Northview Grad Blake McCall Starts For JSU In 59-0 Shutout
September 8, 2014
Northview High School graduate Blake McCall started in his first game Saturday for the Jackson State Tigers.
The Jackson State football team dominated the Virginia University of Lynchburg Dragons en route to a 59-0 victory Saturday night at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. The shutout was JSU’s first since 2002.
McCall was in for the entire game as JSU recorded 430 total offensive yards and held VUL to 94 as the Tigers improve to a 2-0 record.
At Northview, McCall helped lead the Chiefs to an overall 11-3 record, 4-0, in the district on the way to a state championship. He was a three-year starter and played all five positions along the offensive line for the Chiefs.
Century Man Charged With Chasing Brother With Knife, Threatening To Kill Him
September 8, 2014
A Century man is facing a felony charge after allegedly chasing his brother around the family yard with a knife until his mother intervened.
Nakeetric Devonte Davison was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after the incident at an address on West Highway 4 in Century.
The brother, Kendrick Washington, told deputies that he and Davison, his brother, had argued about money that was discovered to be missing. Washington said Davison grabbed a knife and chased him around a yard, threatening to kill him. Washington reported that Davison was swinging the knife towards his chest, causing him to fear for his life. The fight was allegedly broken up by the duo’s mother.
Davison denied the allegations and said that his mother has always been against him, according to an arrest report. He remains jailed with bond set at $13,500.
High School Open House Events Tuesday Night
September 8, 2014
Open House events for high schools in Escambia County will be held Tuesday beginning at 6 p.m.
Northview High specific information as submitted by the school:
Open House at Northview High School is September 9, 2014. We have planned for a very informative night for our parents. Presentations will begin at 6 p.m.
Parents should report to the main hall, where they will pick up a menu of selections for presentations for the night.
Parents will have time to attend three (3) sessions of their choice from the following:
- Compass Learning, Room 201
- Progress Monitoring via UsaTestPrep, Room 218
- Career Technology Education – Workforce Education, Room 307
- Athletics, Room 126C
- English Language Arts/Reading, Room 204
- Math, Room 217
- Social Studies, Room 313
- Science, Room 308
- Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp, Room 212
- Music/Art/Physical Education., Media Center
At 6:50 after the last presentations, there will be a Title One Meeting. Everyone should report to the Media Center.
The meeting will last approximately 15 minutes. We hope this proves to be a night that helps parents become familiar with the many programs at Northview High School.
Report Projects $336 Million Florida Budget Surplus Next Year
September 8, 2014
State lawmakers will have about $336 million extra in the budget year that begins next July, according to a draft state report issued recently
The Long-Range Financial Outlook, an annual report, says that surplus takes into account the likelihood that the Legislature will continue to set aside $1 billion in reserves and spend money on other high-priority areas.
The report says lawmakers could use the surplus on programs or tax cuts that continue from one year to the next, but that doing so would have “a compounding effect over time” and leave less money for the Legislature to use in future years — though the state would never go into the red as long as it keeps the reserves steady.
The report also says that Florida’s economy will likely continue to grow for the time being but is still trying to fully regain its footing.
“In the forecast, months of modest growth are expected before normalcy is largely achieved by Fiscal Year 2016-17 with construction and real estate still presenting notable exceptions,” it says. The draft report is scheduled to be presented Wednesday to the Joint Legislative Budget Commission, a panel made up of House and Senate members.
Teen Injured In Deer Collision
September 8, 2014
One person was injured in a single vehicle collision with a deer late Sunday night near Cantonment.
The driver of a Ford Ranger reportedly collided with the deer about 11:35 p.m. on River Annex Road. A teenager reported to be injured, while two other people in vehicle refused medical treatment.
Further details have not been released by the Florida Highway Patrol. The Cantonment Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS also responded to the crash.
Photos: NHS Cheerleaders, Mini-Cheerleaders, Band, Dance Team, NJROTC
September 8, 2014
For a photo gallery featuring the Northview High School cheerleaders, mini-cheerleaders, band, dance team and NJROTC from Friday night’s football game, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
High School Football Standings, Upcoming Schedule
September 8, 2014
Here is a district by district look at last Friday night’s high school football scores and this week’s schedule. District play has not yet started, so there are no district rankings.
Prison Boss: DOC Employees Who Break Law Will Be Fired
September 7, 2014
Florida Department of Corrections employees who commit any crime would be fired from their job under a new policy announced by Corrections Secretary Mike Crews.
The revised disciplinary guideline is part of a series of reforms Crews is proposing in the wake of reports about a mentally ill inmate who died after being placed in a scalding-hot shower.
“While the Department has always taken disciplinary action against members whose conduct violated state statutes, this new policy will apply a uniform standard of dismissal for members who engage in any criminal act, including misdemeanors,” Crews wrote in a memo to employees.
Crews had already announced that, for mentally ill inmates, the department will expand crisis-intervention training for prison guards, create two re-entry centers and explore a pilot case-management system. Crews also said the agency would hand over 82 open investigations into prison deaths — all the result of non-natural causes — to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and put “releasable information” regarding inmate deaths, including cases that are still under investigation, online within the next 30 days.
Crews and the agency have been under fire since a series of stories this year by The Miami Herald revealed details about the 2012 death of inmate Darren Rainey.
by The News Service of Florida
Most Inland Homeowners To See Rate Cut Under Citizens Insurance
September 7, 2014
Homeowners covered by Citizens Property Insurance Corp., mostly those with inland properties, will see an average rate decrease next year, the first since an effort to artificially lower rates ended in 2009.
The Office of Insurance Regulation on Friday approved a 3.7 percent average decrease for homeowners. Citizens had requested a 3.4 percent reduction.
The reduction doesn’t automatically mean a drop in prices for all policyholders, as individual rates vary county by county, by the locations of properties and by property owners’ different types of coverage.
Still, about 70 percent of Citizens policyholders, mostly inland residential customers, are expected to benefit due to a 6.1 percent average reduction for multi-peril personal line accounts.
Citizens, which is rapidly moving to reduce its overall number of policies, had requested a 5.8 percent reduction for such policies. Multi-peril personal lines make up 614,678 of the policies handled by Citizens, which as of July 31 had 933,807 overall policies in place. The decrease is due in part to efforts over the past couple of years to move more than a half-million policies into the private market, and because of efforts in past years to increase rates and bring the state-backed insurer more in line with the private market. Citizens has also been able to bulk up its surplus, as Florida is now in its ninth hurricane season without the center of a major storm making contact with the state.
Many of the 30 percent of Citizens customers that will see increases next year are in commercial, condominium and coastal properties. Rates for businesses and condominium associations, which comprise about 36,000 of Citizens’ policies, will grow from 0.2 percent to 10 percent depending upon the type of coverage. Also, residential coastal wind-only accounts will increase 3.8 percent, the amount requested by Citizens. And while owners of mobile homes have been approved for a 4.3 percent decrease in personal line accounts, coastal wind-only policies are set to go up 8.2 percent.
One Injured In County Road 97 Wreck
September 7, 2014
One person was injured in a single vehicle accident Saturday night on County Road 97.
The driver lost control and struck a utility pole on in the 1400 block of South Highway 97 near Kingsfield road. The driver was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
No details have been released by the Florida Highway Patrol. The Cantonment Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the crash.
NorthEscambia.com photo by Kristi Price, click to enlarge.