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Ernest Ward Phones Out, Other Systems Damaged After Lightning Storm

Ernest Ward Middle School’s phone system is still down today, following a lightning storm Tuesday afternoon that left damage in a portion of the Walnut Hill campus.

In addition to the phone system problems, the lightning storm  left the administration building without air conditioning, new roof leaks and damage to several computer systems. Principal Nancy Perry said a couple of trees on the campus were also splintered during the electrical storm.

Mosquito Spraying Tonight East Of Hwy 29 From Quintette To Century

The Escambia County Mosquito Control Division intends to proceed with a “fogging mission” today in an area bounded by Highway 29 to the west, the Escambia River to the east, the Alabama state line to the north and Quintette Road to the south (essentially east of Highway 29 from Quintette Road to Century).

Mission hours vary but typically occur in the early evening hours from 6 to 10 p.m. For more information, call (850) 937-2188.

Spray areas are depicted on the maps below in green; click to enlarge.

Ernest Ward, Northview Buses Delayed; EWMS Loses Phone Service

Due to severe weather, afternoon buses from Ernest Ward Middle and Northview High School were a little late this afternoon. The buses pulled away from Ernest Ward about 4:15 p.m.

Additionally, officials at Ernest Ward Middle School said the school has lost all telephone service due to lightning. They are unable to make or receive phone calls.

Labor Day Showers

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
• Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
• Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
• Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
• Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
• Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Rain Chances Continue

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Labor Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
• Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
• Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
• Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
• Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

A Sun And Showers Sunday

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Sunday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Labor Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Monday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Tuesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
• Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Teens: Show Your Team Spirit In Bogia

Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church will host their third annual “Spirit Night” tonight at the church.

Students in grades 6-12 are invited to attend and show their team spirit by wearing their team’s colors. Rain or shine, the event begins at 5:00 with games, worship, music and more.

Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church is located at 170 West Bogia Road, just off Highway 29.

No. 1 Ranked Northview Faces Bozeman Tonight

The No. 1 ranked Northview Chiefs will host 1A Panama City Bozeman in a non-district game tonight.

For the Chiefs, it’s been a week of not only physical preparation, but mental conditioning as well.

“We are going to be OK. Physically, I think we’ve got a chance to be pretty good,” coach Sid Wheatley said after last Friday night’s draw against 5A Bay High School. But after watching the game video, Wheatley said he was set on seeing strengths and weaknesses and working for mental improvement.

“We are going to correct mistakes while it is fresh on their mind,” he said. “We are going to be mentally prepared.”

And regardless of the opponent this year, whether it be a large 5A team like Bay or a 1A team like this week’s Bozemen, Wheatley knows that the stigma of playing the 1A state champion Chiefs will provide some extra motivation to any Northview opponent this year.

“I know how I am as a coach,” he said. “As a motivator, we always try to find some ammunition against the other guy, so I’m sure they’ve probably heard that a little bit.”

The Chiefs are ranked No. 1 in Class 1A by MaxPreps.com, followed by Trenton at No. 2.

The Northview Chiefs will host Bozeman at 7 p.m. in Bratt in the first regular season game of the year. The Chiefs are coming off their first ever state championship year, while Bozeman finished last year at 8-3. Bozeman is 0-4 all time against the Chiefs, with Northview outscoring the Bucks 154-33.

Pictured top and inset: Action from last Friday night’s preseason Northview game against Bay High. Pictured below: Coach Derek Marshman (front) and most of the Northview coaching staff at last week’s scrimmage. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Tonight’s Prep Football Schedule (And Thursday Results)

Here is tonight’s  high school football schedule from across the North Escambia area.

Headed to a game? Share your photos — email them to news@northescambia.com tonight. Follow live scores from select games on our Facebook page http:www.facebook.com/NorthEscambia.com (make sure you “Like” the page”)

FLORIDA

• Bozeman at Northview, 7 p.m.
• Tate at West Florida, 7 p.m.
• Jay at Cottage Hill Christian (Mobile, AL), 7 p.m.
• Washington at Gulf Breeze, 7 p.m.
• Pine Forest at East Gadsden, 7:30 p.m.
• Crestview at Milton, 7:30 p.m.
• Catholic at Navarre, 7:30 p.m.
• Pace at Choctawhatchee, 7 p.m.
• Crestview at Milton, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday scores:

• Tallahassee Lincoln 27, Pensacola 0
• Escambia 43, Legacy 19

ALABAMA

• Flomaton at Monroe County, 7 p.m.
• Escambia County at T.R. Miller, 7 p.m.
• W.S. Neal at Holtville, 7 p.m.
• Escambia Academy at Fort Dale (Greenville), 7 p.m.

Pictured: The Escambia Gators beat Legacy High School Thursday night at Walnut Disney World in Orlando.  Pictured top: A successful two-point conversion by Jake Durant. Pictured below: A 75-yard touchdown run from Escambia’s Gerold Bright. Courtesy images for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Rain Chances Increase By The Weekend

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. West wind around 5 mph.
• Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
• Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
• Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
• Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
• Labor Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
• Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
• Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
• Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

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