Sunny And Dry Sunday
September 15, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. North winds up to 5 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
Thursday: Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
Friday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Registration Tuesday For Cub Scout Pack 430 In Molino
September 15, 2019
Molino Cub Scout Pack 430 will hold registration on Tuesday from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. at Aldersgate United Methodist Church at 6915 Highway 29.
Pack 430 meets every Tuesday at the church, with den meeting beginning on October 1 for grades K5-fifth.
Den and pack meetings are held Tuesday evenings from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Den meetings begin October 1. New scouts and volunteers are welcome.
For more information, contact Cubmaster Jimmy Crook at (850) 587-5294.
Boil Water Notice Rescinded For Phalrose Lane, Cooley Road
September 15, 2019
UPDATE: This boil water notice was rescinded Monday morning, September 16.
A precautionary boil water notice has been issued for Phalrose Lane and Cooley Road in Cottage Hill due to a water main break.
Cottage Hill Water Works is advising that all water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth, or washing dishes be boiled. A rolling boil of one minute is sufficient as an alternative bottled water may be used.
The precautionary boil water notice will remain in effect until the problem has been corrected and a bacteriological survey shows that the water is safe to drink.
For any additional information, contact Cottage Hill Water Works at (850) 968-5485.
Barrineau Park Fall Gathering Held Saturday
September 15, 2019
The Barrineau Park Historical Society held its annual Fall Gathering Saturday at the Barrineau Park Community Center. There event featured arts and crafts, vendors, activities for the kids, live music by the Southern Revival Band, food and fellowship. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
UWF Beats Shorter With Reed’s Record Setting Day
September 15, 2019
Austin Reed turned Barron Stadium into his own playground Saturday, throwing for 364 yards and accounting for all six touchdowns in a 42-14 road victory over Shorter in the Gulf South Conference opener for both teams.
The redshirt freshman from St. Augustine made his first career start and didn’t disappoint, completing 24-of-35 passes while putting up the sixth-most passing yards by an Argonaut in program history. Additionally, his six touchdowns responsible for tied the school record set by current quarterbacks coach Kaleb Nobles against Missouri S&T in 2016.
UWF (1-1, 1-0 GSC) finished with 556 yards of total offense, including 140 on the ground. The total yards were the third-most in the school’s 39-game history.
The Argos came out on fire in the second half, led by Reed who completed all seven passes in the opening two possessions as UWF took command of the game. After halftime he was 13-for-16 for 217 yards with four passing scores on the first four possessions.
Quentin Randolph had a career day as well, hauling in four balls for 117 yards and a touchdown. His catches went for 44, 51, six and 16 yards apiece. Rodney Coates made seven catches to lead UWF as 10 different players caught at least one ball.
The running game was also strong, led by Anthony Johnson, Jr. who carried the ball 14 times for 72 yards with five of his touches resulting in first downs. UWF finished with 26 first downs.
Chanler Ferguson led a swarming defense with five tackles and an interception. Kedrick Bradley, Trent Archie, Terry Limehouse, Ty Cox and Ian Bush had four stops each.
Shorter (0-2, 0-1) managed just 93 yards of total offense in the second half to finish with 314. The Hawks have not won a game since midway through the 2015 season – a span of 41-consecutive games.
After the Argos held the Hawks on the first possession of the contest, the teams traded scores over the next four times. UWF’s touchdowns came on runs of one and six yards by Reed, while Shorter got a 65-yard run from Tupac Lanier and a 46-yard pass from Tyler Pullam to Andrew Warren to send the teams into the locker room tied at 14-14.
Reed connected with Kevin Grant from eight yards, Randolph from 51, Ka’Ron Ashley from 16 and Coates from 20 as UWF outscored Shorter 28-0 in the second half.
UWF will have three-consecutive games at Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola, beginning next Saturday against Virginia-Lynchburg. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m.
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New Stop Sign Highway 29 At Nine Mile
September 15, 2019
The Florida Department of Transportation is reminding drivers that there is a new stop sign installed at the end of the southbound off-ramp from Highway 29 to westbound Nine Mile Road. A full stop is now required before merging onto Nine Mile Road westbound. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tropical Storm Humberto Churning Through The Atlantic
September 15, 2019
THIS IS AN OUTDATED, ARCHIVED REPORT.
