Wildfire Evacuations, Road Closures Lifted
May 25, 2013
Latest Update From Escambia County on the wildfire situation in Escambia County:
ALL MANDATORY EVACUATIONS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR RESIDENTS OF AILERON AVENUE, RUDDER LANE, FOSTER MILLS LANE AND RUSTIC ROAD HAVE NOW BEEN LIFTED. RESIDENTS MAY RETURN HOME. HOWEVER, RESIDENTS ARE STILL BEING ASKED TO BE VIGILANT. FIRE RISKS ARE STILL HIGH. The shelter for evacuees – Perdido Bay United Methodist Church, located at 13660 Innerarity Point Road – has now been closed.
The wildfires still encompass 80 acres on the both sides of Blue Angel Parkway and are 60% contained. The fires began early this morning on the east side of Blue Angel. Dry conditions and high heat caused the embers to jump the roadway and spread the fire areas. All roads have reopened.
NorthEscambia.com photo by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge.
Perfect Weekend Weather: Lows In 50’s
May 25, 2013
Here is official North Escambia area forecast:
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Memorial Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Cottage Hill Water Works Issues Precautionary Boil Water Notice
May 24, 2013
A precautionary boil water notice has been issued for Cottage Hill Water Works System customers in the following area:
1759- 1999 Hwy 95A , of if f you experienced low water pressure on these streets — Williams Ditch Road, Clymil Dr, Gainey Ln, Glenna Ln, Elna Rd, McKenzie Rd, Chavers Rd , Parker Rd, Hollow Point, Cottage Park, Handy Rd, Smyers Rd, Stacey Rd, BuckHead Trace, Elna Rd, Eastman, Danielle Lane, Heathrow Dr. and Wendy Drive.
This notice is being issued following a water main break. Residents are advised to boil water for one minute at a rolling boil or to use 6 drops of regular unscented household bleach per gallon of water for water to be used for drinking or cooking purposes. Bacteriological sampling is underway and the advisory will be lifted as soon as possible.
Crews have repaired the main and is flushing out the lines. Residents are advised that there is a possibility of discolored water as a result of the break and flushing, and to flush their home’s plumbing by running their taps for a few minutes.
If you have questions, contact the Cottage Hill Water Works office at (850) 968-5485.
On Stage: Hope 4 Halee Cabaret To Benefit Tate Senior
May 24, 2013
A Hope 4 Halee Charity Cabaret will be held this Saturday at the Pensacola Little Theatre to benefit Tate High School senior Halee Boyd, who is fighting a rare form of cancer. Many Pensacola youth favorites will be performing, and all profits go to the Hope 4 Halee charity.
The event is being hosted by Tori Patton, a junior in the International Baccalaureate program at Pensacola High School as her community service project. Patton and Boyd have been friends for years, both members of the Pensacola Children’s Chorus.
“We had our first rehearsal last Tuesday, and we have had multiple rehearsals since. I am completely amazed at the talented youth we have here in Pensacola. It is going to be an incredible performance, for an extremely worthy cause,” Patton said. “It’s a great opportunity to showcase the talented peers and friends of Halee’s (current and former members of the Pensacola Childrens’ Chorus), many of whom are actually majoring in Musical Theatre, and to give back to a very sweet girl who needs the donations.”
Performances scheduled include a set from B.E.T.A. (Broadening Education Thru Arts) Theatre and select performances by Savannah Green, Haylee Grace, Tori Patton, Cameron Gonzales, Sara Goff, Janah Brown, Kendall Parrett, Elliot Friedman, Michael Frazier, Brianca Wright, Kourtney Jones, Lindsay Riddle, Mary Tempesta, Gabe Friedman, Riana Lonquist, Teya Lonquist, Jocelyn Lonquist and Nigel Walden.
General admission is $15, priority seating is $25 for the Hope 4 Halee Charity Cabaret. Tickets are available by phone at (850) 434-0257, online at www.pensacolalittletheatre.com or at the box office. Doors will open at 6:30 Saturday at the Pensacola Little Theatre at 400 South Jefferson Street, with the performance at 7:00.
Pictured top: Performers in the Hope 4 Halee Charity Cabaret. Pictured below: The BETA Theatre Company. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Local Seniors In Tonight’s Subway All-Star Softball, Baseball Games
May 23, 2013
Today, the Subway High School All-Star Baseball and Softball games will be played at the University of West Florida.
Starting with a Home Run Derby at 5:00, the softball game will begin at 6:00 p.m and the baseball will start at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $7, or just $5 with a canned good donation to Manna Food Bank.
Numerous North Escambia players (highlighted below in bold) will participate. The Softball West Team will be coached by Amy Holland of Northview.
