Cool Nights, Great Days
February 25, 2011
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
- Saturday Night: Areas of dense fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: Areas of dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south between 10 and 15 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Tickets Still Available For Saturday Night Mardi Gras Masquerade
February 25, 2011
You can celebrate Mardi Gras and help the American Cancer Society at the same time Saturday night.
Century’s Relay for Life team will hold a Mardi Gras Masquerade on Saturday, February 26 from 7-11 p.m. at the town’s Ag Building on West Highway 4. The featured entertainment will be the Will Inspire Band, a local favorite group with previous appearances at the 2009 Century Relay and the Teaspoon Festival.
The event will include red beans and rice, photo opportunities and a silent auction. Attire is Mardi Gras formal or costume. This is an adults-only event, but no alcohol is allowed on the community center property.
Tickets are $20 per person. Businesses or individuals can reserve a table for eight for $150. Tickets are available from any Relay for Life Century team, the Century Branch Library or the Century Town Hall. Tickets are limited.
For more information, call (850) 256-3842.
Pictured above: The Will Inspire Band. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Learn About Bullying, Drugs And More Tonight From Sheriff’s Office, DEA
February 24, 2011
Ernest Ward Middle School will host a Parent Awareness Night tonight to give the community a chance to learn more about bullying, the newest illegal drugs, cyberbullying and the dangers associated with Facebook, Myspace and other social networks.
Speakers and topics for the event will include:
- John Johnson, DEA Special Agent, U.S. Justice Department — Drug Information
- Zack Ward, Escambia County Sheriff’s Investigator — Facebook, Myspace, Cyberbullying, Computer Issues
- James Gill, ECSO School Resource Officer — Bullying, School Concerns
All parents and community members are invited to attend the event at 6:00 tonight n the school gymnasium. Refreshments will be served.
Numerous Meth Related Arrests Made; Molino Meth Lab Raided
February 22, 2011
Names are expected to be released Wednesday after multiple law enforcement agencies conducted a series of raids and made numerous drug-related arrests across Escambia County Tuesday.
Investigators found an alleged methamphetamine lab during a raid at a home in the 400 block of Molino Road. At least one person was taken into custody at that address. Additional arrests were made across the county, including several residents of Molino and Cantonment.
Another alleged meth lab was raided at the Mayfair Motel on Mobile Highway in Pensacola.
Those arrested will make an initial appearance in state or federal court Wednesday, with most of the charges dealing with conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine.
The identities of those arrested and their charges will be made public by federal authorities after the suspects make their initial court appearance Wednesday. NorthEscambia.com will update this story as more information becomes available.
For more photos from the alleged Molino meth lab, click here.
Pictured top: An alleged meth lab was located Tuesday morning at this home at 484 Molino Road. Pictured inset: An officer enters the home in protective gear. Pictured below: Allged liquid meth was found in the Mason jar below. Investigators tranferred the liquid into the smaller plastic bottle for evidence. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
Ernest Ward To Host Parent Awareness Night; Learn About Bullying, Drugs And More
February 22, 2011
Ernest Ward Middle School will host a Parent Awareness Night Thursday to give the community a chance to learn more about bullying, the newest illegal drugs, cyberbullying and the dangers associated with Facebook, Myspace and other social networks.
Speakers and topics for the event will include:
- John Johnson, DEA Special Agent, U.S. Justice Department — Drug Information
- Zack Ward, Escambia County Sheriff’s Investigator — Facebook, Myspace, Cyberbullying, Computer Issues
- James Gill, ECSO School Resource Officer — Bullying, School Concerns
All parents and community members are invited to attend the event at 6 p.m. Thursday in the school gymnasium. Refreshments will be served.
Maybe A Shower Tonight, Tuesday
February 21, 2011
We will have yet another warm February day. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of showers 20 percent.
- Tuesday Night: Cooler. Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 50. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of showers 20 percent.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
- Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows 40 to 45. Chance of showers 20 percent.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of showers 20 percent.
Record Highs Set On Saturday, Warm Weather To Continue
February 20, 2011
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph.
- Washington’s Birthday: Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
- Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
- Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Agenda Set For Century Council
February 20, 2011
The Town of Century will hold a committee meeting and regular council meeting Monday afternoon.
The town will hold a committee meeting to review engineering submissions for the Century Boulevard Gas Line Project and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Project at 3 p.m. The regular meeting of the Century Town Council will take place at 7 p.m.
Both meetings will take place in the Century Town Hall at 7995 North Century Boulevard and are open to the public.
The tentative agenda for the regular council meeting is as follows:
- Open Meeting with Prayer
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Approval of Minutes
- February 07, 2011 Council Meeting Minutes
- Approval of Bill List
- Terri Carter – Repton Mayor
- Proposed Landfill in Conecuh County
- Nadine McCaw
- Mayor’s Report
- Council Comments
- Public Forum
Great Weather Continues
February 19, 2011
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight…Partly cloudy until early morning becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy dense fog late in the evening. Areas of dense fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
- Sunday…Mostly sunny. Areas of dense fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunday Night…Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
- Washingtons Birthday…Mostly sunny. Areas of fog in the morning. Slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of showers 20 percent.
- Monday Night…Partly cloudy in the evening becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
- Tuesday…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
- Tuesday Night…Colder. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
- Wednesday…Mostly sunny. Highs around 70.
- Wednesday Night…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
- Thursday…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of showers 20 percent.
- Thursday Night…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of showers 20 percent.
- Friday…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of showers 20 percent.
- Friday Night…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Saturday…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Last Day Of Little League Registration In Molino, Cantonment
February 19, 2011
Today is the final day of registration for the Molino Recreation Association at Don Sutton Park and Cantonment Little League.
Molino Recreation Association will hold registration each Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. through Saturday, February 19 at Don Sutton Park. The annual draft will be February 19 at 3 p.m.
Registration fees are $50 for the first child, $45 for the second, $40 for the third and free for additional players from the same family. A birth certificate copy is required to be on file for each child.
Click here for complete Molino Ballpark registration information in printable form.
Cantonment registration will be Saturday, February 19 from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.. Draft day is February 26 for ages 4-14.
Northwest Escambia Little League Junior and Senior leagues can register until March 19.