Escambia County Council PTA To Host Winter Roundtable
December 11, 2022
The Escambia County Council PTA (ECCPTA) will host their Winter Round Table on Thursday, December 15.
ECCPTA board member Karen White will be present “Getting out of your comfort zone today, tomorrow, and in the future”.
The event is open to anyone from Escambia County. It is free for active PTA leaders, or $10 for non-PTA members.
The purpose of the round table “is to start discussions, share stories, share ideas that are working, share ideas that are not working, and build relationships to help make schools a better experience for our children,” according to the organization.
The round table will be held at the Studer Community Institute at 350 West Cedar Street in Pensacola from 10:30 until 11:30 a.m.
BREAKING: Northview Chiefs Fall Short Of State 1R Title
December 10, 2022
The Northview Chiefs fell short of the FHSAA 1-Rural state championship Saturday night in Tallahassee. Hawthorne defeated the Chiefs 13-2.
The Chiefs won the 1A state championship in 2012, and they were the last Escambia County team to win a state football championship.
Northview finishes an astounding 2022 season, the best in school history, at 13-1.
NorthEscambia.com will have complete coverage on Sunday.
Pictured: The Northview Chiefs fell short of the FHSAA 1R state championship Saturday night in Tallahassee.
Sunny And Warm Saturday; Slight Chance of Sunday Shower
December 10, 2022
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Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind.
Saturday Night: Areas of fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 72. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 54.
Lighted Christmas Parade Rolls Through Century (With Photo Gallery)
December 10, 2022
Century’s lighted Christmas parade rolled through town Friday night with Santa.
Santa Claus parked his traditional sleigh an rode atop a backhoe on the town’s float, hard at work digging up Christmas.
And there was a naughty and nice list right on back the float under Santa….find out who made each list in the photo gallery below.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery, click or tap here.
The parade was followed by an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office movie night at Anthony Pleasant Park.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Let The Tate Band Do All Of Your Gift Wrapping This Year
December 10, 2022
The Tate Band Showband of the South will be wrapping gifts for donations through Christmas Eve. Look for the tent at JCPenney on North Davis Highway, just outside the entrance closest to Academy Sports.
Tate Band Gift Wrap Schedule:
- Dec. 11 — noon – 8 p.m.
- Dec. 12 — 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- Dec. 13 — 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- Dec. 14 — 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- Dec. 15 — 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- Dec. 16 — 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- Dec. 17 — noon – 8 p.m.
- Dec. 18 — noon – 8 p.m.
- Dec. 19 — noon – 8 p.m.
- Dec. 20 — noon – 8 p.m.
- Dec. 21 — noon – 8 p.m.
- Dec. 22 — noon – 8 p.m.
- Dec. 23 — noon – 8 p.m.
- Dec. 24 — 9 am – 4 p.m.
Pictured. Tate band moms wrapping gifts outside Walmart in Ensley in 2021. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Escambia Sheriff’s Office Holds Movie Night In Century (With Photo Gallery)
December 10, 2022
A big crowd attended an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office movie night Friday night following the Christmas parade in Century.
For a photo gallery, click or tap here.
Crowds enjoyed the movie “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” on a big outdoor screen, along with free hot dogs, hamburgers and popcorn from the ECSO at Anthony Pleasant Park.
The ECSO movie nights are presented across the county by the ECSO and the non-profit Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Foundation.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Adoptions Are Free Saturday At The Escambia Animal Shelter
December 10, 2022
The Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare and Best Friends Animal Society are teaming up for a holiday adoption extravaganza today, December 10 for National Adoption Weekend.
During the event, the animal shelter will waive adoption fees for anyone looking to take home a cat or dog.
“We will waive all adoption fees for the weekend and we hope to find all of our great animals homes for the holidays,” said Escambia County Animal Welfare Director John Robinson.
The Escambia County Animal Welfare and Adoption Center is located at 200 West Fairfield Drive. It is open Saturday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sunny, Warm Days Continue With Foggy Nights
December 10, 2022
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Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Widespread dense fog, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Widespread dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Calm wind.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
The Northview Chiefs Head To State (With Photo Gallery)
December 10, 2022
The Northview Chiefs headed toward Tallahassee Friday afternoon for Saturday night’s state football championship.
For a photo gallery, click or tap here.
For a photo gallery from Bratt and Byrneville Elem., click or tap here.
After a big sendoff at the school, the Chiefs traveled to Bratt Elementary School, Ernest Ward Middle School and Byrneville Elementary School to the delight of sign-waving “little chiefs”.
The Northview Chiefs will face Hawthorne (11-0) in the state 1R championship game. Hawthorne is coming off a 28-0 shutout of Blountstown Friday night. The FHSAA 1-Rural state title game will be played at 7 p.m. (EST) on Saturday at Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee.
Pictured: The Chiefs sendoff Friday at Northview High School, and fans lined the East Highway 4 in Century. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Chiefs Flashback: Northview’s 2012 Football State Championship (With Photo Galleries)
December 10, 2022
It’s been a decade since the Northview Chiefs brought home their one and only football state championship.
For a NorthEscambia.com 2012 state championship flashback photo gallery, click or tap here.
Northview’s current 2022 quarterback Kaden Odom, a little shorter 10 years ago, was at the game in Orlando, as many of the 2022 Chiefs were with their families.
Northview football and Northview fans are family.
And tonight, the family is looking to do it again the Chiefs play Hawthorne at 7 p.m. (EST) Saturday in Tallahassee.
NorthEscambia.com was there a decade ago. Today, we are looking back at Northview Chiefs 2012 1A state champion with our game story and photos from Orlando.
Here is the NorthEscambia.com story from on December 8, 2012:
Northview Chiefs Win Florida 1A State Championship
The Northview High School Chiefs won the Florida Class 1A football championship Friday night in Orlando, beating the Trenton Tigers 42-21.
The road to Orlando had been oh so long for the Chiefs — losing out the past couple of years at the state semi-final level — making the victory oh so much sweeter Friday night.
The state title is the first ever for Northview, the only Escambia or Santa Rosa County team to make the Citrus Bowl in Orlando this year.
There were 3,609 fans on hand for Friday night’s game — over 1,500 of them making the road tip from North Escambia.
After a scoreless first quarter, La’Mikal Kyles scored for the Chiefs on a 58 yard run with 11:07 on the clock. And the Chiefs were just getting warmed up. Chad Smith was in with 8:25 in the half on a 20 yard blocked punt return.And LaDarius Thomas scored on a two-yard run with just 34 seconds in the half. With good kicks from Kevin Vaughan on all three touchdowns, the Chiefs held a 21-0 dominating lead at the half.
Trenton scored on a three yard run in the third, while Northview scored twice in the quarter. Neino Robinson had a 79 yard kickoff return, and Brannon Freeman added a touchdown with a 28 yard run.
Northview had one touchdown, a six-yard run from Kevin Vaughan, in the fourth, while Trenton scored twice. As the clock wound down, the Chiefs won the 1A championship 42-21.
Kyles finished the night with 113 yards and one touchdown on 12 attempts. Freeman had a touchdown and 61 yards on 11 attempts, and Thomas also added a TD and 39 yards on 10 attempts.
Trenton covered more artificial turf that Northview in the Citrus Bowl — 270 yards to Northview’s 226.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
