Rain Chances Increasing Into Tuesday Night
February 1, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Some of the storms could be severe. Low around 64. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. West wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain before midnight, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. North wind around 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Tate Aggies Win Seminole Wrestling Classic
February 1, 2016
The Tate High School Aggies won the recent Seminole Wrestling Classic hosted by Florida High in Tallahassee as 10 wrestlers won medals
Jacob Cochran was 3-0 for first place in 106-Pool B and pinned his Suwannee competitor in 2:57 to win the championship. Mathew Blalock was 3-1 in Pool A and pinned Florida High’s wrestler in 2:33 for a third place finish overall.
The Aggie’s Heath Herndon was 4-0 in 170 Pool B. Logan Womack at 152 and Alex Porter at 113 also reached the finals for Tate. Scott Houston (120), Tanner Wood (126), Daniel Pigg (138) and Gaven McAnally (220) each finished in third place for Tate. Brandon Pheabus (132) ended with a fourth place finish.
The Aggie Wrestling Team also too first place in the Baldwin County Dual with six wrestlers placing in the top four.
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Ballots For Military And Overseas Voters On The Way
February 1, 2016
The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office has mailed absentee ballots to eligible military and overseas citizens. Voters will either receive their ballot by mail or electronically, depending on their chosen method of delivery. Absent military voters and those living overseas can request, mark and track their absentee ballots electronically.
Absentee ballots for all eligible domestic voters will be mailed beginning on Tuesday, February 9. The deadline to request an absentee ballot to be mailed for the Presidential Preference Primary Election is 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9. To request or track your absentee ballot for the Presidential Preference Primary Election, visit EscambiaVotes.com and click “Vote by Mail”, or contact the Supervisor of Elections Office at (850) 595-3900.
Suspicious White Powder Prompts Hazmat Team Response
January 31, 2016
A Hazmat team was called to Cottage Hill Saturday night after a resident reported receiving a package containing a suspicious white powder.
A resident of Smyers Road, just off Williams Ditch Road, called authorities just after 8 p.m. to report the package with the unidentified powder. Family members were moved away from the scene in an ambulance, as an Escambia County Fire Rescue Hazmat Team responded.
Just before 10 p.m., the Hazmat team made entry into the residence and performed preliminary testing on the substance. Additional tests were done outside the home, and the substance was declared to be not hazardous by 10:30 p.m.
There was no official word Saturday night as to what the substance actually was and an investigation continues.
There were no injuries reported.
Additional units from Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies responded to the incident.
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Picture top: Hazmat team members test a suspicious substance received in a package at a Cottage Hill home Saturday night. Pictured inset: Team members prepare to enter the home. Pictured below: Hazmat team members suit up for the operation. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Price, click to enlarge.
Patchy Fog Overnight
January 31, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Friday: Scattered showers. Sunny, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: Scattered showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday: Scattered showers. Sunny, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
One Injured In Highway 97 Crash Near Molino Park Elementary
January 31, 2016
One person was airlifted to a Pensacola hospital following a single vehicle crash Saturday evening in Molino.
Authorities believe the driver suffered a medical situation before she lost control of a her northbound Toyota and struck a utility pole at the intersection of Highway 97 and Effie Lane, near Molino Park Elementary School. She was airlifted by LifeFlight helicopter to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola. A passenger in the vehicle was not injured.
The accident remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol; further details have not been released. The Molino and Cantonment stations of Escambia County EMS and Escambia County EMS also responded to the crash.
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Pictured above and below: A single vehicle crash into a utility pole Saturday evening on Highway 97 near Molino Park Elementary School. Pictured bottom: Lifeflight lands near the scene. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Northview Graduate Stanley Complete Basic Military Training
January 31, 2016
U.S. Air Force Airman Keona M. Stanley graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Stanley is the daughter of Davita S. Stanley of Pensacola, and granddaughter of Sheila R. Stanley of Century, and David Stanley of Brewton.
She is a 2015 graduate of Northview High School.
FWC Law Enforcement Report
January 31, 2016
The Florida FWC Division of Law Enforcement reported the following activity during the weekly period ending January 28 in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Officer Barnard received information on the location of a baited hunting site in Yellow River Management Area. When he responded to the area, he encountered a person leaving the area on a golf cart. Officer Barnard spoke to the subject about the baited site and he denied any knowledge of it. Officer Barnard continued to the baited site, noticing that the golf cart tire sign lead straight to it. At the baited stand site, he discovered corn scattered, a feeder full of corn, a trail camera and a pine tree that had recently been climbed using a climbing tree stand. He also noticed that the tree that held the feeder had approximately 100 nails and screws driven into it in an apparent attempt to keep squirrels out of the feeder. Officer Barnard seized the items as evidence. Officer Barnard again made contact with the subject who again denied any knowledge of the baited sight. Officer Barnard obtained a search warrant to look at the photos on the trail camera, which had a clear picture of the same subject on it. Officer Barnard obtained warrants on the subject for placing bait in a management area and for driving metal objects into a tree which was located on a management area.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Officers Lewis and Ramos were on patrol when they heard gunshots after legal shooting hours in a nearby farm field. They entered the farm field and observed a truck that was attempting to exit the field. The officers observed a man and a woman along with three rifles on the front seat of the truck. When asked about the gunshots, the male said that he was attempting to shoot at a fox because they were digging holes in the field. He said he was hunting in the field earlier but did not see any deer. The officers located an injured antlerless deer lying in the field. The man was interviewed and admitted to shooting at a doe deer as they left the field. A computer check revealed that the man was a convicted felon and the woman had a warrant for worthless checks. The rifle the man shot the doe deer with came back as stolen. The officers charged the male subject with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and taking an antlerless deer during the closed season and arrested the woman for the warrant. Both subjects were booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail. The theft of the firearm is under investigation.
