Walnut Hill VFD Annual Fish Fry Is Saturday
November 12, 2021
The Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department will host their 52nd annual fish fry on Saturday.
The fish fry will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Walnut Hill Fire Station at 7760 Highway 97, just north of Ernest Ward Middle School.
Plates will be $10 each with a choice of catfish fillets or grilled chicken, plus baked beans, coleslaw, hush puppies, homemade bread and cake. There will also be a drawing for door prizes beginning at 1 p.m.
David Preston Named Escambia Sheriff’s Office Employee Of The Month
November 12, 2021
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has named Master Deputy David Preston, an investigator, as the November Employee of the Month. Preston (left) is pictured with Sheriff Chip Simmons. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Sunny And Nice Friday; Turning Colder For The Weekend
November 12, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast::
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. West wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Friday Night Lights: It’s Playoff Time, And Here’s The Schedule
November 12, 2021
Tonight is the first round of the playoffs in Florida, and two area Alabama teams move into the next round.
Four Escambia and Santa Rosa county teams are in action tonight. 1A Northview will host Bozeman, and West Florida will be at North Marion. In 6A, top-ranked Pine Forest will host Rickards, and Gulf Breeze will be at Mosely. Complete schedules are below.
The Northview game is the only game tonight in North Escambia. The Chiefs are 5-4, while Bozeman is 6-4. The Bozeman Bucks have performed poorly on the road this year, losing four out of five away games. And they have a 135 mile road trip to Northview’s Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium Bratt.
In Escambia County, Alabama, Escambia Academy and T.R. Miller are still alive.
FLORIDA
Class 1A, Region 1
(1) Baker, bye
(2) Chipley, bye
(5) Bozeman at (4) Northview, 7 p.m.
(6) Freeport at (3) Holmes County, 7:30 p.m.
Class 6A, Region 1
(8) Rickards at (1) Pine Forest, 7:30 p.m.
(5) Riverside at (4) Columbia, 7:30 p.m.
(7) Gulf Breeze at (2) Mosley, 7:30 p.m.
(6) Lincoln at (3) Gainesville, 7:30 p.m
Class 5A, Region 1
(8) Ed White at (1) Baker County, 7:30 p.m.
(5) West Florida at (4) North Marion, 7 p.m.
(7) Parker at (2) Raines, 6:30 p.m.
(6) Bishop Kenny at (3) Wakulla, 7:30 p.m.
ALABAMA
- Escambia Academy at Chambers Academy
- Opp at T.R. Miller
West Florida’s Bentley Van Pelt Competing In 2A State Golf Tourney
November 12, 2021
West Florida High School’s Bentley Van Pelt of Walnut Hill is competing in the state golf tournament this weekend.
Van Pelt qualified as an individual by finishing second in the Region 1-2A meet at Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club. The West Florida sophomore shot a 75, three shots behind Bishop Kenny’s Cody Tucker.
Pictured: Bentley Van Pelt and (below) Coach Justin Richardson. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Escambia To Offer COVID Vaccine To Kids 5 And Older Beginning Next Week
November 12, 2021
The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County (FDOH-Escambia) will begin offering pediatric COVID-19 vaccines next Monday, November 15.
The health department is continuing to operate their COVID-19 vaccine clinic located at 1295 West Fairfield Drive in Pensacola. In keeping with CDC guidance, COVID-19 pediatric vaccines are recommended for children 5 to 11 years.
FDOH-Escambia offers the Pfizer vaccine for ages five and up, and Moderna and Johnson and Johnson for ages 18 and up.
Walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations, including boosters, are available Monday – Friday from 8 a.m.. – 3:30 p.m. Questions can be directed to FDOH-Escambia’s COVID-19 phone line at (850) 595-6500, option 6.
Driver Flips Car Numerous Times After Trying To Avoid A Deer
November 11, 2021
A driver flipped his car Wednesday night in Nokomis after trying to avoid a deer.
The wreck happened about 6 p.m. on Nokomis Road near Jakes Road, about 3.5 miles west of Highway 97. The driver lost control and ran off the roadway. The vehicle then flipped end over end several times, coming to rest upright in a ditch.
The adult male was evaluated by Escambia County EMS but refused transport to the hospital.
The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue responded. The crash is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.
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Low In The 50s Tonight
November 11, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Lipscomb Elementary School Holds Veterans Day Parade
November 11, 2021
Lipscomb Elementary School honored veterans with a Veterans Day parade Wednesday morning.
The students waved American flags, made posters and created crafts for each participating veteran.
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Bratt Elementary School Honors Veterans With Program, Parade (With Photo Gallery)
November 11, 2021
Bratt Elementary School honored veterans Wednesday with a Veterans Day program and parade.
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Guest speaker for the event was Commander George Trice, Jr., United States Navy, Retired. He retired in 2011 after 33 years of naval service. He began his career as an enlisted electronic tech in the submarine service. He earned his degree from the University of New Mexico and was commissioned an officer with naval surface warfare. The last years of his career were with Corry Station as the training director.
“I saw the young servicemen come right out of boot camp,” he said. “Seeing that the sparkle in their eye and the hope in there, and hope and dreams of what they intend to do with this country. This is the next generation coming up.”
“I thank you for what you what you’re doing,” Trice told Bratt Elementary’s third graders. “You listen to your teachers, and that you’re learning and going to become great Americans.”
“The hopes and dreams right here in front of us…this is what we feel, what we do for is to protect the next generation coming up behind us,” he said. “And give them and make sure that they have the opportunities that we have had and that they are privy to make the choices you’ve had. They all have dreams; they all have hopes.”
Following the third grade program, the veterans paraded through the Bratt hallways as enthusiastic cheered and waved American Flags.
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