February 9, 2021
Hail was reported across the North Escambia area early Tuesday morning as storms moved through. There were also numerous power outages.
A NorthEscambia.com reader sent us this photo of hail that fell on Howell Road off Highway 97 in Walnut Hill about 3:10 a.m. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Mobile said the hail pictured is up to ping pong ball size, about 1.5 inches.
The ping pong ball size hail did damage an outdoor light, barn light, a horse trailer and vehicles on Howell Road.
NorthEscambia.com received reports of hail across the area from Walnut Hill, Bratt, Century, Jay (confirmed quarter size), McDavid, Atmore, Flomaton, Pollard and more.
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Cal State Fullerton faculty and staff were awarded more than $9 million in funding during the period October to December 2020. Supported projects range from a transportation fellowship to a prison arts collective to research on manta rays.
Michael Daniel ’99 (B.A. business administration-marketing), regional director of the Small Business Development Center: $3,111,800 in total funding:
$2,550,000 from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development for the “GO-Biz Technical Assistance Expansion Program 2021” project;
$519,300 from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development for “GO-Biz Capital Infusion Program 2021;”
$42,500 from the Local Initiatives Support Corporation Los Angeles for “SBDC Recovery and Relief for Underserved Businesses in Orange County.”
February 4, 2021
The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation is partnering with the University of West Florida to offer six workshops beginning next week to help parents support their student and their teachers.
“We are excited to partner with the University of West Florida,” said Kristie Kelly, executive director at the Foundation. “Their faculty will share strategies to support your student’s success in face-to-face, virtual and blended learning environments.
The virtual sessions in this series, entitled “Supporting Your Student,” will be on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in February through April. Each session begins at 5 p.m. with a 30-minute workshop followed by 15 minutes for questions from parents. UWF faculty from the departments of teacher education and educational leadership and instructional design and technology are presenting the workshops.
Updated Feb. 4
Another legislative session, another spate of hot-button education issues likely to generate animated debate with the likelihood of pushing lawmakers to the final days before a vote. Already on the front burner are vouchers, mandatory moments of silence and more. Read on for the latest on this and other Florida education news.
Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed letting parents retain their children because of learning losses last spring. A Democratic senator is advancing the concept in legislation that won support in its first committee stop.
The Florida Senateâs big voucher bill had its first committee hearing.No surprises in the outcome, the
A Rosette Nebula.
For February 2021, the Moon is last quarter on Feb. 4, and new on Feb. 11. The waxing crescent passes just south of Mars on Feb. 18, and is first quarter the following evening. The full moon is the Hunger or Wolf Moon, and is on Feb. 27.
Except for Mars, all the planets lie too close to the sun for easy observation this month. Even Mars is disappointing telescopically, for the earth has left it far behind since the close opposition last fall, and it is only a tiny red disk high in the evening sky in Aries at nightfall. But next month Jupiter and Saturn return to the dawn, and by summer Venus will be back in the evening skies.