Lieutenant Hahr located an area along Coldwater Creek that had been baited with milo for ducks. He returned to the area before sunrise and observed three subjects arrive at the site, set up wood duck decoys and begin calling for wood ducks. After a little while, two of the subjects shot but did not hit any ducks. As they began to leave, Lieutenant Hahr approached them. They admitted to baiting the area and attempting to take wood ducks. Lieutenant Hahr documented several other violations including hunting with an unplugged shotgun, using lead shot to take waterfowl, no federal duck stamp, and no hunting license or applicable permits. The three subjects were all charged with hunting ducks over bait and were given citations for some of the license violations. They were warned for the additional violations.
This report represents some events the FWC handled over the past week; however, it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement. Information provided by FWC.
FDOT: Weekly Traffic Alerts
January 31, 2016
Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.
U.S. 29, Escambia County – Intermittent and alternating lane closures within the town of Century and from Champion Drive north continue.
I-10 over Eleven Mile Creek Bridge, Escambia County – East and westbound traffic reduced to one lane at the bridge near exit 5 ( U.S. 90 ALT/ 9 Mile Road) as crews reconstruct the bridge approaches.
I-10 Widening, Escambia County – Alternating east and westbound lane closures near U.S. 90 (Scenic Highway/Exit 17) from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the week of Feb. 1 as crews perform bridge deck work for the new Scenic Highway overpass. Drivers are reminded that the speed limit on I-10, between Davis Highway and Scenic Highway, is reduced to 60 mph.
U.S. 98 (Pensacola Bay Bridge), Escambia/Santa Rosa County –East and westbound outside lane closures from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1 through Thursday, Feb. 4 as crews repair lights on the bridge.
State Road (S.R.) 289 (9th Avenue), Escambia County – Crews continue paving operations between the intersection of Bayou Boulevard and Creighton Road. Lane closures will be in effect from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists will also encounter intermittent and alternating daytime lane closures between Fairfield Drive and Cervantes Street as crews adjust manholes and valves.
U.S. 90 (Scenic Highway) at the intersection of Scenic Highway Circle, Escambia County – Emergency repair work continues. New stormwater pipe will be installed beneath Scenic Highway. Traffic flaggers will be on site to assist with traffic control as construction vehicles enter and exit the work area. The repair work will take about two months to complete.
U.S. 90 at White River Bridge, Santa Rosa County – Westbound lane closures will take place Saturday, Jan. 30 or Sunday, Jan. 31. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as crews make repairs to roadway at bridge. Work is depended on daytime temperatures which must be 65 degrees and rising to allow crews to lay asphalt properly. Variable messages boards are on site to alert drivers of the upcoming change in the traffic pattern.
I-10 Widening, Santa Rosa County – Alternating lane closures on I-10 between the Escambia Bay Bridge and State Road (S.R.) 281 (Avalon Boulevard/Exit 22) from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 31 through Thursday, Feb. 4 as crews perform construction activities.
U.S. 98, Santa Rosa County- Alternating lane closures between Central Parkway and the Gulf Breeze Zoo from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday beginning Sunday, Jan. 31. Crews will mill and pave crossovers and side streets through the end of February.
S.R. 281 (Avalon Boulevard), Santa Rosa County – Interment lane closures from north of I-10 to south of the Moors Oak subdivision from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, Feb. 5 as crews complete construction activities.
S.R. 87, Santa Rosa County– Northbound inside lane closed near intersection of Magnolia Street from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29, Sunday, Jan. 31 and Friday, Feb. 5 as crews perform utility work.
All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or re-scheduled in the event of inclement weather. Motorists are reminded to use caution, especially at night, when traveling in a work zone and to watch for construction workers and equipment entering and exiting the roadway.
One More Show: Tate Drama Presents ‘Brigadoon’ This Afternoon
January 31, 2016
There is one more chance Sunday afternoon to see the Tate High School Drama Department production of “Brigadoon”. The show will be at 2:30 p.m. in the school cafetorium; tickets are $7 at the door.
Brigadoon tells the story of American tourists Tommy and Jeff who get lost on vacation in Scotland and stumble into Brigadoon, a mythical village that appears for only one day every 100 years. No outsider can stay in Brigadoon unless they fall in love, and no resident can ever leave or the village will vanish forever.
But when Tommy falls for a village girl, he is forced to choose between returning to the world that he knows—or taking a chance on life and love in the mysterious Brigadoon.
The stage play became a popular MGM movie starring Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, and Cyd Charisse. The Tate Drama Department is presenting a full-staged musical for the 19th straight season.
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