Blood Drive Tuesday For Tate High Students
January 29, 2018
Tate High School students can made a difference by donating blood on Tuesday between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. All donors will receive a long sleeve t-shirt and a wellness check.
Make an appointment online at: DONATE and use sponsor code #16491.
OneBlood welcomes blood donations from donors 16 years old and older. 16 year-old donors, however, must present a signed permission form from their parent or a guardian before the donation.
And We Cool Down Again
January 28, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Patchy fog before 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Sunday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 60.
Miss Ernest Ward Pageant Is Tonight
January 27, 2018
The 2017 Miss Ernest Ward Pageant will be held at 6:00 this evening in the Ernest Ward Middle School gym.
Contestants, pictured above, are (front, L-R) Saniyah McKee, Raegan Abbott, Emilee Hill, Rebekah Abbott, Chloe Ragsdale, Carsyn Dortch, Elianna Morales, (back) Jordan Wilson, Wylder Gibson, Makayla Ramsey, McKenna Simmons, Hannah Hassebrock, Addison Geck and Paige Gibbs.
Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Registration Continues At NWE, Century, Cantonment Ballparks
January 27, 2018
Registration is underway at the Century Little League, Northwest Escambia Bradberry Park and the Cantonment Sportsplex.
Century Little League
Registration for the Century Little League 2018 baseball and softball season will be held at Showalter Park in Century as follows:
Saturday January 27, 9 a.m. – noon
Thursday February 1, 6-8 p.m.
Saturday February 3, 9 a.m. – noon
The registration fee is $50 for the first child, $45 for each additional sibling. Teams are available for ages 4 and up. A birth certificate copy is needed for sign-up.
Payment by cash or check (payable to “Century Little League”) is due in full at time of sign-up. For more information, contact B.J. Reid at (850) 426- 7592, Nathan Brown at (850) 377- 0962, or Kristina Broom at (850) 305- 6712.
Northwest Escambia Bradberry Park
Online registration is underway at nwebaseball.com until February 3. A late registration fee will be applied after February 3. In-person registration available at the field house Saturday, January 27, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Cantonment Sportsplex
Registration continues today at the Cantonment Sportsplex from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or register online at www.cantonmentsportsplex.org.
Only two more opportunities remain for in person registration, this Saturday and next Saturday, February 3 from 9-1 at the Cantonment Sportsplex in the board room.
Online registration continues until February 9 at www.cantonmentsportsplex.org
Rain Through The Weekend
January 27, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
onight: Showers. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 57. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday: Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 10am. High near 66. East wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. North wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Two Large Controlled Burns Planned In North Escambia Today
January 26, 2018
There are several controlled burns planned in the North Escambia area today, including two large burns near Walnut Hill and Barrineau Park.
The Northwest Florida Water Management District a conducting a 142 acre prescribed burn between the Perdido River and Jacks Branch Road, south of Fillingim Landing and mostly north of Lawson Lane. The burn area is shown with hatch marks in the map above, while the predicted smoke plume is shown in the dotted areas (click to enlarge).
A 200 acre controlled burn is permitted today west of Highway 97 at Pine Forest Road, between Nokomis Road to the north and Deer Lake Road to the south. The burn area is shown with hatch marks in the map below, while the predicted smoke plume is shown in the dotted areas (click to enlarge).
Arrest Made In Escambia County’s First Homicide Of 2018
January 26, 2018
An Escambia County man was arrested Friday for a Tuesday murder in the Myrtle Grove area of Escambia County.
Lyntonio De’Shawn Quinn, 22, was charged with homicide-murder while engaged in certain felony offense, home invasion robbery and home invasion with a firearm.
Deputies responded to a call of a shooting victim around 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday on 48th Avenue near Elsa Avenue.
When deputies arrived they found 27-year-old David Washington dead on the side of the road. Washington and three other people are believed to have committed what appeared to be a drug-related home invasion, deputies said.
During the home invasion, the sheriff’s office said Washington was shot and killed.
