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New Century Council Members Take Office Tonight

Two new members of the Century Town Council will be sworn in tonight, taking their place among the five men and women that make up the town’s governing board.

Sandra McMurray Jackson was elected to the Seat 5 on the council currently held by Sharon Scott, who did not seek re-election. Jackson is the owner of Jackson-McMurray Funeral Services in Century. She defeated retired insurance agent Annie Carter Savage by just eight votes — 164 to 156 — to win the seat in October.

“I’ll feel truly blessed,” Jackson said after learning she had been elected to the council. “I love Century; I love the people here in Century.”

Political newcomer and 10-year Century resident Jacke Johnston defeated incumbent Henry Hawkins for Century Town Council Seat 3 in the November runoff election. Johnston received 174 votes to Hawkins 144 votes.

“I am really exited,” Johnston said after the election. “I can’t wait to get in there in January and work toward getting Century back on track.”

Hawkins and Johnston were forced into a runoff for the council’s Seat 3 after neither received a majority of the votes during the October general election.

Hawkins, a retired Air Force staff sergeant and GED instructor for Pensacola Junior College, received 44.55 percent of the October vote — shy of the 50 percent needed for a win. Johnston, a teacher at Byrneville Elementary School, received 32.71 percent of the vote in October, while Robert Lasher, an Edward D. Jones financial adviser, finished third with 22.74 percent.

Gary Riley, who is retired from Gulf Power, ran unopposed and was re-elected to Seat 4.

The Century Town Council meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month.

Pictured top: Newly elected Century Town Council member Sandra McMurray Jackson awaits her seat at the Century Town Council table. Pictured inset: Jacke Johnston defeated incumbent Henry Hawkins. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Cool Monday Night

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind.
• Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
• Wednesday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 35. West wind around 5 mph.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
• Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
• Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
• Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
• Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Colder Weather Back

Colder weather has returned, with Sunday night’s low once again dipping below freezing.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Clear, with a low around 27. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
• Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
• Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southeast between 5 and 10 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59.
• Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
• Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
• Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

Cooler Tonight, Sunny Sunday

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind between 10 and 15 mph.
• Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 27. North wind around 5 mph.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 57. North wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
• Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
• Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
• Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
• Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
• Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
• Friday: Sunny and breezy, with a high near 57.

Who Will Be The North Escambia Persons Of The Year?

Who will be the North Escambia Persons Of The Year?

NorthEscambia.com will honor several North Escambia area residents as North Escambia Persons of the Year for 2010. We will begin naming our honorees on Sunday and continue next week.

Make sure you join us on Sunday and daily next week here on NorthEscambia.com!

Rainy New Year

Happy New Year! Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 61. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
• New Year’s Day: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 69. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
• Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph.
• Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 10 mph.
• Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind around 5 mph.
• Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind around 5 mph.
• Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
• Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
• Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
• Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
• Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 61.

Today’s The Last Day To Save On Your Property Taxes

If you want a three percent discount when paying your Escambia County real estate and tangible personal property taxes, you must make your payment by today.

All four tax collector offices will be open normal business hours today, according to Escambia County Tax Collector Janet Holley.

In order to receive the three percent discount and have your tax payment posted with a December date, payment must be:

• received in the tax collector’s office by close of business December 31;
• made on the tax collector’s web site by midnight December 31; or
• made on the after-hours automated telephone (800) 601-1055 by midnight December 31.

In addition, payments mailed with a December 31 postmark or left in the tax collector’s 24‑hour drop boxes after hours on December 31 will receive the three discount but will be dated in January.

You may check the status of your taxes and pay online at www.escambiataxcollector.com. If you have any questions, call the tax collector’s office at 438-6500, ext. 252. (TTY users for the hearing impaired call 850-472-0031.)

Rain Moving In For The New Year

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Overnight: A 20 percent chance of rain or drizzle, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind between 10 and 15 mph.
• Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 62. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
• New Year’s Day: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 69. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
• Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
• Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. East wind around 5 mph.
• Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
• Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
• Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 61.
• Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 45.
• Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

Rain Moving Into Forecast

Rain is moving into our North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind between 10 and 15 mph.
• Thursday Night: Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
• Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind between 10 and 15 mph.
• Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• New Year’s Day: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 66. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
• Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North wind around 10 mph.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
• Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
• Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
• Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Rain Moving Into Forecast

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Calm wind.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
• Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
• Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind between 5 and 15 mph.
• Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• New Year’s Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
• Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
• Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
• Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
• Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
• Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

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