Washington’s Birthday Closures
February 17, 2014
Below is a listing of offices and departments closed on Monday for the President’s Day holiday in Escambia County. Normal operations resume on Tuesday, February 18.
- Escambia County Board of County Commissioners
- West Florida Public Library System
- Escambia County Property Appraiser
- Escambia County Tax Collector
- Escambia County Supervisor of Elections
Exceptions:
- 911 Dispatch, EMS and Fire Services will all be open
- Perdido Landfill, excluding the administrative offices, will be open
- Escambia County Clerk of the Court & Comptroller:
o Only Clerk’s Finance, Official Records and Clerk to the Board will be closed
o All other court clerk offices and operations will be open
- Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT):
- Administrative offices closed
- UWF Trolleys will run regular weekday service
- Buses will run modified holiday service – Saturday Schedule, service will run every two hours
- Route 59A and 64 Beach Jumper – No Service
- Route 58 – last bus departs downtown at 3:30 p.m.
- Routes 2, 42, 50 and 55 – last bus departs ECAT at 4 p.m.
- Route 59 Express- last bus departs NATTC at 5:15 p.m.
Dog Show At The Equestrian Center
February 16, 2014
The James C. Robinson Escambia County Equestrian Center will host the Five Flags Dog Training All-Breed Agility Show today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is a spectator fee of $3 per person.
Agility demonstrates the dog’s ability to work with the handler over course jumps, tunnels, weave poles and more. For more information on the event, visit www.fiveflagsdogs.com or call (850) 478-3647.
During this show, the Pensacola Dog Fancier’s Association will also be hosting an Earthdog test and Lure Coursing. Earthdog is open to small terriers and dachshunds. The test measures the dog’s natural ability to hunt and will be held in the afternoon and is open to all breeds. If interested in participating in these events, call (850) 287-0603.
This Week’s Forecast
February 16, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Washington’s Birthday: Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
- Tuesday: Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 10 mph.
- Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
- Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
- Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 75.
- Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
- Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 68.
Miss NHS Pageant Tonight
February 15, 2014
The Miss NHW 2014 pageant is tonight at Northview High School at 7:00. Tickets, $10 each, will be available at the door while seats remain.
Pictured: Miss NHS 2014 contestants (front, L-R) Kylie Brock, Brianna Smith, Julie Hester, Morgan Digmon, Danielle Scott, Olivia Neal, Alyssa Borelli, (back) Chloe Leonard, Jessica Amerson, Madison Arrington, Kendal Cobb, Anna Fischer, Morgan Ward and Tiffani Pritchett. Pictured below: Individual contestant photos. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Cool 34 Tonight, Sunny Sunday
February 15, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 34. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 44. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Washington’s Birthday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
- Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
- Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Large Control Burn Today In Beulah
February 14, 2014
A 146-acre control burn is planned for today along the Perdido River in the Beulah area. The fire near the end of Frank Reeder Road and Smallwood Drive, is expected to create a visible smoke plume for the most of the day.
The burn is expected to begin by about 9:30 a.m.
Dove Award Winning Couple To Perform Saturday During Miss NHS Pageant
February 14, 2014
Husband and wife Dove Award winners Candi and Jonathan Shelton will provide the entertainment during Saturday night’s Miss Northview pageant.
Candi Shelton is a singer, songwriter, voiceover artist and published author based in Atlanta. For the last 15 years, she has worked with a long list of artists, served as a worship leader with Passion Conferences for six years and performed on may of Integrity Music’s collaborative worship albums.
Candi wrote and performed the title track on the Glory Revealed album, a multi-artist collaboration with Mac Powell of Third Day, Shane & Shane and Brian Littrell of The Backstreet Boys. Her work on the project earned her a Dove Award.
She is a Northview High School graduate and a former Miss NHS.
Her husband Jonathan is an Atlanta born and raised musician. A career guitar player, he has been writing and performing since high school as part of many local Atlanta bands and performing at many of Atlanta’s large music festivals.
Jonathan has shared the stage with Fuel, Edwin McCain, Brand New Immortals, Sister Hazel, Live, Maroon Five, and many others. Jonathan was a singer and songwriter for the Glory Revealed 2 Album, which garnered him a Dove Award and included artists such as Sara Evans, Bear Rinehart of NeedToBreathe and Mac Powell of Third Day.
Candi and Jonathan Shelton’s performance is included in the price of admission to the Miss Northview pageant at 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are available at the Northview front office.
Northview Softball, Baseball Rescheduled
February 13, 2014
Due to field conditions, today’s Northview baseball and softball games have been rescheduled.
Tonight’s baseball games against Escambia Academy will be played Saturday. Junior varsity will play at 11 a.m., and the varsity will take the field at 1 p.m.
Tonight’s NHS softball games at Chipley have been been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 18.
Finally Some Sun
February 13, 2014
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Light southwest wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
- Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Washington’s Birthday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
- Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Ernest Ward Registration Night; Ransom Middle Spirit Night
February 13, 2014
There will be Registration Night tonight at Ernest Ward Middle School, while Ransom Middle School sixth graders will host a Spirit Night to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Ernest Ward Registration Night
Ernest Ward Middle School will host a registration night from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Students and parents will have the opportunity to meet teachers, explore course offerings for next school year, and complete their registration card.
Ransom Spirit Night
Ransom Middle School sixth graders will host a Chick-fil-A Spirit Night at the Nine Mile Road location from 5-8 p.m. Proceeds from this event will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Anyone interested should visit Chick-fil-A between 5-8 p.m. and ask the cashier to donate their receipt. There will be a tip jar located at the event as well.