Strong Cold Wind Today, Down To 22 Tonight
January 21, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia are forecast:
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Wind chill values between 15 and 25 early. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Wind chill values between 20 and 30 early. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. North wind around 10 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunny Week Forecast
January 20, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
- Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Resident Meeting To Provide Input For Century Economic Development Plan
January 20, 2014
Century is turning to its residents for input into the town’s future economic development plan.
Town residents are invited to a meeting Tuesday night at 6:00 at the Ag Building on West Highway 4 to offer their input into the plan.
When Century updated its Comprehensive Plan in March 2012, the need for an economic development strategy was identified as one of the critical issues facing the Town.
Last July, Century was awarded a $25,000 a Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. The grant provided the Town the opportunity to contract with the University of West Florida’s Haas Center to develop the plan.
One of the main components for developing the plan is to solicit public input. The Haas Center recommended hosting several focus group meetings to include Century business owners, residents, and regional economic development organizations to solicit input into the creation of the plan. The first meeting on January 13 was geared toward local businesses, and was designed to identify local economic issues and opportunities, providing a “wish list” of priorities for the Town of Century and Haas Center staff to incorporate into the final strategic plan.
A final meeting will be held on January 27 for regional economic development organizations.
Century’s Economic Development Strategic and Implementation Plan must be submitted to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity by May 30.
Pictured top: Rod Lewes of the Haas Center (the research and consulting arm of the University of West Florida) makes a presentation last September to the Century Town Council. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Sunny Monday And Tuesday
January 19, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 32. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
- Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Sunny Though The Weekend
January 17, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values between 20 and 30 early. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- M.L.King Day: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Speak Out Today About Possible Cutbacks Or Closure At McDavid Post Office
January 16, 2014
A public meeting this afternoon will address the future of the McDavid Post office, which has been targeted by the U.S. Postal Service for cutbacks or possibly even closure.
As NorthEscambia.com first reported in December, residents and businesses in the 32568 zip code were notified that the Postal Service will take future action regarding the McDavid Post Office. Possibilities include:
- Keep the office open, with window hours cut from 8 hours per day to six hours with those weekday hours realigned to match workload.
- Look at closing the office, providing only roadside mailbox delivery. Retail and delivery service would be provided through a rural carrier, with customers able to purchase most postal services from their carrier or alternative access points.
- Close the office and find a contract post office location, usually a local business. This contract location would provide post office boxes and most retail services.
- Close the office and relocate post office box service to a nearby post office.
The Postal Service will hold a public meeting concerning the McDavid Post Office this afternoon at 5:00 at the McDavid United Methodist Church at 2 Main Street in McDavid. No decision concerning the McDavid post office will be made until after the public meeting.
The McDavid Post Office is the only local office in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties on the current closure or cutback list.
Century Reschedules Council Meeting
January 15, 2014
The next regular meeting of the Century Town Council has been rescheduled.
The third Monday of the month meeting was to be held on Monday, January 20, but was rescheduled to Thursday, January 23 at 7 p.m. due to the Martin Luther King Day holiday.
For more information, contact the Century Town Hall at (850) 256-3208.
Lower 20’s Forecast Again
January 15, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
- Wednesday Night: Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Not as cool. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight
- Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
- Friday Night: Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
- Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
- Saturday Night: Not as cold. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
- Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
- Martin Luther King Jr Day: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40.
Meeting This Week To Discuss McDavid Post Office Cutbacks Or Closure
January 13, 2014
A public meeting this week will address the future of the McDavid Post office, which has been targeted by the U.S. Postal Service for cutbacks or possibly even closure.
As NorthEscambia.com first reported in December, residents and businesses in the 32568 zip code were notified that the Postal Service will take future action regarding the McDavid Post Office. Possibilities include:
- Keep the office open, with window hours cut from 8 hours per day to six hours with those weekday hours realigned to match workload.
- Look at closing the office, providing only roadside mailbox delivery. Retail and delivery service would be provided through a rural carrier, with customers able to purchase most postal services from their carrier or alternative access points.
- Close the office and find a contract post office location, usually a local business. This contract location would provide post office boxes and most retail services.
- Close the office and relocate post office box service to a nearby post office.
Residents and businesses in the 32568 zip code received a mailed customer survey on the available options.
The Postal Service will hold a public meeting concerning the McDavid Post Office this Thursday, January 16 at 5 p.m. at the McDavid United Methodist Church at 2 Main Street in McDavid. No decision concerning the McDavid post office will be made until after the public meeting.
“Residents are encouraged to return the survey and attend the meeting to offer their input into the future of the post office,” Stephen Seewoester, spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday afternoon.
The Walnut Hill Post Office, also in the 32568 zip code, will not immediately be impacted by any closures or changes at the McDavid Post Office, Seewoester said. The Walnut Hill Post Office is a contract location operated by Escambia River Electric Cooperative, providing retail window services and post office boxes.
“We plan to keep the Walnut Hill Post Office open and continue to serve the community,” Sabrina Owens, spokesperson for EREC, said last month.
The McDavid Post Office is the only local office in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties on the current closure or cutback list.
Rain Ending Tonight, Sunny On Tuesday
January 13, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia are forecast:
- Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 10 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
- M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 60.