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Go Inside Prison: Coming Monday

A series that we had planned to publish today will actually begin on Monday as NorthEscambia.com takes you inside Century Correctional Institution.

In our story, we’ll take you on a complete took inside the 40 acre world behind the razor wire, into the dorms to see how 1,400 prisoners live, into the medical unit and beyond with dozens of never before seen photographs. We’ll talk numbers and see how much it all costs, learn about life behind bars for prisoners and those that watch over them. And we’ll answer the age old question: Do they have air conditioning?

Don’t miss it Monday morning as we present “Inside Prison: Century Correctional Institution” on NorthEscambia.com.

Pictured below: The outside fence at Century Correctional Institution. Pictured below: A sneak peak inside the fence at Century CI. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Weekend Weather

Here is your official North Escambia are forecast:

• Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
• Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south between 10 and 15 mph.
• Sunday Night: Patchy dense fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
• Monday: Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
• Monday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
• Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
• Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph.
• Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 5 mph.
• Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
• Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
• Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
• Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

Police Investigate Attempted Kidnapping Of Child Walking To School

Police are investing an attempted kidnapping as a child walked to an elementary school in Escambia County Friday morning. It happened in Pensacola, but parents everywhere are being urged to take steps to make sure their children are safe.

The child was walking to Scenic Heights Elementary when she said she was approached by a man in a green minivan who tried to give her a ride and offered her candy and toys. He then allegedly pulled out a long knife, prompting her to run away, according to police.

The suspect was described as a black male, about 35-45 years old with a diamond earring, curly black hair and a beard on his chin.

According to Pensacola Police, another child at the school admitted Friday that a similar incident had happened to her, with the man trying to lure the girl into his apartment.

According to school officials, parents can share these safety ideas with their child:

• Trust your feelings, if someone makes you uncomfortable, get away and tell your parents or a trusted adult.
• Walk with a parent, friend or group.
• Walk on main streets.
• If someone offers you a ride, say no.
• If someone offers to take you somewhere, run away and yell.
• If you go home alone after school, call your parents and let them know you are OK when you arrive home.

Weekend Weather

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. 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 63. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Rain Moves Into Forecast

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
• Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
• Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
• Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
• Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south between 10 and 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
• Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
• Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
• Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

Northview Music Program To Hold 10 Hours Music Marathon

The Northview High School band and fine arts music programs will hold a 10 hour music marathon on Saturday.

It is the Fine Arts Department’s fund raiser for a spring trip to Atlanta. The students are looking for sponsors by the hour; for 10 straight hours, some sort of music will be happening at all times.

“We’ll use part of the time for rehearsal and part of the time for fun music activities and games,” program director Elaine Holk said.

To donate, contact any Northview music program student or drop your donation by the school. Checks should be made payable to the NHS Band Boosters.

Go Inside Prison: Century Correctional Institution

Beginning Sunday on NorthEscambia.com, we’ll take you inside Century Correctional Institution.

In our series, we’ll take you on a complete took inside the 40 acre world behind the razor wire, into the dorms to see how 1,400 prisoners live, into the medical unit and beyond with dozens of never before seen photographs. We’ll talk numbers and see how much it all costs, learn about life behind bars for prisoners and those that watch over them. And we’ll answer the age old question: Do they have air conditioning?

Don’t miss it Sunday morning as we being our special series “Inside Prison: Century Correctional Institution” on NorthEscambia.com.

Pictured below: The outside fence at Century Correctional Institution. Pictured below: A sneak peak inside the fence at Century CI. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Sunny Weather Continues

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
• Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
• Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
• Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph.
• Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
• Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
• Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

Maybe Fog Tonight, Sunny For Wednesday

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
• Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
• Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
• Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph.
• Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
• Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
• Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

Supreme Court Begins Hearings On Health Care Mandate

The U.S. Supreme Court will begin three days of landmark hearings in a Florida-led challenge to the 2010 federal health care law.

The first day will center on what is known as the “anti-injunction act,” which is designed to prevent legal challenges to taxes until they take effect. While this might sound like an obscure legal concept, justices need to determine whether it blocks them from ruling on the constitutionality of the “individual mandate” in the federal health law.

People who do not comply with the mandate to have health coverage in 2014 would be hit with financial penalties, which could be considered taxes.

If the anti-injunction act applies, that could prevent justices from ruling on the constitutionality of the mandate until after the penalties start taking effect.

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