Showers And Thunderstorms Likely Into The Evening

June 11, 2018

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88.

Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

BOCC Weekly Meeting Schedule

June 11, 2018

Here is a schedule of Escambia County public meetings for the week of June 11-15:

Monday, June 11

Technical Coordinating Committee – 8:30 a.m., Pensacola City Hall, 160 Governmental Center

Director of Corrections Selection Committee – Short List Applications – 9:30 a.m., Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Fourth Floor Training Room

Citizens’ Advisory Committee – 10:30 a.m., Pensacola City Hall, 160 Governmental Center

Escambia County Marine Advisory Committee – 5:30 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place, Room 104

Tuesday, June 12

Amalgamated Transit Union 1395 Collective Bargaining – 11 a.m., ECAT Administrative Offices, 1515 W. Fairfield Drive

Environmental Enforcement Special Magistrate – 1:30 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place, Room 104 (Agenda)

Escambia County Housing Finance Authority – 5 p.m., 700 S. Palafox St., Suite 310

Merit System Protection Board – 5 p.m., Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Fourth Floor Training Room

Affordable Housing Advisory Committee – 5:30 p.m., 420 W. Chase St.

Wednesday, June 13

Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization – 9 a.m., Tiger Point Community Center, 1370 Tiger Park Lane, Gulf Breeze

Amalgamated Transit Union 1395 Collective Bargaining (If necessary) – 9 a.m., ECAT Administrative Offices, 1515 W. Fairfield Drive

Public Safety Coordinating Council – noon, M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 W. Government St., Fifth Floor

Development Review Committee - Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place

Santa Rosa Island Authority Board – 5 p.m., 1 Via De Luna Drive, Pensacola Beach

SRIA Budget Workshop – 5:05 p.m., 1 Via De Luna Drive, Pensacola Beach

Thursday, June 14

BCC Committee of the Whole – 9 a.m., Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Board Chambers

Friday, June 15

International Association of Firefighters Local 4131 Collective Bargaining – 10 a.m., Escambia County Public Safety, 6575 N. “W” St.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News

Flomaton-Century Fireworks Show And Celebration Set For June 30

June 11, 2018

Century and Flomaton will begin this year’s Independence Day celebration a little early with a celebration and fireworks show on Saturday, June 30.

The celebration will begin at 3 p.m. at both Anthony Pleasant Park and Showalter Park with food vendors and more. Live music begins at 4:30 p.m. The event will end with a fireworks display, visible from both parks, at dusk.

Concessions will also be available from Century Little League.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a chair, blanket or other seating. Food vendors and food trucks are still needed for the celebration; contact Ben Boutwell at (850) 685-0380.

The show alternates between Century and Flomaton each year and is jointly funded.

The Century and Flomaton Independence Day Celebration is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com.

NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Wahoos Beat The Braves

June 11, 2018

Keury Mella (W, 5-3) turned in one of his best starts of the season in the Blue Wahoos 3-1 win over the Mississippi Braves Sunday evening at Trustmark Park. The right-hander fanned eight while allowing just one run on three hits in matching his longest start of the season with seven innings.

The Blue Wahoos had the two-out magic working at the plate. All three Pensacola runs came with two outs. The Blue Wahoos scored first for the first time in the series with a two-out single from Luis Gonzalez that brought home Narciso Crook. Still leading 1-0 in the sixth inning, Taylor Sparks and Chris Okey hit back to back doubles to make it 2-0. Okey scored on a dropped pop up at second base off the bat of Mella to stretch the lead to 3-0.

Braves starter Bryse Wilson (L, 1-3) was good, but suffered the loss after getting saddled with all three Wahoos runs (two earned) over seven innings.

The Braves didn’t break through against the Blue Wahoos starter until the seventh inning. Tyler Marlette doubled to start the inning and scored with one out on a double from Carlos Martinez for the only blemish on an otherwise stellar line for the Blue Wahoos starter.

Jesus Reyes (S, 1) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his first save of the season.

At the plate, Sparks and Okey both had two-hit games, but it was Crook that led the way with a 3-for-4 game including a double and a run scored.

The Blue Wahoos will look for their second straight series win, and third against the M-Braves on Monday night. RHP Vladimir Gutierrez (2-8, 6.23) is coming off his best start of the season and will pitch for Pensacola against M-Braves RHP Andres Santiago (3-1, 4.54).

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News

FDOT: Weekly Traffic Alerts

June 11, 2018

Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.

