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Rain Chances Remain High For Back To School Monday

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
• Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
• Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
• Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
• Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
• Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
• Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
• Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
• Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90.
• Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
• Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.

School Orientation

Escambia County school students return to class Monday, August 20.  Students will have the opportunity to attend orientation sessions, pick up schedules and drop off supplies in advance on Thursday or Friday.

(Looking for a school supply list? Click here.)

Orientations have been scheduled at schools across the North Escambia area:

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

• Bratt
  • August 16, 9-10:30 a.m., Pre-K and K
  • August 17, 9-10:30 a.m., Grades 1-5
• Jim Allen
  • August 17, 9-10:30 a.m.,
• Molino Park
  • August 16, 9-10:30 a.m., Pre-K and K
  • August 17, 9-10 a.m., Grades 1-5

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

• Ernest Ward
  • August 16, 2 p.m., 6th and new students
• Ransom
  • August 16, 2 p.m., 6th and new students

HIGH SCHOOLS

• Northview
  • August 15, 8:30 a.m., Seniors
  • August 15, 10 a.m., Juniors
  • August 15, 1:30 p.m., Sophomores
  • August 16, 9 a.m., Freshmen
• Tate
  • Freshmen — previously held
  • August 16, 1-2:30 p.m., Grades 10-12
• West Florida
  • Freshmen — previously held
  • August 16, 10 a.m., Juniors
  • August 16, 1 p.m., Sophomores
  • August 16, 6 p.m., Seniors and parents

For schools in Escambia County not listed above, click here.

Rain Chances Lower Today, Increasing By The Weekend

Rain chances, and the chance of rainbows, will be a bit lower on Wednesday, but the chance of rain will increase to 50 percent by Friday and Saturday.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west after midnight.
• Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
• Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
• Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
• Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind around 5 mph.
• Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Light northwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
• Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
• Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
• Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

BREAKING NEWS: Primary Winners: Morgan, Barry, Walker, Childers

Clear winners have emerged from today’s primary elections in Escambia County, with all precincts reporting.

Steven Barry has won the Republican primary for Escambia County Commission District 5. With all precincts reporting in the district, Barry carried 41.5 percent of the vote, and Archer received 38.3 percent. Barry will face Packy Mitchell (NPA) in November.

Larry Walker was re-elected to ECUA District 5 with 75.5 percent of the vote.

Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan has been elected to a second term 77 percent of the vote to Powell’s 23 percent.

Pam Childers has  defeated Ernie Lee Magaha for Escambia County Clerk of the Court. Childers had 68.5 percent of the vote.

More Rain In Forecast

Here is your Election Day forecast for the North Escambia area:

• Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
• Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
• Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
• Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
• 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 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
• Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
• Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
• Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
• Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Dish Network Customers Could Lose WEAR 3 On Thursday

Local Dish Network customers could loose ABC programming — an agreement between Sinclair Broadcasting and Dish Network is set to expire just after midnight Thursday.

If a new agreement is not reached before the deadline, Dish customers will no longer be able to watch WEAR 3. The companies are disagreeing over the contract that allows Dish to carry Sinclair programming and how much Dish Network pays for the programming.

“Although Dish and Sinclair have been negotiating for quite some time in an effort to reach a new agreement, at this time it does not appear that these efforts will be successful,” Sinclair said in a statement.

Sinclair also said the disagreement is not just about fees. “The inability to reach agreement with Dish is about more than just money, including what rights Dish will have with respect to the Sinclair signals.”

Dish Network said Monday that Sinclair is seeking “a massive price increase”.

“We carry more than 1,800 local broadcast stations nationwide. Sinclair is asking for more than any other station anywhere in the country,” said Dave Shull, senior vice president of programming for DISH. “This goes beyond pure corporate greed — it’s profoundly insensitive to the needs of the public.”

Work Week Forecast

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
• Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
• Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

Tips To Prepare For Election Day

The primary election is Tuesday in Escambia County. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford is offering these tips to prepare for Election Day:

• Confirm the location of your polling place: check your sample ballot, voter information card, EscambiaVotes.com, or call 595-3900.
• Several precincts and polling places have changed due to redistricting and precinct consolidation, so be sure to know where to vote on Election Day.
• If you are unsure of your registration status, check EscambiaVotes.com, or call 595-3900.
• If you need to update your address, contact us prior to Election Day so you can be directed to your proper polling location.
• Photo and signature ID is required for all voters – if you do not present an approved form of ID, you may vote a provisional ballot.
• All registered voters, regardless of party affiliation, are eligible to vote in certain contests on the ballot, while other contests are restricted to voters in a specific political party or district — check your sample ballot to view the contests in which you can vote.
• Registration books closed on July 16 – new registrations and party changes for this election may not be made at the polls.
• You may not return your voted absentee ballot to your precinct on Election Day – it must be returned to the Elections Office by 7 p.m.
• If you requested an absentee ballot but chose not to return it and wish to vote at your polling place instead, please bring your unvoted ballot with you so it can be cancelled.
• Early voting ended Saturday – if you have not yet voted, you must go to your precinct on Election Day.
• Busiest times at the polls tend to be 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m., and 4:30 p.m. until the polls close at 7:00 p.m.

For further information, please contact the elections office by phone at (850) 595-3900, e-mail  at soe@escambiavotes.com or visit EscambiaVotes.com.

Passing Cold Front Brings Weather Change

A passing cold front will bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms for your Saturda night. By Sunday, we’ll be rain-free with much lower humidity.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
• Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
• Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Tuesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
• Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Friday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Today Is Early Voting Deadline

The deadline for early voting is 5 p.m. Saturday for the August 14 primary election, according to Escambia County Supervisor of Elections  David Stafford.

Four voting sites will be open Saturday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m –

• Supervisor of Elections Annex — 292 Muscogee Road, Cantonment
• Supervisor of Elections Main Office — 213 Palafox Place, Second Floor
• Tryon Branch Library — 1200 Langley Avenue
• Southwest Branch Library — 12248 Gulf Beach Highway

On Election Day, Tuesday, August 14, the polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Voters must present a valid photo and signature ID and must vote at their home precinct on election day. Stafford is encouraging voters to pay special attention to the polling location information on their Voter Information Card and Sample Ballot, as many polling locations have changed. A precinct finder is also available at EscambiaVotes.com.

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