Reimagine Century Is Saturday – Free Food, Free Clothes And Much More
May 4, 2018
An outreach will be held Saturday in Century to help those less fortunate.
The faith-based event will feature a 15,000 pound food giveaway, free clothing, free paper products, free baby diapers, free haircuts, free HIV testing, free lunch and much more. Numerous community agencies will also be on hand explaining their programs, and there will be children’s activities including inflatables, face painting, popcorn, games and a coloring contest with bicycles as prizes.
Everything at the event is free.
Reimagine Century will be held 10 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. Saturday at 440 East Hecker Road in Century. Transportation will be available between Reimagine Century and the nearby Sawmill Day activities.
Reimagine Century is a project of Doers of the Word Ministry and is sponsored by numerous churches and other organizations, including NorthEscambia.com.
Pictured: A previous Reimagine Century event. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Pace Explodes With 16-Run Inning To Top Tate For District Title
May 4, 2018
The second-seed Pace Patriots beat the top-ranked Tate Aggies 18-4 Thursday night in the 1-7A district championship game in Pace.
The Aggies took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first, which the Patriots answered with two runs in the third. But Pace exploded with 16 runs in the top of the fourth – a fourth inning that lasted well over an hour with 22 Pace batters and Tate fielding four different pitchers.
Brandon Sproat earned the win for Pace in four and a third innings, with zero runs on one hit and striking out one.
Cole Fryman took the loss for Tate, giving up four runs on one hit in one-third of an inning.
For Tate: Jesse Sherrill 1-3, R; Mason Land 2-3, 2B, R, RBI; Hunter McLean 1-3, RBI; Blake Anderson R; Darrien McDowell 1-2, 2B, 2RBI; Ethan Bloodworth 1-2; Michael Potts R.
Atmore Marks National Day Of Prayer (With Gallery)
May 4, 2018
Atmore marked the National Day of Prayer Thursday with several events, drawing the faithful and pastors from Alabama and Florida.
A prayer service was held at the Atmore City Hall Thursday morning. A community prayer service and Bible reading was held Thursday afternoon in the Cornell Torrence Gym at Escambia County High School.
Community, business and spiritual leaders led those gathered in prayer before the annual Bible reading for government, the church, the family, media, education and business.
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Gonzalez Baptist Hosting A Free Community Picnic On Saturday
May 4, 2018
The Second Annual Gonzalez Community Picnic will be Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2p.m. at the Gonzalez Baptist Church.
There will be barbecue sandwiches, hotdogs and more for lunch, plus snow cones, popcorn, slushies and other treats. There will also be plenty of games, including sack races, a three-legged race, a pie eating contest, and other age-appropriate games.
The Tate High School Army JROTC will present the colors, the national anthem will be performed by the Ransom Middle School Acapella Chorus and the guest speaker will be Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Posse, Escambia County Fire Rescue and the ECSD Math Tutoring Department will also take part.
Representatives of Florida Kidcare will be on hand to help low and moderate income families apply for health insurance, and there will be clothes and other resources for families in need.
The event is free and everyone is invited to attend. The Gonzalez Baptist Church is located at 1590 Pauline Street, just off the intersection of Highway 29 and Old Chemstrand Road.
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Jay Wins, Northview Out In Softball Regional Tourney
May 4, 2018
The Jay Lady Royals beat Bozeman 1-0 and Wewahitchka shut out Northview 5-0 Thursday night in the 3-1A regional tournament
Jay will host Wewahitchka Tuesday at 7 p.m. for the district championship.
Alyssa Baxley earned the win on the mound for Jay in seven innings, allowing four hits and striking out nine. She went 2-3 at the plate with a RBI.
Pictured: The Jay Lady Royals earned a win over Bozeman Thursday night in regional play. Photos by Diann Tagert for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Wahoos Beat The M-Braves
May 4, 2018
Chadwick Tromp’s two-run double was the knockout blow in Thursday night’s 7-1 win at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
The game was tied at one run apiece when the Wahoos sent 10 men to the plate in the sixth inning. After Gavin LaValley singled and Josh VanMeter drew an 11 pitch walk, M-Braves starter Michael Mader (L, 1-1) was pulled from the game for Corbin Clouse. The left-hander struggled with his command and issued a walk to Taylor Sparks before Chadick Tromp doubled home LaValley and VanMeter to make it 3-1. The inning continued in bizarre fashion when Alberti Chavez grounded into a fielders choice at third base with no out being recorded. M-Braves third baseman Austin Riley attempted to tag out Sparks at third but was unsuccessful, which loaded the bases again. C.J. McElroy singled and Shed Long drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 6-1.
