Tate Celebrates Senior Night Sweep Of Pine Forest
October 11, 2024
The Tate Aggies celebrated a senior night sweep Thursday night with a 3-0 win over the Pine Forest Eagles.
Tate beat Pine Forest three straight sets 25-8, 25-11, 25-11.
Tate finished their regular season at 14-9, while Pine Forest ended at 0-10.
Before the game, the Aggies honored senior players Carlyn Henley, Olivia Johnson, Kady Austin, Natalie George, and McKenna Hughes.
In 6A District 1, the No. 5 Tate Aggies will travel to No 4 Pace at 6 p.m. Monday, with the winner advancing to the semifinals Tuesday at No 1. Gulf Breeze. In other Monday pairings, No 7 Milton will be at No. 2 Niceville and No 6. Crestview will be at No 3 Navarre with the winners facing off in the semis on Tuesday.
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Kristin Maum Named Tate High School Teacher Of The Year
October 11, 2024
Kristin Maum has been named the Tate High School Teacher of the year. She teaches ninth grade English, AP literature, and is PLT facilitator (ELA 1), ELA instructional chair, wellness coordinator, and girls basketball assistant coach. She will be in the running for the Escambia County Teacher of the Year later this school year. Photo for NorthEscambia.com,com, click to enlarge.
Northview Chiefs Top The W.S. Neal Eagles 3-2
October 11, 2024
The Northview Chiefs closed out their volleyball regular season Thursday with a 3-2 win over W.S. Neal.
Northview won by scores of 25-23, 25-11, 18-25, 22-25, 15-9.
The Chiefs finished their season at 9-8 overall as they move into the district tournament on Monday. No. 4 Northview will host the No. 5 Hoboe of Laurel Hill at 6 p.m. in Bratt in the Rural District 1 quarterfinals. The winner will play No. 1 seed Jay at Baker on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
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NWE Football Announces Corrected Game Times For Saturday
October 11, 2024
Northwest Escambia football will travel to take East Pensacola Saturday, and they have announced corrected times.
Correct game times are as follows:
The games will be at East Pensacola, 2422 North Davis Highway in Pensacola.
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Pickup Discovered In The Escambia River Near Bluff Springs
October 10, 2024
A pickup truck was discovered in the Escambia River Thursday morning.
The Toyota Tacoma pickup was partially submerged in several feet of water in the Bluff Springs Recreational Area, about 1.7 miles from Highway 29 just south of Century (map below).
The Century and Molino stations of Escambia County Fire Rescue responded about 8 a.m. and found no obvious signs on anyone in the vehicle. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office dive team later responded and confirmed that the pickup was not occupied.
The ECSO said the truck was later reported stolen by the owner.
The pickup was down an embankment at end of a dirt road in the Escambia River Water Management Area.
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One Adult, Two Kids Injured In Highway 29 Crash
October 10, 2024
Two juveniles and an adult were injured in a two-vehicle traffic crash Thursday morning in Cantonment.
The crash at about 8:20 a.m. involved a passenger car and pickup truck that overturned at the intersection of Highway 29 and North Tate School Road.
The three injuries were transported to area hospitals by Escambia County EMS.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating and has not released further details.
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Reminder: Breakfast And Lunch Are Free For Every Student At 44 Escambia Schools; Others Must Apply
October 10, 2024
Breakfast and lunch are free for all students, regardless of income, during the upcoming school year at 44 schools and centers in Escambia County. Applications must be submitted for free or reduced price lunches at all other schools.
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program means that parents of the students at these schools are not required to submit an application for the Free and Reduced Meal program at that school. However, siblings attending schools not on the CEP list will need to apply for eligibility.
The free meal schools are selected based upon income levels.
Meal applications, or payment, will be required at: Beulah Elementary, Blue Angels Elementary, Cook Elementary, Cordova Park Elementary, Hellen Caro Elementary, Kingsfield Elementary, Suter Elementary, Brown Barge Middle, Ransom Middle, Tate High, and West Florida High.
Parents at these schools should plan on providing their child with money for their meals until eligibility is established to avoid creating a deficit in their account. Funds can be added to student accounts online at myschoolapps.com.
