Dance Ministry Tonight At New Life
August 30, 2008
New Life Baptist Church in Century will host an evening of worship with the “Untamed Fire Drama/Dance Ministry” from Trion, Georgia, tonight from 5:30 until 8:00 p.m.
Admission is free. For more information, call Shannon at (251) 538-0722 or (850) 256-5696.
New Life Baptist Church is located in the old Century High School on Hecker Road.
Video Update On Gustav
August 28, 2008
Look for a video update on Gustav in the upper right hand corner of the NorthEscambia.com homepage. It contains expanded Gustav information, tracking charts, models, satellite photos and more.
Win Tickets To Bull Riding Blowout, Country Concert
August 28, 2008
NorthEscambia.com is giving four lucky people the chance to win tickets to a Bull Riding Blowout and country concert this weekend in Flomaton.
Tri Cities Rotary Club, MK Farm and Rafter L Farm will present a Bull Riding Blowout with a live concert from up and coming Nashville stars Brad Caswell and Anna Garrett on Saturday. Gates will open at 6 p.m. and the event starts at 8 p.m. at Highway 31 and Highway 113 in Flomaton, Alabama. Adult tickets are $10, student tickets are $5 and kids under six are free. Concessions will be available; and you should bring your lawnchairs.
NorthEscambia.com will draw the names of four lucky people to win a free ticket to the event. If you’d like the chance to win, email your name, city and phone number with the subject line “Bull Riding” to news@northescambia.com before midnight Thursday. The winners will be drawn early Friday morning, and they will be required to pickup their tickets in Century between 8 am and 5 pm on Friday.
Century To Discuss The Return Of Code Enforcement
August 28, 2008
Code enforcement could be returning to Century. The Century Town Council is slated to discuss that possibility at a council workshop at 9:00 this morning at town hall.
The town severed an agreement with Escambia County to provide code enforcement in Century back last year. Under that agreement, the county’s code enforcement officers worked Century and wrote citations that were turned over to the town for abatement. The services were provided by the county at no charge to Century.
The arrangement came under fire, with allegations that the county’s officers provided selective enforcement, citing some people but no others.
The workshop meeting at 9:00 this morning at the Century Town Hall is open to the public.
Open House Tonight At Bratt; Other Schools Soon
August 28, 2008
Open house events have been scheduled at area elementary schools. The first, at Bratt Elementary School, takes place tonight.
Open House at Bratt will be held at 6:30 following a PTA meeting at 6:00 tonight.
Carver/Century K-8 School will hold Open House Thursday, September 11 at 6:00 at the school.
Molino Park Elementary School will hold Open House Thursday, September 11 at 6:30 at the school. Molino Park will hold a PTA board meeting on September 4 at 5:00 in the afternoon at the school.
BREAKING NEWS: McNesby, Gindl, Whitehead Out
August 26, 2008
Ron McNesby has lost his bid to be Escambia County Sheriff, Pete Gindl is off the school board, and Mike Whitehead is headed home.
In the Republican Primary Tuesday, McNesby was beat 56.7% percent to 43.3% by David Morgan. Morgan will face Larry Scapecchi in November. Scapecchi beat Samuel Lucas 65.4% to 34.6% for the Democratic nod.
Pete Gindl finished third in the school board race with 23.9% of the vote. Bill Slayton had 35.2% of the vote, and Tom Harrell had 30.8%.
Former District 5 Commissioner Wilson Robertson crushed incumbent Mike Whitehead Tuesday night. Robertson garnered 80.8% of the vote to Whiteheads 19.2%.
BREAKING NEWS: District 5 Commission: White Vs. Barnett
August 26, 2008
In Escambia County’s closest race Tuesday, Jim Barnett received 51.4% of the Democratic vote to John Hartman’s 48.6%. That equated to a 94 vote margin for Barnett.