SOFTBALL WEST TEAM
Coach: Amy Holland, Northview
- Reagan Andrews, Pace
- Jordan Barnette, Tate
- Jessica Briggs, West Florida
- Mallory Carpenter, Pace
- Peihden Courtney, Escambia
- Misty Doran, Northview
- Sarah Goolsby, East Hill
- Ariel Holland, Northview
- Kaitlin Johnson, West Florida
- Shaquanna Jones, Northview
- Carlene Langlois, Escambia
- Jamika Lee, West Florida
- Joi McCants, West Florida
- Ashley Mooney, Northview
- Shelley Mothershed, Northview
- Kellie Payne, Pine Forest
- Morgan Payne, Northview
- Amber Peebles, West Florida
- Heather Thomason, Tate
- Taylor Wade, Pace
- Amy Waters, Tate
- Brooke White, Tate
- Aleecia Ybarra, Pine Forest
SOFTBALL EAST TEAM
Coach: Grant Keen, Choctaw
- Nicole Bailey, Laurel Hill
- Taylor Campbell, Choctaw
- Kaylan Davis, Niceville
- Rachael Dehlinger, Fort Walton Beach
- Lauren Donaldson, Niceville
- Camille Driver, Jay
- Brittany Gilman, Jay
- Kaitlan Godwin, Baker
- Devan Hines, Niceville
- Jacquelyn Kahler, Milton
- Ashleigh Keys, Gulf Breeze
- Ciarra Melvin, Milton
- Rachel Mosley, Rocky Bayou
- Brooke Murphy, Navarre
- Brooke Reynolds, Gulf Breeze
- Amanda Somerset, Milton
- Sara Spillers, Gulf Breeze
- Audrey Thomas, Navarre
- Gaberille Thomas, Crestview
- Kristen Vaughan, Milton
- Macie Wilde, Baker
- Paige Wooley, Choctaw
- Olivia Wright, Jay
BASEBALL WEST TEAM
Coach: Nate Epsy, Washington
- Reise Bell, West Florida
- Jonathan Bennett, Pensacola
- Logan Bennett, Escambia
- Ja’Quan Brown, Pensacola
- Jon-Jon Burkett, Catholic
- Greg Cianqiotto, Catholic
- Noah Frary, Pensacola Christian
- Avery Geyer, Catholic
- JT Granat, Tate
- Tanner Halstead, Catholic
- Nick Helton, Catholic
- Riley Hodge, Tate
- Brock Jones, Pensacola
- Cooper Jones, Catholic
- Drew LaBounty, Catholic
- Austin Lee, Pensacola
- Andrew Mack, Tate
- Willie Mangram, Pine Forest
- AJ McMillion, West Florida
- Bradley Mercer, West Florida
- David Moorhead, Tate
- Blake Norwood, Pensacola
- Stephen Penrose, West Florida
- Hunter Rigby, Washington
- Joe Tegenkamp, Washington
- Jordan Williams, Pine Forest
BASEBALL EAST TEAM
Coach: Scott Johnson, Baker
- Bryan Baker, Choctaw
- Connor Baker, Pace
- Taylor Baynes, Gulf Breeze
- TJ Beasley, Central
- Dustin Berrong, Choctaw
- Davis Champion, Crestview
- Wendall Cooley, Central
- Adam Crowson, Baker
- Dakota Dean, Crestview
- Roman Donofro, Crestview
- Taylor Fought, Choctaw
- Cody Heintzleman, Niceville
- Tyler Henderson, Crestview
- Thomas Huston, Pace
- Nick Junger, Niceville
- Cody Kilpatrick, Ft. Walton Beach
- Tyler Kinard, Niceville
- Robbie Miller, Navarre
- Pat Patterson, Central
- Boomer Simons, Laurel Hill
- Troy Smith, Milton
- Tate Sweatt , Crestview
- Seth Thomason, Crestview
- Hunter Vaughn, Jay
- Nick Waters, Central
- Tanner Zant, Niceville
A Few Showers Tonight
May 22, 2013
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Thursday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
- Memorial Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Civil War Children’s Program Today At Molino Library
May 20, 2013
The West Florida Public Library will present a Civil War program for children age 7 and older this afternoon in Molino.
The children’s program will include activities ranging from how to write with a quill pen to the questionably tasty experience of hardtack. The free program will begin at 4 p.m. at the Molino Branch Library on Highway 95A.
The program is made possible in partnership with The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and is supported by a grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities.
Forecast: Bumping Into 90
May 19, 2013
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Sunday Night: Patchy dense fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast after midnight.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
- Monday Night: Patchy dense fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast after midnight.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light southeast wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
- Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Fog Possible Overnight, Hot Sunday
May 18, 2013
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast for this Saturday:
- Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms . Patchy dense fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
- Sunday: Patchy dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Sunday Night: Patchy dense fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast after midnight.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
- Monday Night: Patchy dense fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light southeast wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Deputies Searching For Missing Autistic Boy
May 18, 2013
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 7-year old autistic boy.
He was last seen Friday afternoon on Perdido Key Driver in the vicinity of the Needle Rush condos. He was wearing a red and blue striped shirt and brown sweat pants. He has short blondish brown hair, brown eyes and is small for his age (4-feet tall, 45 pounds) .
If you see this child or have any information as to his whereabouts, contact the Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620.