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NWE Football, NEP Fall Ball Registrations Today

Registration is going on today for Northwest Escambia football and NEP Fall Ball.

NWE Football Registration
Northwest Escambia football registration has been extended. Registration will continue Saturday, August 7 from 10 a.m. until noon at Ernest Ward Middle School.  Registrations will also be accepted during afternoon practices in August, weekdays except Wednesday from 5:45 until 8 p.m. at Ernest Ward. More 11 and 12 year olds are needed.

NEP Fall Ball Registration
NEP Fall Ball registration every Saturday in August at Academy Sports on Davis Highway from 9 a.m. until noon. T-ball 13/14 and softball.

Yard Sale Today To Benefit Cheerleaders

A North Escambia yard sale will benefit a local cheerleading group today. The Northwest Escambia Cheerleaders will hold a fund raiser yard sale beginning at 7 a.m. at 10051 Highway 97 (at corner of Highway 97 and Highway 4). The sale will offer a variety of items.

A Bit ‘Cooler’ This Weekend, Chance Of Rain

We will actually be a few degrees “cooler” this weekend, with daytime highs in the more seasonable low 90’s range. No more of those heat advisories or heat warnings for the weekend.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
• Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
• Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming east between 5 and 10 mph.
• Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92.
• Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
• Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91.
• Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
• Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91.

Summer Jam 2010: Corey Hicks In Concert

The 35 churches of the  Escambia (Ala.) Baptist Association will present the Summer Jam 2010 back to school rally Saturday night.

The event will feature Corey Hicks, a Christian rapper and youth evangelist from New Orleans. Summer Jam 2010 will take place at 6:00 tonight at the Flomaton High School Auditorium. Admission is $2.00.

About Corey Hicks

Corey Hicks was born and raised in New Orleans. He grew up in the Lower Ninth Ward, a neighborhood infamously known as “Cross the Canal,” where he witnessed the rawness of the streets firsthand. Although statistics were not in his favor, Corey graduated from St. Augustine High School, noted for its academic excellence and went on to attend Xavier University’s engineering program.

Today, Corey is a passionate minister of the Gospel as well as a graduate of the City Vision, where he received a B.A. in Missions and School of Urban Missions, where he received a A.A. in Biblical Studies. He also served on Staff at the New Orleans Campus for a year. Corey also served as Youth Pastor at Cornerstone Christian Center for two years, while serving as a representative for Youth for Christ/ Campus Life Ministries, a relevant ministry in the public school system.

Although Corey is in the ministry, he was not always a minister. He experimented with drugs like cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, marijuana, and whatever became popular to do. Eventually becoming addicted to them all, Corey became an IV Drug user. He continues to declare that it is only God’s grace that he is not incarcerated and is alive today. As a former Artist/ CEO, he proclaimed death through his lyrics but today, he speaks life!

Corey is the Chief Executive Officer of Longevity Music, a Christian Record Label, where he is also an artist. He is using his gift to change lives and bring LONGEVITY. He is also using the influence God gave him to mentor and develop inspiring youth. Corey also works full time with Next Generation, a cutting edge outreach to over 26 public High Schools, as a High School Campus Missionary. He leads seven evangelistic clubs on six different campuses in the Greater New Orleans area.

Corey served on the Board of MC’s of the City, a ministry where some of the Christian MC’s in N.O. came together once a month to focus on prayer for the city and strategies to improve the local urban communities of the city, before Hurricane Katrina. He currently serves on the Board of Saving Teens, a non-profit organization that provides resources for families with teens in crisis, enabling them to place their teen in environments that will meet their needs.

Not As Hot, But Still A 105+ Heat Index

For the first time in about a week, there is not a heat advisory or warning in effect for the North Escambia area. But it will still be hot.

The heat index will climb to about 107 the next couple of days, with a high around 95. There is a 50 percent chance of an afternoon thunderstorm for some heat relief. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 107. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Friday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
• Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
• Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
• Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 95.
• Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
• Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93.
• Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
• Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91.

Down Home Family Fun: Barrineau Park Music Night

There will be lots 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 Lock Stock & Barrel  and Down Home.

The singing starts at 6:30 p.m. Food and refreshments will also be available beginning at 6 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: Down Home (above) and Lock Stock & Barrel (below) will perform tonight during the monthly Barrineau Park Music Night. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Heat Advisory Again

Another heat advisory is in effect for your Thursday. Temperatures expected to climb into the upper 90’s with a heat index in excess of 110.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 111. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Thursday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Sunday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Monday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Tuesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
• Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 40%

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: North Escambia And Escambia Ala.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Statement as of 3:56 PM CDT on August 04, 2010

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
northwestern Escambia County in northwest Florida…
southwestern Escambia County in south central Alabama…
north central Baldwin County in southwest Alabama…

* until 500 PM CDT

At 409 PM CDT…National Weather Service radar continued to indicate
a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds over 60
mph.  This storm was near i65 and CR 1…or about 20 miles northeast
of Bay Minette…moving southwest at 15 mph.

Other locations in the warning include but are not limited to
Atmore…Lottie…Bratt…

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move
indoors immediately! Lightning is one of natures number one killers.
Remember…if you can hear thunder…you are close enough to be
struck by lightning.

The Heat Continues

It is going to be another hot day in the North Escambia, with a heat advisory in effect.

The heat index this afternoon could reach above 105, and more of the same is forecast for Thursday.  But there is a better chance of relief from cooling thunderstorms, with a rain chance at 50 percent today.

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

• Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 107. West wind around 5 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Thursday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Friday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
• Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Sunday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Monday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tropical Storm Colin Forms

Tropical Storm Colin formed in the Atlantic Tuesday morning, but it’s not forecast to cause any problems for Gulf Of Mexico residents.

Colin is forecast to northward an parallel the U.S. East Coast. It is not forecast to become a hurricane.

The latest details on Colin can be found in the graphic above (click to enlarge).

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