Tonight’s Prep Football Schedule
September 9, 2011
Here’s a look at Friday night prep football around the North Escambia area:
Florida
- Northview at Marianna, 7 p.m.
- Tate at Fort Walton Beach, 7 p.m.
- Holmes County (Bonifay) at Jay , 7 p.m.
- West Florida at Washington, 7:30 p.m
- Greenville (Miss.) Weston at Pine Forest, 7:30 p.m
- Escambia at Crestview, 7 p.m.
- Pensacola High at Navarre, 7:30 p.m
- Niceville at Pace, 7:30 p.m
- Milton at Rutherford, 7 p.m.
- Gulf Breeze at Catholic, 7:30 p.m
Alabama
- Flomaton at J.U. Blacksher
- Escambia County at UMS Wright
- Escambia Academy at Marengo
- T.R. Miller at Excel
- W.S. Neal at Jackson
Flomaton Area Residents Asked To Greet Returning Soldier
September 9, 2011
Area residents are invited so their support Saturday in Flomaton as a native son returns home from serving in Afghanistan.
Chris Burnham will arrive via Highway 113 Saturday morning. Community members are asked to line the highway from the Highway 113 and Highway 31 intersection to the Holt Subdivision with American flags and homemade signs.
Organizers are asking to supporters to line up beginning about 9 a.m. for an arrival sometime close to 10 a.m.
Burham has served in Afghanistan in the Air Force Reserves for about six months. The Master Sergeant has been in the service for 19 years — four year active service and 15 in the reserves.
Century To Consider Draft Budget In Hearing Today
September 8, 2011
The Century Town Council will hold a public hearing on the town’s new budget at 5:01 this afternoon to be followed by a regular council meeting.
“The draft budget becomes the tentative budget after the first reading on September 8,” Town Clerk Leslie Gonzalez said. The budget will be formally adopted at a later date. According to the agenda for the hearing, there is no property tax increase planned for Century residents this year.
A regular council meeting rescheduled due to Monday’s Labor Day holiday will follow at 5:15 p.m.
Both meetings are open to the public at the Century Town Hall.
Bratt, Molino Park, Jim Allen Open Houses Tonight
September 8, 2011
Three North Escambia elementary schools will hold open house events tonight for parents and caregivers to learn more about their child’s school. Events will be held as follows:
- Bratt — 6:30 p.m.
- Jim Allen — 6-7 p.m.
- Molino Park — 6:30 p.m.
For more information, contact your child’s school: Bratt at (850) 327-6137, Jim Allen at (850) 937-2260 or Molino Park at (850) 587-5265.
Pictured: The new Molino Park Eagles t-shirt available tonight during the Molino Park Elementary Open House for $10. They will also be taking pre-orders for hoodies and sweatpants. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tropical Storms: Tracking Nate In The Gulf, Maria In Atlantic
September 8, 2011
Two new tropical storms formed Wednesday — Nate this afternoon in the Gulf of Mexico and Maria in the Atlantic. Neither storm appears to be a threat to the U.S. at the present time; however, the steering currents on Nate in the Gulf are weak, possibly leading to a change in the forecast path.
Details on both storms are in the graphics above and below, click to enlarge.
Great Weather Continues
September 7, 2011
Great weather for opening windows and turning off the A/C will continue today in North Escambia. Here is your official forecast:
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Great Almost Fall Weather
September 6, 2011
We will have an early taste of almost-fall in North Escambia for the next couple of days. Here is your official forecast:
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Gulf Power Reports 7,000 In The Dark; Repairs By Tuesday Night
September 5, 2011
About 7,000 Gulf Power customers in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties were without power as of 7:00 Monday night.
“We have been working all weekend to restore power but the high winds have caused a large number of outages,” said Jeff Rogers, spokesperson with Gulf Power. “We appreciate everyone’s continued patience as we patrol and repair the downed lines.”
As of 7 p.m. Monday, the utility reported that approximately 19,500 customers were without power throughout its service territory.
“Those outages represented 800 different locations across the area we serve,” said Rogers.” Our crews will be working through the night, and we’re using all available resources including contracted crews. We hope to have everyone’s power restored by tomorrow evening.”
Escambia River Electric Cooperative reported all customers across their service territory in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties were back on by 8:10 p.m Monday. An exact number of EREC customers that lost power Monday was not available.
Wind Advisory Issued
September 5, 2011
Wind Advisory
Statement as of 6:57 PM CDT on September 05, 2011
…Wind Advisory now in effect until 10 PM CDT this evening…
* event…frequent winds gusts of 25 to 35 mph.
* Timing…through 10 PM CDT this evening.
* Impact…winds this strong can also blow around small unsecured
objects and make driving of high profile vehicles difficult.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 to 39 mph are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult…especially for
high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
TD Lee: Moving Closer; Winds Gust 50+ Recorded
September 5, 2011
At 1 p.m. the remnants of the center of Tropical Depression Lee was about 40 miles west of downtown Mobile and moving east at 22 mph. Maximum sustained winds were about 40 mph.
The extratropical system will continue to move east and northeast with gusts up to 50 mph. Heavy rainfall is still possible, along with high winds. There is a wind advisory in effect for frequent wind gusts in the local area from 30 to 35 mph with occasional gusts to 45 mph.
A peak wind gust of 48 mph was recorded so far this afternoon in Walnut Hill, while Jay had a peak gust of 57 mph.