District 1-1A Volleyball Tourney Opens Today
October 22, 2012
The District 1-1A volleyball tournament begins today.
Seedings are as follows:
- Baker
- Jay
- Northview
- Central
- Laurel Hill
The tournament will be played at Central High School with Central against Laurel Hill at 4 p.m. Monday The winner will advance to play number one seed Baker Tuesday at 6 p.m. Also on Tuesday, Northview will play Jay at 4 p.m.
Tuesday’s winners will advance to the district championship.
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Super Weather Continues
October 21, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Strength Team Member To Speak At Molino Church
October 21, 2012
A member of the Strength Team will speak Sunday morning at a Molino church.
Andy Gavin will share his testimony during the 10:45 a.m. service at Highland Baptist Church on Highway 95A.
Gavin was an all-state baseball player in high school and played a year of semi-pro baseball after graduating. He currently trains to compete in North American Strongman competitions. With tremendous hand strength, he is one of the few people that can take a horseshoe and bend it into a heart shape.
His testimony includes details on staying away from drugs and alcohol and remaining pure to teens and young adults that are faced with peer pressure on a daily basis. Gavin has been an evangelist for over six years.
For an earlier story with photos of the Strength Team’s visit to Highland Baptist and Molino Park Elementary last week, click here.
Final Day Of The Season At The Market At Saint Monica’s Today
October 20, 2012
Today is the final day of the season at The Market at Saint Monica’s in Cantonment.
Recently named the number 10 small market in the country by the group American Farmland Trust, The Market at Saint Monica’s will be held from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the church, located at 699 South Highway 95A in Cantonment. Featured items and new vendors this week include fresh corn, homemade hair bows , handcrafted wood furniture, Mennonite baked goods, home decor, custom embroidery and more produce.
Red Flag Warning; A Cool 45 Tonight
October 19, 2012
There is a red flag warning in effect — avoid outdoor burning. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
- Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Silver Alert Issued For Missing Cantonment Woman
October 18, 2012
A silver alert has been issued in Florida and Alabama for a missing Cantonment woman.
Nina Veach, 82, was last seen about 4 p.m. Wednesday at her residence in the 10000 block of Bristol Park Road in Cantonment. She is described as a white female with brown eyes, gray hair, about 5-foot 11-inches tall and weighing 140 pounds.
She may be traveling in a 1995 Silver Volvo 200 with Florida tag number C778CL. The vehicle has a Navy Captain Eagle sticker on the front window.
Anyone that has seen Nina Veach or has any knowledge of her whereabouts is asked to contact Escambia County Florida Sheriff’s office at (850) 436-9620 or their local law enforcement agency.
Sheriff’s Office ‘Operation Clean Sweep’ Targeting Molino Today
October 18, 2012
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Mid-County Neighborhood Watch, are conducting an “Operation Clean Sweep” event in Molino today.
Volunteers and participants met at Highland Baptist Church this morning with a planned community cleanup including areas around and between Molino Road and Marge Lane.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the focus of “Operation Clean Sweep” is to work with neighborhood watch groups, residents, churches and business owners to control and prevent the damaging effects of crime.
The operation task force works closely with Escambia County Animal Control, Escambia County Environmental Law Enforcement, the military, Escambia County Roads and Bridges, and neighborhood watch groups to clean up neighborhoods and educate citizens on preventive measures that could be implemented to minimize possible crimes.
Front Brings Lows In Down Into The 40’s; Nice Day Out Of School Friday
October 18, 2012
A cold front is bringing overnight lows into the 40’s the next few nights, and sunny skies. Friday — a student holiday with no school in Escambia County (Fla.) — looks to be sunny and mild.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Becoming mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Calm wind.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Bratt Fall Festival This Afternoon
October 18, 2012
The annual Bratt Elementary School Fall Festival will be held today from 3:30 until 6:30 at the school on North Highway 99. There will be local vendors, food, fun and games for all ages.
Front Brings Slight Rain Chance, Cooler Nights
October 17, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.