Tate Freshmen Orientation Thursday
August 8, 2012
Tate High School will host their Freshmen Transition Program on Thursday.
Incoming freshmen are invited for a quick “camp” at Tate. They will have the opportunity to meet with club sponsors and coaches, and will have small groups sessions with Tate Leadership students to answer an questions the students may have.
With over 10 different buildings on a large campus to explore, the freshmen will go through a scavenger hunt and a campus tour.
At the end of the program, students will receive their schedules for the upcoming school year, and Leadership students will help them find their classes.
The program take place on Thursday from 8 a.m. until noon, beginning in the Fryman Gymnasium.
The first day of school is Monday, August 20.
Daily Rain Chances Continue
August 8, 2012
Tuesday brought showers and thunderstorms mostly to the southern half of Escambia County.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast.
- Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
- Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 94.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
- Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 95.
Pictured: Storm clouds at Pensacola Beach Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Andrea Howard for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
New Century Family Dollar Set To Open Thursday
August 8, 2012
The new Family Dollar store in Century is set to open was work continues on a store in Jay.
The Century store will open on Thursday morning. The Jay store should be open in time for the holidays, according to Josh Braverman, communications director for Family Dollar.
“We look forward to opening our stores in Century and Jay,” Braverman said.
Both the Century and Jay stores will average 8-10 employees. Applications will be accepted online at www.familydollar.com.
Family Dollar currently operates 7,200 stores in 45 states with about 50,000 team members. The small format convenience and value retailer offers a mix of everyday use name brand products including food and paper products, household items, seasonal products, clothing and more.
Pictured: Last minute grand opening preparations were underway Tuesday afternoon at the new Family Dollar store in Century. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Traffic Alert: Delays All Day At I-10, Nine Mile Road
August 7, 2012
Motorists can expect delays throughout the day Tuesday at the intersection of West Nine Mile Road and I-10 due to construction, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Fall Ball Registrations Set For NWE, Molino, Cantonment
August 6, 2012
NWE Bradberry Park
NWE will pursue the park’s first Fall Ball program for the Walnut Hill, Century, and Atmore area. Baseball is for children 5 to 15, and softball is open to ages 7 to 16. Games will run mid-September until the end of October.
Players will be registered at Bradberry Park in Walnut Hill with no money collected at the time of registration. A $50 registration fee will be collected when teams are created; the fee will cover park expenses and a player team shirt. Each team will also raise $5 per player, per game for umpire fees
NWE Fall Ball registraition will be held:
Friday, August 11, 10 a.m. – noon
Friday, August 17, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 18, 10 a.m. – noon
Saturday, August 25, 10 a.m. – noon
For more information, call (850) 327-4579 after 5 p.m.
Molino Ballpark
Sign ups are underway for Fall Ball at the Molino Ballpark.
Registration will take place every Saturday in August from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the board room at the ballpark. Fall ball is for all ages — tee ball, baseball and softball. $35 per player.
Cantonment Ballpark
Fall Ball registration will be held Saturday, August 11 from 10 a.m. until noon.
Registration is $40 per player for all ages, no birth certificate needed, at the ballpark on Well Line Road. The Fall Ball parent meeting will be held Monday, August 13 at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, call (850) 417-0673.
Watching The Tropics, Rainy Monday
August 6, 2012
The tropics are still active with Tropical Storm Ernesto. And Florence has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone and is not expected to redevelop.
Details on Tropical Storm Ernesto are in the graphic above, while the final advisory on Tropical Depression Florence is in the map below. (Click maps to enlarge.)
Here is your local North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Tuesday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Wednesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Thursday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Sunday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Final Day: Sales Tax Holiday In Florida And Alabama
August 5, 2012
School sales tax holiday weekends giving shoppers a chance to save a bit on clothing and school supplies end at midnight in both Alabama and Florida
Florida’s sales tax holiday means no tax on purchases of clothing, footwear and certain accessories selling for $75 or less, or on certain school supplies that are $15 or less. For complete information, click here (pdf).
Alabama’s sales tax holiday offers no state sales tax on clothing, footwear and certain accessories selling for $75 or less, or on certain school supplies that are $15 or less. Note that Atmore will not participate in the sales tax holiday and will still charge local sales tax. For a list of exempt items in Alabama, click here (pdf).
Wreck Near Atmore Claims Life
August 4, 2012
At least one person was reportedly killed in a wreck north of Atmore Friday night.
The near head-on collision happened before 11 p.m. on Highway 21 near Fountain Prison. One person was also airlifted to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola by LifeFlight.
The accident is under investigation by Alabama State Troopers. Further details have not yet been released.
Tracking Tropical Storm Ernesto; Tropical Storm Florence Forms
August 4, 2012
The tropics are active today, and we are tracking Tropical Storm Ernesto and Tropical Storm Florence.
The latest information on Ernesto is in the graphic above, click to enlarge.
The latest information on Florence is in the graphic below, click to enlarge.
School Sales Tax Holiday Weekends In Alabama And Florida
August 3, 2012
It’s school sales tax holiday weekends in both Alabama and Florida, giving shoppers a chance to save a bit on clothing and school supplies.
Florida’s sales tax holiday will continue through midnight Sunday with no tax on purchases of clothing, footwear and certain accessories selling for $75 or less, or on certain school supplies that are $15 or less. For complete information, click here (pdf).
Alabama’s sales tax holiday will continue until midnight Sunday with no state sales tax on clothing, footwear and certain accessories selling for $75 or less, or on certain school supplies that are $15 or less. Note that Atmore will not participate in the sales tax holiday and will still charge local sales tax. For a list of exempt items in Alabama, click here (pdf).