Enjoy A Full Day Of Football Action At Northwest Escambia Jamboree
August 28, 2010
Northwest Escambia will host a football jamboree beginning at 8 a.m. today and continuing through a final game at 6 p.m. Teams from NWE, Cantonment, Ensley and Brewton will take part.
The jamboree will be held at Ernest Ward Middle School on Highway 97 in Walnut Hill. Admission is $5 for ages 18 and up, free for 17 and under. Concessions will be available all day.
Blood Drive Today In McDavid
August 28, 2010
North Escambia residents will have the opportunity to give the gift of life Saturday in McDavid.
The Northwest Florida Bloodmobile will be at the McDavid Mini Mart on Highway 29 near Highway 164 Saturday from 10 a.m. until 3 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.
Pictured: The Northwest Florida Blood Services Bloodmobile at the Walnut Hill Farm Supply this past Monday. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Rain Returns Through Our North Escambia Weekend
August 27, 2010
Humidity has moved back into our weather future, as has an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms through the weekend.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. East wind between 5 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 10 mph.
- Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. East wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 10 mph.
- Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. East wind around 10 mph.
- Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 89.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
- Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 90.
Register Now For Farm Bureau Annual Meeting
August 27, 2010
The Santa Rosa County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting for members and families in September.
The meeting will be September 2 at 6 p.m. at the Jay Civic Center at 5259 Booker Street.
School Board To Hold Special Class Size Meeting Tonight At Northview
August 26, 2010
The Escambia County School Board will host a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. today at Northview High School to discuss class size.
Lawmakers and school administrators are pushing a proposed constitutional amendment that would relax the class size requirement put into the constitution by voters in 2002. As of Monday, individual classes were capped at 18 students for kindergarten through third grade, 22 in fourth through eighth grade, and 25 in high school, with the limits having been phased in since the amendment was passed.
The proposed amendment on the November ballot would allow class sizes to be calculated in a more lenient fashion. If passed, the class size would be calculated at a grade-level average, not an individual classroom cap, allowing some classes to go above the limit.
After the presentation, the public will have the opportunity to address the school board. Discussion will be limited to class size.
The meeting will take place in the school theater.
Jeff Miller’s Staff To Hold Office Hours Today In Cantonment
August 26, 2010
The staff of Congressman Jeff Miller will conduct mobile office hours in Cantonment Thursday morning.
Miller’s staff be on hand from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Supervisor of Elections Office at 292 Muscogee Road. They will be able to answer questions about problems with federal agencies or issues affecting the First Congressional District.
“This is just another way we can better serve our growing population in Northwest Florida,” Miller said. “We tried the mobile office concept earlier and we had such an outstanding turnout that we decided to expand the concept and add more dates and locations to the program.”
Tropics Are Busy; Sunny Skies Locally
August 26, 2010
The tropics are busy with two storms — Earl and Danielle — but it looks like neither will be a threat to the United States. Here at home, we are expecting hot days and lows dropping into the upper 60’s for tonight.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. East wind between 5 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. East wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
- Tuesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
- Wednesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Congress Joe Bonner In Flomaton, Atmore, Brewton Today
August 25, 2010
Alabama Congressman Jo Bonner will meeting with constituents in Escambia County on Wednesday.
Bonner will be at the Brewton City Hall from 9-10 a.m. before traveling to Flomaton to meet with residents from 11 a.m. unto noon at the Flomaton City Hall. Later in the afternoon Wednesday, Bonner will meet with residents in Atmore beginning at 2:00 at Atmore City Hall’s auditorium.
For more information, contact Bonner’s office at (800) 288-8721.
