Chief Challenge 5K Is Saturday Morning
October 1, 2010
The First Annual Chief Challenge 5K Run/Walk will be Saturday morning at Northview High School.
The event begins at 8:30 a.m. at the school campus in Bratt. “The course is not your typical 5K race. It includes a variety of terrains and challenging hills around the campus,” according to event organizers.
For a registration form and more details, click here.
The First Annual Chief Challenge 5K Run/Walk is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com.
Time For The Monthly Barrineau Park Music Night
October 1, 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 Wayfarers and Southern Sounds.
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: Southern Sounds (above) and he Wayfarers (below) will perform tonight during the monthly Barrineau Park Music Night. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Business Tax Receipts Due By Today
September 30, 2010
It’s time for business owners and practicing professionals to renew business tax receipts. The deadline for renewing without a penalty is Thursday, September 30, according to Escambia County Tax Collector Janet Holley.
Renewals are encouraged online at www.escambiataxcollector.com. Other methods are available, such as payment by mail, by phone (convenience fee may apply), and in person at any of the four convenient tax collector offices.
Applications and information for business tax receipts are available at www.escambiataxcollector.com. If you have any questions or would like to make an appointment, call the tax collector’s office at (850) 438‑6500, Ext. 252. (TTY users for the hearing impaired call (850) 472‑0031.)
Public Meeting: Portion Of Nine Mile Road To Be Widened
September 30, 2010
There are plans to widen Nine Mile Road between Pine Forest Road and Highway 29, and the public will have an opportunity to offer input tonight.
There will be a public meeting to discuss those plans at 5:30 p.m. today at the Plainview Baptist Church 101 West Nine Mile Road. This is a joint project of Escambia County and the Florida Department of Transportation.
Breast Cancer Benefit: Dig Pink Volleyball Today With Northview, Flomaton
September 28, 2010
The Northview Chiefs and the Flomaton Hurricanes will meet on the volleyball court today in Bratt in the area’s first ever Dig Pink game — and you are encouraged to attend to show your support for breast cancer research.
“Dig Pink is an organization for breast cancer awareness through volleyball. Our girls will be working hard at raising money for the organization and playing a game in honor of survivors and those whom have past away,” said Barbara Luker, assistant Northview volleyball coach. “The volleyball team will be ‘decked’ out in pink for the game and has plans to host a hospitality room for survivors that attend the game. We also are going to try to ‘pink out’ our gym for the game.”
The Dig Pink games will take place this afternoon with the Flomaton and Northview 9th grade teams playing at 4:30, the junior varsity at 5:30 and the varsity at 6:30 in the Northview High School gym.
The Dig Pink website allows individuals to donate to the breast cancer cause.
The Dig Pink game is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com; additional sponsors are needed. Contact BLuker@escambia.k12.fl.us or BHeaton@escambia.k12.fl.us for information.
Pictured above: Jazzlyn Franklin (left) and Julia Thorpe with Northview’s Dig Pink shirts. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Weather: Welcome To Fall
September 28, 2010
After picture perfect fall morning, our great weather will continue for the rest of the week with lows in the 50’s and highs in the 80’s.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 56. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind between 5 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
The Rain Is Gone; Fall Weather Is Here With Mid 50’s Tonight
September 27, 2010
Much needed rain is gone, and cooler fall weather has arrived with daytime highs in the 80’s and overnight lows in the 50’s.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 59. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Pictured above: A rain shower crosses Highway 29 in Pensacola’s Car City Sunday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photo by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge.
More Rain Tonight, Unseasonably Cool Next Week
September 26, 2010
More rain is possible tonight, giving way to sunny skies and cooler temperatures for next week. Lows will be more fall-like, dipping down into the middle 50’s. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Community Blood Drive Today In Molino
September 26, 2010
A community blood drive will take place today at two Molino churches.
Northwest Florida Blood Services will be at Aldersgate United Methodist Church on Highway 97 from 8 to 11 a.m. and then at Highland Baptist Church on Highway 95A from 12 until 3 p.m.
When you donate to Northwest Florida Blood Services, you can save the life of a hospital patient in northwest Florida. Northwest Florida Blood Services is the exclusive provider of blood products to more than 24 area hospitals who need 175 blood donations a day. Each donation can save up to three lives.
Requirements for giving blood are below.
- Donors must be in generally good health
- At least 17 years of age, without permission. 16-year olds are now allowed to donate with permission granted by parents or legal guardians.
- Must bring picture ID
- Weigh at least 110 lbs
- Free of infection, fever or flu symptoms, for 3 days
- No cancer within the last 5 years
- No antibiotics within the last 48 hours
- No tattoos within the past 12 months
- No chest pain, heart disease, heart surgery (Requires written physician release with diagnosis)
- No history of viral hepatitis
- Cannot have lived in France for 5 years or more between 1980 and the present
- Cannot have lived or visited in the UK for a total of 3 months or more from 1980 to 1996
- Cannot have received a blood transfusion in the UK between 1980 and the present
- Military personnel (current and former), and their dependents, who spent time in military bases in northern Europe during 1980-1990, or southern Europe during 1980-1996, for 6 months or more
- All military personnel (active & reserve) that are returning from Iraq, are deferred for a period of 1 year after the last date on location in that country.
Pictured: The Northwest Florida Bloodmobile at Aldersgate UMC in Molino. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Drug Take-Back Program Today
September 25, 2010
The Escambia County Sheriff’s and the Drug Enforcement Administration have planned a prescription drug round-up for Saturday, part of a nationwide effort to collect and destroy prescription medication that is out of date or no longer needed.
“Prescription drug abuse is not uncommon in our community and this is an opportunity for members of our community to get rid of their unwanted drugs before they fall into the hands of someone who may misuse them,” Sheriff David Morgan said.
Escambia County deputies will collect the prescription drugs from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m at the Walgreen’s at 4497 Mobile Highway and at CVS at 2090 South Highway 29 as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s free National Drug Take Back Day.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will also be available at these locations with information on the environmental benefits and ways citizens should dispose of prescription drugs properly. DEP will also be collecting retail plastic bags. Citizens who bring in 25 or more plastic bags for recycling will receive a reusable shopping bag, a microfiber cloth or a day pass to any Florida State Park, while supplies last.
This event is a part of a national take-back effort. For more information concerning the prescription drug round-up, please contact the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Community Oriented Policing Unit at (850) 436-9496.