Aunterio “Anika” Minor Named Mr. NHS In Womanless Pageant
December 13, 2017
Aunterio “Anika” Minor was name Mr. NHS during the 2017 Mr. NHS Winter Wonderland Womanless Beauty Pageant Tuesday night at Northview High School. He was awarded a “golden” football.
Other winners in the football team fundraiser were:
Best Legs — “Diamond Kiser” Rayvon Bush
Best Personality — “Patricia” Matthew Caine
Mr. Last Place – “Ty’Keisha” Tyler Ray
For a photo gallery, click here.
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Alabama Man Arrested On Child Sexual Abuse, Drug Charges
December 13, 2017
An Escambia County, AL, man has been charged with child sexual abuse.
George Newton Pettis, 57, was arrested after the Escambia County (AL) Sheriff’s Office received a complaint that he had inappropriate sexual contact with minor children. The complaint was investigated by the Escambia County (AL) Sheriff’s Office, the Alabama Department of Human Resources and the Escambia County Child Advocacy Center.
He was charged with sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12, enticing of a child for immoral purposes and first degree sodomy. During his arrest, deputies reported finding a glass pipe and a cylinder that contained a white crystal substance that field tested positive for crystal methamphetamine. As a result, Pettis was also charged with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
Pettis was booked into the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center in Brewton with bond set at one quarter million dollars.
Photos: How the Penguins Saved Christmas At Molino Park
December 13, 2017
Molino Park Elementary School’s first and second grade students performed the holiday musical “How the Penguins Saved Christmas” Tuesday night in the school cafeteria.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Bratt Elementary Names Students Of The Month
December 13, 2017
The following students were named Students of the Month for November at Bratt Elementary School.
Pre-K
Emma Snyder
Shaleigh Wesley
Kindergarten
Lucas Daniel
Linley Dunn
Anniston Salter
Angel Whisenton
Trevor Knighten
First Grade
Alexa Beasley
Kintley Flowers
Kyndal Hadley
Alexa Hardy
Second Grade
Makenzie McGhee
Emmalee Grimes
Braxton Dinc
Logan DIller
Camden Jacobson
Third Grade
Avery Stuckey
Logan Morris
Raleigh Warr
Fourth Grade
Samantha Minchew
Braylan Shelly
Tristan Johnson
Emily Jarvis
Fifth Grade
Noah Faulkner
Zakyla Smith
Callie Davis
Troy Ard
Emmalee Grimes and Callie Davis have been selected to represent Bratt Elementary as Students of the Month for Escambia County.
Take A Journey To Bethlehem In Bratt
December 13, 2017
Everyone is invited to take a journey to Bethlehem Saturday night in Bratt.
Journey to Bethlehem at First Baptist Church Bratt
The First Baptist Church of Bratt will hold their second annual “Journey to Bethlehem”, Saturday, December 16, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. The church is located at 4570 Highway 4 in Bratt. Everyone is welcome.
Pictured top: A preview of “Night in Bethlehem” to be held tonight at Highland Baptist Church in Molino. Pictured below: A scene from last year’s “Journey to Bethlehem” last year at the First Baptist Church of Bratt. Courtesy and NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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Frank White Campaign Raises Another $195K In AG’s Race
December 13, 2017
In the contest to replace Attorney General Pam Bondi, state Rep. Frank White, R-Pensacola, touted he had brought in nearly $195,000 in November.
White, chief financial officer and general counsel for the Sansing Dealer Group, which runs auto dealerships in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, raised $143,980 for his campaign account, which had nearly $1.88 million on hand, while his political committee United Conservatives added $52,000 in November and started December with $76,000 on hand.
White has put $1.5 million of his own money into the contest.
Big November contributions included $20,000 from the Florida Jobs PAC and $10,000 from Gulf Power Co.
Meanwhile, Ashley Moody, a former Hillsborough County circuit judge who has the backing of Bondi, rolled out a statewide finance committee that included former House Speaker Dean Cannon, influential lobbyists Brian Ballard and Michael Corcoran, and former U.S. Senator George LeMieux before posting her sixth consecutive month of contributions stretching six-figures.
Moody’s personal campaign picked up $106,371 in November while the committee Friends of Ashley Moody picked up a single $10,000 contribution in November, from the Chamber of Commerce’s Florida Jobs PAC.
She began December with just under $1.23 million available in the two accounts.
Another attorney general candidate, state Rep. Jay Fant, R-Jacksonville, started December with just under $945,000 in his campaign account and an associated political committee known as Pledge This Day. He raised $36,810 last month.
Fant’s war chest included $750,000 of his own money that he put up in September.
State Rep. Ross Spano, a Dover Republican who entered the race for attorney general in mid-November, reported picking up $8,860 through his campaign account. Combined with past contributions for his House re-election effort, Spano had just over $51,000 in the account to start December.
Spano’s political committee, Liberty and Justice for All, picked up $12,694 in its first month of activity.
Ryan Torrens, an attorney from Hillsborough County, is the only Democrat who has opened a campaign account for the race. He picked up $9,158 in November. But while he’s raised $58,264 since entering the contest in May, he started December with less than $4,000 in the bank.
Tate High’s Bloodworth Signs With Southern Union
December 13, 2017
Tate High School’s Ethan Bloodworth has signed to play baseball for Southern Union State Community College in East Alabama. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
School Bus Driver Rear-ends Another School Bus
December 12, 2017
The driver of one school bus rear-ended a second school bus Tuesday afternoon on Chemstrand Road near Kingsfield Road. There were students on at least one of the buses at the time, and there were injuries reported. None of the injuries were serious.
Complete details have not been released as the Florida Highway Patrol continues their investigation.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Man Airlifted After Being Burned In Pickup Truck Fire
December 12, 2017
A man was airlifted to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after his truck erupted in flames on Highway 97 in Walnut Hill.
The man was southbound on Highway 97 in front of Ernest Ward Middle School when his truck caught fire, according to witnesses. The man continued off the roadway, where his truck came to rest against a concrete traffic signal pole at the corner of Highway 97 and Highway 99A.
The adult male was transported by Escambia County EMS to the nearby Walnut Hill Fire Station and transferred to a LifeFlight helicopter for transport to the burn center at the USA Medical Center in Mobile. He reportedly suffered serious second and third degree burns to his face, arms and hands.
The pickup was a total loss.
Since the vehicle was in motion on the highway at the time the fire started, the incident is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Walnut Hill and Molino stations of Escambia Fire Rescue also responded.
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One Charged In Escambia County Double Homicide
December 12, 2017
A suspect is behind bars in a double homicide Monday night in Escambia County.
Gideon Elias Fussner, 19, was booked into the Escambia County Jail Tuesday morning in connection with the shooting deaths of 17-year old Julius Lewis and 19-year old Raymond Martinez about 11:15 p.m. Monday on Weis Lane. He is also charged with the shooting of a third victim, a 17-year old male, found suffering from a gunshot wound.
The shooting stemmed from an apparent ongoing dispute over a female.
Further information has not been released by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.