NHS Varsity Vs. Junior Varsity Game Tuesday
April 18, 2011
The Northview High School baseball team will play an 14 inning game beginning at 4 p.m. Tuesday between the school’s varsity and junior varsity teams.
The game will serve as a fundraiser for the baseball program. Admission will be $5 per person, with all proceeds going to support the Northview Chiefs baseball program.
Sunny Sunday
April 17, 2011
After a cool night, we will warm into the upper 70’s on this Sunday. By Monday, the winds will shift to the south, bringing back more humidity.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Clear. Lows 45 to 50. South winds around 5 mph.
- Monday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
- Monday Night: Warmer. Partly cloudy. Lows 61 to 66. South winds around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny in the morning becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high near 86.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Chilly Tonight, Lower 40’s
April 16, 2011
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 43. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. South wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to between 15 and 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind between 10 and 15 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high near 87.
Dirty Car? Get It Washed Today In Century
April 16, 2011
Have a dirty car?
Northview High School’s NJROTC will hold a car wash today from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Whataburger in Century. Donations will be accepted. Proceeds from the car was will help pay for summer leadership camps for the cadets in the program. Organizers invite everyone to stop by and support the Northview NJROTC.
Sheriff’s Office Plans Cantonment Clean Sweep For Saturday
April 15, 2011
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and International Paper will host an “Operation Clean Sweep” event Saturday at the Carver Park at 208 Webb Street in Cantonment.
International Paper will provide lunch for volunteers and neighbors in Carver Park, as well as distributing backpacks and Frisbees for neighborhood children. The event begins at 8 a.m.
The focus of “Operation Clean Sweep” is to work with neighborhood watch groups, residents, churches and business owners to control and prevent the damaging effects of criminal activity through eradication, enforcement and education.
The Operation Task Force works closely with Escambia County Animal Control, Environmental Law Enforcement, the United States military, Escambia County Roads and Bridges and neighborhood watch groups to clean up neighborhoods and educate citizens on preventive measures that could be implemented to minimize possible crimes.
For more information on future clean ups, or to volunteer, contact P.O.C. Captain Tharp (850) 554-1384 or Deputy Wiggins (850) 554-1362. For more information on starting a neighborhood watch in your community, or to join an existing group, call David Craig (850) 436-9281 or visit escambiaso.com.
Pictured top: An Escambia County deputy operates a radar gun during a recent Clean Sweep in Cottage Hill. Pictured below: Marines clean trash from alongside Williams Ditch Road during the sweep. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Tornado Watch; Severe Storms Possible
April 15, 2011
A tornado watch is in effect for the entire North Escambia area until 3 a.m. A line of showers and thunderstorms will move through the area with a moderate risk of severe storms, possibly with strong straight line winds, hail and isolated tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 1am, then isolated showers after 1am. Some of the storms could be severe. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind between 5 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
- Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south between 10 and 15 mph.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high near 87.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
FHP To Conduct Highway 29 Checkpoint Tonight
April 15, 2011
The Florida Highway Patrol will be holding a “Comprehensive Roadside Safety Checkpoint” between 10:00 tonight and 3:00 Saturday morning. The checkpoint will
be on Highway 29 in the area of Broad Street (near I-10). There will be approximately 25 (25) uniformed officers participating.
During the operation, vehicles will be stopped to check for driver impairment. Should impairment be detected, roadside sobriety testing will be performed on site, according to the FHP. Warning devices will be placed in strategic locations for the safety and protection of the public.
“Highway 29 is a main arterial route for motorist traveling through Escambia County and into the state of Alabama. Through the use of Roadside Sobriety Safety Checkpoints, we hope to merge public education and enforcement to achieve a reduction in the deaths and injuries associated with impaired drivers,” said FHP Lt. Steve Preston.
It’s April 15 – But You Have 3 More Days To File Your Taxes
April 15, 2011
Don’t panic just because it’s April 15 — you get three extra days to file your federal taxes this year.
The bonus day is thanks to Emancipation Day, a little-known Washington, D.C., holiday that celebrates the freeing of slaves in the District of Columbia. Emancipation Day falls on Saturday but it is observed in D.C. on Friday. That prompted the IRS to extend the tax filing deadline to April 18 this year. Under the tax code, filing deadlines can’t fall on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays.
If you are unable to complete and file your federal individual tax return by the April 18 deadline, you can request an extension of time to file, which will automatically give you until Oct. 17, 2011, to submit your tax return to the Internal Revenue Service.
An extension gives you an additional six months to file your tax return. But keep in mind that an extension of time to file is not an extension of time to pay. All outstanding balances are due on April 18, 2011.
In order to get an extension, you need to file Form 4868 with the IRS. Taxpayers can electronically file Form 4868 through IRS Free File or Free File Fillable Forms. Using Free File to prepare and electronically submit Form 4868 is free to everyone, regardless of income.
Jay Relay For Life Begins Tonight
April 15, 2011
The annual Relay for Life begins at 6:00 tonight in Jay.
Thirteen teams with about 230 participants will take part in the event at Jay High School.
Teams include: Cancer Patrol, Duramed, Duramed Kids, EREC, Jay Hospital, Jay High Royals, Jay Medical, Jay United Methodist Church, Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, Purple Power, Quantum Leapers and Training Wheels.
The public is invited to stop by the all night event at Jay High.
Gov. Scott On WSRE Program Tonight
April 14, 2011
Florida Gov. Rick Scott will be the special guest on “Conversations with Jeff Weeks” tonight at 7:30 on WSRE. During the 30 minute program on the public television station, Scott will discuss the economy, job creation, education, health care and other issues facing the state.
WSRE is available over-the-air on channel 23 and is also on local satellite and cable providers.