Flomaton’s Dixon Commits To The UAB Blazers
August 29, 2012
Flomaton High School quarterback Ryheem Dixon has committed to play football for the UAB Blazers.
Last season as a junior, Dixon was part of a Flomaton team that took the Hurricanes to a state quarterfinal game for the first time in over 20 years. He racked up almost 3,000 yards offensively, with 1,454 yards on the ground and 1,526 in the air.
Dixon, 6-1, 187 pound, averaged just over 10.5 yards per carry. He threw for 23 touchdowns last season with just one interception.
USA, Southern Miss and Tuskegee were also reportedly recruiting Dixon.
BREAKING NEWS: Isaac Makes Landfall With Winds Of 80 mph
August 28, 2012
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY.
Hurricane Isaac official made landfall about 7:00 tonight on the coast of Louisiana with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.
For a look at local weather impacts from Isaac, click here.
For the very latest information on Isaac, click the graphic below to enlarge.
For other Isaac updates such as closures, check the front page of NorthEscambia.com.
Waves Pound Coastline
August 28, 2012
Heavy waves continue to pound the coastlines of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties this evening as storm surge pushes inland. Forecasters say conditions should not become much worse as the night progresses.
Pictured: Waves pound the Pensacola Beach Fishing Pier about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge.
ECUA Resumes Collections
August 28, 2012
ECUA resmed residential and commercial sanitation customer pickup service on Wednesday, August 29, after temporary closure of Escambia County’s Perdido Landfill.
Residential sanitation routes originally scheduled on Tuesday were collected on Wednesday. For the remainder of the week, the actual collection will fall one day after the regularly scheduled collection. Wednesday routes will be collected on Thursday. Thursday routes will be collected on Friday, and Friday routes will be collected on Saturday.
This adjusted schedule is applicable for the commercial sanitation routes originally scheduled on Tuesday, August 28, will be collected on Wednesday, August 29. The normal commercial
collection schedule will resume throughout the remainder of the week.
Local Weather Forecast, Tornado Watch Until 7 a.m. Wednesday
August 28, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 A.M WEDNESDAY.
- Tonight: Tropical storm conditions expected. Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Near steady temperature around 80. Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph becoming 35 to 40 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 50 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
- Wednesday: Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 40 mph becoming 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Near steady temperature in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph becoming 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Near steady temperature in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Near steady temperature in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Pictured above: This graphic from the National Weather Service shows the total maximum rainfall expected across the area from Isaac.
Schools Closed Wednesday In Escambia, Santa Rosa
August 28, 2012
Public schools will once again be closed in Escambia County (Fla.), Santa Rosa County and Escambia County, Ala., on Wednesday.
Decisions regarding Thursday will be made during the day on Wednesday, but officials are expecting classes to resume on Thursday.
Pensacola Christian Academy is closed. Escambia Academy (Atmore) is open.
Temple Christian Academy in Atmore will also be closed on Wednesday. The school will follow the decision about Escambia County, Ala., schools on Thursday.
North Escambia Area Closures, Cancellations
August 28, 2012
This is an archived story.
For more closures that impact all of Escambia County or are more specific to the southern half of the county, click here. To add an item to this list, email news@northescambia.com.
- Schools: All Escambia County (Fla.) Schools are closed Wednesday. Santa Rosa schools are closed Wednesday. Escambia County (Ala.) schools are closed Wednesday. Temple Christian in Atmore is closed Wednesday. Pensacola Christian Academy is closed. Escambia Academy (Atmore) is open.
- Colleges: Pensacola State closed through Wednesday. University of West Florida closed through Wednesday. Virginia College of Pensacola closed until 8 am. Thursday. University of South Alabama closed Tuesday.
- ECUA: No commercial or residential service on Tuesday. A rescheduled pickup will be announced.
- Escambia County: All county offices closed until further notice.
- Escambia Health Dept: Closed until further notice.
- Santa Rosa: All county offices closed Tuesday until further notice.
- Alabama Elections: Elections will continue as normal on Tuesday in Escambia County, Ala., including Atmore and Flomaton.
- Tate Football: The Tate High School Aggies regular season opener against Louisiana’s St. Charles High School scheduled for Friday night has been canceled due to Isaac.
