A Very Special Mardi Gras Parade (With Photo Gallery)
February 7, 2015
A very special Mardi Gras parade was held Friday morning for the special needs students of Escambia Westgate School.
With plenty of beads, Moon Pies, and smiles, the parade rolled through the school parking lot not once, but twice for a little extra fun for 230 students that might not otherwise be able to attend a regular Mardi Gras Parade.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Price, click to enlarge.
Tate High Wind Ensemble Performs At Troy State Band Clinic
February 6, 2015
The Tate High School Wind Ensemble performed Thursday night at the the Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic and Honor Bands on the campus of Troy University in Troy, AL. The ensemble was selected from a pool of applicants from across the Southeast and was one just four bands invited to participate. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate High Drama’s ‘The Addams Family: A Musical Comedy’ Opens Tonight
February 5, 2015
The Tate High School Drama Department will present “The Addams Family: A Musical Comedy” on the school cafetorium stage Friday and Saturday at 7:00 each evening.
The creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky and altogether “ooky” Addams Family story brings the characters of Gomez Addams, Morticia Addams, Uncle Fester, Wednesday Addams, Pugsley Addams, Grandma, Lurch and others onto the stage in an original story with Wednesday falling in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.
The Tate Drama Department will also be conducting a silent auction to help raise funds for the state competition. Tickets are $10 for the reserved section and $7 for general admission.
Pictured: The Tate Drama Department’s “The Addams Family: A Musical Comedy”. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview Names January Students Of The Month
February 3, 2015
Northview High School has named Students of the Month for January. They are Desiree Elliard, 12th grade, and David Weber, 10th grade. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Six More Weeks Of Winter? North Escambia Weather Ducks See Shadow
February 2, 2015
On this Groundhog Day, Puxatony Phil, the world famous groundhog, and the NorthEscambia.com Weather Ducks have both predicted six more weeks of winter.
Forklore says that if the groundhog sees his shadow on Groundhog Day, it means six more weeks of winter. We did not have a groundhog handy for a photo, but we did have the NorthEscambia.com Weather Ducks. And just like their more famous Pennsylvania weather buddy, our weather ducks also saw their shadow this morning at our Walnut Hill office.
This was only the second time in the history of our weather ducks that they have predicted more winter. For those that might be a little unsure as the weather ducks’ ability, we offer the two photographs below showing the weather ducks predicting six more weeks of winter on Groundhog Day 2010 and 10 days later with their snowman in Atmore.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Search And Rescue Volunteers Work Through Super Bowl To Find Missing Man
February 2, 2015
When an 84-year old Alzheimer’s went missing Sunday afternoon, the volunteers of Escambia Search and Rescue were called to assist in finding him as most area residents turned their attention to the Super Bowl.
Five K-9 teams and 26 volunteers spent their night assisting in the search Joaquim Prates, who last seen on Spring Creek Circle off Chemstrand Road — an area that backs up to the vast Gulf Power Crist Plant property. About 11 p.m., ESAR notified the media that Prates had been found safely due to a citizen’s tip.
For ESAR, it was a chance to put their new command center to good use. Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan donated his agency’s former command center to ESAR because of their on-going partnership responding together in searches and natural disasters. The Sheriff’s Office purchased a new command center last year using Local Option Sales Tax funds.
ESAR volunteers assist emergency responders with search and rescue operations in South Alabama and Northwest Florida. They were working out of an aging and outdated command center.
Pictured: Inside Escambia Search and Rescue’s new command center Sunday night as volunteers scour the area for a missing Alzheimer’s patient. Pictured below: The command center was recently donate to ESAR by Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Price, click to enlarge.
Cool Photos: Our NorthEscambia.com Walnut Hill Eagle
January 30, 2015
This is our “resident” NorthEscambia.com eagle, seen high in a tree outside our NorthEscambia.com office in Walnut Hill enjoying the week’s blue skies and warmer weather before flying off. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photos: Installation Of 54 Ton Beams Cause Delays On I-10
January 30, 2015
Drivers have dealt with nighttime delays this week on I-10 in Escambia County as crews positioned large beams for a new Scenic Highway overpass. The beams are about 102 feet long and weigh 57 tons each (114,000 pounds). Because of the massive size and weight of the beams, a 200 ton crane was required to lift and place them.
Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview Students Place In Cooperative Education Club Events
January 30, 2015
Several Northview High School students recently place in District Cooperative Education Clubs of Florida (CECF) events:
- Raymond Clark – Fourth place in Automotive Technician
- Savanna Roux – First place in Business Communications
- Iyanna Davidson – Third place in Business Communications
- Hannah Gibson – First place in Customer Service
- Kortney Reid – Fourth place in Customer Service
- Austin Adams – Third place in Hospitality
- Grady Rigby – Fourth place in Hospitality
Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Read Like Crazy: Molino Park Premieres Literacy Week Video
January 29, 2015
A couple of days ago, we brought you the story a reading flash mob at Molino Park Elementary School. Music teacher Katie Powell rewrote the words to the popular song “Call Me Maybe” and created the “Read Like Crazy” video. The final version of the video is now complete, and it’s posted below.
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