Barnett will face Republican Kevin White in November. White received 57.5 of the vote, followed by Packy Mitchell with 26.3%, Chris Washler with 8.5% and Randall McCrackin with 7.7%
That Name You’ve Seen On The Campaign Signs Might Not Be On Your Ballot Today
August 26, 2008
You’ve undoubtedly seen the names on the campaign signs along the highways of North Escambia. But you may not find those names on your ballot when you vote in today’s Primary Election.
That is because the August 26 election is a party primary election… registered Republicans vote for Republicans, registered Democrats vote for Democrats, and those with no party affiliation vote only in nonpartisan races.
If you are a registered voter in North Escambia that has not declared a party affiliation, you will get a nonpartisan ballot. That ballot will contain only the races for District 5 school board and ECUA District 5. All of the registered Republicans and Democrats will vote in those two races, but they will have additional candidates and races on their ballots.
Everybody in North Escambia will see the nonpartisan District 5 school board candidates…Peter R. Gingl, Sr., Tom Harrell, Bill Slayton and Robert (Mr. T) Tegenkamp. Everyone’s ballot will also contain the two ECUA District 5 candidates with Barry B. Tweedie and Larry Walker.
Democrats will find two candidates for sheriff on their ballots…Samuel E. Lucas, Sr. and Larry Scapecchi. Three Democratic candidates for school superintendent – Claudia Brown-Curry, Myra L. Simmons and Cary Stidham – will be on the ballot. There will be two candidates, Jim Barnett and John F. Hartman, on the Democratic District 5 primary ballot.
Republicans will choose between Ron McNesby and David Morgan for sheriff; Randall E. McCrackin, Packy Mitchell, Chris Washler and Kevin White for county commissioner; and Greg Evers or Ryan L. Gilbert for District 1’s state representative.
District 5 Republicans will also vote on a public defender, choosing between James Owens and Kelly Merritt Richards. Two party offices will also be filled with one committeeman and one committeewoman. Brandon Lind, Jacob Pawelski and Hosea D. Pittman are in the running for committeeman. Elizabeth S. Campbell, Judith Gafford-Fehl, Susan Moore and Jami Rapisarda are running for committeewoman.
For a sample Democratic District 5 ballot, click here.
For a sample Republican District 5 ballot, click here.
For a sample nonpartisan District 5 ballot, click here.
Election Results Tonight On NorthEscambia.com
August 26, 2008
Join NorthEscambia.com tonight for the most complete election coverage in North Escambia. We will post results after the polls close tonight, plus we will have candidate reactions and a live election blog.
Complete election coverage will updated on NorthEscambia.com all day today, and our complete results coverage begins as the polls close tonight.
Sample Ballots; What You Need To Know To Vote Today
August 26, 2008
Here’s what you need to know to vote in today’s Primary Election in Escambia County:
- Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- The Molino, Cantonment and Walnut Hill precincts moved, click here for more information.
- You must present photo and signature identification. Acceptable forms of identification are: Florida Driver’s License, Florida ID card issued by the Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles, U.S. Passport, Debit/Credit Card, Military ID, Student ID, Retirement Center ID, Neighborhood Association ID, and Public Assistance ID. If you fail to present proper identification at the polls, you must vote a provisional ballot.
- You are not required to present your voter identification card in order to vote. The card does have helpful information on it, including your precinct number and location.
- To vote on a paper ballot, completely darken the oval to the left of the your choice.
- There is at least one touchscreen machine at each voting location. While primarily intended for persons will disabilities, any voter may choose to vote on the touchscreen. It has an audio ballot feature.
- You may vote if you are still in line at 7:00 p.m.
- You have the right to ask for assistance in voting.
- You can receive up to two replacement ballots if you make a mistake.
- If you registration or identity is questions, you have the right to cast a provisional ballot.
- You have the right to written instructions on how to vote, and, upon request, oral instructions by elections officers or any other person.
For a sample Democratic District 5 ballot, click here.
For a sample Republican District 5 ballot, click here.
For a sample nonpartisan District 5 ballot, click here.
Source: Escambia County Voter Guide. Click here to read the entire guide.