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Tate High Campus Placed On Lockdown After School As Deputies Pursue Suspect
The Tate High School campus was placed on lockdown late Tuesday afternoon as deputies pursed an armed suspect near the school. The lockdown was after dismissal time, but was a precaution due to students on campus for extra-curricular activities.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a suspicious person armed with a firearm. [...]
Escambia Schools: No More Walking Kids To Class, New SROs, Metal Detectors
New safety and security measures in place this year in the Escambia County School District include metal detectors, additonal resource officers, and a new policy banning parents from continuing to walk their children to class.
“Some of this may have parents feeling inconvenienced, but it’s the little price we pay to have schools safe and locked [...]
Students Head Back To Class (With Photo Gallery)
Monday was the first day of school…so that means it’s time for our annual Back to School Photo Gallery.
We asked NorthEscambia.com readers to submit their back to school photos.
For a photo gallery with hundreds of photos, click here.
We apologize, but due to a tremendous response, we were unable to publish all [...]
Front Street Families Back At Home 2.5 Years After EF-3 Tornado
Six families have received their keys and are returning home to Front Street in Century, about two and a half years after an EF-3 tornado devastated much of the area.
State Disaster State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program funding was allocated to Escambia County in 2016 to assist income eligible owner [...]
Police: Two Molino Men Arrested For Walmart Theft, One Had A Loaded Gun And Spice
Two Molino men were charged after an alleged shoplifting incident at a Pensacola Walmart during which one was found with a loaded weapon and spice, according to police.
The Pensacola Police Department responded to a retail theft complaint at the Walmart on Creighton Road after Jonathan David Franklin and Dakota Ray Smith, both 25, allegedly approached [...]
Concrete Deck Poured Again On Molino Bridge That Collapsed In June
The concrete deck as been re-poured at a Molino bridge that partially collapsed on June 30.
Portions of the bridge were removed and reconstructed after the failure of a threaded support rod and temporary truss that caused two deck spans of concrete that had not hardened to fall into water below. The contractor modified their [...]
Don’t Forget: Breakfast And Lunch Are Free At 45 Escambia Schools
Breakfast and lunch will be free for all students, regardless of income, during the upcoming school year at 45 schools in Escambia County.
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program means that parents of the students at these schools are not required to submit an application for the Free and Reduced Meal [...]
Back To School Bash Held At Carver Park In Cantonment
A Back to School Bash was held Saturday at Carver Park in Cantonment. The event included free food, fun activities and a backpack giveaway.
The event was sponsored by the Cantonment Improvement Committee, with assistance provided by other groups including the Cantonment Rotary Club and Ascend Performance Materials.
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Two Charged With Stealing TVs From New Kingsfield Elementary
Two men have been charged with stealing televisions from the new Kingsfield Elementary School.
Sean DeJuan Battles and Steve Franklin Endress were seen on surveillance video leaving the school with three televisions on August 4, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. They were both charged with grand theft, burglary and criminal mischief property damage.
Battles worked [...]
Sample Ballots Are On The Way
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford has announced that sample ballots for the August 28 Primary Election are being mailed to Escambia County voters. The sample ballot includes a ballot image, the voter’s polling location and information on the three ways to vote: early, vote-by-mail, and on Election [...]
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Nominees Named For Escambia District 1 Advisory Committee
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Portion Of Medical Park Drive In Atmore Closed Thursday
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Tate And Northview FFA Chapters Named Among The Best In The Nation
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Escambia BOCC Weekly Meeting Schedule
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Florida Gas Prices Rise; Escambia Area Cheaper Than Most Of The State
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School Bus Safety And Traffic Laws
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FDOT: Weekly Traffic Alerts – Where To Expect Delays
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Aquino Sets Home Run Records As Wahoos Fall To Mobile
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PSC Student Tiffany Daniels Missing For Five Years
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UWF Announces Inaugural Argo Athletic Band
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Florida Gov’t Weekly Roundup: Silly Season Turns Toxic
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Mobile Slugs Past Pensacola 14-2
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Century Meeting Canceled Due To No Shows; Public Notice Questioned
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Total Cuteness Alert: Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office Names New K-9 Pups
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Central Water Works Rescinds Boil Water Notice For 340 Customers
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BayBears Beat The Wahoos
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FWC Law Enforcement Report
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County Administrator, Commissioner Respond To Century Mayor’s Housing Assistance Allegations
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ECSO: Man Charged With Abuse After Cancer Patient Mom Found In Feces Covered Mobile Home
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Escambia County Program Puts Youth To Work
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Updated Hurricane Forecast Lowers Number Of Anticipated Storms
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Century Counterfeit Cash Suspect Arrested; ECSO Seeking Second Suspect
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Report Finds Flaws In Florida’s Cancer Efforts
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Atmore Dedicates New Mural
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