Memorial Day Forecast
May 27, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph.
- Memorial Day: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming northwest between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. West wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south between 10 and 15 mph.
- Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86.
- Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Road Construction Break For Holiday
May 27, 2012
Drivers are getting a temporary reprieve from road construction and lane closures over the Memorial Day weekend.
To ease traffic congestion and insure safety along the roadways in northwest Florida, construction contractors working on state roads will cease operations during the Memorial Day weekend, according to Tanya Sanders Branton, public information specialist for the Florida Department of Transportation.
There will be no work on state roads requiring lane restrictions through Monday, she said. All major roads in northwest Florida will be open to normal traffic.
Ernest Ward Holds Spring Band And Chorus Concert
May 27, 2012
The annual Ernest Ward Middle School Band and Chorus Spring Concert was held last week at the Walnut Hill Community Center. Attendees enjoyed musical selections from each group along with a spaghetti supper. Submitted photos by Matt Brook for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Is Your Church Having VBS?
May 27, 2012
Now is the time to submit your Vacation Bible School announcements to NorthEscambia.com so that we can include them on our events page and let everyone know.
Email your VBS event details to: news@northescambia.com
Please try to submit your information as far in advance as possible.
Escambia Marine’s Latest Mission: Selling Baby Gates
May 27, 2012
An Escambia County Marine knew he wanted an online business but did not know what product he would sell until his wife became pregnant. Venturing into the business of selling baby gates was the last thing on his mind until 30-year old Staff Sergeant Larry Griffin discovered that he was going to become a father.
Baby gates is quite an unusual business for someone who is considered the “The Few, The Proud”.
“It’s amazing how soft even the toughest men can get when you bring a child in this world,” SSgt Griffin said.
Griffin, a Texas native now stationed in Pensacola, enlisted into the United States Marine Corps in 2000 as an F/A-18 avionics technician. He’s been all over the world to include a tour in Iraq in support of the Global War on Terror, and several trips to the Western Pacific. Griffin said he dedicated and very loyal to the Marine Corps but realized that he won’t be in the Corp forever. His settled on the ultimate goal after the Corps to work for himself and become a business owner.
“I’ve always wanted to own my own business,” he said. “I don’t want to work hard for earned income. I would rather work hard for passive income.”
After marrying his wife in 2009, Griffin began educating himself on business and entrepreneurship in preparation for life outside of the Corps. He read books and watched videos until one day he came across an opportunity to put his plan into action. He suddenly became a student for a company that was going to teach him everything he needed to know about internet marketing. This is when he decided he was going to build a website around a product and run an online store. He had no idea what he was going to sell, nor was he prepared for the news he was about to receive.
After learning that his wife was pregnant with their first child, SSgt Griffin felt a sense of urgency to find something to sell on his future online store. It had to be something in demand, yet something easy to market.
“I was spending a ton of time trying to figure out the perfect product to sell. Finally, after my wife got pregnant, it just hit me… baby gates,” SSgt Griffin said. “I was looking for something in relatively high demand. People are always going to have children and be concerned about their safety, so I figured my focus would be providing baby gates to parents.”
With no prior experience with building a website, SSgt Griffin began to put the training to work. Ultimately, after hard work and dedication, he created the BabyGatesGalore website.
“My website offers a much larger variety than the average department store, at equally competitive prices. It carries only the highest quality, trusted names in baby gates,” he said.
A limited time discount is currently being offered on his BabyGatesGalore.com website by entering the text “family discount” at checkout, he said.
Repeat Felon Sentenced To 20 Years For Burglary
May 27, 2012
Charlie James Lyons was sentenced by Judge Michael Allen to 20 years state prison on count one and five years concurrent on counts two and three for burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, grand theft and criminal mischief. Lyons will be required to serve 85-percent of the 20-year sentence.
In November 2009, the victim stated that when she returned to her home, she noticed that one of her windows was broken and her residence had been ransacked and a wedding ring set was missing. During a search of the residence by police, blood droplets were found on a piece of glass from the shattered window. Charlie Lyons’ DNA matched the blood droplets from the scene of the crime, according to court documents.
During the officers’ interview with Lyons, he confessed that he used a brick to break the window and cut himself on the broken glass as he entered the residence.
In 1982, Lyons was convicted of robbery with a firearm and served a 15-year prison sentence. In 1992, Lyons was convicted for burglary of an occupied dwelling and he served a 17-year prison sentence.
Featured Recipe: Bold Burger Stars During Grilling Season
May 27, 2012
Today’s featured recipe from food writer Janet Tharpe is a bold burger with kicked up toppings.
Braves Beat Wahoos 7-3 Before Capacity Pensacola Crowd
May 27, 2012
The Braves collected six straight singles as part of a five-run eighth inning, as first baseman Ian Gac recorded three hits, to lead Mississippi to a 7-3 win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in front of another capacity crowd of 5,038 on Saturday night at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium.
It was the 17thh sellout crowd of the year at the bayfront stadium in their 23rdd home opening of 2012. The victory clinched the series for the Braves, who improved their record to 22-26 this season, while the Blue Wahoos fell to 23-26 this year.
Pensacola entered the eighth inning leading 3-2, but Mississippi plated five runs on six straight singles to grab a 7-3 advantage they would not give up. Prior to their late inning scoring spurt, Mississippi brought home single scores in the fourth and sixth innings, including Gac’s RBI double in the sixth.
The Blue Wahoos took an early 1-0 lead in the second thanks to RF Andrew Means’ first home run of the year, while C Brian Peacock drove in the next two tallies for the Fish. The Pensacola backstop drew a bases-loaded walk in the fourth, and later drove in 3B David Vidal with an RBI single in the sixth.
Both starters did not factor in the decision despite quality starts, with Pensacola RHP Daniel Corcino (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO) yielding just two earned runs on six hits in six frames, while Braves LHP Sean Gilmartin (6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 9 SO) tied a season-high with nine strikeouts and gave up three runs in his six innings of work.
Braves reliever Andy Russell (2.0 IP) earned the victory after throwing two shutout innings in relief of starter Gilmartin, while RHP Mark Serrano (0.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER) suffered the loss to fall to 3-1 on the year.
Along with Gac (3-5, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI) LF Alden Carrithers (2-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB) collected two or more hits for Mississippi, while 3B David Vidal (2-4, 1 R, 1 2B) and RF Andrew Means (2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI) recorded multi-hit efforts in the defeat.
The Braves and Blue Wahoos will meet for the final time this series on Sunday afternoon, with first pitch set for 2:00 pm at the bayfront stadium. Pensacola is scheduled to send RHP Tim Crabbe to the hill, while Mississippi is expected to counter with RHP David Hale.
by Andrew Green
Pictured Andrew Means homered for the first time this year as the Blue Wahoos lost to the Braves in Pensacola Saturday night. Photo by Chris Nelson for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Birth: Wyatt Dewayne Johnson
May 27, 2012
Record High Set Saturday; Upper 90’s For Sunday
May 26, 2012
A record high temperature of 98 degrees was set on Saturday in Pensacola, tying the old record of 98 set back in 1953. For Sunday, we can expect more hot weather as the mercury soars back into the upper 90’s.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 5 mph.
- Memorial Day: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. North wind around 5 mph becoming west.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
- Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
- Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.