Wahoos starter Keury Mella started Thursday’s game slowly but ultimately turned in a strong performance. After a walk and an error in the first inning, Tyler Neslony singled to right to give Mississippi a 1-0 lead. With runners on the corners, Mella induced Alex Jackson into an inning-ending double-play to end the visitor’s threat. Mella finished the night having pitched five innings. He only allowed the one run, which was unearned. He also picked up his first hit of the season and reduced his Southern-League best ERA to 0.84.
Pensacola added one more insurance run in the eighth inning when Long unloaded an opposite-field home run for his first of the season. The bullpen continued to impress with Robinson Leyer and Rafael De Paula (S, 1) combining for four scoreless innings. De Paula pitched the last three of the game with six strikeouts to earn his first save of the season. Blue Wahoos relievers have allowed just one run over the last 13 innings pitching going back to the Jacksonville series.
RHP Jesus Reyes (0-4, 5.06) will try to clinch the series win for Pensacola tomorrow against RHP Touki Toussaint (1-1, 4.44).
ECSO: Man Trespassed On Northview High Campus, Threatened To Kill Student
May 3, 2018
A young Century man has been arrested after allegedly trespassing on the Northview High School campus and threatening to kill a student.
Levi Austin Cofield, 18, was charged with trespassing on school grounds, simple assault and criminal mischief with property damage.
The victim told deputies he was walking by the after school car rider line when he heard Cofield yell out the passenger window of a truck that he was going to “beat” him. The victim said he ignored Cofield and continued to his truck in the student parking lot. The victim said he got into his truck when Cofield approached and attempted to pull the door open. He said he grabbed the interior door handle to close the door, but Cofield grabbed the door and yanked it so hard it broke the interior of the door, just before Cofield pulled the door handle off.
Cofield then used thge door handle to strike the driver’s window several times while stating, “I will kill you,” according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
The victim said he had previous been threatened by Cofield while off the school campus and told deputies Cofield wanted to fight over an incident due to a previous incident between Cofield’s adult brother and the victim.
Another student confirmed the victim’s account, according to the report, as did surveillance video.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, Cofield withdrew from Northview High School at the end of the 2016-2017 school year, is not an enrolled student and “had no business at the school on the day of the incident”.
Cofield was trespass warned…no longer allowed on the Northview campus, including a ban from any after school activities.
He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $1,500 bond.
New Ambulance Company To Serve Flomaton, Replace Escambia County (FL) EMS
May 3, 2018
A new ambulance company will take over in the Flomaton area later this month, replacing coverage from Escambia County (FL) EMS.
The Escambia County (AL) Healthcare Authority (ECHA) has reached an agreement with Lifeguard Ambulance Service to begin serving he Flomaton area in Alabama beginning at 8 a.m. on May 14.
Escambia County (FL) EMS has provided the primary ambulance service in Flomaton for about 37 years. The last signed agreement in 2015 between the parties stipulated a $7,983.62 per month payment from ECHA to Escambia County, with possible increased due to inflation factors.
The Escambia County (FL) EMS unit that normally serves Flomaton is stationed in Century, and that unit will remain based in Century, according to Mike Weaver, Escambia County Public Safety Director, and there will be a mutual aid agreement in place between Escambia County and Lifeguard.
Lifeguard is the exclusive ambulance service in Santa Rosa County, operates under the MedStar name in Baldwin County, AL, and provides ambulance services in several other cities including Mobile and Birmingham, AL; Bay County, FL; and Chattanooga, Knoxville and Nashville, TN.
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Cantonment Rotary Club Awards College Scholarships
May 3, 2018
The Cantonment Rotary Club has awarded several scholarships to deserving students at Pensacola State College.
The Ike Terry Music Scholarship was initially named in memory of Cantonment Rotarian James “Ike’ Terry, who was very active in music in Pensacola. Now the scholarships have been broadened in scope to include vocational and professional scholarships in memory of Cantonment Rotarian Ted Ciano who made sizeable donations to the Foundation.
The recipients of this year’s scholarships totaling $7500.00 are:
Ike Terry – Music: Megan Dicamillo – Piano, Brenan Woody – Guitar
Paralegal: Dana Wimmers,Kelley Anne Wheeler
Ted Ciano – Vocational: Jacob Chauvin, Ruby Carter, Hannah Flint
Pictured: Cantonment Rotarian and Foundation Trustee Jack O’Donnell with pianist Megan Dicamillo and guitarist Brenan Woody. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Lady Aggies Get 2-1 Win Over Milton In Regional Quarterfinals
May 3, 2018
The Tate Lady Aggies beat Milton 2-1 in the Region 1-7A quarterfinals Tuesday night.
Hanna Brown pitched a complete game, allowing four hits, one run and striking about two.
For the Lady Aggies: Ryleigh Cawby 1, Kayliegh Cawthon 1-2; Shelby McLean 1-3, R: Deazia Nickerson 1-2, RBI; Madisen Nelson RBI.
The Tate Lady Aggies will play Niceville on Tuesday.
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