Severe Thunderstorm Watch
May 29, 2010
There is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 7 p.m. for the North Escambia area, including Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida and Escambia County in Alabama.
There is a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, with a high near 89.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Sunday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Memorial Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south southeast between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Monday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southwest between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Tuesday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Wednesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Thursday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Molino Memorial Festival Going On Today
May 29, 2010
There will be some great family fun Saturday in during the Molino Annual Memorial Festival.
The day’s activities will include food, arts and crafts vendors, auction, live music and plenty of activities for the kids. Guest speakers will include John Krause, Congressional District 1 candidate and Captain Charlie Code from the NJROTC program at Northview High School.
Local arts and crafts vendors will offer handmade soap, homemade candy, antique glassware, jewelry, Swedish weave pillows, cosmetics, flower, plants and more.
There will be lots of good food available, including hot dogs, Coney dogs, ribs, boston butt, potatoes and onions, baked beans, chicken pita, Greek salads, sausage pitas, kebabs, funnel cakes, fresh local produce, ice cream, fried candy bars and more.
Entertainment will include
- Ashton Gibbs – Country/Christian Artist
- Keith Rowell – Blue Grass Group
- Denise Palmer – National Anthem
- Wayward Bypass – Folk Music
- FACE – Christian Rock
- Ember – Contemporary Gospel
Guest speakers will include John Krause, Congressional District 1 candidate and Captain Charlie Code from the NJROTC program at Northview High School.
Molino Annual Memorial Festival will be held Saturday until 5 p.m. at CrossFaith Church on Highway 29.
Memorial Blood Drive In Molino Today
May 29, 2010
A blood drive will be held today in Molino in memory of Karen R. Broxson, 23, of Molino, who was killed last July in an accident at Highway 29 and 9 1/2 Mile Road.
The Northwest Florida Blood Services drive will be from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Fran’s Diner on Highway 29 in Molino.
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.
Coming Saturday: A Roach Problem At Ernest Ward? And Cops Partying?
May 28, 2010
Make sure you join NorthEscambia.com Saturday morning. Here are some of the stories we are working on:
- There was a problem with a very large roach Friday morning at Ernest Ward Middle School. We’ll tell you what happened and have the photos to show.
- Escambia County deputies were partying on Friday. We’ll tell you why and have the pictures to share.
- And we’ll also have photos and tell you why the first passenger train in decades passed through North Escambia on Friday.
It’s all coming up Saturday morning on NorthEscambia.com
Headed to Ernest Ward This Morning?
May 27, 2010
If you are headed to Ernest Ward Middle School this morning, leave early.
Highway 97 is one lane at the school, creating traffic problems as road construction continues.
Chateau La Roach: EWMS Drama Presents Spring Play
May 27, 2010
The Ernest Ward Middle School Drama Department will present their annual Spring Play tonight.
This year’s production is “Chateau La Roach”, a comedy about a small hotel being overrun by cockroaches. Mimi and Francois LaRoche must find some way of stopping the health inspector from finding out about their little bug problem. With the help of their wacky staff, the two of them try to find which guest is the health inspector. Will they find the health inspector or is it too late?
The cast is made up of seventh and eighth graders who have spent many hours preparing for this play. Tickets are not being sold this year; donations will be accepted at the door. The community is invited to come for the debut at 6:30 Thursday night in the Ernest Ward gym.
The play will also be presented again Friday morning at 9:20 for the students and faculty.
Congressman Miller’s Staff To Hold Office Hours In Century, Jay
May 26, 2010
Congressman Jeff Miller’s staff will be conducting mobile office hours in Century and Jay on Thursday.
Two members of Miller’s staff will be on hand to answer questions about problems with federal agencies or issues affecting residents in the First Congressional District.
“This is just another way we can better serve our growing population in Northwest Florida,” Miller said. “We tried the mobile office concept earlier and we had such an outstanding turnout that we decided to expand the concept and add more dates and locations to the program.”
Miller’s staff will be at the Century Chamber of Commerce at 7811 North Century Boulevard from 8:00 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. and at the Jay City Hall at 3695 Highway 4 from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
Notice Something Strange About NorthEscambia.com?
May 26, 2010
Everything should be just fine as you visit NorthEscambia.com today, but if you notice something strange, we would like you to tell us about it.
As NorthEscambia.com has grown over the past several months with more and more readers, we found it necessary to make some “behind the scenes” upgrades to our site. The end result should be a faster experience for our readers.
But, if you should notice anything strange — a page that won’t load, a page that looks different than usual, or any type of error message — please let us know! Please send us an email to news@northescambia.com with the problem that you have found. Tell us the exact page where you had a problem, and, if possible, copy and paste the error message into your email.
(We are aware that a very, very small number of comments made between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. this morning may be missing. It was an unfortunate side effect of the upgrades. We have tried to restore as many of those comments as possible.)
And, as always, thanks for being part of the NorthEscambia.com family of readers. We appreciate each of you!
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William
Free Sacred Heart Health Screenings Today
May 26, 2010
Sacred Heart Health System will provide free health screenings Wednesday in Davisville for the poor, elderly and uninsured.
Sacred Heart staff will provide heart-health screenings to measure blood pressure, blood sugar and total cholesterol and to screen for anemia as part of their Mission in Motion program. The screenings are helpful in diagnosing conditions that put people at high risk for heart attack, stroke, diabetes and other health problems.
Sacred Heart’s Mission in Motion staff will provide screenings for adults at the Davisville Community Center on Highway 97 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
Mission in Motion is a community service provided by Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola. For more information, call (850) 416-7826.
Rain Possible Tonight
May 25, 2010
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 93. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 93. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 90. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
- Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 92.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Memorial Day: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 93.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.