Jay versus Lafayette Class 1A State Championship Game
May 8, 2012
LIVE video as Jay takes on Lafayette in Clermont, Florida, for the Class 1A State Championship. Video courtesy NorthEscambia.com and the FHSAA. Game time is 3:05 p.m. CDT.
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Rain Possible Today, Wednesday
May 8, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind.
- Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east.
- Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
- Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
- Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
- Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
- Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Jay Lady Royals Win State Semifinals; State Title Game Tuesday
May 7, 2012
The Jay High School Lady Royals won their Class 1A state semifinal match this afternoon, 7-5 over Port St. Joe.
The 1A final game for the state championship will be played Tuesday at 4 p.m. (CDT). Admission will be $9 per game, with no passes. Live video will be available on NorthEscambia.com for free.
It’s the first trip ever to the state finals in fast pitch softball for the Lady Royals; the last time they went to state in 1988 it was slow pitch.
Pictured: The Jay Lady Royals celebrate their state semifinal win Monday afternoon in Clermont, Florida. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
LIVE VIDEO NOW: Jay Vs. Port St. Joe
May 7, 2012
LIVE video as Jay takes on Port St. Joe in Clermont, Florida. Video courtesy NorthEscambia.com and the FHSAA.
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Live Webcast: Jay Lady Royals Seek Semifinal Win Today
May 7, 2012
The Jay Royals will compete in the Class 1A regional semifinals today in high school softball.
The Jay Lady Royals will face Port St. Joe Jr-Sr High at 11 a.m. (CDT) at the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida.. Port St. Joe is coming off a 5-4 regional win over Liberty County. It’s the first trip ever to the state finals in fast pitch softball for the Lady Royals; the last time they went to state in 1988 it was slow pitch.
The 1A final game will then be played Tuesday, May 8 at 4 p.m. (CDT). Admission will be $9 per game, with no passes.
The game will be streamed live on FHSAAsports.com. Click here for the live game link.
Pictured top: The Jay Lady Royals prepare to leave Saturday for Clermont, Florida, and the Class 1A regional semifinal. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Missing Man Located
May 6, 2012
A missing Escambia County man has been located.
Escambia Search and Rescue and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office were searching earlier Sunday for William Kupper, 67, who was last seen in the region of Blount and W streets.
He is susceptible to short term memory loss due to a head trauma in 2008. He is described as being very educated and may speak seven different languages.
This is an update to an earlier story.
Coming Sunday: Sawmill Festival, Mayfest, Fishing Rodeo, Baseball And More
May 5, 2012
Coming up Sunday morning, we will have hundreds of photos from weekend events, including Century’s Sawmill Festival, Atmore Mayfest, the Pen Wheels Fishing Rodeo, the Baby Blaze benefit yard sale, Flomaton baseball and more.
Don’t miss it, Sunday morning on NorthEscambia.com!
A Little Fog Overnight, Becoming Sunny For Sunday
May 5, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southwest between 10 and 15 mph.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Regional Electronics, Household Hazardous Waste Roundup Today
May 5, 2012
Escambia County (Fla.) residents are encouraged to drop off their electronics, household hazardous waste (HHW) and other items not accepted into the regular garbage stream at a Regional Roundup today from 8 a.m. until noon at the former Carver Middle School at 150 East Pond Street in Century.
Businesses and residents of Escambia County (Fla.) can dispose of all types of clean, dry, recyclable electronics including computers, monitors and terminals, keyboards, mice, printers, TVs, copiers, gaming systems, remotes, fax machines, VCRs, stereo systems, cell phones and telephones. Electronics that have been gutted will not be accepted.
HHW items can cause injury if handled improperly. These items will usually have a warning or cautionary statement on their labels using terms such as flammable, corrosive, poison or toxic, and include items such as swimming pool chemicals, cleaners, drain openers, paint and paint products, fuels, gases, lawn and garden chemicals, aerosol cans and automotive repair and maintenance products.
All electronics, household hazardous waste and tires are recycled.
The event is open to all Escambia County (Fla.) residents and businesses, not just those in Century. Residents and businesses from Alabama are not allowed to participate in the event.
Sawmill Festival, Car Show Today In Century
May 5, 2012
The second annual Sawmill Day and Car Show will take place Saturday at the Historical Park at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Fourth Street in Century.
The event will feature continuous entertainment, a car show, Old 100 logging and sawmill steam locomotive restoration in progress, an inside yard sale, a Turtle Point petting zoo, food and refreshments.
Here is the complete schedule of events:
- 11:00 – Holly Driver, singer
- 11:30 — Northview High School Dance group
- 12:00 — Heather Leonard’s Danceworks
- 12:30 — Bobby Holland, Daniel and Henry Leonard, music
- 1:30 — Danielle Scott gospel/country singer
- 2:00 – Car Show awards
- 2:15 — Elbert Dixon church choir
- 3:00 — James Conway of Molino country music