Rain Chances Continue
April 5, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
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Tonight Cloudy. Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
- Sunday Cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
- Sunday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening… then showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
- Monday Showers and thunderstorms in the morning…then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
- Monday Night Cooler. Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows around 50. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 40 percent.
- Tuesday Mostly sunny in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of showers 40 percent.
- Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
- Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night Clear, with a low around 43.
- Thursday Sunny, with a high near 76.
- Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
- Friday Sunny, with a high near 76.
Northview Spring Concert Tonight; Tickets On Sale For ‘Shrek’
April 4, 2014
The Northview High School Spring Concert is 6:30 tonight at the school. Admission is free.
The Northview Spring Musical “Shrek” will be performed at 7 p.m. on May 2 and 3. Advance sale tickets are available at the school through April 11 for $6. The musical will star Cory Hester as Shrek, Anna Donald as Fiona, and Kendick Walker as Donkey.
More Rain This Weekend
April 4, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Friday Night A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
- Saturday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday Night Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Sunday Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 72. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Sunday Night Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 63. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Monday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind around 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
- Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
- Tuesday Night A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
- Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 65.
- Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
- Thursday Sunny, with a high near 71.
Book Fair Continues At Molino Library, Anniversary Celebration On Saturday
April 4, 2014
A Book Fair will continue through Saturday at the Molino Branch Library.
The community is invited to attend this fun reading event that helps inspire children to become lifelong readers. The Book Fair offers specially priced books and educational products, including popular series, award-winning titles, new releases, adult bestsellers and other great reads from more than 100 publishers.
The Book Fair will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m Saturday.
On Saturday, from noon until 3 p.m., the Molino Branch Library will celebrate its first anniversary with a community event.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge.
Washout: Special Olympics Spring Games Are Canceled
April 4, 2014
Due to a chance of rain, the 18th Annual Escambia County School District’s Special Olympics Spring Games scheduled for today at Tate High School have been canceled.
At the present time, the event has not been rescheduled.
The Special Olympic Spring Games were originally scheduled for March 14 but were rescheduled from that date due to rain.
Pictured: Track and field events during last year’s Special Olympics at Tate High School. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Barrineau Park Heritage & Bluegrass Festival Continues Saturday
April 3, 2014
The Barrineau Park Historical Society will present the First Annual Barrineau Park Heritage & Bluegrass Festival Saturday.
Saturday, the festival will run from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. with crafters, historical booths and four bluegrass bands: TruGrass, Southern Sounds, Milltown South, and Unknown Bluegrass. Concessions will be available both days.
Admission is free. This is a family friendly event with no smoking or alcohol. In the event of rain, all activities (including vendors) will be indoors.
The Barrineau Park Community Center is located at 6055 Barrineau Park School Road west of Molino. For more information, contact Sheila at (850) 572-4433.
Pictured: Trugrass will perform on Saturday at the First Annual Barrineau Park Heritage & Bluegrass Festival. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Volunteer Meeting Tonight For Those That Seek To ‘Reimagine Century’
April 1, 2014
“You can make a change in your community today” — that’s the slogan of Reimagine, a local organization that is is determined to meet then needs of of the communities in which it commits to serve.
Reimagine Century will be held on Saturday, September 13 at Showalter Park. A volunteer meeting will be held next Tuesday, April 1 at 7 p.m. at the Ag Building on West Highway 4 in Century.
Organizer Linda English said the group is on a mission to serve those less fortunate.
“We do so by uniting churches, businesses, and organizations within a particular community to meet an individual’s physical needs, which in turn, opens the door to establishing a relationship, allowing us to then talk and discuss meeting a spiritual need,” she said.
Reimagine has held similar events in Brownsville, Warrrington, Thomaston, GA, Santa Rosa County and Peru. Events have included clothing giveaways, free haircuts, free food, free health checks and displays from community organizations.
For more information, contact Linda at (850) 454-5280.
Pictured: Scenes from Reimagine Warrington. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Century Residents Invited To Town Economic Development Meeting Tonight
March 31, 2014
The Town of Century is asking residents to attend a meeting tonight to offer input into the town’s future economic development plans. A public meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Ag Building on West Highway 4 to give citizens a chance 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.
Meetings with the public, businesses and economic stakeholders were previously held. At tonight’s meeting, residents will have one more opportunity to discuss the plan’s vision, mission, objectives and goals.
Century’s Economic Development Strategic Plan must be submitted to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity by May 30.
Picture top: Robert Mitchell (left) speaks as Century council member Gary Riley (right) listens during an economic development planning meeting in late January. Pictured inset: Resident James McMurray offers input at the meeting. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Warm And Sunny Start To The Week
March 31, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Monday Sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Monday Night Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light east wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Thursday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.
- Friday Night A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
- Saturday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.
- Saturday Night A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
- Sunday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunny Days Forecast
March 30, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Sunday Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunday Night Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
- Monday Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
- Monday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
- Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
- Wednesday Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
- Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
- Thursday Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
- Thursday Night Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
- Friday Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
- Friday Night Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Saturday Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.