Old Fashioned Political Rally Tonight In District 5
August 1, 2008
There will be an old fashioned political rally tonight at Tate High School.
Countywide, statewide and District 5 candidates will be on hand. The event begins at 5:30. At 6:00, candidates will speak for five minutes each.
Concessions will be available.
The event is sponsored by the Tate Band Boosters. All proceeds benefit the Tate High Showband of the South.
Low Pressure Forms Over Gulf
July 29, 2008
An area of low pressure forming over the Gulf of Mexico is expected to change our weather here in North Escambia over the next few days.
The National Weather Service says the low pressure area just south of Pensacola is not expected to become tropical in nature. But it is suppose to increase our rain chances the next several days.
The rain chance for today is up to 70 percent, with some storms this afternoon producing heavy rainfall. The overnight rain chance drops back to 30 percent; the rain chance for Wednesday will be back up at 70 percent. The chance of rain will remain at 60 percent on Thursday, 50 percent on Friday and 50 percent on Sunday. Overnight rain chances will fall to about 40 percent.
The chance of rain will lower our temperatures just a bit; the high the next several days is forecast to be in the upper 80’s to low 90’s.
Today Is Last Day To Register To Vote In August Primaries
July 28, 2008
Today, is the last day to register to vote or change party affiliation for those who wish to cast a ballot in the August 26 primary election.
Florida law mandates that registration books close 29 days before an election. New registrations and party changes must be completed on or before July 28th in order for them to be effective for the August 26 election, according to Supervisor of Elections David Stafford.. Updates to a voter’s address, name, and signature are permitted after the book closing deadline.
Escambia County citizens have several ways to register or update their record.
Visit www.EscambiaVotes.com and complete, print, and sign the online application. Be sure to include a valid Florida Driver’s License number, a valid Florida ID number, or the last four digits of your Social Security Number in the appropriate space. Mail the completed application no later than July today to: Escambia County Supervisor of Elections, PO Box 12601, Pensacola, FL 32591-2601. Or, take the completed application to the Elections Office at 213 Palafox Place, 2nd Floor, in downtown Pensacola.
You can register in person at the Elections Office at 213 Palafox Place, 2nd Floor, in downtown Pensacola, at any Florida Driver’s License Office, and several other governmental
offices and public assistance centers. Registration forms are also available to pick up at many locations countywide. For a complete list of locations throughout Escambia County, visit www.EscambiaVotes.com or call or e-mail the Elections Office.
Locations that you can register to vote in North Escambia include:
- Public Library, Century Branch – 7991 N Century Blvd.
- Tax Collector Office, Century Courthouse
- Crossroads Service Center – 6470 Highway 29 N Molino
- Mitchells Grocery & Seafood – 8221 N Century Blvd.
- Florida Department of Motor Vehicles – 7500 N. Century Blvd.
The Century Library, while listed as a place to register to vote, is not open on Mondays.
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Continues Sunday
July 27, 2008
The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat continues today and Sunday at Neal High School in Brewton.
Composed in 1976, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a sensory overload. The show is a Biblical story woven with a colorful cacophony of lights, music, and dancing. You can experience the dream as you are taken back to ancient Israel and Egypt in a blaze of color. The one remaining performance is Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the auditorium at Neal High School in Brewton. Tickets are eight dollars for adults, and six dollars for children under 12.
Rehearsals for the production began in early June with a rigorous schedule of dance, blocking, and music practices. A difficult show requires talented actors; fortunately, the Escambia county has always faithfully provided these.
One such talented person is Atmore native Perry Jones, who takes the title role of Joseph. Alongside Jones are Ellen Johnson and Kate Sherrill who narrate the show.
Other notable characters are Pharaoh, played by John Mascara, an ex-off-Broadway actor from Walnut Hill, Fl; Potiphar, played by Rev. Mike McMorris; Mrs. Potiphar, played by Kris Woods; and Jacob, played by Norman Boyd.
The cast also includes the Hon. Steve Billy, the Hon. Dave Jordan, Marnin and Jerry Gehman, Timothy Huber, Daniel and Phil Johnson, Nathan Lindsey, and Joseph Watson as Joseph’s brothers. The chorus also features the talents of Britney and Pam Dees, Delilah Holloway, Sharon Poulsen, Anne and Meg Sherrill, Gilda Stubben, and Kaitlyn Woods. A children’s ensemble will also be prominently featured. The show is directed by Phil Johnson.
For further information about the show, tickets, or the Greater Escambia Council for the Arts, call director Phil Johnson at (251) 368-3899, publicity officer Kate Sherrill at (251) 294-3555, or visit www.gecarts.com.
Submitted story and photos.
Pictured above (L-R): Joseph Watson, Daniel Johnson, Judge Dave Jordan, John Mascara, Timothy Huber, Marvin Gehman, and Jerry Gehman, Phil Johnson, and Nathan Lindsey. Pictured below: The cast of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Saturday: Free Kid’s Crusade In Century; Water Day In Molino
July 26, 2008
There’s plenty for kids in Century or Molino to do Saturday. A Century church has a day-long water day planned, and a Molino Church has six hours of wet fun planned with a Water Day.