Escambia County:

U.S. 29 Widening from I-10 to U.S. 90 (Nine Mile Road)- Drivers traveling U.S. 29 and Nine Mile Road will encounter traffic pattern changes from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 10 through Saturday, June 16 as follows:
- Nine Mile Road at the U.S. 29 overpass: North and southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction. Alternating traffic shifts will direct all traffic onto the westbound or eastbound lanes as crews continue construction of the new center bridge deck. Nine Mile Road lane restrictions are Sunday through Friday.
- U.S. 29 between I-10 and 9 1/2 Mile Road: Drivers may experience alternating lane closures as crews continue drainage and paving operations. U.S. 29 lane restrictions are Monday through Saturday.
- Northbound traffic will be transitioned from the northbound bridge to the newly-constructed center bridge section over Nine Mile Road around 8 p.m. Sunday, June 10. The traffic shift will allow crews to begin demolition of the old northbound structure. The current southbound configuration will remain unchanged. Due to the increased vertical clearance of the new bridge, the on-ramp will be extended up to the entrances of Emerald Cuts Salon and the Unitarian Universalist Church. This temporary shift will affect access to businesses and residences on the east side of U.S. 29 between 9 Mile Road and 9 1/2 Mile Road. The following will be in effect for the next 60 days:
  - Motorists seeking access to properties on the east side of U.S. 29 will utilize the northbound on-ramp.
  - Only right turns will be permitted for vehicles existing driveways from these properties between 9 Mile Road and 9 1/2 Mile Road.
- North Palafox Street will be closed to thru traffic between 9 Mile Road and 9 ½ Mile Road from 8 p.m. Friday, June 8 through 6 a.m. Monday, June 11. This area will be open to local traffic only. The closure will enable crews to place drainage pipes across the roadway at Chauncey Street.
U.S. 29 Resurfacing between U.S. 90 and Muscogee Road - Alternating lane closures on U.S. 29 north and southbound, from Muscogee Road to West 9 ½ Mile Road, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 10 through Thursday, June 14 as crews pave the roadway.

· I-10 / U.S. 29 Interchange Improvements Phase I- The following traffic impacts are planned on I-10 and U.S. 29 near the interchange (Exits 10) from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 10 through Thursday, June 14:

- Alternating lane closures on I-10 east and westbound and U.S. 29 north and southbound.
- The U.S. 29 on-ramps to I-10 eastbound will be intermittently closed. Traffic will be detoured on U.S. 29 to access I-10 eastbound.
- Alternating lane closures on the I-10 westbound exit ramp to U.S. 29 north and south (Exit 10).

· U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement- Alternating east and westbound lane closures between 14th Avenue in Pensacola and Bay Bridge Drive in Gulf Breeze from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, June 10 through Thursday, June 14 as crews perform construction activities.

· U.S. 98 (Lillian Highway) Resurfacing from Perdido Bay Bridge to Dogtrack Road – Alternating and intermittent, east and westbound lane closures from Perdido Bay Bridge to Dogtrack Road from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Sunday, June 10 through Thursday, June 14 as crews perform construction activities.

· U.S. 90 (Mobile Highway) Intersection improvement at County Road (C.R.) 99 (Beulah Road)- To help minimize traffic impacts, much of the construction work will take place behind a low-profile concrete barrier wall. No lane closures will be allowed Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. In addition, no lane closures will be scheduled during special school events.

· U.S. 29 Routine Bridge Maintenance over Canoe Creek and Mitchell Creek- Traffic will be reduced to one lane over Canoe Creek and Mitchell Creek, about ten miles north of S.R. 97, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, June 11 as crews perform routine bridge maintenance.

· U.S. 90 (Mobile Highway) Temporary Lane Closure- There will be intermittent southbound lane closures on Mobile Highway from New Warrington Road to Edison Avenue 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday, June 12 through Friday, June 15 as crews perform maintenance activities.

· U.S. 98 (Garden Street) in Pensacola- Traffic can expect eastbound, right lane restrictions on Garden Street from Tarragona Street to Alcaniz Street from 5:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. as crews remove sidewalk and install a new driveway connection. In addition, sidewalk will be closed from Manresa Street to Alcaniz Street. Flaggers will be onsite to direct traffic.

· Lillian Highway at 75th Avenue- There will be east and westbound lane restrictions on Lillian Highway at 75th Avenue from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 13 as crews perform maintenance activities.

