Meet The NHS Chiefs Tonight, Football Friday Night
August 25, 2011
The Northview High School Quarterback Club will sponsor the annual “Meet the Chiefs” at 6:00 tonight at the NHS stadium.
Planned festivities for the night include performances by the Northview Chiefs Tribal Beat Marching Band, the Northview High School cheerleaders, the brand new Northview Dance Team, and the introduction of the 2011 Northview varsity and junior varsity Chiefs. Admission is free. Hot dog plates and spirit items will be available.
The Chiefs will host a preseason Fall Classic against Bay High School Friday night at 7:00.
The Northview High Quarterback club is holding a membership drive during Meet the Chiefs on Thursday night and during Friday night’s football game. Membership is $10 per family.
“Come out and support the Chiefs,” said Alan Purvis of the NHS QB Club. “Its going to be a great year.”
Pictured: Two Northview defenders take down a Trinity Christian Conqueror in the Class 1A Semifinals last December. NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Buses Will Be Held At Ernest Ward This Afternoon
August 24, 2011
Buses will be held at Ernest Ward Middle School this afternoon until the motorcade with the remains of LCpl Travis Nelson pass the school. Parents that wish to pick up their child may do so in the “car rider” line and must exit and head toward Bratt (away from Highway 97).
For more about the motorcade, click here, or check our Facebook.
Line The Streets: Residents Can Pay Respect To Fallen Marine Today And Friday
August 24, 2011
North Escambia area residents are encouraged to line the streets today and Friday to pay respects to the local Marine who was killed in action last week in Afghanistan.
Wednesday
The body of Lance Cpl. Travis Nelson, 19, will be transported in a small procession Wednesday afternoon from the Pensacola Naval Air Station to an Atmore funeral home.
The procession, led by the Florida Highway Patrol and motorcycle riders from the Patriot Guard, will depart the main gate at Pensacola NAS at or after 2 p.m. Those wishing to show their respects in Pensacola are asked to line the sidewalks on South Navy Boulevard outside the base at 2 p.m.
The procession will travel up Highway 29 out of Pensacola, turning north on Highway 97 to Atmore. In Atmore, the procession will follow South Main Street (Hwy 21) to East Nashville Avenue (Hwy 31) to Petty-Eastside Funeral Home.
Almost 500 Ernest Ward Middle School students will be in front of the school — dressed in red, white and blue and waving hundreds of American flags – as Nelson’s remains pass the school that he attended in the sixth and seventh grades.
Residents wishing to pay their respects in Walnut Hill area asked to gather along Highway 97 north of Arthur Brown Road. Parking will be available at the Walnut Hill Community Center (Ruritan Building) and adjacent to the Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department. The fire department is opening their parking lot to those that wish to view the procession from that location. Residents should not gather or park on the grounds of Ernest Ward Middle during school hours.
In Atmore, people are asked to gather anywhere along South Main Street and East Nashville Avenue Wednesday afternoon. The public is requested to remain off the funeral home property as the procession arrives.
The exact time the procession will arrive in North Escambia or Atmore is not known. Updates will be posted on the NorthEscambia.com Facebook page at http://www.Facebook.com/NorthEscambia. “Like” the page so that alerts will appear on your Facebook wall. Click “Subscribe via SMS” in the left column of the page to receive updates on your cellular phone. (Procession updates will not be posted on NorthEscambia.com — you must visit and “Like” the Facebook page to receive updates.)
Friday
Visitation will be held Friday from 12:30 p.m. until funeral time at the Atmore First Baptist Church on South Main Street. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. at the church with Chaplain Lt. Commander Jeffrey Bornemann and the Rev. George Weaver officiating with military honors. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore.
The public is encouraged to line Main Street from the First Baptist Church to Oak Hill Cemetery to pay their respects on Friday. The public is requested to be in place along the highway by 2:30 p.m.
Pictured: A U.S. Marine Corps carry team transfers the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Travis M. Nelson at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Saturday night, August, 20, 2011. Photo by Steve Kotecki, U.S. Air Force, for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
August 22, 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Statement as of 6:55 PM CDT on August 22, 2011
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
northern Escambia County in northwest Florida…
east central Baldwin County in southwest Alabama…
* until 745 PM CDT
* at 653 PM CDT…National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds in excess
of 60 mph. This storm was located 4 miles west of century…or 11
miles west of Brownsdale…and moving south at 10 mph.
