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.
County May Name Governmental Complex For Ernie Lee Magaha
October 17, 2012
The county commission may rename the county’s governmental hub in honor of Jay native and longtime Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Ernie Lee Magaha.
Magaha has served 55 years as Escambia’s clerk of court. He was defeated by challenger Pam Childers in August.
The commission will consider renaming the Escambia County Governmental Complex to the Ernie Lee Magaha Governmental Complex during their meeting at 5:30 Thursday afternoon.
Magaha was born in Jay, raised in Mosquito Flats near Century, and graduated from Century High School. He served in the Merchant Marines and graduated from Auburn University with a degree in economics in 1950.
He served as a state auditor for five years and resigned in 1956 to run for the clerk of the court of record. At that time, he and his wife, Lucile, spearheaded a grassroots campaign and literally walked the county for a successful election in November 1956 as she was expecting their first child.
He took office in January of 1957 and has held the position of clerk since that time. His office was instrumental in the smooth transition of the court system in 1972 to the two-tier system in place today. In 1995, then Governor Lawton Chiles asked him to assume the additional responsibilities of the comptroller’s office.
In order to name the governmental complex on Palafox Street in honor of Magaha, the commission will be required to waive an existing policy against naming county facilties in honor of a living person.
Traffic Alert: Work Today Walnut Hill To Molino On South Highway 99
October 16, 2012
Drivers can expect delays on South Highway 99 today from Walnut Hill to Molino.
A Florida Department of Transportation Geotechnical Foundations crew will perform coring operations and pavement evaluations from Highway 97 to Barrineau Park Road between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Crews will take samples from the roadway as part of the work.
Front Brings Cooler Weather
October 15, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear during the early evening, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Wednesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Thursday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 51. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
- Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 50.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
- Sunday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
New Molino Community Complex Opens Wednesday (With Photo Tour)
October 15, 2012
A ribbon cutting will be held Wednesday morning for the new Molino Community Complex.
For a sneak peak tour inside the building, click here for a photo gallery.
Escambia County Commissioner Kevin White and other dignitaries will cut the ribbon at the grand opening on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. in an open house event that concludes at 1 p.m.
The old Molino School has been renovated into a modern community that will include a library, meetings rooms and a museum with a glimpse into the history of Molino. However, it appeared as of Monday that while the building will open Wednesday, the library and museum will not yet be furnished and ready to serve the public.
A newly constructed second building houses offices for the Escambia County Tax Collector and the Escambia County Property Appraiser is already open at the complex.
The new Molino Community Complex is located at 6450 Highway 95A in Molino, just south of the Highway 95A and Molino Road intersection. The public is invited to the ribbon cutting; refreshments will be served.
For a sneak peak tour inside the building, click here for a photo gallery.
Pictured top and inset: A look inside the library area of the new Molino Community Center. Pictured below: The renovated old Molino School. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Passing Front Brings Slight Rain Chance
October 14, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Monday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Wednesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Thursday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
- Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Slight Chance Of Showers Sunday
October 13, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
- Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
- Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
- Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.
- Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Coming Sunday: Escambia Farm Tour
October 13, 2012
Agriculture supporters were joined by local, state and federal officials Friday on the Escambia County Farm Tour.
Coming up Sunday morning on NorthEscambia.com, we’ll take you along on the farm tour and show you some of the more interesting agriculture sites in Escambia County.
Pictured: The Escambia County Farm Tour Friday included a stop at the Gizmo Angus Farm in Molino. NorrthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
