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Tonight: BCS National Championship Or Century Town Council Meeting?

Despite the BCS National Championship game tonight, the regular first Monday night meeting of the Century Town Council will be held as usual, according to town officials.

The Century Town Council meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Century Town Hall.  The next meeting of the council, normally scheduled for the third Monday night of the month, has been rescheduled to January 28 due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. All meetings are open to the public.

The BCS National Championship game between Alabama and Notre Dame kicks off just after 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.

Escambia To Consider Permit For Molino Land Clearing Debris Disposal Facility

The Escambia County Commission has set a public hearing later this month to consider a permit for a land clearing debris disposal facility near Molino.

Sand & Dirt, Inc., doing business as the Brickton Borrow Pit, is located on a 33.04 acre site at 8800 North Highway 29, in a wooded area just northeast of Morgan Cemetery Road. The sand and dirt borrow pit has existed at the location for numerous years. The new permit would allow the facility to use land clearing debris fill-in around the perimeter of the pit while excavation continues in the middle.

The disposal facility would be allowed to operate from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday-Friday and 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Cover material will be added on working faces at least  bi-weekly to deprive the debris of oxygen, minimize the risk of fire and prevent the emission of objectionable odors.

The permit public hearing is set for 5:35 p.m. on January 17 before the Escambia County Commission.

Near Freezing Tonight

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
• Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
• Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East wind around 10 mph.
• Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph.
• Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
• Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
• Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
• Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
• Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.

Showers Possible Tonight

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 5 mph.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
• Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.
• Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind around 5 mph.
• Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
• Saturday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Rain Chance Moving Into Forecast

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind around 5 mph.
• Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
• Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind around 5 mph.
• Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind around 10 mph.
• Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 65.
• Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 53.
• Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Rain Chances Linger

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows around 40. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 50 percent.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of showers 20 percent.
• Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of showers 30 percent.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
• Monday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
• Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
• Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

Congress Misses Fiscal Cliff Deadline, Deal Reached in Senate

White House and Senate Democratic officials say they have reached a deal with congressional Republicans after two days of marathon negotiations aimed at averting the so-called “fiscal cliff” that would institute tax hikes at the beginning of the year.

Vice President Joe Biden met with Senate Democrats at the Capitol late Monday as the news of a possible deal emerged.

Reports say the deal would delay the fiscal cliff deadline by two months and extend Bush-era tax cuts for households making less than $450,000.

The Senate called a recess late Monday, virtually ensuring no vote before the midnight deadline to avert the fiscal cliff. House members earlier left the Capitol without taking any action. They planned to reconvene at noon Washington time on Tuesday.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said earlier that members of both parties had agreed on all tax issues. At the White House, President Barack Obama said negotiators still had work to do to reach an accord on whether to delay significant, mandated government spending cuts. Analysts say that absent a compromise, the $500 billion in austerity measures eventually could plunge the U.S. economy into another recession.

Lawmakers and analysts say there is plenty of blame to go around for a situation that frustrates ordinary Americans.

Retiring Republican Congressman Steven LaTourette of Ohio said he still believes the U.S. system of government is the best in the world, but he faulted all sides for not trying to find common ground.

“Because no one, from the White House to either house of Congress has the political courage to do what everybody in town knows needs to be done, and that is to come up with a big deal that actually solves the nation’s debt problem, supplies sufficient revenues to operate the government, while at the same time trimming spending,” he said.

Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Moore of Wisconsin said the deal might have looked better to Democrats under the pressure of the midnight deadline than it will look later after taxes automatically go up on everyone. “And so, it may not be such a great deal, if they force us over the cliff.  So we will have to wait and see,” she said.

Steve Dennis of Roll Call congressional news agency says tax hikes have been the major stumbling block. “They have had two years to deal with this.  I think the reality is that the Republican leadership had to be seen by their members and by Republicans and outside groups as doing absolutely everything they could, up until the end, to block any tax increase,” he said.

New York resident Sarah Cunningham is frustrated by Congress’ repeated inability to tackle problems. “I can’t for the life of me figure out why they can’t make things work. It doesn’t make a benefit to anyone. It seems like a family squabbling within itself rather than getting to the real point,” she said.

Virginia resident Jay Miller believes the legislation will have to be taken up by the new Congress, which will be sworn in January 3.

“There is more interest in having things go over the cliff than not. And with the new Congress being sworn in later this week, it will have to be sorted out then,” he said.

Economists have warned that failure to avert the combination of tax hikes and spending cuts could plunge the U.S. back into recession.  But most experts say that if Congress is able to take action quickly, any potential damage would be minimized, especially if it comes before the stock markets reopen after the New Year’s Day holiday.

Rain Possible Tonight, Wednesday

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
• Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind around 5 mph.
• Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind around 5 mph.
• Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind around 5 mph.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind around 5 mph.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
• Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
• Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Church Offers Catfish, Cheese Grits And Black-eyed Peas Today

Don’t want to cook on this New Year’s Day? A local church has catfish plates available with a traditional New Year’s twist.

The Byrneville United Methodist Church will be selling catfish plates from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. for $7 each. Plates include catfish, black-eyed peas, coleslaw, cheese grits, hush puppies, tea and dessert.

Plates are available for eat-in or pick up at 1351 Byrneville Road. Call (850) 256-3213 for more information.

Property Tax Discount Deadline Is Today

Monday is final day to pay 2012 real estate and personal property taxes to receive a three percent discount, according to Escambia Tax Collector Janet Holley.

In order to receive the three percent discount and have your tax payment receipted with a December date, payments must be:

• received in the tax office by close of business December 31 or
• made on the tax collector website by midnight December 31.

Additionally, payments mailed with a December 31 postmark or left in a 24-hour drop boxes after hours on that date will receive the three percent discount but will be dated in January.

Residents are encouraged to pay  taxes online; however, other options are available, such as payment by phone, by mail, and in person at any of the four convenient tax collector offices.

Drive thru service and 24-hour drop boxes are available at all locations.

Escambia County Tax Collector Offices will be open regular business hours — 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. — on Monday.

Offices are located at:

• Downtown – 213 Palafox Place
• Marcus Pointe  – 6451 North W Street
• Molino – 6440 Highway 95-A North, Suite A
• Warrington – 507 N. Navy Boulevard

For more information, call (850) 438-6500, ext. 3252.

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