Escambia Changes Animal Tethering Laws
April 23, 2010
The Escambia County Commission Thursday night approved an ordinance amendment that would restrict how and when dogs can be tethered in the county.
The ordinance will require dogs to have a shelter large enough to stand up, turn around, lie down and stretch comfortably.
Tethering of animals over six months old will be allowed, if the ordinance is approved, if the animal is within eyesight of the owner and the tethering system is at least six feet long, below 1/16 the weight of the animal and fitted with a proper collar. The animal can not be tethered during extreme weather or while it is sick.
There are additional requirements set forth in the ordinance. To read the ordinance, click here.
Friends Of The Library Book Sale Begins Tonight
April 23, 2010
It’s time to stock up on summer reading material, and the Friends of the Pensacola Public Library Spring Book Sale is the place to do it at a reasonable price this weekend.
The Book Sale will be Friday through Sunday at First United Methodist Church Wright Place, 80 E. Wright Street in Pensacola, and will offer thousands of gently used hardcover and paperback books, CDs and DVDs. Most range in price from 25 cents to $3. It also will feature a “Collectors’ Corner” and silent auction to showcase the more valuable books, Chairwoman Meredith McCarthy said.
The preview sale will be from 4:00 until 8:00 tonight for members. Non-members can attend for a $5 admission fee. Non-members can join with their admission fee going toward their membership fee.
On Saturday, hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, hours are noon to 3 p.m. No admission is charged those days. On Sunday, a bag of books can be purchased for $5.
All proceeds from the sale go to support the West Florida Public Library system.
For more details, call McCarthy at (850) 341-1434.
Pictured: Volunteers work Friday morning to prepare for the Friends of the Pensacola Public Library Spring Book Sale at Wright Place in downtown Pensacola. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Century To Celebrate With Sawmill Day Saturday
April 23, 2010
Century will celebrate Sawmill Day on Saturday in the historical park on Jefferson Street.
The annual heritage festival will celebrate the roots of the town while raising funds for the Alger-Sullivan Historical Society. The groups museums — including the Leach House, the Boxcar and the Post Office — will be open for free tours.
The “Pictorial History” books published by the group will be for sale, along with books, railroad caps and coffee mugs.
Entertainment planned includes the Jay High Jazz Band, Atmore’s Southern Pride Dancers, Camp Fire boys and girls, the Pilgrim Lodge Youth Choir, the Santa Rosa & Escambia Twirlers, Angie Shelly & Twirltime and more.
The Panhandle Cruisers will display antique and custom automobiles, and there will be vendors featuring a variety of wares.
The event takes place from 8:30 a.m. until at the Historical Park in the Century Historical District on Jefferson Avenue.
Tonight’s The Night For The Lady Chiefs
April 22, 2010
Today will be a really good day for Northview High Softball Coach Sammy Day if his Lady Chiefs can beat Baker for the third time this year.
The No. 1 seed Lady Chiefs (23-3) will face the Baker Gators(15-7) at 6 p.m. for the District 1-2A championship. No. 2 Baker advanced to the finals with a 10-8 win over Freeport Tuesday afternoon.
It will be the third time the two teams have met this year — Northview has beat Baker twice this season, 13-1 and 8-0. The Gators are hungry for a district win; they have won the district crown three years running.
“It’s going to be tough. It’s really hard to beat a good team three times in one season. We are going to have to play the best game we have played all year,” Day said.
Not only will Baker need to overcome an all-around tough Lady Chief’s team, they will also need to deal with a freshman on the pitcher’s mound. Misty Doran, 14, is 17-3 on the season and a perfect record in the district. She even pitched a no hitter against Ponce de Leon.
With a win Thursday night, the Lady Chiefs will be home for the regionals, a loss would put them on the road.
“We want to win the district championship; we want to play at home,” Day said.
