Bratt Elementary School Honors Veterans
November 11, 2019
Bratt Elementary School held a program honoring veterans last week. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate High’s Darrien McDowell Signs With Pensacola State
November 11, 2019
Tate High School senior Darrien McDowell has signed to play baseball with Pensacola State College. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Gas Prices Slip A Few Cents Over The Last Week
November 11, 2019
Gas prices slipped an average of four cents last week in Florida.
The average price per gallon Sunday night in Florida was $2.40 and a penny lower in Escambia County at $2.39. Two stations in Cantonment were at $2.32 Sunday night.
“Florida drivers are paying 18 cents per gallon less than this time last year,” said Matt Nasworthy, Florida Public Affairs Director, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “A massive build in crude inventories and declining demand helped keep crude prices steady, while wholesale gasoline prices moved lower late last week.”
Portion Of Highway 29 To Be Renamed This Week For Highway Worker Killed In McDavid
November 10, 2019
A portion of Highway 29 in McDavid will be named in honor of a worker that was struck and killed while on the job.
During a ceremony on Friday, Highway 29 between Cox Road and Sigler Road will be designated as “Maceo Perkins Parkway”.
A state highway designation is an honor that requires an act of the Legislature and approval by the governor. At the request of Sen. Doug Broxson and the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners, the state Legislature passed the designation, and Governor Ron DeSantis signed it into law.
Maceo A. Perkins, 41, was with a group of workers employed by Broad Spectrum working on Highway 29 near Siglar Road. Just after noon on April 6, 2018, he was hit by a vehicle driven by 60-year old Sharon Odom of Century. The Florida Highway Patrol said Odom’s 2006 Ford Mustang traveled off the roadway onto the west shoulder, colliding with Perkins and the workers’ unoccupied Dodge Ram truck.. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Odom passed away at her Century home four days after the crash.
Sen. Broxson, Rep. Mike Hill, District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry, other commissioners and local leaders are scheduled to attend the ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday, November 15 at
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photo Gallery: Blue Angels Homecoming Show
November 10, 2019
The Blue Angels closed out their season Saturday under perfect skies at NAS Pensacola.
Over 45,000 spectators watched the high-flying show at Sherman field during the Homecoming Air Show.
For a photo gallery, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Perry Doggrell, click to enlarge.
Panhandle Equine Rescue Hosts Animal Cruelty Investigations School
November 10, 2019
Last week, Panhandle Equine Rescue in Cantonment hosted the hands-on portion of the American Animal Cruelty Investigations Schools taught by Doug Eddins.
Animal control officers from Brevard, Palm Beach and Lake counties in Florida, Jefferson County in Alabama and a sheriff’s deputy from Buncombe County, North Carolina, participated in the two-day class.
Local Farrier Josh Weekly also taught an equine podiatry class showing the importance of keeping a horse’s feet in good shape and how to recognize problems and abuse.
The only horse rescue in Escambia County, PER is a non-profit founded by a small group of concerned citizens with a mission to rescue, rehabilitate and provide adoption services for abused, neglected and abandoned equines. PER is authorized by the court system to investigate equine cruelty in Escambia County.
Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Ernest Ward Middle School Honors Veterans
November 10, 2019
Ernest Ward Middle School paused to honor veterans from the across the area last week.
The annual Veterans Day program at Ernest Ward is a longstanding community tradition, held annually for about 25 years.
Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Thousands Participate In Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
November 10, 2019
Thousands of people took part in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in downtown Pensacola Saturday morning.
Over $280,000 was raised during the community event to fight for a cure to breast cancer.
An estimated 7,000 people took part in the four mile walk, many of which walked to honor loved ones fighting breast cancer or those that have lost their lives.
Pictured: Among the thousands take part in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk Saturday morning were the Tate High School softball team (above) and cheerleaders (below). Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Bratt Elementary Names October Students Of The Month
November 10, 2019
Bratt Elementary has named students of the month for October. They are:
Pre-K
Bowyn Heathcock
Peyton Roberts
Kindergarten
Kayson Southard
Charlie Trawick
Lilly Long
Isabella Coy
First Grade
Taylor Helton
Avaiah Colbert
Hayden Batson
Dillan Stuart
Second Grade
Audrina Miller
Lucas Daniel
Amora Rodreguez
Brooklyn Fountain
Third Grade
Briley Moore
Madison Rice
Pryce Flowers
Kyndal Hadley
O’Brein Holbein
Fourth Grade
Christian Roberts
Avery Trawick
Emma Grimes
Shane Alexander
Fifth Grade
Cate Greenwood
Hallie Emmons
Christian Caraway
Inmate Convicted For Bomb Threats On Government Offices ‘For The Cause Of The Islamic State’
November 10, 2019
Noah D. Stirn, 24, pled guilty today to federal charges related to threatening communications involving explosives and mailing communications threatening to injure others.
Stirn has been in federal custody since his arrest by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on these federal charges earlier this year.
An investigation revealed that between April 22 and May 20, 2019, Stirn mailed or attempted to mail approximately 21 letters to courthouses and government offices throughout Northern Florida, threatening serious harm or death by way of explosives. These letters included ones mailed to the United States Courthouse and the Social Security Administration in Pensacola, as well as to the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee. The letters specifically claimed that C4 plastic explosives had been placed in each of the threatened buildings. Stirn’s letters asserted that he was not pleased with the federal government and his actions were “for the cause of the Islamic State.”
In some instances, the threatening letters led full buildings to be evacuations and bomb-sniffing K9 units to be deployed. Stirn was an inmate at the Blackwater Correctional Facility in Milton when he engaged in these criminal acts.
“Protecting the security of our government agencies and employees and the services they provide to the public is paramount to maintaining a functioning society. My office is grateful to the men and women of law enforcement who help keep us all secure every day,” U.S. Attorney Keefe said.
Stirn will be sentenced on these charges on January 24, 2020, at 10:00 am, at the United States Courthouse in Pensacola. He faces up to five years’ imprisonment for each charge of mailing a threatening communication and up to 10 years imprisonment for each charge of threatened use of an explosive. Stirn pled guilty to a total of 12 separate charges.
This case resulted from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Marshals Service, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Pensacola Police Department, the Tallahassee Police Department, and the Capitol Police in Tallahassee.