* Locations impacted include…
Molino… century…
Lat…Lon 3070 8756 3098 8750 3094 8730 3089 8729
3085 8731 3081 8729 3079 8731 3073 8731
3072 8727 3069 8727
time…Mot…loc 2355z 010deg 10kt 3087 8742
Send Us Your Back To School Pictures
August 22, 2011
Take lots of those first day of school pictures, and send us a few.
NorthEscambia.com will publish a gallery of back to school photos on Tuesday, and we would love to include your child. Email the photos to news@northescambia.com for possible inclusion in our photo gallery. Please include your child’s name and school.
Superintendent: We’re Ready For First Day Of School
August 22, 2011
Today’s the first day of school in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, and school officials say they are ready.
“We are off to a good start,” Escambia Superintendent Malcolm Thomas said. “Summer has flown by so fast, it feels like we are just picking up where we left off.”
Thomas said he looks forward to a successful year, with last year’s school grades rebounding overall across the county. “The sets us up this year to continue our strategy and have another great year,” he said.
Northview High School Principal Gayle Weaver agreed.
“We are looking forward to a great year,” she said. “We are ready.”
Weather: Hurricane Irene And Lots Of Heat
August 22, 2011
Hurricane Irene and hot weather will dominate the weather news this week. Hurricane Irene continues on a path toward Florida; the latest information is in the graphic above.
Meanwhile on our stretch of the Gulf Coast, we’ll keep a watchful eye on Irene and keep the air conditioners humming. Here is your official North Escambia are forecast:
- Monday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Friday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tropical Storm Irene Headed Toward Florida
August 21, 2011
Tropical Storm Irene formed Saturday evening, and residents around the Gulf Coast area need to keep a watchful eye on this one into next week. Forecast models take the storm into South Florida by week’s end, but a slight deviation in the forecast could take Irene into the Gulf or out over the Atlantic.
The latest info on Tropical Storm Irene is in the graphic above, click to enlarge.
Cantonment Double Murder Suspect Claims Self Defense During Trial
August 19, 2011
The Cantonment man accused in the stabbing death of a pregnant Cantonment woman and her baby last summer claimed the murder was self defense.
Phillip Arnold, 66, is facing two first degree premeditated murder charges for the stabbing deaths of Angela Castella Brown, 44, and her child on July 5, 2010, in Cantonment. During the first day of his trial Thursday, Arnold claimed Brown had picked up knife and he stabbed her before she could stab him.
The state argued that Arnold planned the murder, saying that a witness claimed Arnold has stated that he was going to kill someone just before the murder. But the defense said the statement was just talk.
Arnold showed no emotion during his trial Thursday, staring forward as his 911 call from the night of July 5, 2010, was played in court.
“Yea, my name is Phillip Arnold. I did some stabbing up here on what’s the name of this road?…Stacey Road. “Tell police to come pick me up.”
After the stabbing, Brown’s child was delivered in an emergency c-section. The baby died seven hours later. The baby’s father said on the stand Thursday that Brown was six months pregnant, but defense attorneys said that was not the case and that the baby could not have survived on its own.
Arnold’s trial is expected to wrap up as early as Friday.
Pictured top: Double murder suspect Phillip Arnold listens in court Thursday as his 911 to call to report the stabbing of Angela Brown last summer. Photo courtesy WEAR 3 for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tonight: Jay High Royal Night
August 19, 2011
Jay High School will hold “Royal Night” tonight to give fans the chance to come out and meet this year’s Royal football team as well as some future Royals.
Events begin at 6 p.m. at Merle V. North Stadium at Jay High School. Admission is $3 with concessions available from the band.
There will be scrimmages between future Royals — Mini Mites at 6 p.m., Mites at 6:20, and Midgets at 6:40. The band will perform at 7 p.m., followed by a junior varsity scrimmage at 7:15. The varsity Royals will hold a scrimmage at 7:35.
Season passes are also on sale now in the front office for the Jay Royals. Family passes at $175 and individual passes are $100.
Ticket prices for football games this year will be $6 pre-sale and $7 at the gate. Junior varsity game tickets are $5 for home games.