Preseason Football Tonight For Tate, Northview And Ernest Ward
August 16, 2024
Are you ready for some football? Tate and Northview high schools and Ernest Ward Middle School will be in preseason action tonight.
Northview, Ernest Ward Kickoff Classic At Baker
The Northview Chiefs and Ernest Ward will travel to Backer for a KIckoff Classic that begins at 5:30 p.m. Ernest Ward is scheduled to play Baker Middle School at 6 p.m. Northview JV will face Baker JV at 6:30 p.m. The Northview varsity will play Pleasant Home varsity at 7:30 p.m., and Northview varsity to play the Baker varsity at 8 p.m.
Tate Jamboree Against Pine Forest
The Tate Aggies will host a Jamboree game against Pine Forest at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7, only on GoFan. Parking is $2, cash only. Season passes will not be accepted for this preseason game, but season passes are on sale for the regular games.
The game theme is “Party on Pine Forest.” Show your spirit by dressing up as a fraternity or sorority member both for school and at the game.
Pictured: Last Friday night’s Crimson and Gray game at Tate. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Hot With Scattered Afternoon Showers And Thunderstorms
August 15, 2024
There is a heat advisory for Thursday, with a heat index approaching 110 degrees possible.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Mostly Sunny And Very Hot Today, Slight Chance Of Rain
August 14, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
There is a heat advisory for Wednesday, with a heat index approaching 110 degrees possible.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 93.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Hot For Tuesday, A Few Scattered Thunderstorms This Afternoon
August 13, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
There is a heat advisory for Tuesday, with a heat index approaching 110 degrees possible.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.
Today Is The First Day Of School In Escambia County
August 12, 2024
Monday is the first day of school in Escambia County as tens of thousands of students head back to class for the 2024-2025 school year.
Drivers are reminded to watch school buses that are back on the road, and slow down in school zones.
For the back to school weather forecast, click here.
To submit your back to school photos for our annual photo galleries, click here.
Pictured: A “Welcome Back to School” banner was in place to greet students Monday morning at Lipscomb Elementary School. Picture below: Signs and a balloon arch were in place to welcome students back to Ernest Ward Middle School. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Back To School Forecast: Sunny And Hot
August 12, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Send Us Your Back To School Photos!
August 12, 2024
It’s the first day of school in Escambia County, and we want to share your photos in our annual back to school gallery.
Send us your back to school photos along with the first name of your child, grade and school. Submit the photos on the back to school post on our Facebook page , tag @northescambia on Facebook, or on Twitter @northescambia or #NorthEscambia. Or email news@northescambia.com. Please submit your photos before 6 p.m.
(Teachers, bus drivers and staff can submit their photos too.)
On Tuesday, we’ll publish as many photos as we can.
Pictured: A few of last year’s back to school photos. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Last Chance: Florida’s Back To School Sales Tax Holiday Ends Today
August 11, 2024
Florida’s two-week back to school sales tax holiday ends today, August 11.
Many school supplies (including laptops and tablets) and clothing are exempt from Florida’s usual 6% sales tax rate.
Shoppers can save on most items under a certain dollar amount. For instance, clothing must cost $100 or less per item, school supplies must cost $50 or less, personal computers and tablets $1,500 or less, and learning aids and jigsaw puzzles $30 or less.
There are many school supplies you can purchase tax-free in the state during the sales tax holiday, but here are a few highlights:
- Hats, shoes, shorts, pants, shirts, underwear, socks, and raincoats
- Backpacks, book bags, handbags, purses, and lunch boxes
- Cleated and spiked shoes and swimsuits
- Notebooks, scissors, pens, pencils, and calculators
- Printers, scanners, mice, keyboards, and routers
- Electronic books, flashcards, puzzle books, and matching games
- Hair accessories, wallets, and belts
For a details list of what does, and does not, qualify, click or tap here.
Do Online Purchases Qualify?
Online purchases can qualify, but delivery to a Florida address is required.
What Is Not Included?
While many eligible items are included in the two-week tax holiday, there are a few exceptions.
- Accessories like jewelry and watches are not tax-free nor are many types of gloves. A few additional exclusions apply.
- Clothing. Umbrellas and protective masks are taxable, as are roller skates, rented formal clothing, and non-prescription sunglasses and goggles.
- School supplies. Taxable items include printer or computer paper, and books not otherwise exempt.
- Electronics. Many electronics are taxable, including computer bags, CDs and DVDs, computers for recreational use, regular batteries (e.g. not for medical use), smartphones, surge protectors, tablet covers, game controllers, and digital cameras.
- Miscellaneous items. Furniture, luggage, garment bags, suitcases, and any rentals of eligible items are taxable and excluded from the tax-free holiday.
The sales tax holiday does not apply to:
- Any item of clothing with a sales price of more than $100
- Any school supply item with a sales price of more than $50
- Books that are not otherwise exempt
- Computers and computer-related accessories with a sales price of more than $1,500
- Computers and computer-related accessories purchased for commercial purposes
- Rentals of any eligible items
- Repairs or alterations of any eligible items
- Sales of any eligible items within a theme park or entertainment complex, public lodging establishment,
- or airports
Sunny And Hot To Begin The Week
August 11, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Hot Weekend, Small Chance Of A Scattered Saturday Storm
August 10, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 94. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.