Donate Blood In Walnut Hill Today, Maybe Win A Car
August 18, 2008
You can give the gift of life Monday in Walnut Hill and have the chance to win a new car at the same time
The Northwest Florida Bloodmobile will be at the Walnut Hill Farm Supply Monday from 7:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. All donors will be entered into a drawing for a 2008 Kia Optima. The second place winner of the drawing will win a $500 gas card and the third place winner will receive at $250 gas card. The drawing will be from all entrants across the area in January 2009.
The Walnut Hill Farm Supply is at the corner of Highway 97 and South Highway 99.
Community Market Day Today
August 16, 2008
A Community Market Day will be held this morning at Century’s Roadside Park on North Century Boulevard.
The Community Market Day will begin at 8 this morning Local residents are encouraged to sell their items, including arts and crafts and produce.
At a recent Community Market Day, vendors sold a variety of items, including fresh produce, arts, crafts, snow cones and more. There was also local entertainment.
Another Community Market Day will be held on Saturday, August 30, according to the Century Blue Ribbon Committee, which organized the event. The group plans to continue the market days every other Saturday at least through August.
Pictured: Some of the fresh produce available at a recent Century’s Community Market Day. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
School Board Town Hall Meeting Tonight At Jay High
August 12, 2008
Santa Rosa County School Board members will conduct a town hall meeting tonight at Jay High School.
The meeting will include a status report on the districts financial situation and detail the superintendent’s budget plan for the next two years. The discussion will include information on how schools will address loss of revenue and increased operational costs.
The meeting will take place at 7:00 tonight in the Jay High School auditorium.
For more information, call Tim Wyrosdick, assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment, at (850) 983-5040.
Molino Churches To Hold Blood Drive
August 10, 2008
Two Molino churches will hold a blood drive Sunday.
Aldersgate United Methodist Church and Highland Baptist Church will be having a Community Blood Drive on Sunday. The Northwest Florida Bloodmobile will be at Aldersgate, 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. and at Highland from noon until 2 p.m. Everyone is invited to come and give the “Gift of Life”.
Aldersgate UMC is located on Highway 29 just south of Highway 97. Highland Baptist is located a on Highway 95A just south of Molino Road.
Summer Jam ‘08 Is Tonight
August 9, 2008
Summer Jam ‘08 will be held Saturday evening at Flomaton High School, and it will feature a popular Christian rock band from North Escambia.
XII Gates, from the First Baptist Church of Bratt, will be one of three bands appearing at the family friendly contemporary Christian concert sponsored by the Escambia (AL) Baptist Association.
Anna King of the Escambia Baptist Association said the concert is for all denominations, not just Baptists.
The concert will be headlined by Seraph from Mobile, Alabama. Seraph recently released their second CD “Shout It Out”. Soul Society from Brewton, Alabama, will also perform.
The guest speaker will be Bro. Jeff Howard, pastor of Heritage Baptist Church in Cantonment.
Admission to Summer Jam ‘08 is just $2. There will be door prizes, and concessions will be available.
You can hear music from Seraph by visiting their Myspace page by click here. You can hear Soul Society on their Myspace page by clicking here.
To learn more about XII Gates, read a NorthEscambia.com story about the band by clicking here.
Pictured above: XII Gates performs at “Rock the Block” on May 17. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Record LOW Temps Tonight?
August 8, 2008
It won’t exactly feel like fall in the morning, but if the weather forecasters are correct, it’s still going to be pretty refreshing.
Tonight’s overnight low in North Escambia is forecast to be 61 with a light northerly breeze. Cooler, drier air will be moving into the area this afternoon. So dry, in fact, that the National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch due to the low humidity and high fire potential.
The high Saturday will be around 90, but with low humidity it will feel much nicer. Saturday night’s low will be 65.
