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Chloe Channell Headlines FFA Blue Jacket Jamboree (With Photo Galleries)
The annual Blue Jacket Jamboree was held Saturday at Northview High School to benefit the school’s FFA program.
The day’s entertainment included 12-year old Chloe Channell of America’s Got Talent fame, The Dusty Sanderson Band and more.
For a Chloe Channel photo gallery, click here.
Have your photo taken with Chloe Channell? Click here for a fan photo [...]
Escambia Murder Suspect Arrested In Mississippi
An Escambia County man is behind bars in Mississippi, charged in the Friday murder of his wife in the Mayfair community.
Antoine Tyshawn Banks, 34, is being held without bond in the Harrison County (MS) Jail. He was booked into the jail at 7:24 Saturday morning by the Biloxi (MS) Police Department. Banks [...]
Work Set To Begin On New Weight Training Facility At Northview High
Work is set to begin soon on a new weight training facility for Northview High School.
The $625,510 bid was awarded to R.D. Ward Construction Company, the lowest of nine bidders. Other bids ranged from $669,400 to $836,300.
The Escambia County School Board approved the weight training facility back at their January 22, 2013, meeting, [...]
Search Continues For Missing Crestview Boy, Might Be In U-Haul
Authorities are still trying to find 3-year-old Emmanuel Menz, who was abducted from the Burger King located at 3210 South Ferdon Boulevard in Crestview at approximately 11:15 a.m. Thursday morning, during a supervised visit at that location.
Emmanuel’s father and mother, Karl R. Menz and Virginia M. Lynch, do not have custodial rights to Emmanuel, and [...]
Commission Pledges $8 Million To Help Lure ST Aerospace To Pensacola
The Escambia County Commission has voted to pledge $8 million in local option sales tax funds to help bring ST Aerospace to the Pensacola airport. The Singapore-based aerospace company that employees 1,300 in Mobile, plans to hire 300 in Pensacola.
The county will loan $3.2 million directly to the City of Pensacola for the project and [...]
Florida To Join Multi-State Lawsuit Over Gulf Oil Disaster
Florida expects to be added to a multi-state federal lawsuit against BP over “widespread” damages from the Deepwater Horizon disaster, after spending nearly three years unsuccessfully trying to resolve the matter on its own.
On Wednesday, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission filed a [...]
Volunteers, Officials Team Up To Save Rescued Horse
Volunteers, family, friends, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Escambia County Animal Control and the ingenuity of the Cantonment Station of Escambia Fire Rescue came together Wednesday afternoon to help a rescue horse in need in Cantonment.
The horse, named Ebony, is being housed by Escambia County at Panhandle Equine Rescue in Cantonment after being seized about [...]
Fannie Road Near Century To Close Next Week For Bridge Replacement
Crews will begin construction activities on Fannie Road just outside Century next week.
The $1.8 million project will replace the bridge on Fannie Road over Dead Lake with a new concrete structure consisting of two 12-foot wide travel lanes and eight foot shoulders. Fannie Road will be closed during construction and traffic detoured [...]
NJROTC Cadet Braun Receives Prestigious Area Award
Northview High School Cadet LCDR Kasie Braun, NJROTC Company Commander, was selected for the Area Eight ROTC “Joseph C. Gilliam Award”. Braun completed against cadets from 50 ROTC units in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana to win this prestigious award, a first for Northview’s NJROTC unit. Pictured: LCDR Kasie Braun [...]
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Atmore Motorcyclist Killed In Cantonment Crash
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Aviation Company To Hold Job Recruitment And Info Session
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Partly Sunny Sunday
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Escambia SO Neighborhood Watch Academy Accepting Applications
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Chiefs Fall To Chipley
The Northview Chiefs lost two to the Chipley Tigers Friday night. Chipley’s junior varsity topped Northview 9-4, and Chipley...
Featured Recipe: Homemade Egg Rolls
This weekend’s featured recipe from Janet Tharpe is a Homemade Egg Roll. Have fun and fill them with any of a variety of fillings...
Commissioner Barry To Hold Town Hall Meeting Monday
District 5 Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry will hold a town hall meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 10, at the...
Ethics Commission Dismisses Complaint Against Sheriff
The Florida Commission on Ethics has unanimously dismissed an ethics complaint against Sheriff David Morgan. John Powell, who was defeated...
Weekend Gardening: Caring For Camellias
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Florida Gov’t Weekly Roundup: Few Surprises In Session’s First Week
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Man Charged In Death Of 76-Year Old
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Mom Sentenced After Cocaine Found In Elementary Student’s Backpack
A Cantonment mom has been sentenced to probation after her daughter showed up at her elementary school with plastic bag of cocaine...
BBB Warns Of Misleading ‘Annual Minutes Requirement’ Mailings
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Fannie Road Bridge Replacement To Cost Town Of Century’s Utilities
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Florida House Moves Ahead On Insurance Gun Bill
Despite questions about whether the bill is needed, a House committee Thursday approved a measure that supporters say will prevent...
Century CI Employees Read Dr. Seuss To Elementary Students
Century Correctional’s Assistant Warden Hutchins and Officer Tony deGraaf read to a kindergarten class at Jay Elementary School...
Sacred Heart: Door To Door Children’s Book Sales Are A Scam
Someone may be going door to door selling children’s books saying that proceeds will benefit Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital,...
Man, 76, Dies After Home Invasion Beating
A family is looking for answers after a 76-year old man was found beaten to death inside his home late Tuesday night on Lakeview Avenue...
Florida House Panel: Not All Marijuana The Same
With just one “no” vote, a Florida House panel signed off on a measure Wednesday that would legalize a strain of non-euphoric...
Molino Library Reads Across America With Dr. Seuss
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Marine Corp’s Biggest Helicopters On Area Training Mission
The Marines are flying their largest helicopter on training missions out of NAS Pensacola. The Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron...
Man Charged In November Escambia County Double Homicide
An Escambia County man was arrested this morning and charged with a two counts of premeditated homicide and two counts of armed robbery...
Good Morning Governor Scott! We Are Part Of Florida Too
Good morning Governor Rick Scott! We appreciate you taking the time to stop by and read NorthEscambia.com. We just wanted you to...
Senates Passes Four Bills Making State Inhospitable To Sexually Violent Predators
With the mother of a murdered child looking on, the Florida Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed four bills intended to make the state...
Higher Speed Limit Bill Makes First Pass In Florida House
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Scott In State Of State Address: Let’s Keep Working
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Phone Service Restored In Byrneville After 4 Day Outage
A four-day outage for some Byrneville residents and businesses has been resolved. An unknown number of AT&T land line customers...
Darlene Dickey Of Molino Pre-files For County Court Judge
Darlene Dickey of Molino pre-filed Tuesday for County Court Judge, Group 5 in the 2014 Election. Dickey, 43, was appointed an Escambia...
Deputies Nab Car Burglary Suspects
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Free Hunter Safety Class Offered In Escambia County
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