This was the first homicide of 2018 in Escambia County.
Partly Sunny Today, Rain For The Weekend
January 26, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: Showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 54. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 32.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 64.
Sunny And Pleasant Today, Rain By Saturday
January 25, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 36.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Pictured: Blue sunny skies over the Century Chamber of Commerce Office Thursday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Who Will It Be? Escambia Schools To Name Teacher Of The Year Friday Night
January 25, 2018
The Escambia County School District’s Teacher of the Year will be named Friday night at the Golden Apple Awards.
The five finalists for the award are:
- William Broome — Woodham Middle School
- Shana Brown — Molino Park Elementary School
- Megan Carroll — Northview High School
- Suzanne Hollingsworth — Beulah Elementary School
- Carla Ross — Washington High School
Each teacher has been selected by their peers and they represent ingenuity, dedication, compassion, organization, and so many other traits shared by teachers in their schools. They teach various subject areas and how to use technology, but they also teach life skills and employability skills such as teamwork, time management, and social responsibility.
The winner will be in the running for the Florida Teacher of the Year.
The Golden Apple Awards will also honor all Teachers of the Year for each school in the district. Those teachers are:
Alternative Education — Mercedes Musto
Jim Allen Elementary — Cheryl Massey
Jim C. Bailey Middle — Bobby White
Bellview Elementary — Katie Trier
Bellview Middle — Paulette Brown
Beulah Academy of Science — Rodney Story
Beulah Elementary — Suzanne Hollingsworth
Blue Angels Elementary — Donna C. McKay
Bratt Elementary — Kim Ryan
Brentwood Elementary — Mrs. Scotti Mason
Brown-Barge Middle — David Mellor
Byrneville Elementary — James McDaniel
Camelot Academy — Barbara Belvin
Hellen Caro Elementary — Amy Blamires
N. B. Cook Elementary — Kim Anthony
Cordova Park Elementary — Julios Dewberry
Ensley Elementary — Myra L. Palmer
Escambia High — Keitha Jenkins Brown
Escambia Westgate — Barbara McGill
Ferry Pass Elementary — Nikki Cole
Ferry Pass Middle — Dustin Brenton
Global Learning Academy — Clarence Myles, Jr.
Reinhardt Holm Elementary — Tonya Gron
Lakeview School — Sherry King
Lincoln Park Primary — Jamila Richardson
R. C. Lipscomb Elementary — Patti Payne
Longleaf Elementary — Rena Croker
L. D. McArthur Elementary — Elizabeth Benoit
McMillan Pre-K — Lillian Welch
Molino Park Elementary — Shana Brown
Montclair Elementary School — Catherine Gritsavage
Myrtle Grove Elementary — Angela Carver
Navy Point Elementary — Dawn Paulus
Northview High — Megan Carroll
Oakcrest Elementary — Lori Martin
Pensacola High — Thelma Mullin
Pine Forest High — Jeffrey Lance
Pine Meadow Elementary — Vanessa Taylor
Pleasant Grove Elementary — Alison Schultheis (Sarah)
Ransom Middle — James Jackson
Scenic Heights Elementary — Melissa Thompson
O. J. Semmes Elementary — Cole Harper
Sherwood Elementary — Alexis Quick
George Stone Technical Center — Susan Shockley
A. K. Suter Elementary — Susan Anderson
J. M. Tate High — Alton “Dale” Gilmore
Title 1 — Wendy Ellis
Ernest Ward Middle — Jennifer Luker
Warrington Elementary — Keri Buck
Warrington Middle — Anne Laurenzi
Booker T. Washington High — Carla Ross
C. A. Weis Elementary — Jennifer Kemp
West Florida High — Shawn Walker
West Pensacola Elementary — Tereasa Newton
W. J. Woodham Middle — William Broome
J. H. Workman Middle School — Milagros Sessions
Escambia Charter, Jacqueline Harris Prep. Academy and Pensacola Beach Elementary did not submit names for the list.