Memorial Day: North Escambia Monuments Honor Those That Served
May 25, 2026
On Memorial Day, people across North Escambia and the country remember the brave men and women that have served and sacrificed all.
In North Escambia, there are several memorials that honor those that have served in the military. Below, we are highlighting some of the outdoor memorials that residents can visit today.
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LCpl Travis M. Nelson Park
The LCpl Travis M. Nelson Park was dedicated in Bratt on November 8, 2011, in honor of the local Marine killed in action in August 2011 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. It was just two weeks after his 19th birthday and only about a month after he arrived in Afghanistan.
The park features a memorial in Nelson’s honor. It is located on West Highway 4, just west of Northview High School.
Century Veterans Wall of Honor
About four dozen of those that served from the Century area are honored on the Century Veterans Wall of Honor at Century’s Roadside Park on Highway 29. The memorial was dedicated on July 4, 2008 and also honors local soldiers killed in action.
The Century Veterans Wall of Honor is located in the Nadine McCaw Park at the corner of North Century Boulevard (Highway 29) and Hecker Road.
Walnut Hill Veterans Wall of Honor
The largest such memorial in the North Escambia area, the Veterans Honor Wall has stood in front of the Walnut Hill Community Center since its dedication in 2003. There are about 300 names on the wall, including names of just over a dozen soldiers killed in action. The wall honors those from the Walnut Hill area that have served in the nation’s military.
The Walnut Hill Ruritan Club began planning the wall in late 2001, and they decided that it would be a community project at no cost to the veterans listed.
The late Billy R. Ward began to engrave the names with an antique machine the club purchased off the internet, and there were 220 names on the wall when it was dedicated in 2003. He spent a lot of time on the project, visiting the Wall South Memorial in Pensacola to get an idea what size the letters on the plaques should be.
On the Walnut Hill Veterans Honor Wall, everyone is equal. It was decided that no service rank would be include on the name plaques, just the branch and years of service.
Many of the veterans listed on the wall are now deceased.
The Walnut Hill Veterans Wall is located in front of the community center at 7850 Highway 97.
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Here’s The Schedule And Video Links For This Week’s Escambia County Graduations
May 25, 2026
Graduations will be held Tuesday and Wednesday for Escambia County Schools at the Pensacola Bay Center.
Here is the schedule:
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
- Pensacola High School, 9:00 p.m. [Video]
- Northview High School, 12:15 p.m. [Video]
- West Florida High School, 2:30 p.m. [Video]
- Escambia High School, 5:30 p.m. [Video]
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
- Tate High School, 9:00 a.m. [Video]
- Escambia County Virtual, 12:15 p.m. [Video]
- Pine Forest High School, 2:30 p.m. [Video]
- Washington High School, 5:30 p.m. [Video]
Pictured: 2025 graduates for Tate and Northview high schools. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Seniors Return To Jim Allen Elementary
May 25, 2026
Former Jim Allen Elementary School students returned for a Senior Walk.
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Memorial Day: Pop-Up Showers And Thunderstorms Continue All Week
May 25, 2026
A persistent, moisture-rich weather pattern is settling over the region, promising a thoroughly damp week ahead with high rain chances stretching from the Memorial Day Monday straight into next weekend. Daily temperatures will remain remarkably consistent, capping out in the lower to mid-80s with overnight lows hovering comfortably around 70 degrees. Heavy downpours, dynamic thunderstorm activity, and significant rainfall accumulation will be a daily possibility, making outdoor planning a challenge.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Memorial Day: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 83. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 82. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Northview High School Class of 2026 Honored At Senior Honors Program (With Gallery)
May 25, 2026
Northview High School recently held its Senior Honors Program for the Class of 2026.
For a photo gallery, click here.
There were 346 awards and scholarships presented during the program.
Photos by Akeylah Jefferson, Allie Penton, and Lacie Kittrell for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Seniors Return For Walk At Bratt Elementary
May 25, 2026
Graduating Northview High School seniors returned to Bratt Elementary School for their Senior Walk.
