End Of Christmas Break: Back To School Time
January 4, 2010
Students across the area are headed back to school following the Christmas holidays.
Students in Escambia County, Alabama, return to school today. That’s one day earlier than planned — one of two make up days for the days missed due to December’s floods. The second make up day will be March 19.
Students in Santa Rosa County also return to class today.
For students in Escambia County, Florida, today is the last day of break — they will return to school on Tuesday. Escambia County, Florida, teachers return to school today for a teacher planning and work day.
The University of West Florida begins the spring semester on Wednesday, and the spring semester starts Thursday at Pensacola Junior College.
NWE Football To Meet
January 3, 2010
Youth football might be months away, but Northwest Escambia is getting geared up.
New officers and coaches for the 2010 season will be elected during the next NWE football meeting this afternoon at 2:00 at the Ernest Ward Middle School gym. Anyone interested in participating should attend this important meeting. For more information, contact Charles Williams at 327-4603.
Frigid Florida: Hard Freeze Warning, Tonight’s Low About 20
January 3, 2010
(Updated 5 p.m.) There is a hard freeze warning in effect for tonight, with an overnight low expected to be around 20 degrees in the North Escambia Area.
But that’s not the end of our frigid Florida weather. Monday and Tuesday night are forecast to be down to 17 degrees. It will “warm” to the mid 20’s Wednesday and Thursday nights before another cold front drops our overnight lows to 19 again Friday.
Here is your North Escambia forecast:
- Tonight…Clear. Lows around 20. North winds around 5 mph.
- Monday…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
- Monday Night…Mostly clear. Lows 13 to 18. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming around 5 mph after midnight.
- Tuesday…Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
- Tuesday Night…Clear. Lows 9 to 14. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
- Wednesday…Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
- Wednesday Night…Not as cold. Clear in the evening becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
- Thursday…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs around 50. Chance of rain 40 percent.
- Thursday Night…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 27 to 32. Chance of rain 40 percent.
- Friday…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
- Friday Night…Colder. Mostly clear. Lows around 19.
- Saturday…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
- Saturday Night…Mostly clear. Lows around 19.
- Sunday…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
HARD FREEZE WARNING
Temperatures will fall below freezing later this evening…and drop
into the lower twenties by early Monday morning with upper teens in
some locations. Slightly colder temperatures are forecast for Tuesday
morning and another hard freeze warning will likely be required.
A hard freeze warning means that temperatures are expected to drop
below 26 degrees for more than 5 hours. These conditions will be a
threat to the lives of the elderly and homeless who have no heat or
are using space heaters without modern safety features. Pets and
livestock should also be protected. There could also be damage to
sensitive vegetation and exposed plumbing…and also to water based
cooling systems of automobiles and stationary engines. Area
residents and agencies are urged to make final preparations for these
freezing conditions including checks on the elderly and provisions
for the homeless.
Bratt Student To Raise Money For Children’s Hospital Today
January 2, 2010
Inspired by a cartoon, a nine-year old Bratt Elementary School student will hold a charity walk Saturday for Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital.
Logan Doremus was inspired to organize the walk after watching a PBS cartoon in which the character Arthur and his friends held a bike-a-thon for cancer research, his mother Shannon Doremus said. Logan had surgery at Sacred Heart for a rare bone condition in 2003, prompting him to raise money for the children and families served by the children’s hospital.
“He has a big heart and wants to do well,” Shannon said.
The walk will take place 1:00 Saturday afternoon at Tom Byrne Park on Lindberg Avenue in Atmore. Logan is asking everyone that walks to donate $1 or more. For more information on the walk or how to make a donation, email shanabelld33@hotmail.com. Donations can also be mailed to 7650 Hodges Road, Century FL 32535.
Barrineau Park Music Night Tonight
January 1, 2010
There will be plenty 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 Rolling Tide and Harold & Ovaline.
The singing starts at 7 p.m. and is free. 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: Harold & Ovaline (above) and Rolling Tide (below) will perform tonight during the monthly Barrineau Park Music Night. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Cold Start To The New Year
January 1, 2010
The new year will get off to a cold start, with overnight lows for almost the next week forecast to be below freezing — even as cold as 18 Monday night.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight…Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds 10 to 15 mph becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
- Saturday…Sunny. Highs around 50. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday Night…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
- Sunday…Sunny. Highs around 50. North winds 5 to 10 mph becoming around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Sunday Night…Mostly clear. Lows 17 to 22. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
- Monday…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
- Monday Night…Mostly clear. Lows around 18.
- Tuesday…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
- Tuesday Night…Clear. Lows in the lower 20s.
- Wednesday…Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
- Wednesday Night…Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
- Thursday…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
- Thursday Night…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
- Friday…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
Who Will Be The North Escambia Persons Of The Year?
December 31, 2009
Who will be the North Escambia Persons Of The Year?
NorthEscambia.com will honor several North Escambia residents as North Escambia Persons of the Year for 2009. We will name each of them this weekend. So don’t miss checking NorthEscambia.com each each day to find our who our winners are!
Today’s The Last Day To Save On Your Property Taxes
December 31, 2009
Today is the last day to pay your Escambia County real estate and tangible personal property taxes and save a little money. A three percent discount is available on those taxes, but only if you pay up by the close of business today.
All four tax collector offices will be open normal business hours on Thursday, December 31, according to Escambia County Tax Collector Janet Holley.
In order to receive the three discount and have your tax payment posted with a December date, payment must be:
- received in the tax collector’s office by close of business December 31;
- made on the tax collector’s web site by midnight December 31; or
- made on the after-hours automated telephone (800) 601-1055 by midnight December 31.
In addition, payments mailed with a December 31 postmark or left in the tax collector’s 24‑hour drop boxes after hours on December 31 will receive the three discount but will be dated in January.
You may check the status of your taxes and pay online at www.escambiataxcollector.com. If you have any questions, call the tax collector’s office at 438-6500, ext. 252. (TTY users for the hearing impaired call 850-472-0031.)
New Year Will Bring Cold Air
December 31, 2009
Our 2010 is going to get off to a cold start with at least the first six nights of the year forecast to be in the 20’s.
Here is your official North Escambia forecast:
- Tonight: A 50 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- New Year’s Day: A 20 percent chance of rain before 9am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 53. North wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. North wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. North wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Forecast: Rain This Year; Cold Next
December 30, 2009
The last couple of days of 2009 are forecast to be rainy, but the rain is forecast to clear by the time 2010 begins on Friday.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Today: A 40 percent chance of showers after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tonight: Showers. Low around 50. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
- Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- New Year’s Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. North wind between 10 and 15 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
- Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.