Tropical Storm Humberto continues to move through the Atlantic. No local impacts in the North Escambia area are expected.
The very latest details on the storm are in the graphics on this page.
Ransom Middle Students Get Tropical Lesson From Tate Grad Hurricane Hunter
September 14, 2019
Students at Ransom Middle School learned a lesson about hurricanes Friday from member of the Hurricane Hunters who is a Ransom and Tate High School graduate.
Maj. Christopher Dyke is n aerial reconnaissance weather officer (ARWO) in the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, better known as the “Hurricane Hunters”. For him, Friday was speaking to his former teacher Louis O’Rear’s class before flying out to the Atlantic on Saturday.
The squadron conducts primarily two types of tropical cyclone missions: low-level invests and fix missions. A low-level invest mission is flown at 500 to 1,500 feet to determine if there is a closed circulation. Once a close circulation exists, they fly at higher altitudes, ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 feet. Aircrews fly through the eye of a storm four to six times per mission to locate the low-pressure center and circulation of the storm. During these missions, the aircrews transmit the weather data by satellite to the NHC.
Dykes and his family moved to Cantonment when he was 13.
Before he became part of the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, Dyke served as a meteorologist in the Air Force from 2005 to 2008. His first assignment was at Keesler. He reported to the Weather Officer Course, with his first month being one many on the Gulf Coast he will never forget — Hurricane Katrina.
He eventually left the base, reporting to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, where he completed his weather training and began his first permanent duty assignment.
When Dyke isn’t flying, he is also the Air Force Reserve Command interim weather career field manager. He manages the weather specialists’ career paths, and is also responsible for organizing, training and equipping weather units.
Whether he is working issues to improve the unit or flying into the world’s most powerful storms to gather life-saving data, Dyke has a passion for his profession.
Friday was not the first time Dykes as taken the time to speak at Ransom. Last year, he spoke to Mr. O’Rears class on a satellite phone from the middle of Hurricane Olivia over the Pacific Ocean.
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Mostly Sunny For The Weekend
September 14, 2019
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Pictured: Friday’s sunset in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Baker Barely Gets Past Northview (With Photo Gallery)
September 14, 2019
A Friday the 13th full moon in Bratt turned out to be unlucky for the Northview Chiefs as they lost a hard fought battle 14-12 to the Baker Gators.
Baker was forced to punt it away, and Northview’s Jayden Jackson took it to the house to give the Chiefs a 6-0 lead with 19.8 seconds to go in the first quarter. It was first of two big touchdowns for Jackson, a Boston College recruit, on the night.
With less than 14 seconds to to in the half, Baker answered with a touchdown and a good kick for a 7-6 lead over the Chiefs.
For a photo gallery, click here.
In the third, Joe Brunson, son of Baker coach Joe Brunson, was in from the 2 to expand the Gator’s lead to 14-6. But the Chiefs were quick to answer as Jackson added a 61-yard TD for the Chiefs. A critical two-point conversion was no good, 14-12 Baker on top.
With under two minutes to go in the fourth, the Chiefs recovered a fumble in the endzone for a touchback. On their final drive, quarterback Ben Wilson found Jackson on passes of 24 and 34 yards as the clock ticked down. But with just seven seconds remaining, another Wilson pass was picked off by Baker to seal a win for the Gators.
“There are a not a lot of words honestly,” Northview head coach Derek Marshman said. “We had opportunities, but didn’t capitalize. The defense played a heck of a game. The defensive staff did a heck of a job, kudos to them. We didn’t score enough points; we didn’t run the ball well enough. That’s really what it boils down to. Like I said we had opportunities, we just didn’t capitalize.”
Friday night was the 32nd straight win for the Baker Gators (3-0), their eighth straight win over the Northview Chiefs. Northview (1-2) has not beat the Gators since 2012 when the Chiefs won the 1A state championship.
But the story of the Chiefs and the Gators may not be over for 2019. Both teams were ranked in the top 10 in state in class 1A headed into Friday night. Baker was the runner-up for state last year, and the Chiefs other loss was to Flomaton, the defending 3A Alabama state champions. Baker and Northview could easily meet again this season in the playoffs.
In the meantime, Northview will be on the road next Friday night at Holmes County in Bonifay (1-4).
For a photo gallery, click here. (Look for a cheerleader, band and fan photo gallery in the next few days.)
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
