Escambia Students Head Back To Class
January 5, 2010
It’s back to school day for students in Escambia County, Florida, today following the two-week Christmas break. Teachers in the county returned to work yesterday.
Students in Santa Rosa County returned to class yesterday.
Students in Escambia County, Alabama, returned to school Monday. That was 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.
The University of West Florida begins the spring semester on Wednesday, and the spring semester starts Thursday at Pensacola Junior College.
Here is a look at the school calendars for Escambia (Fla.) and Santa Rosa counties for January:
Escambia County
- Jan. 15: End of grading period
- Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
- Jan. 19: Teacher planning day (students out of school)
- Jan. 26: Report cards sent home
Santa Rosa County
- Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
- Jan. 22: Teacher planning day (students out of school).
- Jan. 21: End of grading period
- Jan. 29: Report cards sent home
Frigid Florida: Frozen Fountain
January 4, 2010
The Nona Hightower Fountain at Century Care Center was partially frozen Monday morning. Submitted photo by Mae Hildreth for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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.)