New Splash Pad Opens In Atmore
May 19, 2018
A new $150,000 splash pad opened Friday in Atmore. The splash pad was made possible through a partnership between the City of Atmore and the Atmore Rotary Club, along with additional donations. The splash is open 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily at South Trammel Street and West Craig Street, just behind Heritage Park on South Main Street. There is also a new covered seating area for parents.
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William D. (Bill) Robbins
May 19, 2018
William D. (Bill) Robbins was the son of Joe and Mae Robbins of Walnut Hill, Florida. He was born on December 2,1926. He went to be with his Lord on May 17, 2018. He was 91 years old. He served his country in the Navy and later in the Air Force. On retirement from the military, he went to work with civil service working with sheet metal fabrication.
He was married to Ramona Yosin Robbins and raised 4 children. He became a widower in 1975. He later married Bernice Lucas Robbins. He became a widower in 2015.
He is survived by a daughter, Ramona Anne Robbins Gay (Charles) of Walnut Hill and a son Michael Joseph Robbins, Pace, Florida; by his grandsons Nathan Robbins (Jenny) of Yokosuka, Japan, Kurt Robbins of Walnut Hill and Michael Gay (Brittaney) of Walnut Hill and a granddaughter Tina Parr of North Carolina; four great granddaughters: Brianna Gay, Ella Robbins, Lily Mae Robbins and Destiny Hensley; three great grandsons: Alexander Gay, Tyler Hensley and Daniel Lunsford. He is survived by a niece who was raised like a sister to him. Arlene Delafosse. He is survived by many nieces and nephews, etc.
He is predeceased by his parents, three sisters: Mary Magdalene Robbins, Louree Battaglia, and Charline Warrick and three brothers: Alton Robbins, Theodore Robbins, and Harrell Robbins; a son, Bill Robbins, Jr. and a daughter Peggy Robbins Parr and a granddaughter, Tammy Michelle Gay.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday May 21, 2018, at Faith Chapel North in Cantonment, Florida with Rev. Ted Bridges officiating. Burial will follow services at Walnut Hill cemetery. Pall bearers will be his grandsons Kurt Robbins and Michael Gay and nephews Alan Robbins, Matt Robbins, Phillip Robbins and Greg Robbins.
Lula Mae Colbert Parker
May 19, 2018
Lula Mae Colbert Parker, 84 of Atmore, AL, passed away Thursday May 17, 2018 in Atmore. She was born on October 13, 1933 in Monroe County, AL, to the late Wesley B. Arlie Shipp Hayles. She was a retired draw twist operator at Masland Carpets. She is preceded in death by her parents; first husband David Colbert and her second husband William “Bill” Parker; son Curtis David Colbert and a sister Lisa Freeman and a brother Eubie B. Hayles.
She is survived by her two sons Cecil Wayne (Belinda) Colbert of Davisville, AL. and James Wesley (Lisa) Colbert of Atmore, AL. Two brothers Ed (Frances) Hayles of Poarch, AL. and Tommy (Janice) Hayles of Atmore, AL. Two grandchildren Linda (Kevin) Jones and Haley (Dempsey) Rolin. Seven great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Graveside services will held Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 2:30 PM from Serenity Gardens Cemetery with Bro. Ricky Tedder officiating. Active pallbearers will be Nick Boutwell, David Boutwell, Jonathan Boutwell, Kevin Jones, Dempsey Rolin, and Robbie Hayles.
Visitation will be held Friday, May 18, 2018 from 6pm until 8pm from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Sidney R. Perry III
May 19, 2018
Sidney R. Perry III, 83, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018, at home surrounded by his family.
Sidney was born and raised in Sarasota, FL. He graduated from McCallie Military School, Chattanooga, TN in 1953. He then attended Virginia Military Institute and graduated with a BA degree in 1957. Sidney’s grandfather graduated from VMI in 1892 and his father in 1926.
Sidney served in the US Army 4th Armored Division, 22nd Artillery and was stationed in Germany from 1958-1959.
Sidney retired from the Monsanto Corporation, Pensacola, FL in 1991 with 35 years of service.
Sidney enjoyed clog dancing with his wife in the Sunshine Cloggers Club; spending time at Lake Burton, GA and in the country at the farm in Darlington, FL. He was also an avid reader of history and western books. Nothing gave him more pleasure than to spend time with family and friends.
Sidney is preceded in death by his parents Sidney R. Perry Jr and Mary Anne Haley Perry and son Adrian Lee Jacobs.
Left to cherish his memory include his wife of 54 years Madge M. Perry; his children, Sidney R. Perry IV (Marie), Gregory Jacobs (Josephine), Teresa Freeman (Tom) and Michele Lee Jacobs; his grandchildren, Ashley Roman (Jonathon), Luke Perry and Lindsey Perry; his great grandchildren Lawson and Greyson and his two furry friends, Duke and Roo. Sidney also leaves behind one brother, Allen G. Perry (Glenda) and two sisters, Jeanne League (Bob) and Joanne Anthony.
