Sunny Skies, No Rain Forecast For The Next Week
May 6, 2011
Our dry, sunny weather will continue with no rain forecast for the next week. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south between 10 and 15 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. West wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Low Near 40 For Tonight
May 4, 2011
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Ernest Ward New Student Orientation Today
May 3, 2011
Ernest Ward Middle School will hold an orientation for new students Tuesday evening.
The orientation for incoming sixth grade students and those attending Ernest Ward for the first time next school year will be held at 6 p.m. in the school gym.
Students and their parents will have the opportunity to meet faculty members, discuss academics, extracurricular activities, programs and career academies while receiving information about middle school.
Rain Leads To Much Cooler Nights
May 3, 2011
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. North wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Donations Being Accepted Today In Century, Molino, Jay, Flomaton, Atmore For Tornado Victims
May 2, 2011
There are several ways you can help tornado victims today.
Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino is collecting cleaning supplies (liquid cleaners, bleach, mops, spray bottles, buckets, sponges, etc.); personal hygiene items (hand and shower soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, wash cloths, nail clippers, etc.); baby and adult diapers; and gift cards to Dollar General and WalMart. Items can be dropped off a the church on Highway 29 just north of Highway 97. They are not collecting food, bottle water or clothing.
Pen Air Federal Credit Union is collecting non-perishable food, water and baby wipes, as well as financial donations at all locations, including Century and Nine Mile Road.
A variety of items are being collected at the Jay First Baptist Church, Xtreme Graphix in Jay and Cotton Real Estate in Pace. In addition to personal hygiene items, work related items and supplies for students and teachers are being collected. Click here for a complete list.
Flomaton First Baptist Church is collecting food and monetary donations through Tuesday. Call the church at (251) 296-2453 for more information.
Dry Spring Community Church will accept donations at the Davisville Community Center May 5, 2-7 p.m.; May 6, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; May 9, 8 a.m.-noon; May 10, 10 a.m.-7p.m. and May 11, 8 a.m.-noon. Non-perishable food items, yard tools, paper products, batteries, baby diapers and wipes, first aid supplies, cleaning supplies, personal hygiene items and blankets will be collected for the First Baptist Church of Amory, Miss. More info? (850) 712-6588 or (850) 982-8878.
The Concerned Citizens of Atmore are collecting donations at the Unity House on North Main Street from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. through Tuesday.
Other ways you can help include:
- The American Red Cross is providing relief to people across the hardest-hit states including Alabama. To make a donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief, visit its online donation page. You can also call 1-800-RED-CROSS or text “REDCROSS” to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
- The Salvation Army is setting up mobile feed stations to feed thousands in the storm areas. Give online at salvationarmy.com, text “GIVE” to 80888 or call 1-800-SAL-ARMY.
- Alabama Gov. Robert Bently has setup a website that provides donation information through his office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Pictured top: Items are collected for tornado relief Saturday morning at the Flomaton Fire Station. Pictured inset: The truck pulls out of the Flomaton Fire Station Monday morning. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Regular Business Tonight For Century Town Council
May 2, 2011
During their regular meeting tonight, the Town of Century will consider seven resolutions and is set to award a contract to upgrade HVAC systems at three town buildings.
The seven resolutions will officially update town documents to keep the town complaint with grant audits.
For an agenda for tonight’s meeting, click here.
The Century Town Council will meet at 7 p.m at Town Hall. The meeting is open to the public.
Rain But No Big Storms Tuesday
May 2, 2011
By Tuesday, a cold front will bring rain, but the National Weather Service says the chance of severe storms in minimal with a chance of just isolated weak thunderstorms.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Friends of the Library Book Sale Continues Sunday
May 1, 2011
It’s time to stock up on summer reading material, and the Friends of the Pensacola Public Library Spring Book Sale is the place to do it at a reasonable price this weekend.