Major Phone Outage Reported In 327, 587 Exchanges; Service Restored
August 6, 2008
(Updated 2:40 p.m.) A major telephone outage was reported this afternoon in the Walnut Hill, Davisville, Bratt, Molino and other communities in the 327 and 587 telephone exchanges.
The outage stemmed from a fiber optic cable cut along Highway 4 in Davisville. The cable was being moved as part of a highway construction project and was accidently cut, according to Karen Miller, a public relations specialist for Frontier Communications.
The telephone service went down about 12:40 Wednesday afternoon. Customers the exchanges could only call other Fronter customers within their local exchange. They were unable to call Atmore or Pensacola numbers, which are also local to the exchange. It was also not possible for customers in the area to reach long distance or toll free numbers. Emergency 911 service was also not available.
Customers calling the exchange were reporting fast busy signals and calls that did not complete.
DSL and other dialup internet connections also went down about 12:40, but DSL was once again available as of 1:50 p.m.
Problems were also reported making calls on Alltel wireless phones, perhaps due to an overload of a local tower as people attempted to make calls on their wireless phones.
More details will be posted when they become available.
Two Churches To Hold Homecoming Services Today; Another Celebrates 100 Years
August 3, 2008
Two area churches will celebrate their annual homecoming services today while another church celebrates 100 years today.
Homecoming services will be held at 10:30 at the Walnut Hill Baptist Church. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Jerry Peebles.
The Faith Bible Baptist Church in Bluff Springs will celebrate its 32nd homecoming today. The day begins with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship services at 11. The day will also kick off a revival meeting for the church, with Evangelist Joe Bryant. Revival services will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday through Friday.
The Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church on Molino Road will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a special service at 10:30 this morning.
Last Day Of Alabama Sales Tax Holiday
August 3, 2008
A three day sales tax holiday wraps up today in Alabama, but the savings won’t be as great in Escambia County, Alabama, as many other Alabama counties. And it will be even less in Atmore.
The sales tax holiday, which runs through tonight at midnight, exempts many back to school purchases like school supplies and clothing. The state’s holiday removes 4 percent in sales tax from exempt goods. But it does not remove county and city tax, unless that local county or city has agreed to participate.
Unlike most Alabama counties, Escambia County did not approved the tax holiday. A total of 55 of Alabama’s 67 counties are participating.
Atmore did not choose to participate in the sales tax holiday. A total of 189 cities in Alabama are participating.
The towns of Flomaton, Brewton and East Brewton will give their shoppers a break from city tax this weekend on exempt back to school purchases.
In general, the following items are exempt during the Alabama sales tax holiday this weekend:
- Clothing that is priced at $100 or less
- School supplies priced at $50 or less
- Books priced at $30 or less
- Textbooks priced at $30 or less
- Computers and computer equipment priced at $750 or less
For a more complete, click here for a pdf from the Alabama Department of Revenue.
Barrineau Park Music Night Is Tonight, Great Family Fun
August 1, 2008
Two groups will take to the stage for a night of family fun tonight at the Barrineau Park Community Center.
The first group to perform will be the Chestang Family Band (pictured above) from McIntosh, Alabama, playing gospel and bluegrass. With Elroy on the guitar, Tabitha on the bass and Spanky playing everything else, they will inspire everyone, especially when little Autumn comes on stage and belts out a tune or two, according the event organizers.
The second group will be “Down Home” from Robertsdale, Alabama. They play a variety of bluegrass, gospel and country tunes with excellent harmony and instrumentals. They were recently featured as the house band at the Atmore Fiddlers Convention.
Music Night at Barrineau Park is a family friendly event free and open to the public. Alcohol is not allowed, and there is no smoking in or near the building. The event is held in the building’s auditorium, which features a stage, soft chairs and a great sound system. Snacks and drinks will be available from the snack bar. The event begins at 7 p.m. tonight and will continue until after 9 p.m.
Pictured above: The Chestang Family Band will be one of two bands performing tonight at the Barrineau Park Community Center. Submitted photo.