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:
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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.
LIVE Election Results (With 90 Of 90 Escambia Precincts Reporting)
August 24, 2010
(Updated 9:45 p.m.) Here the latest LIVE election results from Escambia County:
90 of 90 Precincts Reporting
STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 2 (REP)
Greg Evers 12,338 72.02 %
Mike Hill 4,793 27.98 %
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1 (REP)
Doug Broxson 1,996 53.16 %
Greg Brown 1,062 28.28 %
Ferd Salomon 565 15.05 %
Ricky G. Perritt 132 3.52 %
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 2 (REP)
Clay Ingram 8,895 61.30 %
David Karasek 5,615 38.70 %
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (REP)
Gene M. Valentino 1,804 34.46 %
Karen Sindel 1,650 31.52 %
Dave Murzin 1,192 22.77 %
George Touart 589 11.25 %
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 (REP)
Grover C. Robinson 6,324 75.37 %
Dennis Green 2,067 24.63 %
ECUA DISTRICT 2 (REP)
Lois Benson 3,298 65.97 %
James Kirkland 1,157 23.14 %
Stephen Burand 544 10.88 %
ECUA DISTRICT 4 (REP)
Dale Perkins 5,584 73.69 %
Ronald Ward 822 10.85 %
Stuart H. Brown 693 9.14 %
Ryan M. Fendt 479 6.32 %
UNITED STATES SENATOR (DEM)
Kendrick B. Meek 8,378 49.98 %
Jeff Greene 6,823 40.70 %
Glenn A. Burkett 1,113 6.64 %
Maurice A. Ferre 450 2.68 %
GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (DEM)
Alex Sink / 10,333 68.97 %
Brian P. Moore / 4,649 31.03 %
ATTORNEY GENERAL (DEM)
Dan Gelber 7,840 53.78 %
Dave Aronberg 6,737 46.22 %
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DISTRICT 1
Jeff Bergosh 6,143 66.30 %
Luke Keller 2,199 23.73 %
D. Hosea Pittman 923 9.96 %
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DISTRICT 2
Gerald W. Boone 4,081 54.92 %
Virginia R. White 3,350 45.08 %
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DISTRICT 3
Linda F. Moultrie 3,427 52.91 %
Charlie Nichols 3,050 47.09 %
MAYOR PENSACOLA
Mike Wiggins 4,759 37.00 %
Ashton Hayward 4,306 33.48 %
Diane Mack 2,041 15.87 %
Charles Bare 1,755 13.65 %
UNITED STATES SENATOR (REP)
Marco Rubio 23,629 83.39 %
William Billy Kogut 2,548 8.99 %
William Escoffery III 2,158 7.62 %
GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (REP)
Bill McCollum / 13,092 45.01 %
Rick Scott / 12,806 44.02 %
Mike McCalister / 3,191 10.97 %
ATTORNEY GENERAL (REP)
Holly Benson 17,740 61.47 %
Jeff Kottkamp 5,994 20.77 %
Pam Bondi 5,125 17.76 %
Need Info On State Candidates?
August 24, 2010
Here is a look at the major candidates for governor and U.S. Senate on the ballot today in Florida:
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Send Us Your Back To School Pictures
August 23, 2010
Today is the first day of school in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, and we want your back to school pictures.
Send us pictures of those great new outfits, getting on the bus, arriving at school or just hanging out with friends. From kindergarten to high school, we want to see back to school through your eyes.
Email or text your photos to news@northescambia.com or let us know that we can grab the photos of your Facebook page.
Century Little League Registration Today
August 23, 2010
Registration for Century Little League will be held at 5 p.m. today at the old Century High School. The registration is for football players and cheerleaders.
Blood Drive Today In Walnut Hill, Saturday In McDavid
August 23, 2010
North Escambia residents will have the opportunity to give the gift of life today in Walnut Hill and next Saturday in McDavid.
The Northwest Florida Bloodmobile will be at the Walnut Hill Farm Supply at the corner of Highway 97 and South Highway 99 on Monday, August 23 from 7:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be at the McDavid Mini Mart on Highway 29 near Highway 164 on August 28 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 Fran’s Diner in Molino recently. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.