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Sunshine Until Saturday

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind around 5 mph.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
• Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
• Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 56.
• Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
• New Year’s Day: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Your Christmas Forecast

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast. Merry Christmas!

• Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Wind chill values between 20 and 30 early. North wind around 5 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind around 5 mph.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
• Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

Turning Colder For Christmas

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 31. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
• Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Wind chill values between 20 and 30 early. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind around 5 mph.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind around 5 mph.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind around 5 mph.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
• Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

ECUA Christmas Trash Pickup Schedule

For the Christmas and New Year’s holiday week, ECUA residential Monday and Tuesday pickups will be as normal. Wednesday pickups will be on Thursday; Thursday pickups will be on Friday and Friday pickups will be on Saturday.

For commercial customers (dumpsters), there is no change to pickup days.

The ECUA offices will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, Wednesday, December 25 and Wednesday, January 1.

For more information, call (850) 476-0480.

Special Meeting: Century To Vote On Animal Control Ordinance Tonight

The Century Town Council will hold a special meeting tonight to hold a final vote a new animal control ordinance that will ban barnyard animals from most of the town.

The ordinance will make it illegal to keep a horse, mule, donkey, goat, sheep, or cow within the town limits except in areas that are zoned agricultural or rural residential. Hogs are already prohibited in all areas of the town. The ordinance also set minimum setback requirement for animals in permitted locations. The new law will also require non-conforming animals be registered at town hall within 60 days and be removed from the town withing six months unless a variance is granted by the council.

The special council meeting will be held at 6 p.m., beginning with a public forum and comment period on the ordinance.

NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.

Last Minute Christmas Gifts: Try A Local Business Or Thrift Store

Time’s running out to finish finding that perfect unique gift or that last minute Christmas bargain.

Brandie’s Cottage, Local Small Businesses

Skip the long lines and hassle at the big box retail giants and try a small locally owned business for that perfect Christmas gift. There are literally dozens and dozens of small business in the North Escambia area with a great selection, including Brandie’s Cottage in Cantonment.

Owned by Brandi Ratcliff of Molino, Brandi’s Cottage offers a wide selection of Christmas gifts, including jewelry, customized clothing, collectibles, scarves, children’s items, collegiate items, gift items, purses and much more.

Brandie’s Cottage is located at 439 North Highway 29, next to the Cantonment Pharmacy, another local business with a great gift selection. Brandie’s Cottage is open today from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., but closed on Christmas Eve.

Molino Thrift Store

The Molino Thrift Store offers a full selection of merchandise at discount prices….including a wide selection of brand new toys in the $1 to $5 range. There’s still a great selection of toys, including remote control cars and dolls, in stock.

The Molino Outreach Ministry Thrift Store is a little different that many other thrift stores. Not only are the prices lower than some thrift stores, the business has a mission of reaching out to those in need and returning their profits directly to the community.

According to Manager Jason Lee, a Baptist pastor, the store returns 10 percent to churches in the community.

The Molino Outreach Ministry Thrift Store is located on Highway 29 at Molino Road, next door to Scott’s Pharmacy, another locally owned business.

Have another favorite locally owned small business in North Escambia that has a great selection of Christmas gifts? Tell everyone about the business in the comments section below!

Pictured top and top inset: Brandie’s Cottage in Cantonment. Pictured bottom inset: New dolls available under $5 at the Molino Thrift Store. Pictured below: Brand new radio control cars at the Molino Thrift Store for $4.49. NorthEscambia.com and courtesy photos, click to enlarge.

Does The Highway 29, Highway 97 Intersection Need A Red Light?

Does The Highway 29, Highway 97 Intersection Need A Red Light?

We’ve all seen the numerous NorthEscambia.com stories and photos of accidents, some very serious, at the Highway 29, Highway 97 intersection. And yes, we’ve read the comments on the story that invariably have those calling for a red light and those that think it’s a bad idea. Then there are the others that believe the intersection is poorly designed.

The Florida Department of Transportation and numerous other state and county officials have studied the intersection and have reach a conclusion.

Does The Highway 29, Highway 97 Intersection Need A Red Light? Find out the official answer in a story Monday morning on NorthEscambia.com.

Pictured: Fire responders remove a driver from their vehicle following a minor crash at the Highway 29, Highway 97 intersection in Molino earlier this year. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarg.

Lots More Rain Tonight

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
• Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Wind chill values between 25 and 30. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 26. North wind around 5 mph.
• Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. North wind around 5 mph.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Christmas Recycling Workshops for Kids Planned For Perdido Landfill

The Escambia County Department of Solid Waste is inviting local families to a fun, affordable day camp for kids this holiday season. During each daylong excursion at the Perdido Landfill, kids will participate in fun-filled activities designed to teach the importance of protecting the environment.  Activities will include: tour of the landfill, Recycling 101, Household Chemical Waste 101, hands on recycling projects, holiday themed arts and crafts with recycled materials, games that focus on recycling& reuse and an eco-walk on the Perdido Riverwalk Nature Trail.

The daylong camps will take place on December 23 and January 2  from 9 a.m. until 3p.m. The camps are open to children ages five to 10. Each participant is asked to donate one pair of new or gently used shoes to the Soles4Souls charity.

Campers will need to bring clothes that are appropriate to play in and be worn outside, a brown bag lunch, snacks, a reusable water bottle and drinks. Please try to pack a zero waste lunch, which means reusable containers. One snack will be provided at beginning of the day.

The camps will be held at the Escambia County Landfill located at 13009 Beulah Road in Cantonment.

Possible Severe Weather Moving In

Here is your official North Escambia are forecast:

• Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rain. Low around 69. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
• Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with damaging winds and heavy rain. High near 76. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
• Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then showers likely. Low around 55. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
• Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
• Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph.
• Christmas Day: Sunny, with a high near 60.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
• Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
• Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

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