· Bayou Boulevard (S.R. 296) Partial Turn Lane Closure- The westbound, right turn lane on Bayou Boulevard, just east of 9th avenue, in Pensacola will be partially closed beginning at 6:30 a.m. Monday, June 11 and will remain closed until 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 6 to allow crews to install drainage structures for new private commercial businesses.

Santa Rosa County:

U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – Alternating east and westbound lane closures between 14th Avenue in Pensacola and Bay Bridge Drive in Gulf Breeze, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, June 10 through Thursday, June 14 as crews perform construction activities.
S.R. 87 Multilane from Eglin AFB boundary to Hickory Hammock Road – Intermittent lane shifts from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. the week of Monday, June 11 between Eglin Air Force Base boundary and two miles south of the Yellow River as crews pave the roadway. Additionally, traffic between C.R. 184 (Hickory Hammock Road) and the Eglin AFB boundary is restricted to loads less than 11-feet wide. The restriction will be in place until the project is complete.
I-10 Widening from Escambia Bay Bridge to Avalon Boulevard (S.R. 281/Exit 22) – Southbound traffic on Avalon Boulevard (State Road 281) will be shifted to the west near the I-10 interchange the evening of Thursday, June 14. Northbound lanes are anticipated to be shifted to the west by Sunday, June 17. The temporary configuration will remain in place throughout the summer months to allow crews to reconstruct the northbound lanes of Avalon Boulevard. Drivers will also encounter alternating lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. Two lanes of traffic will remain open in each direction at all times.
U.S. 98 across from Joybrook Road- Motorists can expect east and westbound lane restrictions on U.S. 98 across from Joybrook Road in Navarre from 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 to 5 a.m. Thursday, June 14 as crews install travel lane pavement markings for a new Walmart Market.
S.R. 281 (Garcon Point Bridge) over East Bay – Drivers will encounter lane restrictions on the Garcon Point Bridge over East Bay, about one mile north of U.S. 98, from 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 to 5 a.m. Wednesday, June 13 as crews perform routine bridge maintenance.

All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or re-scheduled in the event of inclement weather. Drivers are reminded to use caution, especially at night, when traveling through a work zone and to watch for construction workers and equipment entering and exiting the roadway.

Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.

Escambia County:

U.S. 29 Widening from I-10 to U.S. 90 (Nine Mile Road)- Drivers traveling U.S. 29 and Nine Mile Road will encounter traffic pattern changes from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 10 through Saturday, June 16 as follows:
- Nine Mile Road at the U.S. 29 overpass: North and southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction. Alternating traffic shifts will direct all traffic onto the westbound or eastbound lanes as crews continue construction of the new center bridge deck. Nine Mile Road lane restrictions are Sunday through Friday.
- U.S. 29 between I-10 and 9 1/2 Mile Road: Drivers may experience alternating lane closures as crews continue drainage and paving operations. U.S. 29 lane restrictions are Monday through Saturday.
- Northbound traffic will be transitioned from the northbound bridge to the newly-constructed center bridge section over Nine Mile Road around 8 p.m. Sunday, June 10. The traffic shift will allow crews to begin demolition of the old northbound structure. The current southbound configuration will remain unchanged. Due to the increased vertical clearance of the new bridge, the on-ramp will be extended up to the entrances of Emerald Cuts Salon and the Unitarian Universalist Church. This temporary shift will affect access to businesses and residences on the east side of U.S. 29 between 9 Mile Road and 9 1/2 Mile Road. The following will be in effect for the next 60 days:
  - Motorists seeking access to properties on the east side of U.S. 29 will utilize the northbound on-ramp.
  - Only right turns will be permitted for vehicles existing driveways from these properties between 9 Mile Road and 9 1/2 Mile Road.
- North Palafox Street will be closed to thru traffic between 9 Mile Road and 9 ½ Mile Road from 8 p.m. Friday, June 8 through 6 a.m. Monday, June 11. This area will be open to local traffic only. The closure will enable crews to place drainage pipes across the roadway at Chauncey Street.
U.S. 29 Resurfacing between U.S. 90 and Muscogee Road - Alternating lane closures on U.S. 29 north and southbound, from Muscogee Road to West 9 ½ Mile Road, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 10 through Thursday, June 14 as crews pave the roadway.

