Ransom Middle Holds ‘My Favorite Things’ Mock Election
October 22, 2023
Last Week, Ransom Middle School held a “My Favorite Things Election” using staff and equipment from the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office. “Students were able to get hands-on with the same equipment that is used in all official elections in Escambia County.
For their favorite automaker, students picked Ford, 48-32 over Chevrolet, and FSU as the top college, 62-32 over West Florida. Chick-fil-A was hands down the favorite fast food among Ransom students with 120 votes to just 24 votes for second place Whataburger
Donald Trump was the favorite president among students, over Biden and historic contenders George Washington, Ronald Reagan and Abraham Lincoln.
Dogs won favorite pet, with 139 votes to a distant 31 votes for cats.
Top sport was football, and top school subject was claimed by P.E.
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Blountstown Tops Northview 18-7
October 21, 2023
The Northview Chiefs fell to the Blountstown Tigers 18-7 Friday night at Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium in Bratt.
While it was a loss. Northview head coach Wes Summerford said he was proud of his team’s effort.
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” I thought we had numerous opportunities, gave them some short fields, The defense played a great game tonight,” Summerford said. We had some injuries that got in the way, and I think it sputtered our offense.. I think it sputtered our team at a bad time in the game.
The Chiefs forr the Chies was a a 25-yard touchdown run from Devin Kelley for a 7-6 lead with 6:21 to to in the first quarter
“Extremely proud ofof the guys, I felt like they fought hard, it ain’t on the kids, you know, they fought their tails off and played good, played good,” He said, “I thought we played well enough to win. I’m just proud of them and for four quarter they gave me effort, so I”m really proud of hat.
The Northview Chiefs will sit out next week with a bye before traveling to Walton on November 3.
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Reimagine Cantonment Saturday At Carver Park
October 20, 2023
Reimagine Cantonment is going on today, Saturday, October 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Carver Park on Webb Street in Cantonment.
The faith-based event will include a 20,000 pound food giveaway, lunch, fishing lessons with free fishing rods, free tablets, baby diapers, HIV testing, clothing, free laundry detergent and more. Absolutely everything is free. There will also be free children’s activities, including train rides, inflatables, face painting, games, popcorn, and a coloring contest with three participants winning a new bicycle.
ReImagine Cantonment is a project of Doers of the Word Ministry and is sponsored by numerous churches and other organizations, including NorthEscambia.com.
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Sunny Skies Friday And Into The Weekend
October 19, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. West wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Great Fall Weather Continues
October 19, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Upcoming Beulah Master Plan Meetings Canceled
October 19, 2023
Beulah Master Plan public meetings that were scheduled for October 24-25 have been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.
The meetings will be rescheduled and the new dates, times and location will be announced soon.
Friday Night Football Scoreboard
October 19, 2023
Here are Friday night’s football scrores from around the North Escambia area.
FLORIDA
- Blountstown 18, Northview7 [story..Photos]
- Tate at Gulf Breeze,
- Choctaw at Booker T. Washington
- Escambia at Pine Forest 14. Escambia 7
- Jay 42, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy 8
- Crestview at Milton
- Catholic 42, Muroe 7
- Navarre 25, Pace 24
- Gulf Breeze 27, Tate 20
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ALABAMA
- South Choctaw Academy 36, Escambia Academy 34
- Escambia County (Atmore) at Bayside Academy 38, Atmore 14
- T.R. Miller 42, Satsuma 0
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Have You Donated In The Peanut Butter Challenge?
October 18, 2023
The annual Peanut Butter Challenge is now underway in Escambia County to help families in need.
The Peanut Butter Challenge, UF/IFAS Extension’s annual jar collection for local food pantries, first launched in the Florida Panhandle in 2012. It has since launched statewide, giving counties the chance to compete for most jars of peanut butter donated. The challenge serves a way to feed hungry families ahead of the holidays and also promotes peanuts grown in Florida.
Unopened, unexpired jars of peanut butter can be donated at the following locations through October 31:
- Escambia County Extension, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment
- Escambia County Farm Bureau, 153 Highway 97, Molino
- Escambia County Public Safety, 6575 North W Street
- Gilmore Services, 31 East Fairfield Drive
- Escambia County Administration, 221 Palafox Place, 4th Floor
- Holy Spirit Catholic, 10650 Gulf Beach Highway
In addition to the community donations, the Florida Peanut Producers Association (FPPA) and Florida Peanut Federation (FPF) have partnered with the project for years. These organizations are based in the northwest and northeast peanut-producing regions of the state and will again contribute to the totals distributed to food pantries in those regions.
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Escambia County Public Schools Awarded $1.5 Million Esports Gaming Grant by U.S. Department of Defense
October 18, 2023
Students at seven schools– Bailey, Beulah, Brown-Barge, and Ransom Middle Schools; Escambia, Tate, and West Florida High Schools. will benefit from a $1.5 million, 5-year project designed to promote Esports Escambia County Public Schools (ECPS).
Esports: E is for Everyone provides military connected students from all walks of life an opportunity to be part of a team at seven military-connected schools within the Escambia County Public Schools (FL). The DoDEA-funded 5-year project seeks to build a sustainable competitive gaming ecosystem that is welcoming and inclusive of everyone. Bridges will be built between military-connected students and communities who engage in Esports, making student learning transitions seamless. The benefits of Esports will reach far beyond the four walls of the classroom and expose military-connected students to technology, teamwork, competition, and diversity, while preparing them for successful college and career paths.
“Esports: E is for Everyone is an innovative approach to engage students in social-emotional learning and hands-on problem solving that will motivate, inspire, and foster grit within our students,” said Monica Willis, ECPS Grants Specialist and author of the grant. This marks the 11th competitive grant that the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) has awarded the school district since 2010.
Access to coaches, equipment, resources and competitions will afford rich experiences for all students at four ECPS middle schools and three ECPS high schools. New extra-curricular Esports teams will pique interest, increase attendance, spark ingenuity, and remove physical and social barriers to ultimately close achievement gaps.
Military-connected students will have the opportunity to make meaningful connections while honing their skills and exploring scholarship opportunities at hundreds of colleges. The characteristics and skills utilized by successful Esports team members directly correlate to the skills needed for students to become college and career ready citizens.
International Paper To Permanently Cease Operation On One Local Production Machine
October 18, 2023
International Paper will permanently cease operation of one of their production machines in Pensacola, the company said Wednesday.
IP announced a series of actions to further strengthen and optimize its manufacturing system to meet customers’ needs. The company will permanently close its containerboard mill in Orange, Texas, and will permanently cease production on two of its pulp machines – the #20 machine in Riegelwood, N.C., and the #4 machine in Pensacola
Locally, about 100 jobs are expected to be impacted.
“Decisions like these are extremely difficult, because of the impact on our employees, their families and the communities in which we operate,” said Chairman and CEO Mark Sutton. “We are grateful to our employees in Orange, Riegelwood and Pensacola for their significant contributions to the company over the years. We are committed to providing severance benefits, outplacement assistance and more to help employees during this time.”
In total, approximately 900 positions will be impacted. Wherever possible, the company said their goal is to minimize the impact on employees by using current vacancies, retirements, normal attrition and other roles at International Paper.
The actions in Pensacola and Riegelwood will reduce IP’s pulp capacity by approximately 500,000 tons (300,000 tons fluff pulp and 200,000 tons southern bleached softwood). The company’s remaining pulp mill system will include eight mills with an annual production capability of 2.7MM tons.
The #4 machine in Pensacola is currently idled and will not resume production.
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