LIVE Santa Rosa County Election Results
August 24, 2010
Here are the latest Santa Rosa County primary election results, with 41 of 41 precincts reporting:
********** (NONPARTISAN) **********
Town of Jay Mayor
VOTE FOR 1
Ben Jerry Hudson . . . . . . . . 71 50.35
Kurvin K. Qualls . . . . . . . . 70 49.65
Jay Town Council
VOTE FOR 2
Jackie Stewart-Ard . . . . . . . 67 29.26
Charles "Chubby" Haveard . . . . . 77 33.62
Shon O. Owens . . . . . . . . . 85 37.12
School Board Member Dist 1
VOTE FOR 1
Dale Anderson . . . . . . . . . 9,194 39.66
Shepherd Iverson . . . . . . . . 2,149 9.27
Diane Scott. . . . . . . . . . 11,837 51.07
School Board Member Dist 3
VOTE FOR 1
Carol Boston . . . . . . . . . 10,362 45.65
Diane Coleman . . . . . . . . . 12,337 54.35
School Board Member Dist 5
VOTE FOR 1
Tom Naile . . . . . . . . . . 10,573 47.11
Scott Thomas Peden . . . . . . . 11,872 52.89
Milton City Council Ward 3
VOTE FOR 1
Grady Hester . . . . . . . . . 608 50.50
Circuit Judge Circuit 1 Group 3
VOTE FOR 1
Kenneth L. Brooks, Jr. . . . . . . 4,885 21.55
Clint Davis. . . . . . . . . . 4,290 18.92
Michael A. Flowers . . . . . . . 5,230 23.07
Mike Lawson. . . . . . . . . . 3,073 13.55
Alishia W. McDonald . . . . . . . 3,094 13.65
Robert E. McGill, III . . . . . . 2,099 9.26
********** (REPUBLICAN PARTY) **********
US Senate
VOTE FOR 1
William Escoffery, III . . . . . . 1,535 8.42
William Billy Kogut . . . . . . . 1,975 10.83
Marco Rubio. . . . . . . . . . 14,730 80.76
Governor and Lt Governor
VOTE FOR 1
Mike McCalister . . . . . . . . 2,326 12.37
Bill McCollum . . . . . . . . . 7,137 37.95
Rick Scott . . . . . . . . . . 9,341 49.68
Attorney General
VOTE FOR 1
Holly Benson . . . . . . . . . 10,535 57.53
Pam Bondi . . . . . . . . . . 3,541 19.34
Jeff Kottkamp . . . . . . . . . 4,237 23.14
State Senator Dist 2
VOTE FOR 1
Greg Evers . . . . . . . . . . 8,230 73.73
Mike Hill . . . . . . . . . . 2,933 26.27
State Representative Dist 1
VOTE FOR 1
Greg Brown . . . . . . . . . . 4,005 28.80
Doug Broxson . . . . . . . . . 5,712 41.08
Ricky G. Perritt . . . . . . . . 595 4.28
Ferd Salomon . . . . . . . . . 3,594 25.84
Board of County Commissioners Dist 2
VOTE FOR 1
Robert "Bob" Cole. . . . . . . . 6,760 38.69
Claude Duvall . . . . . . . . . 5,073 29.03
Ron Scott . . . . . . . . . . 3,855 22.06
Clifton Wheeler . . . . . . . . 1,785 10.22
Board of County Commissioners Dist 4
VOTE FOR 1
Ruth Dupont Esser. . . . . . . . 4,274 18.28
Mark A. Goode . . . . . . . . . 2,747 11.75
Gordon Goodin . . . . . . . . . 7,473 31.96
Jim Melvin . . . . . . . . . . 8,891 38.02
********** (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) **********
US Senate
VOTE FOR 1
Glenn A. Burkett . . . . . . . . 529 10.84
Maurice A. Ferre . . . . . . . . 189 3.87
Jeff Greene. . . . . . . . . . 2,657 54.45
Kendrick B. Meek . . . . . . . . 1,505 30.84
Governor and Lt Governor
VOTE FOR 1
Brian P. Moore. . . . . . . . . 1,663 36.09
Alex Sink . . . . . . . . . . 2,945 63.91
Attorney General
VOTE FOR 1
Dave Aronberg . . . . . . . . . 1,951 44.86
Dan Gelber . . . . . . . . . . 2,398 55.14
Election Day Live Blog
August 24, 2010
Welcome to our LIVE Election Day blog. We’ll update this story frequently with the latest up-to-the-minute information about today’s elections with an emphasis on the North Escambia area.