Arrest Made In Northview High School Bomb Threat (Updated With Details)
May 18, 2018
UPDATED: Thanks to video evidence, an arrest was quickly made after a bomb threat Thursday afternoon at Northview High School.
Gavin Lee Barlow, age 19 of Walnut Hill, was charged with making a bomb threat, a felony, and disturbing the peace/interfering with a school function. He remained in the Escambia County Jail early Friday morning with bond set at $5,250.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office completed a search and cleared the campus shortly after the threat was made, and deputies were able to quickly develop a suspect thanks to video evidence.
At 2:30 p.m., the school resource officer was made aware that Barlow sent a profanity-laced video through the Snapchat app to a student at the school who had just been suspended for the rest of the year, according to the Sheriff’s Office. In the video, Barlow said, “I hate that (profanity) school, I hate that (profanity), I hate Mrs. Weaver. I wish that (profanity) would blow the (profanity) up at 3:20. (Profanity) I’m gonna set a bomb off in that (profanity). I’m gonna get Russia to blow that (profanity) up.”
Barlow is not a student at the school.
Principal Gayle Weaver was informed of the threat, and a decision was made to dismiss faculty, staff and students early at 3:11 p.m., rather than the normal dismissal time of 3:20 p.m.
“The threat was time specific for 3:20,” Weaver said in a recorded photo call to parents.
After contact was made with Barlow, he met deputies at a house on Pine Barren Road, just outside the Northview campus, and Barlow was placed under arrest without incident at 4:45 p.m. There were no other arrests in connection with the threat, according to the State Attorney’s Office.
The school held their Senior Honors Night program as planned Thursday night without incident.
Pictured: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect on Pine Barren Road, just outside the Northview High School campus, following a bomb threat Thursday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Forest Service Battles 80 Acre Wildfire Near Walnut Hill
May 18, 2018
The Florida Forest Service battled an 80 acre wildfire Thursday afternoon in Enon, south of Walnut Hill.
The Forest Service utilized three bulldozers and a brush truck. It took about two hours to contain the fire off Highway 97A.
No structures were threatened by the blaze.
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Afternoon Showers And Thunderstorms
May 18, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Northview High Names 2018 Honors Graduates; Announces $835K In Scholarships
May 18, 2018
Northview High School named their honor graduates Thursday night, as $835,812 in scholarships were announced for the Class of 2018.
Valedictorian of the Class of 2018 is Triston Parker Long, and salutatorian is Sarah Elizabeth Perritt (pictured top).
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Summa Cum Laude (4.0 GPA and above) graduates are, in class rank order:
1. Triston Parker Long
2. Sarah Elizabeth Perritt
3. Hannah Grace Nelson
4. Tara Faith Windham
5. Destiny McKenna Watson
6. Hannah Mascaro
7. Jacob Andrew White
8. Anna Belle Barberree
9. Miracle Breanna Deloach
10. Kayla Nicole Galvan
11. Logan Daniel Calloway
12. Alayna Lauren Brown
Magna Cum Laude graduates (3.85 or higher) are:
13. John Elmer Chivington Jr.
14. Bailee Brianna Hinote
Cum Laude (3.5 and above) graduates are:
15. Jason Riley Fischer
16. Logan Michael Doremus
17. Jarrod Latrell Davison
18. Bria Ashlynn Hardy
19. Laura Abbygale Hammond
20. Braxton Wade Edwards
21. Robin Marie Nahkala
22. Natasha Nykeria Walker
Scholarships were awarded or offered as follows:
Anna Belle Barbarree
- Escambia Retired Educator’s Association – $1,000
- Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship – $150
- PSC Academic – $1,800
- Bright Futures – Gold Seal Vocational – $2,880
- Atmore Rotary All Star – $500
Dawson Brown
- Atmore Rotary All Star – $250
Rhayeshawnna Davidson
- Johnson & Wales University – FBLA Scholarship – $8,000
- Johnson & Wales University – Presidential Academic Scholarship – $28,000
Logan Calloway
- UWF – Academic Merit – $12,000
Alexandra Carter
- PSC Scholastic Achievement Award – $500
Jarrod Davison
- Leola Robinson – $250
- James O. Gordon Schoalrship – $250
- Strides for Academic Excellence – $500
- Atmore Rotary All Star – $250
Miracle Deloach
- Bright Fututres – Florida Medallion Scholar – $9,240
- UWF -Academic Merit – $16,000
Donnie Dixon
- George Stone Scholarship – $1,000
- Northview FFA Alumni – Tommy Weaver Award – $500