The Abundant Life Assembly of God will be holding a Kid’s Crusade “Operation Freedom” for ages five to 12 Saturday from 8:00 until 5:00. The event is free. To pre-register, call 256-5227. The church is located at 8040 North Century Boulevard.
CrossFaith Church in Molino will hold a Water Day with lots of wet activities for children. The event will be Saturday from 9:00 until 3:00 for children ages five to 12. There is a $5 charge, which includes lunch. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The church is located at 5701 North Highway 29.
Free Movie Night Tonight
July 25, 2008
The Century Blue Ribbon Committee will present another Friday free movie night.
The movie will be show at 6:30 tonight at the New Life Baptist Church in the old Century High School.
The movie is scheduled to be “A Walk to Remember”. In the movie, love brings together what peer pressure and lifestyles seek to keep apart in this coming-of-age story based on the bestselling book. Teen idol Shane West and multiplatinum recording star Mandy Moore star as two high schoolers — she a straitlaced preacher’s daughter and he an unmotivated delinquent. When events thrust him into her world he begins an unexpected journey he’ll never forget.
Pot Plants Valued At About $2 Million
July 25, 2008
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department has destroyed about $2 million worth marijuana plants found near Jay.
The 1,183 plants were located in the Brownsdale community southwest of Jay near Bud Diamond Road. Deputies removed the plants Wednesday night after an anonymous tip led them to the 80 b 40 foot patch deep in the woods. Deputies said they did not immediately name any suspects in connection with the plants, some of which were up to 11 feet tall.
Deputies did not say if this major drug find was related to the arrest of a Jay man earlier this week for the cultivation of about 85 marijuana plants. Tharon “Buckshot” Godwin, 66, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver, a third degree felony in connection with 85 pot plants located in a wooded area on Bud Diamond Road near Chumuckla Highway, very near Wednesday night’s find. To read the story about Godwin and the 85 marijuana plants, click here.
Community To Rally Tonight In Support Of School
July 24, 2008
Century area residents will once again come together for a community meeting in support of Carver/Century K-8 School.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 tonight in the school cafeteria, and the public is invited to attend.
About 70 people attended the last Carver/Century community meeting back on June 10. At that time, Escambia School Superintendent Jim Paul was expected to recommend closing the school to save the district $680,000a year. In June, it looked like that closure could come as early as this school year. But Paul later said he would recommend closure of the school for the 2009-2010 school year at the school board’s July meeting, and that did not happen.
But Associate Superintendent Ronnie Arnold told NorthEscambia.com that Paul is now expected to recommend closure to the school board at their August 19 meeting. If that recommendation is approved, this school year would be the last for Carver/Century.
Many in Century hoped that the school would remain open after the Blackcat’s Florida Department of Education school grade improved from an “F” to a “B”.
But that will have no impact on Paul’s decision, according to Arnold.
“He (Paul) was very happy for the Carver/Century community for the ‘B’ the school received,” Arnold said of Carver/Century’s school grade. “The grade itself does not have a bearing on any potential closure recommendation.”
Arnold pointed out that Paul recommended the closure of Pensacola Beach Elementary School in 2001 despite of the school’s grade. In the 1999-2000 school year, Pensacola Beach Elementary was ranked as an “A” school with 100 percent of students scoring at grade level or above on both the reading and math FCAT. In Pensacola Beach Elementary’s last year, 2000-2001, the school had slipped from an “A” to a “B” rating.
“He recommended the closure of Pensacola Beach Elementary in 2001 for many of the same reasons he would recommend the closure of Carver,” Arnold said of Paul’s recommendation. “Simply stated, it’s the cost-per-student to operate schools of such small population.”
Pictured above: The last community meeting held at Carver/Century K-8 School on June 10. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
About 1,000 Pot Plants Found Wednesday PM Near Jay
July 24, 2008
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department worked into the night Wednesday night to destroy about 1,000 marijuana plants found near Jay.
The plants were located in the Brownsdale community southwest of Jay near Bud Diamond Road.
It was not immediately known if this major drug find was related to the arrest of a Jay man earlier this week for the cultivation of about 85 marijuana plants. Tharon “Buckshot” Godwin, 66, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver, a third degree felony in connection with 85 pot plants located in a wooded area on Bud Diamond Road near Chumuckla Highway, very near Wednesday night’s find. To read the story about Godwin and the 85 marijuana plants, click here.
Tate Road Closed Until This Afternoon
July 24, 2008
Tate Road will be closed from North Tate School Road to Swift Creek Drive until about 4:00 this afternoon
Students and faculty attending events at Tate High School will need to use the entrances from Highway 29 on Tate School Road or North Tate School Road, according to Sonya Daniel, Escambia County’s public information director.
The road was closed early yesterday for asphalt repairs.