Monthly Barrineau Park Music Night Is Tonight
December 3, 2010
There will be plenty of good entertainment on stage tonight in Barrineau Park — and it’s free. The monthly Barrineau Park Music Night will be tonight at the Barrineau Park Community Center. The featured local groups tonight are The Chestang Family Band and Tommy Fillingim & Friends.
The singing starts at 7 p.m. Food and refreshments will also be available beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The event is family-friendly — no alcohol is permitted on the property, and no smoking is allowed in or near the building.
For more information, call (850) 587-5575.
The Barrineau Park Community Center is located on Barrineau Park School road, about three miles west of Molino.
Pictured: The Chestang Family Band will perform tonight during the monthly Barrineau Park Music Night. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Public Invited To Pep Rally To Send Off The Northview Chiefs
December 2, 2010
The public is invited to attend a short pep rally and send off for the playoff bound Northview Chiefs this morning at the school. The pep rally will begin at 10:15 a.m in the school gym and last about 15 minutes. The team will depart the school at about 10:40 a.m.
The Northview Chiefs will take on Trinity Christian in the Class 1-A State Seminfinals in Jacksonville at 6:30 Central time Friday night.
Cold Night, Low About 30
December 1, 2010
Throw another log on the fire or turn up the thermostat; it’s going to be a cold night across the area.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 30. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 59. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind around 10 mph.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
FFA Citrus Sale Ends Today
December 1, 2010
The Northview High School FFA Fruit Sale ends today with delivery just in time for Christmas.
The NHS FFA is selling citrus in attractive 2/5 or 4/5 bushel boxes perfect for gift wrapping. The Florida citrus is from RiverBrite in Vero Beach.
Orders must be made by Wednesday, December 1. The delivery date is Tuesday, December 14.
For an order form click here. Order forms and payment can be returned to Northview by mail (the address is on the order form), or dropped off at the school office. Fruits available include red apples, grapefruit, navel oranges, tangelos and Hamlin oranges. Mixed trio half bushels are also available.
For more information, call (850) 327-6681, ext. 248.
Our Forecast: Turning Colder
November 30, 2010
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 5 mph becoming south.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
- Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
- Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Save Money On Your Property Taxes By Paying Today
November 30, 2010
Do you want to save four percent on your property tax bill?
The four percent discount to pay your real estate and tangible personal property taxes ends today, according to Escambia County Tax Collector Janet Holley.
Payments will receive the 4% discount if:
- mailed with a postmark of November 30;
- left in a 24-hour drop box available at any tax collector office by midnight November 30;
- made on www.escambiataxcollector.com by midnight November 30; or
- made by phone with credit card on a after-hours automated service at (800) 601‑1055 by midnight November 30 (convenience fee applies).
Drive thru service and 24-hour drop boxes are available at all locations.
To check the status of your taxes and pay online, visit www.escambiataxcollector.com. For more information, call the tax collector’s office at (850) 438-6500, ext. 252.
Century Relay For Life Meetings Tonight
November 30, 2010
Two important meetings for Century Relay for Life will be held tonight.
A meeting for Steering Committee members will be held at 5:30 and a Team Captain’s Meeting will be held at 6:30. Both meetings will be at the Ag Building on West Highway 4.
New teams can bring their $100 registration fee and sign up for this year’s Relay at the event. For more information, or to sign up online, visit CenturyRelay.com.
Cold Front Will Bring Rain, Some Strong Storms
November 29, 2010
A strong cold front will bring an increasing chance of rain and thunderstorms Monday night into Tuesday, including a slight chance of severe weather.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight…Cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely through the night. Thunderstorms likely after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
- Tuesday…Showers and thunderstorms in the morning…then rain showers likely in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the morning. Highs around 70. Temperatures falling in the afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
- Tuesday Night…Much colder. Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Chance of rain in the evening…then slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
- Wednesday…Cooler…sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
- Wednesday Night…Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
- Thursday…Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
- Thursday Night…Clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
- Friday…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
- Friday Night…Clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
- Saturday…Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
- Saturday Night…Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
- Sunday…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
- Sunday Night…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
- Monday…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunny Today, Rain Early Week
November 28, 2010
We’ll have sunny skies for our Sunday, but rain is on the way. Rain chances will increase Monday into Tuesday as another cold front passes through the area, bringing lows in the 20’s by mid-week.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Monday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Tuesday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 64. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 36.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
FHP Remains Out In Force For Holiday Weekend
November 28, 2010
The Florida Highway Patrol will continue to be out in force today as part of the annual Click It Or Ticket campaign.
One of the easiest things motorists can do to protect themselves in a crash is to fasten their safety belts — that is the message the Florida Highway Patrol is delivering to motorists who defy Florida’s safety belt law and neglect to buckle up. On Nov. 21 – 30, local troopers are joining law enforcement agencies around the state in the Click It or Ticket campaign aimed at targeting unrestrained motorists and their passengers.
“Our message is simple. If you fail to buckle up, then expect a ticket,” said Major Eddie Johnson, commander of FHP’s Troop A, which covers ten counties in the Panhandle area. “The hard working men and women of the Florida Highway Patrol will be diligent in enforcing our safety belt law. Our state troopers are committed to making a difference through education and enforcement.”
Florida’s law requires all drivers and adult occupants in the front seat of a vehicle to fasten their safety belt. Occupants under the age of 18, regardless of where they sit in a vehicle, also must buckle up. Safety belts have long been proven to save lives and reduce injuries when worn properly during a vehicle crash. Motorists cited for failure to buckle up face a non-moving violation that carries a $30 base fine, plus court costs if convicted.