- Tri Cities Volunteers – $1,000
Jason Fischer
- Take Stock in Children – $12,000
- University of South Alabama University Scholarship – $14,000
- Bright Fututres – Florida Medallion Scholar – $9,240
- Atmore Rotary All Star – $250
- Zachary Barrow Memorial Scholarship – $1,500
- UWF – Academic Merit – $12,000
Kayla Galvan
- Take Stock in Children – $12,000
- UWF – Academic Merit – $12,000
Austin Ging
- Bright Futures – Gold Seal Vocational – $2,880
- Atmore Rotary All Star – $250
Logan Hall
- Coastal Alabama Theater Sholarship – $12,300
- Coastal Alabama Book Scholarship – $3,000
John Wesley Hardin
- George Stone Scholarship – $1,000
- Northview FFA Alumni – Tommy Weaver Award – $500
Bria Hardy
- Atmore Rotary All Star – $250
Cole Hassebrock
- Ruritan Award – $300
- Northview FFA Alumni – Tommy Weaver Award – $1,000
Bailee Hinote
- Bright Futures – Florida Academic Scholar – $25,000
Cody Kite
- Glenn Key Memorial Award – $1,000
- Jamie Hall Memorial Award – $1,000
- Northview FFA Alumni – Tommy Weaver Award – $1,000
Triston Long
- University of Alabama – UA Scholar Scholarship – $90,000
- Valedictorian Award – United Bank – $500
- Auburn University – Ceddrick C. Mack Memorial Beacon Leadership Endowed Scholarship – $20,000
- Auburn University – Spirit of Auburn Founders Scholarship
- Auburn Universtiy – Lee Moody Endowed Scholarship – $1,000
- University of West Florida – Merit Scholarship – $20,000
- Bright Futures – Florida Academic Scholar – $25,000
- UWF – Academic Merit – $20,000
Hannah Mascaro
- UWF Academic Merit – $16,000
Hannah Nelson
- Florida State University – University Freshman Scholarship – $9,600
- EREC – Hermann Johnson – $4,000
- Bright Futures – Florida Academic Scholar – $25,000
- UWF – Academic Merit – $20,000
Lari McCann
- Take Stock in Children – $12,000
Sarah Perritt
- University of Alabama – Birmingham – Presidential Recognition Scholarship – $43,440
- University of South Alabama – Presidential Scholarship – $38,992
- Mississippi State – Academic Excellence – $24,000
- University of Mississippi – Academic Excellence – $32,760
- Salutatorian Award – First National Bank – $300
Orelbis Oscar Rodriguez
- Bright Futures – CAPE – $2,880
- Pensacola Civitan – $100
Mary Sanders
- PSC Music Award – $2,000
Andrew Sharpless
- Quarterback Club – $500
- University of South Alabama University Scholarship – $14,000
Fisher Spence
- Atmore Rotary All Star – $250
Hunter Spence
- Atmore Rotary All Star – $250
- Bright Futures – Gold Seal Vocational – $2,880
Evan Till
- Coastal Alabama Theater Scholarship – $12,300
- Coastal Alabama Book Scholarship – $3,000
- International Paper Scholarship – $1,000
Destiny Watson
- Louisiana State University Tiger Excellence – $48,000
- Louisiana State University Tiger Nation Scholarship – $13,340
- Florida Institute of Technology – Panther Fund Schoalrship – $20,550
- Florida Institute of Technology – LP Whitehead Schoalrship – $5,000
- University of Oklahoma – $32,000
- Bright Futures – Florida Academic Scholar – $25,000
Jacob White
- University of Alabama – Collegiate Scholar Scholarship – $24,000
- UWF – Academic Merit – $16,000
Madison White
- Bright Futures- CAPE – 2880
- Atmore Rotary All Star – 250
Tara Windham
- Atmore Rotary All Star – 500
Escambia County Extension To Host Honey Bee Workshop Saturday
May 18, 2018
Escambia County Extension will host the Escarosa Beekeepers Association Open Hive Bee Workshop on Saturday, May 19.
The meeting will take place at the county Extension Office, located at 3740 Stefani Road in Cantonment, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $20 for adults and $7 for children ages 10-12, with free admission for children under the age of 9. Lunch is provided and there will be several raffle and door prize drawings.
The workshop will include an open hive inspection, nucleus installation, live swarm demonstration, honey extraction, and a honeycomb cut out.
To register for the event, contact Rizza Johnson at 850-698-6418 or email rizzaxjohnson@gmail.com.
Get Your Important Documents, Photos Digitized At Molino Library
May 18, 2018
Saturday is “Save Yourself Digitization Day” at the Molino Branch Library.
The library will help residents get their personal important documents and photos digitized. Patrons can receive a half hour session with a library specialist who will scan and save items to a flash drive.
The library will provide the flash drives and the technology from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Call the Molino Branch Library at (850) 435-1761 to reserve a time. Drop-ins are welcome on a first come, first serve basis.