Flomaton Hiring New Town Clerk After Current Clerk Departs For Century
January 14, 2025
The Town of Flomaton is searching for a new town clerk after their current clerk was hired away by the Town of Century.
Century voted last week to hire Carrie Moore, who has worked as the Flomaton town clerk since April 2021.
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According to a job posting, durite for Flomaton’s next clerk will include municipal clerk, utility billing, municipal treasurer, cash receipting & account receivables/payables, general ledger, budget, payroll, banking, and deposits. The job is Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. with some evening meetings.
Applications are being accepted at Flomaton Town Hall, 2125 Ringold Street through January 17. A salary range for the position was not posted.
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Escambia Public Schools Sets Legislative Priorities for Upcoming Session
January 14, 2025
Escambia County Public Schools has developed a list of legislative priorities for the upcoming Florida legislative session.
Items on the ECPS priority list include:
- Extending Senate Bill 896 (passed in 2022), which provides an alternative pathway for veterans seeking subject-area certification by removing the baccalaureate degree requirement for a temporary educator certificate if certain requirements are met.
- Eliminating barriers to the reemployment of high-quality personnel after retirement.
- Increasing the base student allocation by 5%.
- Providing funding for full-day Pre-K.
- Increasing transportation categorical funding to more closely reflect actual costs.
- Opposing a Senate bill related to custody sharing that makes schools responsible for time-sharing arrangements and imposes criminal prosecution and penalties on individuals who release a child to the wrong person.
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Escambia Extension, Helton Brothers Farm Donate Pallets Of Peanut Butter
January 14, 2025
Escambia County Extension teamed up with local peanut producers Helton Brothers Farm to deliver two pallets of peanut butter to local institutions that provide help to those in need.
Groundbreaking Set For ECSO’s New Law Enforcement Memorial Plaza
January 14, 2025
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Escambia County Sheriff Foundation, will hold a groundbreaking Thursday for a Law Enforcement Memorial Plaza. This project will honor deputies who made the ultimate sacrifice and serve as a place of remembrance, healing, and connection for the community.
The memorial plaza will become a focal point in front of the main Sheriff’s Office on Leonard Street, reinforcing its symbolic importance. The ECSO said the newly designed space will offer a place where memories are shared, where grief is met with support, and where citizens can all come together–united in appreciation for those who sacrificed their lives for our safety.
The partnership with the Sheriff Foundation will provide the funding and no tax dollars will be used in the construction. The Escambia County Sheriff Foundation is soliciting donations of any size, with recognition opportunities available at various levels. “The Foundation Board is deeply honored to support the creation of this Memorial Plaza,” said Foundation President Whitney C. Lucas. “This project embodies our commitment to honoring the brave heroes of the Sheriff’s Office. We believe this plaza will be a welcoming space of remembrance that invites citizens to connect with their Sheriff’s Office while focusing on the shared values that keep our community strong.”
The groundbreaking will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in front of the ECSO at 1700 West Leonard Street. Refreshments will follow inside the ECSO building.
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Aggie Boys Top Elberta 62-57, Brelynn Morris Scores 22 As Tate Girls Win
January 14, 2025
Basketball
BOYS
Tate 62, Elberta 57
GIRLS
Tate 44 Elberta 15
Brelynn Morris scored 22 points and Sam Williams added 11 as the Tate Lady Aggies defeated Elberta 44-15 Monday at Tate. Amerie
Final Development Plans For Circle K At Highway 95A, Quintette Road Up For Vote
January 13, 2025
The Escambia County Development Review Committee will this week consider final plans for a new Circle K in Quintette.
The 3,973 square foot Circle K would be located on 2.31 acres at 2000 North Highway 95A,.
Plans have been filed for a Circle K in that location before and have undergone several versions before the latest set of drawings submitted January 8 to update a January 2024 application. Most notably, the plans show turn lanes on Highway 95A into the store.
The plans show six multi-product fuel pumps with three diesel pumps on the opposite side of the store.
