Boil Water Notice Issued For Cottage Hill Water Works Customers On Williams Ditch Road
October 18, 2021
Cottage Hill Water Works has issued a precautionary boil water notice Monday afternoon for Williams Ditch Road following a water main break.
Cottage Hill Water Works advises residents of the area that all water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth, or washing dishes be boiled. A rolling boil of one minute is sufficient, or as an alternative bottled water may be used.
This precautionary boil water notice will remain in effect until a bacteriological survey shows that the water is safe to drink.
If you have any questions you may contact the office at (850) 968-5485
IMPACT 100 Awards Over $1.1 Million In Grants To 11 Community Groups
October 18, 2021
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a women’s philanthropic organization, awarded grants totaling $1.12 million dollars Sunday afternoon to 11 nonprofit groups.
Each organization received a grant of $101,820.
The 11 grant recipients selected by IMPACT 100 are:
ARTS, CULTURE & HISTORY
- Pensacola Children’s Chorus, Inc. –Project: PUMP UP THE VOLUME: Building Confidence with Reliable Sound Equipment
- Pensacola Lighthouse Association, I-nc. dba Pensacola Lighthouse & Museum — Project: Shining Light on Buried History
EDUCATION
- Escambia County Public Schools Foundation for Excellence, Inc. – Project: Pensacola High School Innovation Center Revitalization
- United Methodist Children’s Home dba Embrace Florida Kids – Project: A Higher Education Home: Wrap-around Support for Vulnerable Youth for Collegiate Success
ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION & PRESERVATION
- The Arc Gateway, Inc. – Project: The Arc Gateway SHRED WORKS
- Bream Fishermen Association, Inc. and PYC Satori Foundation, Inc. — Project: Taking the Coast to the Kids – Improving our Waterways through Science and Recreation
FAMILY
- Martha’s Vineyard Foundation, Inc. dba Vineyard Family House — Project: Caring for Families in Crisis
- Rally Foundation, Inc. – Project: Rally Resource Room powered by IMPACT100
HEALTH & WELLNESS
- Pace Center for Girls, Inc. – Project: Girls Going Places
- United for a Good Cause, Inc – Project: Hope Squad Peer-to-Peer Suicide Prevention for Schools
- United Service Organization, Inc. – Project: Pop-Up USO
“Even as Covid 19 has continued to be a factor in 2021, IMPACT members were able to choose to meet at either in-person Focus Area Committees or virtual Focus Area Committees,” said Roz Leahy, president of IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area. “Hundreds of IMPACT 100 members participated in the process to review each grant application, conduct site visits to all applicants, and select finalists from each Focus Area Committee. We are so thankful for our members who participated and to our volunteer board who facilitated both the in-person and virtual committee meetings, enabling IMPACT 100 to continue serving the community we love.”
With 1,120 members this year, IMPACT 100 was able to award $101,820 each to eleven nonprofit organizations in our community for a total impact of $1,120,020. In the 18 years since its inception, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area has awarded 131 grants to 91 nonprofit organizations totaling $13,950,000.
Molino Native Serves As Member Of U.S. Navy’s ‘Silent Service’
October 18, 2021
A Molino native is stationed at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, homeport to all East Coast ballistic-missile and guided-missile submarines.
Seaman Jackob Braun, a 2020 Northview High School graduate, joined the Navy this year.
“I did the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps in high school and felt like the Navy was a solid foundation to continue my career,” said Braun.
Today, Braun serves as a missile technician, who is currently in training to learn about his job field.
According to Braun, the values required to succeed in the military are similar to those found in Molino.
“I learned values like honor, courage and commitment from my hometown,” said Braun. “I had self-discipline before boot camp, so I was prepared for what was to come.”
Known as America’s “Silent Service,” the Navy’s submarine force operates a large fleet of technically advanced vessels. These submarines are capable of conducting rapid defensive and offensive operations around the world, in furtherance of U.S. national security.
There are three basic types of submarines: fast-attack submarines (SSN), ballistic-missile submarines (SSBN) and guided-missile submarines (SSGN).
Fast-attack submarines are designed to hunt down and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships; strike targets ashore with cruise missiles; carry and deliver Navy SEALs; conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions; and engage in mine warfare.
The Navy’s ballistic-missile submarines, often referred to as “boomers,” serve as a strategic deterrent by providing an undetectable platform for submarine-launched ballistic missiles. SSBNs are designed specifically for stealth, extended patrols and the precise delivery of missiles.
Guided-missile submarines provide the Navy with unprecedented strike and special operation mission capabilities from a stealthy, clandestine platform. Each SSGN is capable of carrying 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles, plus a complement of heavyweight torpedoes to be fired through four torpedo tubes.
As a member of the submarine force, Braun is part of a rich 121-year history of the U.S. Navy’s most versatile weapons platform, capable of taking the fight to the enemy in the defense of America and its allies.
Serving in the Navy means Braun is part of a team that is taking on new importance in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.
“The Navy ensures national security through projection of power around the world,” said Braun. “We can’t do everything from the United States. We need ships around the world ready to take action when needed.”
With more than 90 percent of all trade traveling by sea, and 95 percent of the world’s international phone and internet traffic carried through underwater fiber optic, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity and security of the United States is directly linked to a strong and ready Navy.
A major component of that maritime security is homeported at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.
“We do two big things here in King’s Bay: we send SSBNs on strategic deterrence patrols and we forward deploy our guided missile submarines overseas,” said Rear Adm. John Spencer, Commander, Submarine Group Ten. “This work is essential to uphold the number one mission of the Navy: strategic deterrence. And this is the only home port for both of these types of submarines on the East Coast.”
