Tuesday: Learn About Ernest Ward Electrical Academy
May 24, 2010
Parents who would like more information about the Ernest Ward Middle School Electrical Academy are invited to attend an orientation meeting from 3:45 until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the school.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will work with the school district to create the Electrical Academy. Middle school career academies are small, personalized learning communities within a school in which select students and teachers participate during a two or three-year span. A career academy involves teachers from different subjects working together as an interdisciplinary team.
To learn more about the program click here for a previous NorthEscambia.com article.
For more information about the orientation, please call (850) 327-4283.
A Hot 96 Today; Good Rain Chance By Tuesday
May 24, 2010
We are in for a hot day in the North Escambia area, with the afternoon mercury topping out in the middle 90’s. High temperatures will be lower on Tuesday as rain chances go up.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Today…Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast winds around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Tonight…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Tuesday…Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning…then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
- Tuesday Night…Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening…then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
- Wednesday…Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Wednesday Night…Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Thursday…Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Thursday Night…Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
- Friday…Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Friday Night…Mostly cloudy in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Saturday…Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
- Saturday Night…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
- Sunday…Sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
Maybe Some Morning Fog, Hot With Afternoon Showers For Monday
May 23, 2010
We are headed into a few summertime like days, with a chance of showers and hot afternoons.
There’s a chance a muggy Sunday night will lead to some Monday morning fog. And
Here is your official NorthEscambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest.
- Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Monday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 89. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tuesday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 88. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89.
- Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88.
- Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87.
NWE Football Meeting Today
May 23, 2010
There will be a Northwest Escambia Football meeting today at 2 p.m. in the Ernest Ward Middle School gym.
The public is welcome to attend and learn how the football league works. NWE is also looking for a coach for their Midget team.
Jay Playoff Schedule, Map, Driving Directions
May 23, 2010
The Jay Royals will face Shorecrest of St. Petersburg Monday morning in the the Class 2A baseball semifinals.
The game will be played at 9 a.m. local time (10 a.m. EDT) Monday at Digital Domain Park (pictured above, click to enlarge) in St. Lucie, Fla. Admission will be $8. The winner of the Jay versus Shorecrest game will play the winner of the 4 p.m. Westminster Christian of Miami versus Orlando Christian game for the state championship. The state championship game will be played at 3 p.m. local time (4 p.m. EDT) on Tuesday.
Digital Domain park is the spring training home of the New York Mets. The facility seats 7,347 people.
For recommended hotel accommodations from the Florida High School Athletic Association web site, click here. The Hilton Garden Inn at PGA Village/Port St. Lucie offers a special rate of $79 per night through the link.
The park is 555 miles from Jay, an estimated nine hour road trip. Driving directions, according to Google Maps, are below. Click here to see a map with these directions.
- Head east on 1st Ave W/FL-4 E toward S Alabama St Continue to follow FL-4 E 31.8 mi
- Turn right to stay on FL-4 E 4.6 mi
- Turn left at FL-10 E/US-90 E 17.8 mi
- Turn right at FL-285 S 0.4 mi
- Turn left to merge onto I-10 E 226 mi
- Take exit 296A to merge onto I-75 S toward Tampa 108 mi
- Slight left at Florida’s Turnpike/Ronald Reagan Turnpike (signs for Orlando/Florida Turnpike S) Partial toll road 156 mi
- Take exit 152 to merge onto FL-70 E/Okeechobee Rd Partial toll road 1.2 mi
- Merge onto I-95 S via the ramp to W Palm Beach 7.4 mi
- Take exit 121 for St Lucie W Blvd 0.4 mi
- Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Port St Lucie 269 ft
- Turn left at St Lucie W Blvd 0.7 mi
- Turn left at NW Peacock Blvd Destination will be on the right
Hot Weekend, Few Isolated Showers Possible
May 22, 2010
Most of us will be dry though Monday — and hot. A few people will see an isolated shower.
Here’s your official North Escambia area forecast:
- This Afternoon: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 93. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
- Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 93. Calm wind.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 89. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 90.
Need Your Car Washed?
May 22, 2010
The Northview High School NJROTC unit will hold a car wash fund raiser this today from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Whataburger in Century. All proceeds will benefit the NJROTC unit and support their activities the in the upcoming school year.
Free Open House Today At Turtle Point
May 22, 2010
There is an open house today at the Turtle Point Science Center in Flomaton.
From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., Turtle Point will be open for a day filled with animals, crafts, and wonderful shopping.
The 3,000 square foot facility offers a touch tank for children and other hands-on exhibits. It boasts an extensive collection of wildlife specimens including many Alabama birds, nests, and eggs; a butterfly and living bee exhibit; live alligators, turtles, snakes, amphibians, and fish of the East Gulf Coastal Plain geophysical region. Also, plant lovers will find six teaching gardens and a glorious wetland nature trail.
Bird watchers are encouraged to hike the nature trail boardwalk and enjoy the red-tailed hawk, great blue heron, great egret, pileated woodpecker, red-headed woodpecker, yellow-shafted flicker, yellow bellied sap sucker, eastern bluebird, wren, killdeer, green heron, barred owl, screech owl, and many other native birds and wildlife.
Turtle Point’s goal is to provide hands-on environmental education to students and adults in the South Alabama and Northwest Florida. Turtle Point is located at 20959 Highway 31 in Flomaton, near Hurricane Park and Flomaton High School. For more information, call (251) 296-3401.
Today Is Last Chance To Register To Vote In Alabama Primary
May 21, 2010
Today is the final day for residents of Escambia County, Ala., to register to vote in the June 1 primary election.
Residents can register at the Board of Registrars office in the Escambia County Courthouse in Brewton or the Board of Registrars office in the Escambia County Courthouse Annex in Atmore. Voter applications are also available at the Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Resources and Alabama Driver’s License Examiners locations.
In order to vote, legal residents of Escambia County, Ala.:
- Must be 18 years of age by the day of the election and a U.S. citizen.
- Must live at the address provided on the application.
- Must not be barred from voting by reason of a felony conviction
- Must not have been adjudged “mentally incompetent” in a court of law.
For more information, or to make changes in your name or address of record, contact the Board of Registrars at (251) 867-0243.
Isolated Shower Possible Today, Sunny And Hot For Weekend
May 21, 2010
There’s a slight chance of an isolated shower for your Friday, and we are in for a sunny and hot weekend.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 88.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 89.