Currently, the east and west legs of Quintette Road are offset approximately 115 feet from one another, creating a hazard for the smooth flow of intersection traffic. Escambia County has applied for grant, with $250,000 pledged by Circle K, to align the intersection.
The Escambia County Development Review Committee will consider the final application during a meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Escambia County Central Complex Building at 3363 West Park Place.
Tate Cross County, Golf, Volleyball Named State Academic Team Champions
January 13, 2025
Several Tate High School teams were named to the Florida High School Athletic Association Fall Academic Team Champions lists.
The Aggies teams were:
- Boys Cross County – 3.317 GPA
- Girls Cross Country – 3.748 GPA
- Boys Golf – 3.358 GPA
- Girls Golf – 3.462 GPA
- Girls Volleyball – 3.493 GPA
The FHSAA Academic Team Champion recognition program honors teamwork not only in competition, but in the classroom as well. The program recognizes teams in each of the Association’s sanctioned and recognized sports based off GPA
Ransom Middle School Names Students Of The Month
January 13, 2025
Ransom Middle School recently named their November-December Students of the Month. They are Vida Moreno and Dorian Fuller, both eighth graders. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Molino Man Accused Of Aggravated Assault Of Mother, Girlfriend With Ceiling Fan Blade
January 13, 2025
A Molino man is accused of assaulting his mother and girlfriend with a ceiling fan blade.
Timothy Bryan Jones, 46, was charged with aggravated assault on a person over 65-years-old, aggravated battery on a person over 65, aggravated assault, and battery — all domestic violence related.
Jones allegedly threatened his family with a knife and struck a parent with the blade from ceiling fan.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to find Jones in front yard of a home on Pilgrim Trail Way with music playing loud enough to be heard from inside a patrol vehicle.
“Jones appeared to be heavily intoxicated and refused lawful commands to keep his hands visible and get on the ground,” an arrest report states. Two deputies took Jones to the ground, handcuffed him, and placed him in a patrol vehicle.
Deputies located his 66-year-old mother on the floor inside the home with visible bloody injuries to her head, neck and face, the report states. She told deputies that he became drunk and enraged, pushing her onto the floor before threatening to kill her and his girlfriend with a knife.
He then allegedly pulled a blade off a ceiling fan and struck his mother in the face before pushing his wheelchair-bound girlfriend to the floor.
His mother was airlifted to a Pensacola hospital, while his girlfriend refused medical transport.
Jones remained in the Escambia County Jail Monday morning without bond.
These Are This Week’s Road Construction Traffic Delay Hotspots
January 13, 2025
Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.
Escambia County:
- North Palafox Street (U.S. 29) Resurfacing from Cervantes Street to Brent Lane (State Road (S.R.) 296) – The week of Jan. 12, drivers may encounter intermittent daytime lane closures on North Palafox Street, from Cervantes Street to Brent Lane, as crews perform paving operations.
- Interstate Circle Bridge Over Eight Mile Creek Construction – Interstate Circle is closed at the Eight Mile Creek Bridge through mid-2025 while crews replace the bridge. Signage is in place to detour drivers around the work zone using Pine Forest Road, Longleaf Drive and Wymart Road.
- Interstate 10 (I-10) at Nine Mile Road Interchange (Exit 5) Construction – Drivers will encounter the following construction-related traffic disruptions Sunday, Jan. 12 through Thursday, Jan. 16, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.:
- Intermittent I-10 inside lane closures near the Nine Mile Road interchange.
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- Nine Mile Road will be reduced to one travel lane in each direction between the I-10 ramps. Law enforcement will be on site, and directional signage will be in place to guide drivers through the work zone.
- I-10 at U.S. 29 Interchange (Exit 10) Construction – Drivers will encounter the following construction-related traffic disruptions:
- Sunday, Jan. 12 through Thursday, Jan. 16, between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. the I-10 eastbound outside travel lane will be closed intermittently between mile markers 8 and 10 as crews place barrier wall.
