chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday Night Clear, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night Clear, with a low around 49. West wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday Sunny, with a high near 82.
- Thursday Night Clear, with a low around 53.
- Friday Sunny, with a high near 83.
- Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
- Saturday Sunny, with a high near 83.
No School Monday For Escambia County Students
October 11, 2014
Escambia County School District students will get the day out of school on Monday for a teacher planning day. Teachers and school staff members will work a regular day, participating in various professional development opportunities. Escambia students will return to class as usual on Tuesday.
The next day out of school for Escambia County students will be Veteran’s Day on November 11, following by Fall Break/Thanksgiving November 26-28.
Homecoming For Cantonment Cowboys; NWE Has A Schedule Change
October 11, 2014
It’s homecoming day for the Cantonment Cowboys, and the Northwest Escambia Chiefs will player earlier than scheduled today.
Cantonment Cowboys
The Cantonment Cowboys football and cheerleader will celebrate their 2014 Homecoming today at the Cantonment Sportsplex on Well Line Road.
For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cowboys fans are encourage to wear as much pink as possible to cheer Cantonment on against the Navarre Raiders.
The scheduled is as follows:
- Mighty Mites 10 a.m
- Mini Mites 11:30 a.m.
- Mites 1 p.m.
- Midgets 2:30 p.m.
- Juniors 4 p.m.
Northwest Escambia Chiefs
Poarch will travel down to Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium at Northview High School today to take on the Chiefs of Northwest Escambia.
According to NWE, games will start one hour earlier than posted on their schedule. Games will be played as follows:
- Freshmen 3 p.m.
- Sophomores 4:15 p.m.
- Juniors 5:45 p.m.
- Seniors 7:15 p.m.
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Deputies Investigate Wife’s Suspicious Death, Seek Missing Husband
October 11, 2014
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The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man that has been missing since his wife’s body was discovered in the couple’s home.
Deputies are seeking 44-year-old Richard Kevin Kline. Kline has been missing since October 8 when his wife’s body was discovered at their Pensacola home, the Sheriff’s Office said late Friday afternoon.
Escambia Sheriff’s deputies forced entry into a Corrydale Drive home in search of 42-year-old Jolena Kline after family members became concerned that they had not seen or heard from her in several days. Her body was discovered inside the home, and investigators said the cause of death is undetermined and is being investigated as a suspicious death.
The ECSO said Kline owns and may be driving a 2008 black Chevrolet Cobalt.
Anyone with any information on the whereabouts of Richard Kevin Kline should contact the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Gulf Coast Crimestoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
Master Gardeners Fall Festival Saturday
October 10, 2014
The annual Escambia County Extension and Master Gardeners Fall Festival will take place tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Escambia County Extension Service at 3740 Stefani Road in Cantonment.
Guests of the event will are invited to participate in the Master Gardeners’ plant sale, learn to build a raised bed garden, attend a plant clinic, visit plant vendors and more. Activities are available for children and their will be live music. Non-service animals are not permitted at the event.
Fall Carnival Today At Molino Park Elementary School (With Auction Item List)
October 10, 2014
The annual Fall Carnival will be held today at Molino Park Elementary School.
The carnival will take place on the school campus from 4:40 until 7:30 p.m. The event will featuring games, food, entertainment and much more. Everyone is welcome to attend for great family fun.
The carnival’s popular auctions will also take place, with dozens of packages available for bid. Packages include vacation getaways to Pigeon Forge, TN, and New Orleans, numerous food packages, a complete bedroom suit, a a NorthEscambia.com advertising package worth $450, and much more.
For a complete listing of all auction items, click here.
Molino Park Elementary School is located at 899 Highway 97.
Pictured: Scenes from the 2013 Fall Carnival at Molino Park Elementary School. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Check Out A Lunar Eclipse Early Tomorrow Morning
October 7, 2014
If you are up Wednesday morning, you will have a chance to see a lunar eclipse. However, patchy fog and low clouds may obstruct the view for some.
Here is the information you need to see the eclipse, courtesy of the National Weather Service in Mobile:
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Ernest Ward High Alumni: Final Walk Through Set For Thursday
October 7, 2014
All Ernest Ward High School graduates are invited to a final walk through the old school on Thursday afternoon beginning at 4:15. Participants will meet in the Media Center, mingle and roam the halls — a stroll down memory lane.
Some of the classrooms will be dedicated to the different decades of the school with sight and sounds from the 40s and 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. Digital memory books on DVD’s with lots of old pictures will be available. The price is $10 per decade, or $50 for the set.
Participants are invited to attend an Ernest Ward Middle School football game at 6 p.m., with a special reserved section on the 50-yard line, after the walk through event.
The old Ernest Ward Middle School will be demolished early next year as students move into an entirely new facility.
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Oh What-A-Night: Eat Out Tonight, Help The Tate Football Program
October 7, 2014
You can eat out tonight and help the Tate High School Quarterback Club.
Whataburger at 2300 South Highway 29 (just south of East Kingsfield Road) will donate 20 percent of their sales from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday to the quarterback club to benefit the Tate Aggie football program. There will also be games and a drawing for a free Whataburger each week for an entire year.
As part of the activities, Whataburger will host a contest between freshmen, junior varsity and varsity to see who can bring the most attendees to the event. The winner will receive a free Whataburger breakfast the following week. Whataburger’s mascot, Whataguy, will also be there to add to the fun.
Local Option Sales Tax Meeting Today At Ransom Middle
October 6, 2014
A Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) Town Hall meeting will take place Monday at Ransom Middle School, 1000 West Kingsfield Road, at 5:30 p.m.
Future LOST Town Hall meetings will be held as follows:
- Tuesday, October 7, 5:30 p.m. at Charity Chapel, 5820 Montgomery Ave
- Tuesday, October 14, 5:30 p.m. at Brownsville Community Center, 3100 West DeSoto Street
- Thursday, October 16, 5:30 p.m. at Perdido Bay Community Center, 13660 Innerarity Point Road
- Monday, October 20, 5:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 800 Nine Mile Road
- Thursday, October 23, 5:30 p.m. at Jim Bailey Middle School, 4110 Bauer Road
- Tuesday, October 28, 6 p.m. at Pensacola Beach Community Church, 918 Panferio Drive