Send Off The Chiefs Today; Purchase Game Tickets At NHS
December 5, 2012
The Northview Chiefs will hit the road for Orlando today, and you’ll have the chance to take part in the sendoff.
The varsity football players and coaches, varsity cheerleaders, Tribal Beat Band, dance team, NJROTC color guard, and their sponsors and coaches will be treated to a Chiefs breakfast at the school (not open to the public).
A send-off will take place at Northview High School at 1:00 p.m. with the band, cheerleaders, dance team and the entire school cheering on their state champ contenders as they load onto charter buses. The send-off on campus is not open to the public, but Chiefs fans area asked to line the highways in several locations to cheer on the Chiefs as they depart.
In Bratt, fans should line Highway 4 from Northview High west to Highway 99 (the “Bratt Crossroads”). Once the Chiefs depart Northview, they will travel to Bratt Elementary and Ernest Ward Middle School where students will cheer them on. (Once again, the on-campus events at Bratt and Ernest Ward are not public.) In Walnut Hill, fans can line Highway 97 between the Ernest Ward “bus loop” entrances south to Highway 99A and Highway 99A to the Ernest Ward gym.
The team buses will then travel back past Northview to Byrneville Elementary School, and then to Century, were businesses and residents are urged to show their support by lining Highway 4 (east and west), and Highway 29 between West Highway 4 and East Highway 4. The buses are estimated to arrive in Century between 1:30 and 1:45 p.m.
Residents and businesses in Jay are also planning to line Highway 4 to support the Chiefs as they pass through Jay.
Tickets: Tickets for Friday night’s Class 1A championship game in Orlando’s Citrus Bowl will be on sale through noon Thursday at Northview High School. All tickets are $12. Per FHSAA policy, there are no discount tickets and no passes available.
NorthEscambia.com will have live score updates during Friday night’s game, and we will provide access to live streaming video of the game.
NorthEscambia Seeks Sponsors For Northview Football Coverage
December 4, 2012
NorthEscambia.com will follow the Northview Chiefs to Orlando Friday night for the Class 1A state football finals, the first state championship appearance in the history of the school.
There are a limited number of business sponsorship packages available to make NorthEscambia’s coverage of the Chiefs possible. For more information on how your business can help make the coverage possible, email news@northescambia.com or click here for a contact form.
McGhee, Lambeth Plead Not Guilty In Lottery Store Murder, Robbery
December 3, 2012
The Alabama men that allegedly robbed and shot a Davisville lottery store owner last month have entered not guilty pleas.
Malcolm McGhee Jr., 24, and Brent Dewayne Lambeth, 20, are charged with first degree murder and robbery with a firearm for the shooting death of 74-year old Thomas “Tommy” Kroll during a robbery on November 6 at the State Line O’ Yes Lotto on Highway 97.
Both men are currently set for a jury trial to begin in early February. In the meantime, both will remain in the Escambia County Jail without bond.
Investigators said McGhee and Lambeth targeted Kroll’s business because they had previous purchased “Spice” there and the duo intended on robbing the store of more of the synthetic marijuana.
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Fog Tonight, Rain Chances Increasing
December 3, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Patchy dense fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 74. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
- Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
- Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
- Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Warm Week Ahead
December 2, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
- Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
- Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
- Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
- Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 68.
Blood Drive Saturday Afternoon At Fran’s Grill In Molino
December 1, 2012
The Northwest Florida Bloodmobile will be at Fran’s Grill in Molino Saturday from 2:30 until 6:30 p.m.
When you donate to Northwest Florida Blood Services, you can save the life of a hospital patient in northwest Florida. Northwest Florida Blood Services is the exclusive provider of blood products to more than 24 area hospitals who need 175 blood donations a day. Each donation can save up to three lives.
Requirements for giving blood are below.
- Donors must be in generally good health
- At least 17 years of age, without permission. 16-year olds are now allowed to donate with permission granted by parents or legal guardians.
- Must bring picture ID
- Weigh at least 110 lbs
- Free of infection, fever or flu symptoms, for 3 days
- No cancer within the last 5 years
- No antibiotics within the last 48 hours
- No tattoos within the past 12 months
- No chest pain, heart disease, heart surgery (Requires written physician release with diagnosis)
- No history of viral hepatitis
- Cannot have lived in France for 5 years or more between 1980 and the present
- Cannot have lived or visited in the UK for a total of 3 months or more from 1980 to 1996
- Cannot have received a blood transfusion in the UK between 1980 and the present
- Military personnel (current and former), and their dependents, who spent time in military bases in northern Europe during 1980-1990, or southern Europe during 1980-1996, for 6 months or more
- All military personnel (active & reserve) that are returning from Iraq, are deferred for a period of 1 year after the last date on location in that country.
Christmas Shopping: Hope For Halee, Palafox Market
December 1, 2012
Two events Saturday afternoon will offer shoppers an opportunity to purchase unique Christmas gifts.
