County Set To Approve $1.65 Million Construction Of New 4-H Facility
January 12, 2014
Escambia County is set to award a construction contract for a new Escambia County 4-H Center located at the Escambia County Extension Office on Stefani Road.
The total cost for the facility will be $1.65 million. The contract, if approved at a January 16 Escambia County Commission meeting, will be awarded to A.E. New, Jr., Inc. The company was the lowest of 12 companies that bid on the facility.
In 2012, the children and teens on the 4-H County Council voted to sell their 240 acre Langley Bell 4-H Center to Navy Federal Credit Union. Navy Federal paid $3.6 million for the property next to the credit union’s campus in Beulah, and the Escambia County Commission agreed to construct a new 4-H Center on Stefani Road with $1.5 million in local option sales tax (LOST) funds.
The new facility, as designed by Hernandez Calhoun Design International using input from 4-H leadership, has a final price tag $165,000 higher than originally planned. That amount was originally set to be covered by the 4-H Foundation, but the county will use additional LOST funds to pick up the difference.
The new 4-H Center will be a single story building just under 10,000 square feet that will include a multi-purpose room/auditorium with stage, kitchen, offices, reception area, life skills room, science room with wet lab, volunteer room with technology lab, county council,club meeting room and storage.
The 4-H Center and funds to build it are separate from the $3.6 million the 4-H Foundation received from their land sale and any additional facility or land the foundation may purchase.
Pictured top: The Langley Bell 4-H Center was sold to Navy Federal Credit Union for $3.6 million. Pictured below: A new 4-H Center will be constructed adjacent to the Escambia County Extension Office on Stefani Road. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Rainy Monday
January 12, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Dense Fog Advisory, Rain Later Tonight
January 10, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Areas of dense fog. Low around 57. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
- Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 34.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 59.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 37.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Freezing Temps Gone
January 9, 2014
Here’s your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
- Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Temperature rising to around 66 by 5am. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
- Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 36.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 56.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 36.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56.
One More Freezing Night
January 8, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia are forecast:
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. East wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night: A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 58. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 1pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 71. South wind around 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Deep Freeze Continues
January 7, 2014
A hard freeze warning and wind chill advisory continue. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Wind chill values between 15 and 25 early. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
- Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
- Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Escambia Schools Are Open On Tuesday
January 6, 2014
THIS IS AN ARCHIVE ARTICLE FROM JAN 6 2014. THIS ARTICLE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SNOW EVENT ON JAN 28.
All Escambia County, FL, students will return to class on Tuesday.
Parents are encouraged to minimize student’s exposure to cold weather while waiting for the school bus, according to a school district news release. School buses will maintain their usual on-time schedule.
The school district will have maintenance staff readily available to deal with any heating or plumbing issues as they arise due to weather conditions.
Escambia County, AL
All Escambia County, AL, schools will all be open as usual on Tuesday.
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All Santa Rosa County schools will all be open as usual on Tuesday.
Free Bus Ride Available To Cold Weather Shelters; Shelter Opening In Century
January 6, 2014
For the homeless or those with inadequate heat for tonight’s bitter cold, there are options being offered for North Escambia residents.
The Escarosa Coalition on the Homeless is offering a free bus voucher to the Waterfront Rescue Mission or the Salvation Army.
North Escambia residents unable to pay the bus fare to one of the shelters can mention the Esacrosa Coaliton on the Homeless voucher program to the bus driver.
The only bus remaining today from the North Escambia area picks up as follows:
- Century Courthouse – 7:05 p.m.
- Hwy 29/Hwy 95A , Molino – 7:17 p.m.
- Hwy 29/Hwy 95A, Cantonment – 7:26 p.m.
- Hwy 29/Nine Mile — 7:35 p.m.
- ECAT Transfer Center – 7:55 p.m.
The Town of Century, in conjunction with BRACE, will open the Ag Building/Community Center on West Highway 4 by the Century Care Center upon request for cold weather shelter Monday and Tuesday.
To request cold weather shelter in Century, contact DeAnna Poland-Stemock at (850) 596-4613. Cots and blankets will be provided on a first come first served basis.
Governors Scott, Bentley Wager On Florida State, Auburn Game
January 6, 2014
Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced that he has agreed to a friendly wager with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on the outcome of Monday’s Florida State Seminole and Auburn Tiger BCS National Championship Game. If Florida State wins, Bentley will send a gallon of Toomer’s Lemonade to Scott, and if Auburn wins, Governor Rick Scott will send a fresh Florida Key Lime Pie, from Kermit’s in Key West, to Montgomery.
“Florida is the nation’s premier state for football. Florida State has had a great undefeated season, and I look forward to an exciting game and some ice cold lemonade from Toomer’s. Go Noles,” said Scott.
“I am pleased to join my good friend Gov. Rick Scott in this friendly football wager,” Bentley said. “I am looking forward to a great game between the Auburn Tigers and the Florida State Seminoles in the national championship. Both teams have worked hard all year and deserve to play for the national title. The crystal trophy has been in the State of Alabama for the last four years, and I expect it will remain in Alabama. I hope to enjoy a slice of Gov. Scott’s key lime pie to celebrate Auburn’s national championship win.”
Pictured: Key lime pie from Kermit’s in Key West. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Century Reschedules Tonight’s Council Meeting Due To BCS Game
January 6, 2014
The Town of Century has rescheduled their regular first Monday of the month council meeting from tonight to tomorrow, Tuesday, January 7 at 7 p.m.
The meeting was rescheduled to encourage public participation and attendance — the regular Monday night meeting conflicted with the BCS National Championship Game between Auburn and Florida State.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.