Photos: Sawmill Day Car Show
May 7, 2018
Large crowds attended the annual Sawmill Day Car Show in Century on Saturday.
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Florida To Beef Up Elections Cybersecurity
May 7, 2018
Florida is hiring five cybersecurity specialists in advance of the 2018 elections, though the legislature didn’t include the positions when setting the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday announced the move to hire consultants who will work with elections officials. The consultants will be paid based on contract rates established by the Department of Management Services.
“We must be proactive in our efforts to preserve the security and integrity of our elections, which is why I directed the Department of State to invest in a team of cybersecurity specialists that will serve as a resource to all of our election officials,” Scott said in a prepared statement. Sarah Revell, spokeswoman for Secretary of State Ken Detzner, said the money will come from the agency’s federal trust fund for the current and upcoming fiscal years. The Department of State received $1.9 million in the state’s new $88.7 billion budget to establish a network-monitoring security program that will provide automated alerts about threats, allowing county election officials to respond when data may be at risk. The budget, which takes effect July 1, did not include funding to meet the Department of State’s request for five additional full-time employees to serve in cybersecurity positions.
In March, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio warned of a “level of overconfidence” about the security of the nation’s election system heading into the 2018 elections. The Miami-Dade County Republican, who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he wasn’t satisfied enough safeguards are in place — from the federal, state and local levels — to ensure the accuracy of the elections.
Florida is one of several states where voter rolls were believed to have been targeted by Russian hackers before the 2016 presidential election. Florida officials have not disclosed what exactly transpired during the election.
Sunny And Warmer This Week
May 7, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Light northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Molino 14 Team Wins NWE Tourney
May 7, 2018
The Molino 14 baseball team won the interleague baseball tournament Saturday at Northwest Escambia in Walnut Hill. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Pensacola Blue Wahoos Stumble Against The M-Braves
May 7, 2018
The Blue Wahoos used six extra-base hits to slug out a 9-7 win in front of a sellout crowd in Sunday’s finale at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
Both teams brought the offense early and often throughout Sunday’s matinee. Gabriel Guerrero gave the Wahoos a quick lead with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first off M-Braves starter Enderson Franco. The lead was short-lived after Mississippi scored five runs in the top of the second inning. Daniel Lockhart tallied a two-run double before Michael Reed’s three-run homer off Wyatt Strahan gave the M-Braves a 5-2 advantage.
But the Wahoos would not be denied in a game that featured five lead changes. In the bottom of the second inning with the bases loaded, Josh VanMeter hit a shallow fly ball that fell between three M-Braves to clear the bases. Pensacola scored four times in the second inning to take a 6-5 lead. The back-and-forth affair continued when Mississippi scored two more runs in the third inning to regain a 7-6 lead.
The game took an interesting twist in the top of the fourth inning when both Strahan and manager Jody Davis were ejected from the game after arguing with the first-base umpire on a play where Brian O’Grady was deemed to have taken his foot off the bag. That again forced the Wahoos to use their bullpen for the majority of the game. Carlos Navas (W, 1-0) held the M-Braves off the board over his 2.2 innings en route to his first win of the year.
Pensacola took the lead for the third and final time in the fifth inning when O’Grady walked, stole a base, and advanced to third on a flyout by Aristides Aquino. He then scored on a wild pitch from Adam McCreery (L, 0-2), which made the score 8-7. Pensacola tacked on an insurance run in the seventh inning when Guerrero tripled and scored on O’Grady’s flare to right.
Alex Powers closed out the game with two scoreless innings as the right-hander grabbed his third save in as many opportunities this season.
The Wahoos hit the road for their first 10-game road trip of the season. They will begin in Birmingham for a five-game series against the Barons before heading south towards Biloxi to fend off the Shuckers.
Reimagine Century Breathes New Life Into A Community In Need (With Photo Gallery)
May 6, 2018
Reimagine Century’s goal was to breathe new life into Century, where the faithful reached out to touch the hearts and lives of area residents in need.
The event included a wide variety of activities, including a 15,000 pound food giveaway, health screenings, youth and teen activities, free haircuts, baby diaper giveaway, live music, free lunch, haircuts, and much more. There were also children’s activities including inflatables, face painting, popcorn and games. All items, activities and events were free.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery, click here.
Reimagine Century was sponsored in part by numerous organizations, including NorthEscambia.com.
Pictured: Saturday morning at Reimagine Century. NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
May Day Held At Quintette Community Center
May 6, 2018
The annual May Day was held Saturday at the Quintette Community Center with entertainment, fun and games for the family, food and vendors. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Thousands Attend Mayfest, Miss Atmore Named (Photo Gallery)
May 6, 2018
From beautiful babies, cute dogs, arts and crafts, entertainment and plenty of fun, Mayfest 2018 had a little bit of something for everyone Saturday at Tom Byrne Park in Atmore as thousands attended the annual event.
Bailey Hayles, pictured left, was named Miss Atmore.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery, click here.
Pictured top: There as lots of great food at Mayfest 2018 in Atmore. Pictured inset: Miss Atmore Bailey Hayles. Pictured below: There were plenty of games and activities. Pictured below: Strolling and shopping at Mayfest. Pictured below: A performance by Jordan Monarch and Cady McDonald, know as the group No Matter How Far. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
A Very Special Rodeo (With Photo Gallery)
May 6, 2018
The Tate High School FFA hosted a very special rodeo Saturday morning, along with a pancake breakfast.
The event has taken place for over 25 years and thanks to the many sponsors and the amazing volunteers, it is all offered to members of our community with special needs and their families and those who support them at no cost.
After pancakes, the arena opened with a variety of activities — a chance to pet farm animals, a chance to ride a horse, a chance to ride in a wagon or throw horse shoes or bean bags, a chance to lasso a “cow” and after collecting a trophy, a chance to have a photo taken with the rodeo queen
Photos by Kim Stefansson for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Sunny Week Ahead
May 6, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: PSunny, with a high near 84. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.