18th Annual 4-H and FFA Youth Livestock Show And Farm Expo Today
April 9, 2011
The 18th annual Gulf Coast Agriculture and Natural Resources Association annual Spring Livestock Show will continue today at the Langley Bell 4-H Center on 9 Mile Road in Beulah.
4-H and FFA members in Escambia, Baldwin, and Mobile counties in Alabama, and Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties in Florida will show their breeding heifers, preview steers, goats, sheep, rabbits, and poultry during the event.
The show will conclude with an auction at 5 p.m., where market animal participants will be selling their steer, swine, and goat projects.
The schedule of events is as follows:
- Swine Show: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
- Poultry & Rabbit Show: 9:30-11:00 a.m.
- Goat & Lamb Show: 11:00-11:30 a.m.
- Lunch
- Market Steer Show: 12:00-1:30 p.m.
- Preview Steer Show: 1:30-2:00 p.m.
- Beef Breeding Show: 2:30-5:00 p.m.
- Livestock Sale: 5:30 p.m.
The Langley Bell 4-h Center is located at 4810 West 9 Mile Road, one mile west of I-10. The public is invited to attend.
GCA and NRA is a nonprofit organization that provides opportunities for youth with livestock projects. All sponsorships, sales proceeds, and donations are returned to participants through award premiums.
Area Mayors To Discuss Economic Development
April 8, 2011
The mayors of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties will come together today to take part in the second “Escambia-Santa Rosa County Mayors Panel” discussion.
From the North Escambia area, Mayors Freddie McCall of Century and Mayor Kurvin Qualls of Jay will join Milton Mayor Guy Thompson, Mayor Beverly Zimmern of Gulf Breeze and Pensacola City Council President Maren DeWeese to discuss regional economic development.
Pensacola Chamber of Commerce CEO Jim Hizer will also address the group.
The event is sponsored by the Pensacola Bay Area Women’s Council of Realtors.
You Could Win A Vehicle: Golf Tourney To Benefit Molino Park
April 7, 2011
You can play a little golf and help Molino Park Elementary School’s PTA at the same time on Saturday. And you might even win a new vehicle.
The Second Annual Molino Park Elementary School Golf Tournament will be Saturday at the Cypress Lake Golf Course (formerly Solutia). Registration will be at 7:30 a.m., and tee time is 9 a.m.
There is a hole in one challenge prize of a new vehicle from World Ford. There will also be door prizes.
Registration is $50 per person, with a team of four required. The cost includes use of a golf cart and lunch.
Early registration is taking place through Friday at Molino Park Elementary or call Tina Pendleton at (850) 982-1615 or (850) 587-5002, or Brian Morris at (850) 384-6620. Checks should be made payable to the Molino Park PTA.
5K Run/Walk Set For Saturday
April 7, 2011
Atmore Family Medicine’s Relay for Life will sponsor a 5K Run/Walk this Saturday at 8 a.m.
Preregistration at the Atmore Family Medicine office is $15 for adults and $10 for students; registration the day of the event is $20 for adults, $15 for students. Race packet pickup will be from 7:15 until 7:45 a.m. on race day. The first 100 preregistered participants will receive a t-shirt.
For a registration form, click here. For more information, contact Dawn, team captain, at (251) 368-7974.
The race will begin near the helicopter pad at Atmore Community Hospital on Medical Park Drive.
Storm Cleanup Continues
April 5, 2011
The cleanup is continuing around the area this morning following last night’s storm.
No injuries were reported, but numerous trees and power lines were downed across the area. For more details on damages, click here.
Picture above and below: Crews work Tuesday morning to remove a large oak tree on Upper Creek Road north of Flomaton. Submitted photos by Amy Lambeth for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Escambia Extension Seeks Community Input Tuesday PM
April 5, 2011
The Escambia Extension Service wants your input as they develop a community vision for programs in Escambia County.
The Extension Service will host a public information meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5 at the Century Ag Building on West Highway 4. Topics of interest at the meeting will include:
- Strengths of our community
- What we value in our community
- Issues and trends impacting our community
- Ways to deliver educational programs
- How to reach underserved audiences
- What priority should be placed on each issue
- How Florida extension educational programs can address these issues
For further information about this process, please visit the Extension Service website at escambia.ifas.ufl.edu, or call Pamela Allen, Extension director, (850) 475-5230.
Century Chamber To Hold General Meeting Thursday
April 5, 2011
The Century Chamber of Commerce will hold a general meeting with the board of directors and all members at noon this Thursday.
The meeting will take place at the Century Community Center (Ag Building) on West Highway 4. All members of the chamber and those who are interested in the progress of Century are invited.
Lunch will be catered by Panhandle Restaurant and is $10 at the door. Please call by 2 p.m. Tuesday for reservations, (850) 256-3155.
30’s Tonight; Patchy Frost Possible
April 5, 2011
Tonight will be much colder, with an overnight low in the 30’s. Patchy frost is possible tonight.
“Persons north of Interstate 10 that have already started their spring planting of vegetables and tender annuals will need to determine today whether or not they should provide a protective cover for those tender outdoor plants tonight,” a special weather statement from the National Weather Service states.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 39. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
- Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Escambia (FL), Escambia (AL), Santa Rosa
April 4, 2011
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Escambia County in northwest Florida…
this includes the city of Pensacola…
Okaloosa County in northwest Florida…
this includes the cities of…Fort Walton Beach…Destin…
Crestview…
Santa Rosa County in northwest Florida…
this includes the city of Navarre…
southern Covington County in south central Alabama…
southeastern Escambia County in south central Alabama…
this includes the city of Brewton…
southern Baldwin County in southwest Alabama…
* until 1045 PM CDT
* at 940 PM CDT…National Weather Service meteorologists detected a
line of severe thunderstorms. These storms were located along a
line extending from Wahl to Gasque…or along a line extending from
11 miles southwest of Brewton to 17 miles east of Dauphin Island…
and moving east at 55 mph.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
This is a dangerous storm. If you are in its path…prepare
immediately for damaging winds…destructive hail…and deadly cloud
to ground lightning. People outside should move to a shelter…
preferably inside a strong building but away from windows.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 am CDT Tuesday morning
for southwestern Alabama and northwest Florida and southeast
Mississippi.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Escambia, Alabama
April 4, 2011
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for
…western Escambia County in south central Alabama…
* until 930 PM CDT
* at 826 PM CDT…National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing quarter size
hail…and destructive winds in excess of 70 mph. These storms
were located along a line extending from 20 miles west of
Selmont to 14 miles south of Bay St. Louis…and moving east at 55
mph.
This includes Interstate 10 in Alabama between mile markers 1 and 45.
This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 1 and 81.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
Doppler radar has indicated some weak rotation within these storms.
While not immediately likely…a tornado may still develop. If a
tornado is spotted…act quickly and move to a place of safety in a
sturdy structure…such as a basement or small interior room.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 am CDT Tuesday morning
for southwestern Alabama and northwest Florida and southeast
Mississippi.