Join NorthEscambia.com tonight for LIVE election results after the polls close.
9:00 p.m. Currently posting live election results. Look for the story on the front page. 55 of 90 Escambia precincts are reporting.
7:20 p.m. Projects show Kendrick Meek winning the Democratic Senate primary. He will face Republican Marcio Rubo and Independent Charlie Crist in November.
6:59 p.m.Polls closed at 7:00 in both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. The counting begins, and results will be available later tonight. We will have the latest updates on vote totals, winners and losers later tonight and Wednesday morning.
6:45 p.m. Less than 200 people had voted in the Walnut Hill precinct just before 7:00. On an election day, the parking lot is usually full, but this evening it was empty. It was the same story at Bratt, Byrneville and Century, with just a few voters trickling in during the final minutes of voting.
(6 p.m.) One more hour for the polls to be open. Complete results later tonight and tomorrow morning on NorthEscambia.com
(5:30 p.m.) Some North Escambia precincts are reporting more traffic, but no real lines, as the voting pace picks up.
(4:45 p.m.) The political signs outnumber the voters late this afternoon at most precincts in North Escambia. Voter turnout is still reported to be light at the precincts we checked. It’s almost time for that “after work rush” at the polls. Don’t forget complete coverage of all the important races tonight and tomorrow morning on NorthEscambia.com
(3:35 p.m.) Traffic on the roads around North Escambia increases in the afternoon as moms, dads and others pick children up from school. Many of those people are stopping by to vote on their way home, increasing voter turnout. The flow of voters as North Escambia precincts should only increase as the hour gets later as people get off work and head back to their homes here in North Escambia.
(3:15 p.m.) Turnout is reported to be light across the county, even with a highly contested Republican gubernatorial race and a nasty primary between U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek and real estate mogul Jeff Greene for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. Polls close at 7 p.m., so there is still plenty of time to vote.
(2:15 p.m.) Road construction in Walnut Hill caused a few headaches for voters today. Crews are continuing a resurfacing project on Highway 97 near the Walnut Hill Community Center (Ruritan Club) voting precinct.
(1:25 p.m.) A quick lunch…the number of voters increased during the lunch hour at many precincts in District 5. That’s a usual occurrence on election day as people vote during their lunch break or when they are back with their spouse around lunch
(12:09 p.m.) The lunch rush is on at area polling places. With most of our North Escambia polling places being rural, we don’t experience the rush to the polling place at lunch to vote that many of the polling places in the cities experience. But it does usually get busier at lunch.
More live updates all day. Tell us about your voting experience. Use the comment form below, or email news@northescambia.com.
(10:50 a.m.) Our phone is still ringing with the automated “robo calls” asking us to vote for candidates. So tired of seeing “Private Number” on the caller id when it’s a political candidate recording on the other end. Every call is a strike against the candidate in our book.
(10:05 a.m.) Polls opened without incident across the state on Tuesday and state election officials saw no negative omens beyond inclement weather as voters began casting ballots for party favorites and a slew of local non-party elections. More than 361,000 voters cast ballots early across the state. Another 638,581 absentee ballots had been collected as of Monday statewide.
(9:01 a.m.) Don’t forget that if you voted at the fire department in Cantonment or Molino in past years, you are headed to a different polling place today. Both precincts moved a couple of years ago. The Molino precinct moved from the Molino Volunteer Fire Department to the Barrineau Park Community Center. The folks that did vote at the Cantonment Volunteer Fire Department now vote at the Quintette Community Center on Quintette Lane.
(8:40 a.m.) The weather forecast looks for voting today in the North Escambia area. Hot and sunny, with a high around 96 and no mention of rain. Perfect voting weather.
(8:02 a.m.) Turnout during the first hour of voting was steady across North Escambia, with no real delays reported. Elections officials across Florida are predicting a 30 percent or less turnout.
(7:03 a.m.) The polls are now open in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. They will be open until 7:00 tonight.