Century To Dedicate Wall Of Honor For The Fourth
July 3, 2008
The Town of Century will dedicate its new Veterans Wall of Honor at 10:00 a.m. on the Fourth of July.
The new wall will be unveiled during a patriotic service.
The Wall of Honor is located at Roadside Park at Bradley Street and Highway 29, next to the Country Bumpkin.
Molino To Have Fourth Of July Picnic
July 3, 2008
Aldersgate United Methodist Church will celebrate the Fourth of July with a community picnic.
The day’s events being at 11:00 a.m. and continue until 4:00 p.m.
Lunch will be a covered dish lunch at 12:00. There will be a Frisbee competition, egg toss competition, dominoes, sack race, basketball free toss, watermelon seed spitting contest, dominoes, horseshoes, and a “Noah’s Ark Jumper” bounce house for the kids.
All the events are free, and the entire community is invited to attend. The church is located on Highway 29 just south of Highway 97.
A Bit Of Americana The Night Of The Fourth
July 3, 2008
There were be a taste of Americana Friday night at the Barrineau Park Historical Society and Community Center.
Everyone is invited to attend a night of music featuring “The Chapel Strings” and “Rolling Tide” beginning at 7:00.
The Barrineau Park Historical Society and Community Center is located at 6055 Barrineau Park School Road near Molino.
The event is family entertainment and is free and open to the public.
Food and refreshments will be available from the Barrineau Park Historical Society.
Pictured above: The Chapel Strings. Submitted photo.
Coming Up: A North Escambia 4th
July 2, 2008
Make sure you check out NorthEscambia.com Thursday and Friday for a complete look at what is going on the North Escambia area for the Fourth of July.
From picnics, to patriotic services, to fireworks shows…we will have a complete listing of all there is to do for American’s birthday.
If your group is holding a Fourth of July event, make sure you let us know about it. Email news@northescambia.com with the details of your event.
Tonight Is Your Chance To Speak Your Mind On County Issues
July 1, 2008
If you want to have your voice heard in county government, or just want to hear first hand what is going on in North Escambia’s District 5, there is a meeting for you tonight.
Escambia County District 5 Commissioner Kevin White will hold a town hall meeting tonight at 6:30 at the Molino Park Elementary School. He will update residents on projects in North Escambia and take your questions concerning county issues.
Molino Park Elementary is located at 899 Highway 97, just north of Highway 29 in Molino.
Another town hall meeting with the commissioner will be held at 6:30 p.m. next Tuesday, July 8 at St. Monica’s Episcopal Church, 699 S. Highway 95A in Cantonment.
Celebrate The Fourth Today At The Library
July 1, 2008
The next installment of the Summer Reading Series at the Century Branch Library will be at noon on today as the library celebrates the Fourth of July in grand style.
There will be a watermelon eating contest, a watermelon seed spitting contest, apple pies, pigs in a blanket and a hula hoop contest.
Uncle Sam, the Statue of Liberty, George Washington, and more will make special appearances. The program is for children of all ages and is free. For more information, call the library at 256-6217.
DUI Checkpoint On Highway 29 Tonight
June 27, 2008
If you are traveling on Highway 29 in Pensacola late tonight or early in the morning, you’ll be delayed near Broad Street, just north of I-10, by a “Sobriety Safety Checkpoint”.
The Florida Highway Patrol will hold the roadside Sobriety Safety Checkpoint between 10:00 p.m. tonight and 3:00 a.m Saturday on Highway 20 just north I-10.
There will be approximately 25 uniformed officers participating, as well as support personnel from the Emerald Coast MADD I(Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Chapter. Other participating agencies include the Escambia County Sheriffs Office, Pensacola Police Department, University of West Florida Police Department, Gulf Breeze Police Department, Milton Police Department, and the Santa Rosa County Sheriffs Office.
During the operation, vehicles will be stopped to check for driver impairment. Should impairment be detected, roadside sobriety testing will be performed on site. Warning devices will be placed in strategic locations for the safety and protection of the public.
Reducing the deaths and injuries associated with impaired drivers is of the utmost importance, says the Florida Highway Patrol. The checkpoints have been successful in removing impaired drivers from public streets and highways.
Highway 29 is a main arterial route for motorist traveling through Escambia County and Century into the state of Alabama, according to the FHP.
The public can report suspected drunk drivers or other traffic hazards 24 hours a day by dialing *FHP (*347) from the cellular phone.
Carver/Century Closure To Be Discussed Today, But No Official Recommendation Today
June 26, 2008
The closure of Carver/Century K-8 School could be discussed at a workshop meeting of the Escambia County School Board this afternoon.
But Superintendent Jim Paul’s expected recommendation to close the school will not officially take place today, Associate Superintendent Ronnie Arnold told NorthEscambia.com
“The meeting…has been advertised as a workshop rather than an official meeting, so no action will be taken,” Arnold said. “It is possible that it will be discussed, but by law no vote can be taken at a workshop.”
Paul announced in a press release on June 17 that he would recommend the closure at the June 26 meeting. But at that time, Paul was under the impression that the June 26 meeting would be a regular advertised meeting at which action could be taken, Arnold said.
This afternoon’s school board workshop will take place at 4:00 in Room 160 at the J.E. Hall Center at 30 East Texar Drive in Pensacola. The meeting is open to the public.
Upcoming School Time Changes Will Not Apply In North Escambia
June 17, 2008
New money saving school start and dismissal times in the works for the next school year will not apply to North Escambia schools.
Shawn Dennis, assistant superintendent for operations, presented the new start times at a school board workshop Monday, but said the changes would not apply to Bratt Elementary, Carver/Century K-8 School, Molino Park Elementary, Ernest Ward Middle or Northview High School.
For the rest of the county:
- Elementary schools would start at 7:30 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m.
- High schools would start at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:35 p.m.
- Middle schools would start at 9:30 a.m. and end at 4:35 p.m.
But there could be some minor time changes for North Escambia students, Associate Superintendent Ronnie Arnold told NorthEscambia.com. The district is proposing adding an additional 30 minutes per day to the elementary schedule. Northview High students could see a minor time change next year as well, as one period is dropped from the daily schedule. Updates to North Escambia school start times will be posted here on NorthEscambia.com.
The start time changes are forecast to save the district an estimated $1.2 million per year by allowing a more efficient use of school buses.
Carver/Century Not To Close This Year
June 16, 2008
NorthEscambia.com has learned that Carver/Century K-8 School will not be closing this year. It will remain open for the 2008-2009 school year.
Superintendent Jim Paul will not formally recommend that school be closed at tomorrow’s meeting of the Escambia County School Board, according to our sources. He was expected to bring the closure up at this afternoon’s workshop meeting of the board later this afternoon, but not recommend the closure. At 8:30 Monday night, that meeting was still ongoing.
We will have more information posted here on NorthEscambia.com as it becomes available this afternoon, and complete coverage Tuesday morning.