- North Palafox Street, between Hope Drive and Whitehead Drive, will have intermittent daytime lane closures. Signage will be in place to direct drivers safely through the work zone.
- I-10 between U.S. 29 and I-110, is reduced to two travel lanes in each direction.
- The U.S. 29 northbound ramp to I-10 eastbound is closed. U.S. 29 northbound drivers are being detoured to make a U-turn at Broad Street onto U.S. 29 southbound to access I-10 eastbound.
- A new temporary on-ramp for U.S. 29 southbound drivers accessing I-10 eastbound is now open. Detouring traffic to the temporary ramp will allow crews to continue work to reconstruct the I-10/U.S. 29 interchange.
- U.S. 29 (North Century Boulevard) Resurfacing between S.R. 4 and the Alabama State Line – Drivers on North Century Boulevard, between S.R. 4 and the Alabama State Line, may encounter intermittent lane closures for paving operations. Signage will be in place to direct drivers safely through the work zone.
- S.R. 295 Routine Bridge Maintenance over U.S. 90 Overpass – Motorists will encounter intermittent northbound lane closures Tuesday, Jan. 14 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. for routine bridge maintenance.
- S.R. 295 Routine Bridge Maintenance over U.S. 90 Overpass – Motorists will encounter intermittent southbound lane closures Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. for routine bridge maintenance.
- U.S. 90 Routine Bridge Maintenance over Marcus Creek – Motorists will encounter intermittent east and westbound lane closures east of S.R. 296 Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. for routine bridge maintenance.
- U.S. 29 Routine Bridge Maintenance over Mitchell Creek – Motorists will encounter intermittent northbound lane closures north of S.R. 97 Thursday, Jan. 16 from 12 a.m. to 2 a.m. for routine bridge maintenance.
- I-10 Routine Utility Maintenance near U.S. 29 (Exit 10A and 10B) – Motorists will encounter intermittent westbound lane closures Thursday, Jan. 16 from 11 p.m. to 12 a.m. for routine utility maintenance.
Santa Rosa County:
- U.S. 90 Resurfacing from west of Avalon Boulevard to east of Stewart Street – Drivers may encounter intermittent U.S. 90 lane closures, between Avalon Boulevard and Stewart Street, Sunday, Jan. 12 through Thursday, Jan. 16, from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., for milling and paving operations.
- U.S. 90 Bridge Replacement over Simpson River – Drivers on westbound U.S. 90 may encounter intermittent lane closures over the Simpson River Bridge, Sunday, Jan. 12 through Thursday, Jan. 16 between 8 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. as crews perform shoulder work. Drivers are reminded that the speed limit is 35 mph through the work zone.
- U.S. 98 Widening from Bayshore Road to Portside Drive – Motorists will encounter the following traffic impacts:
- Median and turn-lane closures from Bayshore Road to Tiger Lake Drive.
- Intermittent lane closures and additional median closures between Bayshore Road and Tiger Lake Drive, Sunday, Jan. 12, through Friday, Jan. 17, from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. for stormwater drainage improvements and paving operations.
- Beginning Monday, Jan. 13, motorists will encounter a new traffic configuration on S.R. 281 (Avalon Boulevard) as lanes will be shifted slightly west to allow the contractor to perform permanent widening activities on the east side of the roadway.
- S.R. 281 (Avalon Boulevard) Routine Bridge Maintenance over Garcon Point Bridge – Motorists will encounter intermittent lane closures Monday, Jan. 13 through Friday, Jan. 17 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for routine bridge maintenance.
- U.S. 98 Routine Bridge Maintenance at the ramp to S.R. 399 – Motorists will encounter intermittent lane closures Sunday, Jan. 12 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. for routine bridge maintenance.
- S.R. 281 Routine Bridge Maintenance over Mulatto Bayou – Motorists will encounter intermittent lane closures north of I-10 Monday, Jan. 13 from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. for routine bridge maintenance.
All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or rescheduled in the event of inclement weather.