- Alternating lane closures on I-10 east and westbound and U.S. 29 north and southbound.
- The U.S. 29 on-ramps to I-10 eastbound will be intermittently closed. Traffic will be detoured on U.S. 29 to access I-10 eastbound.
- Alternating lane closures on the I-10 westbound exit ramp to U.S. 29 north and south (Exit 10).

Santa Rosa County:

U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – Alternating east and westbound lane closures between 14th Avenue in Pensacola and Bay Bridge Drive in Gulf Breeze, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, June 10 through Thursday, June 14 as crews perform construction activities.

Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.

Escambia County:

U.S. 29 Widening from I-10 to U.S. 90 (Nine Mile Road)- Drivers traveling U.S. 29 and Nine Mile Road will encounter traffic pattern changes from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 10 through Saturday, June 16 as follows:
- Nine Mile Road at the U.S. 29 overpass: North and southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction. Alternating traffic shifts will direct all traffic onto the westbound or eastbound lanes as crews continue construction of the new center bridge deck. Nine Mile Road lane restrictions are Sunday through Friday.
- U.S. 29 between I-10 and 9 1/2 Mile Road: Drivers may experience alternating lane closures as crews continue drainage and paving operations. U.S. 29 lane restrictions are Monday through Saturday.
- Northbound traffic will be transitioned from the northbound bridge to the newly-constructed center bridge section over Nine Mile Road around 8 p.m. Sunday, June 10. The traffic shift will allow crews to begin demolition of the old northbound structure. The current southbound configuration will remain unchanged. Due to the increased vertical clearance of the new bridge, the on-ramp will be extended up to the entrances of Emerald Cuts Salon and the Unitarian Universalist Church. This temporary shift will affect access to businesses and residences on the east side of U.S. 29 between 9 Mile Road and 9 1/2 Mile Road. The following will be in effect for the next 60 days:
  - Motorists seeking access to properties on the east side of U.S. 29 will utilize the northbound on-ramp.
  - Only right turns will be permitted for vehicles existing driveways from these properties between 9 Mile Road and 9 1/2 Mile Road.
- North Palafox Street will be closed to thru traffic between 9 Mile Road and 9 ½ Mile Road from 8 p.m. Friday, June 8 through 6 a.m. Monday, June 11. This area will be open to local traffic only. The closure will enable crews to place drainage pipes across the roadway at Chauncey Street.
U.S. 29 Resurfacing between U.S. 90 and Muscogee Road - Alternating lane closures on U.S. 29 north and southbound, from Muscogee Road to West 9 ½ Mile Road, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 10 through Thursday, June 14 as crews pave the roadway.

- Alternating lane closures on I-10 east and westbound and U.S. 29 north and southbound.
- The U.S. 29 on-ramps to I-10 eastbound will be intermittently closed. Traffic will be detoured on U.S. 29 to access I-10 eastbound.
- Alternating lane closures on the I-10 westbound exit ramp to U.S. 29 north and south (Exit 10).

Santa Rosa County:

U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – Alternating east and westbound lane closures between 14th Avenue in Pensacola and Bay Bridge Drive in Gulf Breeze, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, June 10 through Thursday, June 14 as crews perform construction activities.
S.R. 87 Multilane from Eglin AFB boundary to Hickory Hammock Road – Intermittent lane shifts from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. the week of Monday, June 11 between Eglin Air Force Base boundary and two miles south of the Yellow River as crews pave the roadway. Additionally, traffic between C.R. 184 (Hickory Hammock Road) and the Eglin AFB boundary is restricted to loads less than 11-feet wide. The restriction will be in place until the project is complete.
I-10 Widening from Escambia Bay Bridge to Avalon Boulevard (S.R. 281/Exit 22) – Southbound traffic on Avalon Boulevard (State Road 281) will be shifted to the west near the I-10 interchange the evening of Thursday, June 14. Northbound lanes are anticipated to be shifted to the west by Sunday, June 17. The temporary configuration will remain in place throughout the summer months to allow crews to reconstruct the northbound lanes of Avalon Boulevard. Drivers will also encounter alternating lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. Two lanes of traffic will remain open in each direction at all times.
U.S. 98 across from Joybrook Road- Motorists can expect east and westbound lane restrictions on U.S. 98 across from Joybrook Road in Navarre from 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 to 5 a.m. Thursday, June 14 as crews install travel lane pavement markings for a new Walmart Market.
S.R. 281 (Garcon Point Bridge) over East Bay – Drivers will encounter lane restrictions on the Garcon Point Bridge over East Bay, about one mile north of U.S. 98, from 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 to 5 a.m. Wednesday, June 13 as crews perform routine bridge maintenance.

