Council On Aging Support Group Meets Tonight
March 15, 2012
The Council on Aging of West Florida will host a Century Caregiver Support Group Meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m.
There is no cost and the public is invited. Reservations are not required.
The meeting will be held at Century Care Center located at 6020 Industrial Blvd. The group meets on the third Thursday of each month at the same time and location. County residency is not required to attend.
The support group is designed to reduce stress, increase coping skills, provide strategies for effective management of care giving tasks and enable caregivers to provide high quality care in the home. The programs are sponsored by Council on Aging of West Florida, the State of Florida Department of Elder Affairs and the Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging.
For more information, call (850) 432-1475.
Authorities Searching For Missing Man
March 14, 2012
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Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man.
Terry Snelson, 42, was last seen on March 9 in the 900 block of Candy Lane in Cantonment. He may be driving a 1999 white Ford F150 with Florida tag 390XGY, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Snelson is described as being a white male, about 6-foot 2-inches tall, 200 pounds with hazel eyes.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or (850) 436-9199.
Dense Fog Advisory
March 14, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Saturday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday Night: Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
- Sunday Night: Areas of fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Monday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Today’s Northview Baseball Canceled
March 13, 2012
The Northview High School baseball games against Baker scheduled for today have been canceled. Both games will be made up on Wednesday, with the junior varsity playing at 4:00 and the varsity playing at 6:00 at Northview.
Alabama Primary Underway
March 13, 2012
Alabama’s primary election is underway today, with polls open until 7 p.m.
Shortly after 8:00 this morning at the Atmore City Hall precinct, turnout appeared slow, with just one potential voter entering the polling place during a 15 minute period.
Nearby, a small group had set up an tent with a sign “When Women Vote, Democrats Win” — a paid political message from the Democratic National Convention. A few Ron Paul signs surrounded the entrance to the parking lot, otherwise there was little sign that an election was even taking place.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
60 Tonight, 85 Wednesday
March 13, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight:Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows around 60. Southwest winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
- Wednesday Night: Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Special Weather Statement
March 12, 2012
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN ESCAMBIA…
BALDWIN AND EASTERN MOBILE COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA…ESCAMBIA
COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA…THROUGH 915 AM CDT…
AT 738 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES
NORTHEAST OF CREOLA TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAPHNE TO 3 MILES WEST OF
DAUPHIN ISLAND…AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CODEN… POARCH CREEK RESERVATION…
PERDIDO BEACH… ORANGE BEACH… GULF SHORES…
FLOMATON… WARRINGTON… WALNUT HILL…
MOLINO…
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN FLORIDA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 10.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN ALABAMA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 6 AND 66.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 73.
THE PRIMARY THREAT IS WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. SEEK SHELTER
UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
More Showers Possible
March 12, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows around 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. Chance of showers and thunderstorms through the day. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
- Tuesday Night: Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Areas of fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
- Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Slight Chance Of Rain
March 11, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Today: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. East wind around 10 mph.
- Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind between 5 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. 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 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south.
- Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
- Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Did You Remember To Spring Forward?
March 11, 2012
Did you remember to Spring Forward? Today is the first day of Daylight Savings time. The clock at the Escambia County Bank in Flomaton (pictured) is one of the largest clocks in the area. Bank officials say the clock is rather easy to “spring forward” — it is all electronic. NorthEscambia.com photo.