Photos: Santa Visits The Century Branch Library
December 21, 2019
Santa Claus recently paid a special visit to the Century Branch Library, where he heard Christmas wishes from good little boys and girls.
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Giving Back: Georgia Pastor Holds Christmas Toy Giveaway In Century (Photo Gallery)
December 19, 2019
A Georgia pastor pulled into Century Tuesday with a truck load of toys and household items to make the Christmas a bit brighter in the town he once called home.
Century native Rev. Dr. Vincent Dortch now lives in Atlanta and is pastor of Antioch Baptist Church is Carrollton, Georgia. He conducted the giveaway in honor of his late grandmother, Jennie V. Dortch of Century.
Families lined up at the Century Community Center on West Highway 4 for the event. They were able to get toys for Christmas, along with a few household essentials like toilet paper.
“I always had a desire to come back home and be a blessing to my people,” Dortch said. “I’m doing it all in the honor of my grandmother, who is deceased, because she always taught us as grandkids and kids as the Lord blesses you, give back to your people.”
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“Lord we pray that everything that’s been received that you get the glory to honor, and that you bless these families as they go through this holiday,” he prayed at the conclusion of the event. “…and Lord that we remember most of all that is not about the toys but it’s about your son Jesus Christ and so we say thank you. And Lord bless Century as a whole and each and everyone in the surrounding areas.”
The Dortch family in Century suffered a tragic loss this year when 4-year old Kamerius Dortch was struck and killed by a car in mid-April.
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International Paper Makes Donation To Ronald McDonald House
December 17, 2019
International Paper stopped by the Ronald McDonald House Open House to present a $7,500 donation.
“We are incredibly grateful for their support and so many more families will find their home-away-from-home because of their amazing giving,” Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida said.
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A Christmas Tradition: Santa Claus Rolls Through Beulah On Fire Truck
December 16, 2019
It’s a Beulah tradition…Santa Claus rolled through the Beulah area Saturday on top a fire truck.
Santa Claus visited almost every street with the help of the firefighter elves from the Beulah Station of Escambia Fire Rescue.
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Ransom Middle Names Students Of The Month
December 16, 2019
Ransom Middle School has named Students of the Month for November. They are Eva Grissom and Grayson Jackson. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Molino Park Second Graders Present Bug’z Christmas
December 14, 2019
Molino Park Elementary School second graders presented the musical Bug’z Christmas recently.
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Santa Visits Molino Library
December 12, 2019
Santa Claus visited the Molino Branch Library Wednesday. After reading a special story, he visited with good little boys and girls to hear their Christmas wishes.
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Tate Alumni Association Collects Food For Molino Ministry
December 12, 2019
The Tate High Alumni Association is known for giving back to the community. They recently collected food items and presented them to the mission program at the Cross Roads Thrift Store in Molino. The food was delivered Wednesday by Grace Howard Paulcheck (left) to Ashley Seward and Darnell Crenshaw. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Kittens Rescued From Pipe In Molino
December 11, 2019
Several kittens rescued from a pipe in Molino Monday afternoon are doing well and have new homes in their future.
Following a minor traffic crash at the Tom Thumb on Highway 29 at Highway 97, first responders heard meowing coming from an overflow pipe for a retention pond.
Florida Highway Patrol trooper Aaron Acker and Molino Fire Department volunteer Drew Manning rescued the kittens from the pipe with a little help from Manning’s mom.
Manning took the kittens home and bathed them. We’re told they are now eating well and playing.
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Molino Park Fifth Graders Visited Environmental Center. And Met A Big Snake.
December 11, 2019
Fifth grade students from Molino Park Elementary School visited the Roy Hyatt Environmental Center Tuesday. They entered the planetarium “blasting off” into space studying the solar system. They also used microscopes to study the flow of energy through an aquatic ecosystem observing a microscopic food chain in a drop of pond water. And they met Todd the Florida king snake. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