S.R. 87 Multilane from Eglin AFB boundary to Hickory Hammock Road – Intermittent lane shifts from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. the week of Monday, June 11 between Eglin Air Force Base boundary and two miles south of the Yellow River as crews pave the roadway. Additionally, traffic between C.R. 184 (Hickory Hammock Road) and the Eglin AFB boundary is restricted to loads less than 11-feet wide. The restriction will be in place until the project is complete.
I-10 Widening from Escambia Bay Bridge to Avalon Boulevard (S.R. 281/Exit 22) – Southbound traffic on Avalon Boulevard (State Road 281) will be shifted to the west near the I-10 interchange the evening of Thursday, June 14. Northbound lanes are anticipated to be shifted to the west by Sunday, June 17. The temporary configuration will remain in place throughout the summer months to allow crews to reconstruct the northbound lanes of Avalon Boulevard. Drivers will also encounter alternating lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. Two lanes of traffic will remain open in each direction at all times.
U.S. 98 across from Joybrook Road- Motorists can expect east and westbound lane restrictions on U.S. 98 across from Joybrook Road in Navarre from 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 to 5 a.m. Thursday, June 14 as crews install travel lane pavement markings for a new Walmart Market.
S.R. 281 (Garcon Point Bridge) over East Bay – Drivers will encounter lane restrictions on the Garcon Point Bridge over East Bay, about one mile north of U.S. 98, from 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 to 5 a.m. Wednesday, June 13 as crews perform routine bridge maintenance.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News

Atmore Splash Pad Closed For A Few Days

June 11, 2018

The new splash pad in Atmore will be closed for the next “two or three days” for additional improvements, Mayor Jim Staff said Monday morning. The splash pad was opened under a month ago at South Trammel Street and West Craig Street, just behind Heritage Park on South Main Street. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News

Son Charged With Murdering Father in Escambia County, AL

June 10, 2018

A man has been charged with the murder of his father in Escambia County, AL.

Friday night, the body of 72-year-old Donald Nall was found outside his home on Highway 21 north of Fountain Prison with an obvious gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

His son, 32-year old Matthew Nall of Huxford, was arrested at the scene and charged with homicide for allegedly shooting his father in the head.

Nall remained in the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center in Brewton Sunday morning.

Further information, including any motive, has not been released.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News

More Daily Thunderstorms

June 10, 2018

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

Tennessee Town Dedicates Monument To Fallen Blue Angels Pilot

June 10, 2018

Saturday, a memorial honoring Blue Angels Pilot Jeff Kuss was officially dedicated in Smyrna, TN.

Tennessee

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jeff Kuss, a native of Durango, Colorado, was a decorated pilot who joined the Blue Angels in 2014. Prior to the Blue Angels, he served in Afghanistan and had accumulated more than 1,400 flight hours and 175 landings on aircraft carriers.

On June 2, 2016, at the age of 32, Kuss tragically lost his life when his jet crashed a day before the Great Tennessee Air Show in Smyrna. A Blue Angel F/A-18C Hornet similar to the jet flown by Captain Kuss and on loan from the National Aviation Museum in Pensacola is on permanent display as part of the Captain Jeff Kuss Memorial. He is survived by his wife Christina, children Calvin and Sloane, parents Janet and Michael, and brother Eric.

Pictured top: The Capt. Jeff Kuss Blue Angel Memorial in Smyrna, TN. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News

Highway 29 Traffic Shifts To New Bridge Over Nine Mile

June 10, 2018

Crews have completed work on the Highway 29 center bridge deck over Nine Mile Road. Northbound traffic will be shifted onto the newly constructed bridge section around 8 pm. Sunday as demolition and reconstruction efforts on the northbound span begin.

Due to the increased vertical clearance of the new bridge. the on-ramp will be extended between Elena’s Alterations and Emerald Cuts Salon/Unitarian Universalist Church. This will affect access to businesses and residences on the east side of Highway 29 between Nine Mile Road and 9 1/2 Mile Road

For the next 60 days, motorists seeking access to properties on the east side of Highway 29 will utilize the northbound on-ramp. Only right turns will be permitted for vehicles existing driveways between Nine Mile Road and 9 1/2 Mile Road

Pictured: A look at a new northbound Highway 29 bridge over Nine Mile Road as seen from the south (above) and the north (below). NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive

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