- Cantonment Ballpark: Closed with no practices until further notice.
- Bratt Davisville Water System annual membership meetings scheduled for Tuesday, August 28 has been rescheduled for Tuesday, September 4 at 7 p.m. at the water company office.
- NWE Bradberry Park “Meet Your Coach has been rescheduled for Tuesday, September 11.
- Heather Leonard Danceworks Classes have been canceled for Tuesday at the Byrneville Community Center.
- Blackwater State Forest will be closed until further notice. Forest Service offices in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties will be closed Tuesday.
- Nemours Children’s Clinic in Pensacola will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Workforce Escarosa: Century, Pensacola and other offices closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Dept. of Children and Families offices in Escambia and Santa Rosa will be closed Tuesday.
- Veterans Clinic in Pensacola will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Lakeview Center outpatient services and offices will be closed Tuesday, including the main campus and Century.
- Florida Dept. of Corrections has canceled visitations until further notice at the Pensacola Work Release Center and Berrydale Forestry Camp.
- Northview Quarterback Club meeting scheduled for Monday has been canceled and will be rescheduled.
- Members First Credit Union closed at 11 a.m. Tuesday and expects to reopen as usual on Thursday, weather, circumstances permittting.
- Pen Air: All Pen Air FCU branches will be closed until Thursday, August 30 for regular business hours, weather/damage permitting. In the event of a power outage, the ATMs located at the Pen Air FCU branches on 9 Mile Road and Saufley Field Road are operated by a generator, and will be accessible.
TORNADO WARNING
August 28, 2012
* Tornado Warning for…
northern Escambia County in northwest Florida…
west central Santa Rosa County in northwest Florida…
eastern Baldwin County in southwest Alabama…
* until 515 PM CDT
* at 441 PM CDT…a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located 3 miles west of pace…or 4 miles west of
Floridatown…moving northwest at 45 mph.
* Locations impacted include…
Floridatown… pace… Molino…
Gonzalez…
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
Take cover now. For your protection move to an interior room on the
lowest floor of a sturdy building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Tuesday evening
for southwestern Alabama and northwest Florida and southeast
Mississippi.
Gulf Power: 1,000 Without Power; EREC: No Outages
August 28, 2012
Gulf Power is reporting about 1,000 customers without power as of 4:00 this afternoon, while Escambia River Electric Cooperative is reporting no outages.
GULF POWER
Gulf Power Company crews battled strong winds and on-and-off rain Tuesday to restore scattered outages across Northwest Florida caused by Hurricane Isaac.
As of 4 p.m. just a little more than 1,000 customers in Northwest Florida were without electricity with no major damage done to the electric system.
“Even though we had small numbers of outages today, we expect there to be more tonight and tomorrow as the storm comes ashore,” said Jeff Rogers, Gulf Power spokesperson.
A staging site has been set up at the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds where more than 400 out-of-state utility workers are headquartered to help restore electric service across Northwest Florida.
“We’re putting our plans into action, making sure we can respond quickly and safely to outages,” Rogers said. “The only thing that might slow us down is having to work in the wind and the rain. But hopefully that will subside tomorrow.”
“Outages today were mostly from blown fuses, tree limbs on lines and connections loosened by the wind,” Rogers said. “There was minimal damage to lines and poles and hopefully that will continue to be the case. It still takes time to get the power back on safely in this weather so we do ask for patience and understanding.”
EREC
EREC continues to maintain a complete activation of emergency response personnel in the event they are needed to restore power.
“EREC will remain in this prepared state for emergency until the storm has passed in order to expedite the restoration process in the event of damage to our member system,” according to Sabrina Owens, EREC spokesperson.
SWAT Team Standoff Ends
August 28, 2012
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and multiple deputies responded to a home on Barksdale Street, just east of Chemstrand Road this afternoon.
A man inside the home called 911 about 12:13 p.m. and was threatening to kill himself, according to Melissa Rawson, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office. When deputies arrived on scene, they were unable to make contact with the man, and the SWAT team was dispatched.
After unsuccessful attempts to make contact with the man, SWAT deployed a robot inside the home and made entry where they found the man deceased.
Pictured: Deputies staged at East 10 Mile Road and Chemstrand Road in their response to a home on Barksdale Street. NorthEscambia.com photo by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge.