Job Fair Set For Today
April 29, 2016
CareerSource Escarosa will host its annual Spring Job Fair today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pensacola State College Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio (Bldg. 23) located at 1000 College Blvd. in Pensacola.
This event is open to the public and there is no charge to attend. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with more than 40 area employers who are actively seeking talented individuals to fill open positions.
Attending employers will be recruiting individuals to fill positions in manufacturing, healthcare, information technology, administration, hospitality, customer service and retail, communications, government, corrections, and more.
Job seekers are urged to dress professionally and bring plenty of resumes, as some employers may choose to conduct on-the-spot interviews.
For more information, visit CareerSourceEscarosa.com or contact Morgan Cole at mcole@careersourceescarosa.com.
Suspect Named In Store Clerk’s Murder; Reward Offered
April 29, 2016
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[UPDATED} The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has named a suspect in the shooting death of a store owner Tuesday night.
Investigators are searching for 39-year old Raymond Jerome Pruitt. He now has an active arrest warrant for the robbery of A&E Food Mart and homicide of of store owner Chung Lun Chiang also known as “Alan”. He was last seen driving a light colored Hyundai Tucson.
Investigators say Pruitt robbed the A&E Food Mart on Pace Boulevard about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. During the robbery, he shot and killed Chiang, 53, as he worked behind the counter.
Pruitt’s crime spree began on April 5 in Montgomery when he stabbed his girlfriend and shot her with her own pistol as she tried to escape. Pruitt has since been identified as the prime suspect in five armed robberies occurring in Montgomery, Ozark, Troy, and Prattville, AL.
Raymond Pruitt is 5-foot-3 weighing approximately 170 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Authorities advice if you see Pruitt, do not approach him; he is considered armed and dangerous. Instead, call 911. Anyone with information on Pruitt’s whereabouts is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
The U.S. Marshals are offering a reward up to $10,000 and Central Alabama Crime Stoppers are providing $1,000 for information leading to his arrest.
Showers, Thunderstorms Today
April 28, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest in the evening.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Pictured top: A thunderstorm approaches Walnut Hill late Wednesday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Store Clerk Shot And Killed During Armed Robbery
April 27, 2016
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect who shot and killed a store clerk Tuesday night.
The man robbed the A&E Food Mart on Pace Boulevard about 9:30 p.m. During the robbery, the suspect shot and killed the clerk working behind the counter.
The clerk has been identified as 53-year old Chung Lun Chiang, also known to customers as “Alan”.
Further details have not been released.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
Showers And Thunderstorms
April 27, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Sunny And Warm Week Ahead
April 25, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Sunny Sunday Skies, Low 80’s Today
April 24, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Sunny And Warm Weekend
April 23, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Great Free Family Fun: Blue Jacket Jamboree Is Today
April 23, 2016
There’s plenty of good family fun for everyone today in Molino.
The Northview High School FFA Blue Jacket Jamboree is going on from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the new Escambia County 4-H Facility at on Highway 99 at Chalker Road in Molino. The event is being held in conjunction with the Gulf Coast Agriculture and Natural Resources Youth Organization Youth Spring Livestock Show. Admission and parking are free for both events.
Over 50 vendors are scheduled for the Blue Jacket Jamboree, along with plenty of food, entertainment, a car show, a tractor show and a “Blue Jacket Baby Contest” at 10:15 a.m.
The livestock show schedule is as follows:
- Rabbits and Poultry: 8 – 9 a.m.
- Swine Show: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Market Steer Show: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
- Goat and Lamb Show: 1:20 – 2:30 p.m.
- Beef Breeding Show: 2:30 – 4 p.m.
- Dairy Show: 4 – 4:15 p.m.
- Preview Steer Show: 4:15 – 4:30 p.m.
- Livestock Sale and Auction: 5 p.m.
The Blue Jacket Jamboree is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com.
Pictured: Last year’s Blue Jacket Jamboree, which was held at Northview High School. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Barrineau Park To Clean Up On Saturday
April 22, 2016
Earth Day will be celebrated this Saturday at the Barrineau Park Community Center with a Community Cleanup Day.
Volunteers are asked to arrive at the Barrineau Park Community Center by 9 a.m. to receive their assignments. Bags, gloves and water will be provided. Lunch will be served back at the community center for all participants beginning at 11 a.m.
The event is sponsored by the Barrineau Park Community Center and the Honeysuckle Garden Club.
Pictured: Last year’s Community Cleanup Day at the Barrineau Park Community Center. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