This program has been in place since 2015 in Escambia County and was not related to the pandemic.
Free meal schools are:
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- Bellview Elementary
- Bratt Elementary
- Brentwood Elementary
- Byrneville Elementary
- C.A. Weis Elementary
- Ensley Elementary
- Ferry Pass Elementary
- Global Learning Academy
- Holm Elementary
- Jim Allen Elementary
- Lincoln Park Elementary
- Lipscomb Elementary
- Longleaf Elementary
- McArthur Elementary
- Molino Park Elementary
- Montclair Elementary
- Myrtle Grove Elementary
- Navy Point Elementary
- Oakcrest Elementary
- Pine Meadow Elementary
- Pleasant Grove Elementary
- Scenic Heights Elementary
- O.J. Semmes Elementary
- Sherwood Elementary
- Warrington Elementary
- West Pensacola Elementary
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
- Bailey Middle
- Bellview Middle
- Beulah Middle
- Ernest Ward Middle
- Ferry Pass Middle
- Workman Middle
HIGH SCHOOLS
- Escambia High
- Northview High
- Pensacola High
- Pine Forest High
- Washington High
OTHER SCHOOLS AND CENTERS
- Acceleration Academy
- Achieve Academy
- Capstone
- Escambia Westgate Center
- Hope Horizon
- Jacqueline Harris Preparatory Academy
- Success Academy
Free/reduced meal applications are available here.
Pictured: An Escambia County School lunch as served to students this school year. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Aurora Paul Is Lipscomb’s Teacher Of The Year
October 10, 2024
Aurora Paul has been named the R.C. Lipscomb Elementary School Teacher of the Year. She will be contender for the Escambia County Teacher of the Year later this year. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Cat Country 98.7 Named 2024 CMA Radio Station Of The Year: NewsRadio Wins Marconi Award
October 10, 2024
Wednesday, Pensacola’s Cat Country 98.7 won the 2024 Country Music Association (CMA) Radio Station of the Year Award, and sister station NewsRadio 92. won the Marconi Awards Medium Market Station of the Year.
Both stations are owned by Dave and Mary Hoxeng and Pensacola-based ADX Communications.
Cat Country 98.7 CMA Radio Station of the Year
This is the third time the station has won this prestigious CMA STation of the Year award, having previously won in 2017 and 2019.
The announcement was made Wednesday morning in Nashville by the CMA. The station was informed of the win by the multi-CMA award-winning group Brothers Osborne, who called into the Cat Pak Morning show hosted by Brent and Mel.
“The CMA Station of the Year award is the most prestigious award Cat Country can achieve and to get this award for doing what we do daily, working to serve and entertain our community, is an honor, ” said Mary Hoxeng, owner and general manager of WYCT, Cat Country 98.7. “I’m so proud of our entire team, and it does take everyone.”
The winners of the 58th Annual CMA Awards will be honored during the November 20 ABC telecast (to be aired locally on WEAR 3) from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The CMA Awards show will also be available on Hulu beginning November 21.
NewsRadio 92.3
Wednesday night, NewsRadio 92.3 announced as the winner of the Marconi Awards Medium Market Station of the Year by the National Association of Broadcasters at a ceremony in New York City.
This the stations first-ever win for this award.
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West Florida High School To Host Academy Showcase For 8th Graders And Families On Saturday
October 10, 2024
On Saturday, West Florida High School of Advanced Technology will welcome any interested 8th grade student and their guardians for an organized campus tour and informational sessions about the school’s 12 career academies.
Tours are alphabetically ordered by the student’s last name. The first tour will be for students with the last names beginning with “A” through “L” and will be held from 9-11 a.m. The second tour will be for families with the student’s last name beginning with the letters “M” through “Z” and will be held from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Current eighth grade students meeting the admission criteria and timely submitting an application for admission will be entered into the Escambia County School Choice lottery selection system.
WFHS will accept applications via the Open Enrollment office October 29-December 6, 2024. Apply online at www.wfhs.net. Click on the link: “2025-2026 WFHS Application.”