Former teachers and administrators also gathered to catch up and celebrate with the graduates.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Seven Unanswered Runs Earn Wahoos 9-5 Victory
May 25, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos battled from behind to pull off a 9-5 victory over the Columbus Clingstones on Sunday afternoon, anchored by productive contact and showstopping defensive plays.
Initially down 4-0 after troublesome pitching plagued the first two innings, the Wahoos (23-22) fought back with three runs in the third to threaten and four in the fifth to commandeer the series-securing game. Pensacola climbs back above the .500 mark for the second time this season against Columbus (21-23), doing so for the first time back on Wednesday.
Six Wahoos finished with two hits each on the 13-hit day, led by Fenwick Trimble who initiated the comeback with his sixth home run of the season, a three-run no-doubter that landed in the bay beyond left field. Sam Praytor had an excellent day at the plate with a 2-for-3 performance, scoring two runs and driving in one with a walk drawn. Dillon Lewis impressed with two doubles and two RBI.
Mason Vinyard (W, 2-1) earned his second win of the year with a stellar relief outing that allowed the Pensacola offense a moment to reset. Vineyard offered 4.0 innings of relief that saw just one hit, two walks and no runs allowed, picking up one strikeout.
The Wahoos got off to a rocky start in the first inning after a four-pitch walk issued to Columbus’ Luke Waddell turned into a run just a batter later. A David McCabe single into centerfield was misplayed by Dillon Lewis, and Waddell flew from first to home as the ball rolled into the deepest part of the park.
A subsequent hit-by-pitch and a walk would load the bases, and a fielder’s choice allowed McCabe to plate the second run of the evening for the Clingstones. Pensacola second baseman Payton Green stopped the bleeding however, leaping up to snag a line drive and turn the inning over.
Two more runs came across in the second inning for the visiting side. A two-out triple by Waddell into the right field corner pushed home Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. from second base, and Waddell would race home on a wild pitch to pad the Clingstones’ lead, 4-0.
Pensacola righted the ship in the bottom of the third. Sam Praytor registered the team’s first hit of the evening with a line drive into center field, followed by a well-executed bunt single by Emaarion Boyd. This set the table quite well for Trimble to launch a towering, three-run home run over left field, instantly making it a one-run ballgame.
The warmed Wahoo bats caught fire in the fifth. Cristian Hernandez and Trimble knocked consecutive singles into center off of Columbus’ Blake Enlow (L, 1-2), paving the way for Dillon Lewis to power a one-hop double off the wall in the left to score both runners and strip the lead, 5-4. Pensacola added a pair of insurance runs as line drive into left from Payton Green scored Lewis, and a previously walked Jay Beshears jogged home after Enlow balked.
The Clingstones got one back in the seventh after Patrick Clohisy got on base with a single, later stealing his way to third and scoring on a groundout to first base. It’d be false hope however, as the Wahoos answered back and more in the following half-inning. Dylan Jasso doubled to the wall in left, and Praytor sent him home with a double of his. Praytor would later score all the way from second base on a wild pitch, wrapping up the scoring for the home side, 9-5.
The Blue Wahoos will take Monday off before hitting the road for a series with the Birmingham Barons, the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, beginning on Tuesday.
FloridaCommerce Reports Small Increase In Escambia County Unemployment
May 24, 2026
The Escambia County area unemployment rate increased, according to data released Friday by FloridaCommerce.
The area’s unemployment rate was 5.0% in April 2026, a slight increase from the March rate of 4.9%. A year ago, the unemployment rate in Escambia County was 3.6%.
Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in April 2026, up 0.1 percentage point from the March 2026 rate, and up 1.1 percentage points from a year ago. There were 532,000 jobless Floridians out of a labor force of 11,150,000. The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in April.
Former Students Return For McArthur Elementary Senior Walk
May 24, 2026
Former students returned to the halls of McArthur Elementary School for a Senior Walk. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
The One Where The Teachers Had Water Guns: Ransom Middle School Send-Off
May 24, 2026
Ransom Middle School celebrated the last day of school with its annual Tiger Summer Send-off as students boarded the buses for break.
Adding to the end-of-year excitement, teachers lined the driveway armed with water guns, giving the departing students a fun and refreshing soak to kick off their summer vacation.
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