The Book Sale will continue Sunday at First United Methodist Church Wright Place, 80 E. Wright Street in downtown Pensacola, and will offer thousands of gently used hardcover and paperback books, CDs and DVDs. Most range in price from 25 cents to $3. It also will feature a “Collectors’ Corner” and silent auction to showcase the more valuable books, Chairwoman Meredith McCarthy said.
On Sunday, hours are noon to 3 p.m. No admission is charged, and a bag of books can be purchased for $5.
All proceeds from the sale go to support the West Florida Public Library system, including the Century Branch Library.
For more details, call McCarthy at (850) 341-1434.
Pictured: Volunteers work to prepare for the Friends of the Pensacola Public Library Spring Book Sale at Wright Place in downtown Pensacola. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Ways You Can Help Tornado Victims Today
May 1, 2011
There are several ways you can help tornado victims today.
Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino is collecting cleaning supplies (liquid cleaners, bleach, mops, spray bottles, buckets, sponges, etc.); personal hygiene items (hand and shower soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, wash cloths, nail clippers, etc.); baby and adult diapers; and gift cards to Dollar General and WalMart. Items can be dropped off a the church on Highway 29 just north of Highway 97. They are not collecting food, bottle water or clothing.
The Flomaton Volunteer Fire Department is collecting items all day their fire station. Click here for more information.
Extreme Graphics in Jay is collecting baby wipes, undergarments, deodorant, toothbrushes, soap and other supplies.
Dry Spring Community Church will accept donations at the Davisville Community Center May 5, 2-7 p.m.; May 6, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; May 9, 8 a.m.-noon; May 10, 10 a.m.-7p.m. and May 11, 8 a.m.-noon. Non-perishable food items, yard tools, paper products, batteries, baby diapers and wipes, first aid supplies, cleaning supplies, personal hygiene items and blankets will be collected for the First Baptist Church of Amory, Miss. More info? (850) 712-6588 or (850) 982-8878.
Other ways you can help include:
- The American Red Cross is providing relief to people across the hardest-hit states including Alabama. To make a donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief, visit its online donation page. You can also call 1-800-RED-CROSS or text “REDCROSS” to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
- The Salvation Army is setting up mobile feed stations to feed thousands in the storm areas. Give online at salvationarmy.com, text “GIVE” to 80888 or call 1-800-SAL-ARMY.
- Alabama Gov. Robert Bently has setup a website that provides donation information through his office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Pictured top: Items are collected for tornado relief Saturday morning at the Flomaton Fire Station. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Family Fights Parole To Keep Murderers Behind Bars
April 30, 2011
Several North Escambia residents are hoping to help stop the parole of two Nokomis men behind bars for the 1993 murder of a woman and 12-year old girl.
Shannon Dean Barlow, 33, and Franklin Lee Barlow, Jr., 37, are both serving life sentences with the possibility of parole for the murders of Kathy Victor Hall Barlow and Angel Marie Hall.
On October 10, 1993, the Barlow brothers went out with Albert Ganoe “Rocky” Beasley, consuming alcohol and smoking marijuana. They then went to the home of Kathy Barlow in Perdido, Ala., shooting her in the head with a .410-gauge shotgun when she opened the door. According to testimony, he then went to the room of Angel Hall, 12, raped her and shot her in the face.
Shannon Barlow was sentenced to three consecutive life terms, and Franklin Barlow was sentenced to two life sentences. Both are now eligible for parole from the Limestone Correction Facility in Alabama. Beasley remains behind bars, sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
The Barlows will have a parole hearing Tuesday.
“Our family does not want them on the streets,” a family member wrote on a Facebook page protesting the paroles. “Our family lost two of our precious family members whom we miss dearly to this day.”
Editor’s note: In an earlier version of this story, the family asked readers to send an email expressing opposition to the parole. The time limit for sending the email has now passed.
Pictured: This undated photograph shows murder victims Kathy Barlow and 12-year old Angel Hall. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.