Molino Park Veterans Program Rescheduled For Tuesday
November 12, 2009
The Molino Park Elementary School Veterans Day program “Sing Across America” has been rescheduled for Tuesday, November 17 at 1 p.m.
The school will also be collecting change for Emerald Coast Honor Flight at this time.
Atmore To Honor Area Veterans With Parade This Afternoon
November 11, 2009
Atmore will honor area veterans with a Veterans Day parade today.
The parade will begin at 2:00 at the Atmore City Hall, travel down Main Street to Craig Street to end at the Atmore YMCA.
The Northview High School NJROTC, and Alabama Congressman Joe Bonner are among the scheduled participants. Veterans are invited to participate in the parade and should arrive by 1:45. Veterans will have the opportunity to ride one of the floats or cars in the parade; they will not be required to walk the one mile route.
Tuesday Trash Picked Up Today
November 11, 2009
Emerald Coast Utility Authority (ECUA) residential and commercial sanitation service collections have been changed for the week as a result of Tropical Storm Ida.
ECUA residential trash pickups will be as follows:
- Tuesday collections will be on Wednesday.
- Wednesday collections will be on Thursday.
- Thursday collections will be on Friday.
- Friday collection will be on Saturday.
ECUA commercial pickups scheduled for Tuesday will be collected on Wednesday. All other commercial collections will be on regularly scheduled days.
Flood Warning Extended For Escambia River At Century
November 11, 2009
A Flood Warning continues until Friday evening for the Escambia River near Century until Friday morning.
A 8 p.m. Tuesday the stage was 13.9 feet. No flooding was occurring and minor flooding is forecast. The flood stage is 17 feet. The Escambia River at Century is forecast to rise to flood stage by Thursday evening. The river will fall below flood stage by early Friday morning.
Tree Down On Highway 4
November 10, 2009
A tree was reported down on Highway 4 near Vaughn Road about 4:25 this afternoon, not far from Northview High School.
The Escambia County Road Department was dispatched at 4:35 to remove it from the roadway. A Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputy is helping with traffic control in the area.
Road Closures Escambia, Santa Rosa
November 10, 2009
Just one road in North Escambia is closed following Ida, but there are several closed across Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
Pinoak Lane, a road that frequently floods, is closed in the Cantonment area.
Escambia County Road closures include:
- Navarre Beach Road- at the “S” Curve
- Ft. Pickens Road – From Pensacola Beach to Ft. Pickens Point
- Corto Road
- Rio Vista
- Pinoak – both lanes closed
Once Santa Rosa road is closed:
- Gulf Boulevard/399, west of the Santa Rosa County line near Opal Beach is currently impassible.
In Santa Rosa County, the following roads have standing water:
- Ward Basin Road at Brown Fish Camp
- Madura
- Coquina
- Andrew Jackson
Ernest Ward Veterans Program To Be Rescheduled
November 10, 2009
The Veterans Day program planned for Monday at Ernest Ward Middle School will be rescheduled.
Preliminary plans call for the event to be held Friday. EWMS will make an official announcement as soon as possible here on NorthEscambia.com.
Wind Advisory Issued
November 10, 2009
Wind Advisory in effect until 6 PM CST this evening…
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Wind
Advisory…which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening.
Strong winds of 25 to 35 mph…along with occasional gusts to around
40 mph will continue through today as Tropical Depression Ida moves
eastward.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 to 39 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult…especially for high profile
vehicles. Use extra caution.
5,000 Gulf Power Customers Lose Power; 2,000 Still Out
November 10, 2009
Gulf Power expects to restore power to all customers by midnight tonight as damage was minimal from Tropical Storm Ida.
“Our crews will work as fast and as safely as they can to get things back to normal,” said Sandy Sims, Gulf Power spokesperson. “We expect full restoration by this evening, except, possibly, near Panama City, which could take longer as the storm continues to move through that area today.”
At the height of the storm last night, around 5,000 of Gulf Power’s 429,000 customers – less than 1 percent — were without power. Some of the damage was tree-related and involved fuses, transformers and some wire down, which is similar to damage from an afternoon thunderstorm.
The minimal damage means repairs should go quickly, with no broken poles, or other major structures damaged. Gulf Power substations remained operating throughout the storm and very few main feeder lines were affected.
As of 6 a.m., 2,000 customers were still out. Gulf Power brought in 175 contractors to provide additional assistance.
“We really appreciate everyone’s patience,” Sims said. “We will be working hard today to get all problems fixed. We encourage everyone to stay safe.”
Sims said if customers have not yet called to report a power outage, they should do so today to help workers pinpoint individual problems. The number to call is 1-800-GUPOWER (487-6937).
ECUA Trash Pickup Schedule
November 10, 2009
Emerald Coast Utility Authority (ECUA) residential and commercial sanitation service collections have been changed for the week as a result of Tropical Storm Ida.
ECUA residential trash pickups will be as follows:
- Tuesday collections will be on Wednesday.
- Wednesday collections will be on Thursday.
- Thursday collections will be on Friday.
- Friday collection will be on Saturday.
ECUA commercial pickups scheduled for Tuesday will be collected on Wednesday. All other commercial collections will be on regularly scheduled days.