Hope 4 Halee Boyd – Heritage Baptist Cantonment
A day of early Christmas shopping and a silent auction will be held today to benefit Halee Boyd, a Tate High School student that is battling cancer. The event will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Heritage Baptist Church, 3065 Highway 297A in Cantonment. Vendors will be on hand with Christmas bargains and a silent auction will offer numerous gift ideas. Door prizes will be given away each hour. A hot dog chip and drink meal will also be available for $5.
Donations for Halee Boyd are also accepted at Doral Bank, 4920 Bayou Boulevard in Pensacola. For more information about Halee, click here for a NorthEscambia.com story from earlier this year.
Palafox Market – Downtown
There will be plenty of great gift ideas at the Palafox Market in the Martin Luther King Plaza in downtown Pensacola. Every Saturday from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., the Palafox Market has something for everyone with over 70 vendors participating weekly. The market includes art vendors with an incredible variety of local and award winning art including paintings, sculptures, textiles, photography, woodworking, soaps, candles, jewelry and many holiday themed items. There are gifts for all tastes and styles to be found among the artists at the Palafox Market.
Food vendors sell an array of homemade cakes, breads, pies, jams, candies, salsas, and sauces and the market’s local meat and produce will be a fabulous addition to any holiday meal. The fresh cut flowers, plants, and aromatic potpourri will help you put the finishing touches on your holiday décor.
LIVE Updates: Northview At Liberty County
November 30, 2012
NorthEscambia.com will have live updates tonight from the Northview at Liberty County game.
Updates will be posted on our Facebook page at:
www.facebook.com/NorthEscambia
Dispose Of Hazardous Waste, Electronics, Tires At Tate On Saturday
November 30, 2012
The Escambia County Department of Solid Waste will host a Regional Roundup Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon at Tate High School. The Regional Roundup event will provide an opportunity to residents to dispose of electronics, household hazardous waste, shoes and up to four tires per vehicle for free of charge.
Businesses and residents can dispose of all types of clean, dry, recyclable electronics including computers, monitors and terminals, keyboards, mice, printers, TVs, copiers, gaming systems, remotes, fax machines, VCRs, stereo systems, cell phones and telephones. Electronics that have been gutted will not be accepted. Businesses with large amounts of electronics should call the Department of Solid Waste Management to make an appointment to dispose of those items at the Perdido Landfill. Appliances, including fans and air conditioners, are not accepted.
Household Hazardous Waste items can cause injury if handled improperly. These items will usually have a warning or cautionary statement on their labels, such as flammable, corrosive, poison or toxic and include items such as swimming pool chemicals, cleaners, drain openers, paint and paint products, fuels, gases, lawn and garden chemicals, aerosol cans and automotive repair and maintenance products.
Shoes are also collected for the Soles4Souls program, which accepts donated shoes for the less fortunate. Donated shoes should be bound together with a rubber band.
All electronic, household hazardous waste and tires are recycled.
For more information about Regional Roundup events, proper disposal of waste or to make an appointment for a business electronics drop-off, contact the Escambia County Department of Solid Waste Management at (850) 937-2160.
Third Time’s The Charm? Northview Looks For State Semifinal Win
November 30, 2012
The Northview High School Chiefs hope the third time is the charm tonight as they travel to Liberty County in the 1A state semifinal game.
For the Chiefs, it’s the third consecutive trip to the state semifinal game, falling short last year to Chipley 25-21 and losing to Trinity Christian 49-14 in 2010. It’s the third overall appearance in the semi’s for Liberty County. The Bulldogs lost at the semifinal level in 1998 and lost in the state championship game in 1995.
The Bulldogs are 10-2 headed into tonight’s matchup. They have won nine in a row and have not lost a game at home this year.
The Northview Chiefs are 9-3. Their only losses have come at the hands of much larger schools with strong programs — Class 5A West Florida (10-1), Class 5A Gulf Breeze (7-4) and Class 4A Marianna (8-2).
Up until last week, the Chiefs had destroyed all 1A opponents this year by an average of five touchdowns. But last Friday night, the trip to the semi’s came down to a 34-28 overtime win over Freeport.
The CBS Sports website MaxPreps.com projects Northview to win 28-22 tonight.
Live Score Updates
Live updates will be posted tonight on the NorthEscambia.com Facebook page. Click here to “Like” the page now and subscribe to the page updates.
Directions, Game Time, Admission:
Kick off for tonight’s game is 7:30 Eastern time (that’s 6:30 Central/local North Escambia time). Liberty County High School is located in Bristol, Florida. The main stadium entrance is located on Harvell Street. For directions, click here and enter your starting address. Admission to the game is $9 for everyone with no passes.
Plan Ahead:
The 1A state championship game, featuring the winner of tonight’s Northview at Liberty County winner, will kick off at 7:07 p.m. on Friday, December 7 in Orlando’s Citrus Bowl.
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