Tonight: Jay High Royal Night
August 19, 2011
Jay High School will hold “Royal Night” tonight to give fans the chance to come out and meet this year’s Royal football team as well as some future Royals.
Events begin at 6 p.m. at Merle V. North Stadium at Jay High School. Admission is $3 with concessions available from the band.
There will be scrimmages between future Royals — Mini Mites at 6 p.m., Mites at 6:20, and Midgets at 6:40. The band will perform at 7 p.m., followed by a junior varsity scrimmage at 7:15. The varsity Royals will hold a scrimmage at 7:35.
Season passes are also on sale now in the front office for the Jay Royals. Family passes at $175 and individual passes are $100.
Ticket prices for football games this year will be $6 pre-sale and $7 at the gate. Junior varsity game tickets are $5 for home games.
Mid 60’s Tonight
August 15, 2011
A rare summer cold front has moved through North Escambia today, bringing a refreshing change to the Gulf Coast. Overnight lows in the mid to upper 60’s are forecast, along with much lower humidity.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
- Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
- Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Windshield Saver? Work On Hwy 29 From Cantonment To Century
August 15, 2011
Drivers will continue to experience delays on Highway 29 from Century to Cantonment through Tuesday as crews perform maintenance work, including the removal of loose rocks from the roadway.
Portions of Highway 29 have deteriorated severly, leaving lots of loose rocks — and broken windshields — behind. Saturday, crews from Transfield Services began using a large blower to remove loose rocks.
Weather permitting, the contractor will continue work on Highway 29 between Neal Road in Cantonment and Tedder Road in Century from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
There is $7,709,279 in this year’s Florida budget to resurface 15.5 miles of Highway 29 in North Escambia from Pine Barren Road north through Century to the Alabama state line.
Back in February, a Florida Department of Transportation Geotechnical Foundation Investigation crew performed pavement tests on the roadway, and high-powered blowers have been used since in an effort to remove the loose rocks from the crumbling highway.
Pictured above and below: A crew from Transfield Services uses a high power blower to remove loose rocks from Highway 29 near McDavid over the weekend. Work will continue through Tuesday. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Back To School Bash, Neighborhood Watch Party Today
August 13, 2011
A Back to School Bash and Neighborhood Watch Party will be held today in Farm Hill.
There will be free hot dogs, chips and drinks. The Cantonment Volunteer Fire Department will provide fire safety education and display a truck, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Patrol will be on hand, plus there will be plenty of activities for the children.
Donations of school supplies will be accepted, and school supplies will be distributed to children in need.
The Back to School Bash and Neighborhood Watch Party will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Santa Maria Plaza Park in Farm Hill. For more information, call (850) 554-7376.
The event is sponsored by the Cottage Hill, Farm Hill and Village neighborhood watch programs.
Blood Drive Saturday In Molino
August 13, 2011
A blood drive is scheduled for Saturday in Molino.
There is currently an elevated need for O negative and B negative, but all blood types are needed according to Betty Roberts of Northwest Florida Blood Services.
Saturday, 12:30- 4:30 p.m.
Fran’s Country Grill
5539 North Highway 29, Molino
This is the second annual blood drive in memory of Karen R. Broxson of Molino, who was killed in a July 2009 accident at Highway 29 and 9 1/2 Mile Road. Each blood donor will receive a t-shirt, wellness check, a free cholesterol screening and will learn their blood type.
Historical Group Holding ‘Collector’s Day’ Today
August 13, 2011
The Alger-Sullivan Historical Society is holding a “Collector’s Day” today.
Many collections will be displayed, including coins, bottles, Indian and Civil War artifacts, old tools, stamps and more.
Event admission, museum admission and even the hot dogs are free. The Alger-Sullivan Historical Society “Collector’s Day” will take place Saturday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at 610 4th Street in Century (the corner of Jefferson Avenue and 4th Street).
Church To Provide Free School Supplies This Morning
August 12, 2011
A Century church will provide free school supplies this morning to help those in need.
Abundant Life Assembly of God will distribute school supplies at no charge at 10 a.m. Friday at the church, 8040 North Century Boulevard.
Students need to bring their school supply lists. For school supply lists for Escambia County schools, click here.
Churches Unite To Volunteer At Area Schools; More Help Needed
August 12, 2011
Three North Escambia churches will join forces to volunteer Saturday at two elementary schools, and the public invited to help.
Aldersgate, Cottage Hill and Allen Memorial United Methodist churches will be doing clerical work and yard work at Jim Allen and Molino Park elementary schools on Saturday morning beginning at 8:00. Volunteers are welcome to arrive ready to work.
More Hot Weather
August 11, 2011
Our hot, humid weather will continue through the weekend. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming northwest between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Sunday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Molino Park Library Open Today
August 10, 2011
The Molino Park Elementary School Library will wrap up their summer reading events today.
The library will be open from 9 a.m. until noon for students and their parents. There will be guest readers, along with activities related to the stories that are read. Students will be able to take Accelerated Reader tests. Parents are required to stay with their children.
Books that have been checked out from the library during the summer are due back today. For more information, contact the school at (850) 587-5265.