Members of the Lady Chiefs are Aimee Clarke, Kolbi Cobb, Candice Greenwell, Amber McMillan, Miranda Burkett, Ashley Digmon, Kara Hardin, Shaniqua Jones, Sarah Killam, Shawna Montgomery, Hayley Simpson, Emily Vickrey and Misty Doran. Manager is Brook Schlobohm. Head coach is Sammy Day, and Assistant coach is Bobby Simpson.
NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Sunny Until Friday; Storms Possible For Saturday
April 20, 2010
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south southwest between 10 and 15 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 10 mph.
- Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind around 10 mph.
- Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy and breezy, with a high near 83.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Elementary Students Take Escambia Writes! Exam Today
April 20, 2010
Elementary students in Escambia County will take the Escambia Writes! test today. It is administered to students in grades K-3 and 5.
Escambia Writes! is a timed test in which students respond to various writing prompts that are scored using a district-developed scoring system based upon FCAT standards.
Students in grades 6-7 and 9 were given the Escambia Writes test in February.
State Plans Highway 29 Changes; Learn More At Tuesday Meeting
April 19, 2010
The Florida Department of Transportation is in the process of developing an Action Plan for Highway 29 from Burgess Road to the Alabama State Line. The plan is being developed in coordination with Escambia County, the Town of Century and the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization.
An Action Plan is a planning tool developed by FDOT for Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) roadways to address congestion and access management standards in coordination with local government, transportation planning organizations, and community members. FIHS facilities are vital transportation components of Florida’s economic stability and growth. The Action Plan is a dynamic tool that needs updating on a periodic basis. The Action Plan examines existing traffic conditions for the study corridor and intersections. Future traffic forecasts are developed to identify road and traffic operational deficiencies along the corridor.
Additionally, environmental constraints, land use constraints, and safety issues are also reviewed. The Action Plan includes an improvement plan to address short-term and longer-term (20-year) corridor deficiencies. FDOT has begun the process of developing the Highway 29 Action Plan and preliminary recommendations have been created. Input from the community is being solicited.
FDOT has scheduled two open-houses for Tuesday, April 20th to solicit input on the draft recommendations. The first will be at the Escambia County Extension Office from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The second will be at Century City Hall from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Each open-house will present the same information; therefore it is not necessary to attend both sessions.
For persons unable to attend either of the workshops, but are interested in reviewing the preliminary recommendations, a draft executive summary will be on display for review at each of these meeting locations through April 23rd during normal business hours.
District Softball Starts Today With Jay; No. 1 Lady Chiefs Play Tuesday
April 19, 2010
The Northview Lady Chiefs will put their undefeated district record on the line this week as the District 1-2A softball tournament gets underway in Bratt.
With their perfect record, the Chiefs are the number one seed in the tourney, having beat No. 2 Baker 13-1 in five innings at their last regular season meeting. The Chiefs shut out Baker during another regular season game 8-0.
The District 1-2A tournament scheduled is as follows:
- Game 1: No. 4 Jay vs. No. 5 Ponce de Leon, 6 p.m. Monday
- Game 2: No. 2 Baker vs. No. 3 Freeport, 4 p.m. Tuesday
- Game 3: No. 1 Northview vs. Game 1 winner, 6 p.m. Tuesday
- Championship: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 6 p.m. Thursday
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Chance Of Showers Tonight, Tuesday
April 19, 2010
Some will see overnight showers, but the rain won’t be that widespread.
There will be a 30 percent chance of showers sticking around for Tuesday. Sunny skies will return for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday before wet weather returns on Saturday.
- Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southwest between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south between 10 and 15 mph.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
- Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Saturday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Sunny Today, Chance Of Rain By Monday Afternoon
April 18, 2010
There is a change in store for our Monday, with the first rain in many days expected to fall.
There is now a chance of rain for Monday afternoon into early evening across the area. Currently, it looks more like a few scattered showers, not an all-day rain for everyone.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Monday Night: A chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
- Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
- Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
- Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78