Strategic deterrence is the Nation’s ultimate insurance program, and for decades, Kings Bay has been home to Ohio Class SSBN ballistic-missile submarines. Beginning in 2028, the new Columbia Class ballistic-missile submarines will arrive and provide continuous sea-based strategic deterrence into the 2080s.
As Braun and other sailors continue to train and perform the missions they are tasked with, they take pride in serving their country in the United States Navy.
“A lot of people don’t ever serve, but someone has to,” added Braun. “Someone has to step up. So many have served before us, and now it’s my turn.”
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda Rae Moreno, Navy Office of Community Outreach. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda Rae Moreno for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Winning $164K Fantasy Five Ticket Sold At Nine Mile Road Convenience Store
October 18, 2021
Someone is over $164,000 richer today after purchasing a winning Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket at a Nine Mile Road convenience store.
The quick pick ticket sold at the Circle K at the intersection of West Nine Mile Road and Pine Forest Road was the only winning ticket sold for Sunday night’s drawing and is worth $164,662.39.
The 197 tickets matching four numbers won $134.50 each. Another 6,883 tickets matching three numbers are worth $10.50 each, and 72,023 ticket holders won a free ticket for picking two numbers.
Sunday’s winning numbers were 10-12-18-31-33.
Great Fall Day! A High In The Low 70s; Low Around 50
October 18, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 56.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
New AT&T Tower Now Under Construction In Century Park
October 18, 2021
Construction is underway on a new 305 foot tall AT&T cell tower located in a Century park, and that means added revenue for the town.
Earlier this year, the town council approved a five-year lease with options out to 40 years with Diamond Towers for an AT&T tower on a parcel of land in the town’s Anthony Pleasant Park off West Highway 4. It’s a small area tucked away essentially at the back of the park.
Diamond Towers had leased the property at $1,000 for a year. Now that they are moving forward with construction, the lease payment has automatically increased to $1,500 per month for at least five years under the terms of the contract. There will be another $500 per month due for any additional cellular providers collocated on the tower in the future. There are annual options for slight increases.
City officials have expressed their excitement over the new service from AT&T, as most other carriers have poor service within in the town.
Construction on the tower is expected to take just a few more weeks. The tower area will be fenced to prevent access by those using the park.
Pictured: Work Friday afternoon on a new cell tower located at Century’s Anthony Pleasant Park. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Lawson Andrew “Andy” Capps
October 18, 2021
Mr. Lawson Andrew “Andy” Capps, age 74, passed away, Saturday October 16, 2021 at his home in Bogia, FL. He was born in Talladega, AL. and has lived most of his life in McDavid, FL. He was owner and operator of Fireplace Northwest Florida. He was a member of Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church. He was a veteran in the United States Air Force.
Mr. Capps loved spending time with his family especially his grandkids. He enjoyed fishing, dove hunting, and shrimping on his boat. He enjoyed planting a vegetable garden and sharing it with his neighbors.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Lawson Capps and Lola “Blanton” Thompson, stepdad, Oliver Thompson, father-in-law, Raymond Truesdell, two brothers, James Capps, and Ronnie Hare.
He is survived by his loving wife of fifty-six years, June Capps, of McDavid, FL: one son, Scott (Candace) Capps, of McDavid, FL; two grandchildren, Jordan Capps, of McDavid, FL; Lola Capps, of McDavid, FL; other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. Dexter Truesdell and Rev. Nathan Brown officiating.
Burial will follow at Ray’s Chapel Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Monday, October 18, 2021 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home LLC.
Pallbearers will be Kenneth Ralph, Nathan Truesdell, Travis Truesdell, Johnny Brooks, Gary Toop, and Vance Wayne Jones.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ted Toop, David Huggins, Ed Brooks, and Jimmy Malone.
Florida Gas Prices Near Steady Over The Past Week
October 18, 2021
Florida gas prices were near steady over the past week, but AAA says an increase could be on the way.
The state average of $3.18 per gallon is a half-cent more than this time last week.
The Escambia County average stood at $3.19 Sunday night. A North Escambia low of $3.15 could be found at two Cantonment stations.
Although gas prices held relatively steady last week, another increase could be on the way. Crude and gasoline futures prices rose again last week, setting new 2021 highs. The price of U.S. crude increased 4% last week. Friday’s settlement of $82.28 per barrel was $3 per barrel more than the week before. Meanwhile gasoline futures prices increased 12 cents on the NYMEX. Wholesale gasoline prices reached a level that — if sustained — could drag the state average above $3.20 per gallon, according to AAA.
“It appears the pain at the pump is going to get worse before it gets better,” said Mark Jenkins spokesman, AAA — The Auto Club Group. “Florida drivers are likely to face another round of rising prices, as global supply concerns keep upward pressure on the price of crude. It’s unclear when the relief at the pump will come, but these elevated prices at the pump are likely to linger through the winter months.”
Reimagine Cantonment Blesses Those In Need With Food, Clothing And More (With Photo Gallery)
October 17, 2021
The hearts and lives of hundreds of area residents in need were touched during Reimagine Cantonment at Carver Park on Saturday.
The faith-based event included a 20,000 pound food giveaway, lunch, fishing lessons with free fishing rods, baby diapers, HIV testing, clothing, haircuts and health tests. Absolutely everything was free. There were also be free children’s activities, including train rides, inflatables, face painting, games, popcorn, and a coloring contest with three participants winning a new bicycle.
For a photo gallery, click or tap here.
Reimagine Cantonment is a project of Doers of the Word Ministry and was sponsored by numerous churches and other organizations, including NorthEscambia.com.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Clear, Cool Night; Low In The Upper 40s
October 17, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46-48. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.