Photo Gallery: Hundreds Attend Williams Station Day
October 28, 2012
Despite cool winds and dreary skies, hundreds of people attended the annual Williams Station Day on Saturday in Atmore.
Williams Station Day takes its name from Atmore’s early history when in 1866 the community was a supply stop along the Mobile and Great Northern railroad.
Festival-goers were entertained by a wide variety of musical acts, and a wide variety of arts and crafts were also available.
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Pictured: Williams Station Day Saturday in Atmore. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Photo Gallery: Northview Homecoming Night Activities, Pep Rally
October 28, 2012
The Northview Chiefs celebrated homecoming Friday night with a win over Vernon.
For a photo gallery with the NHS band, cheerleaders, dance team and NJROTC, click here.
For a homecoming court gallery, click here.
For a bonus NorthEscambia.com Facebook page photo gallery from the Homecoming Pep Rally, click here.
For game action photos, click here.
For parade photos, click here.
Pictured top: The Northview Tribal Beat band performs Friday night. Pictured inset: Gavin Coon was named Homecoming king. Pictured below: The Chiefs prepare to take the field with a balloon release. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
School Celebrates Red Ribbon Week In A Big Way
October 28, 2012
As part of Red Ribbon Week, students at Jay Elementary School formed a giant red ribbon last week. Red Ribbon Week encourages students to make health choices and take a stand against drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Over Six Thousand Cast Early Ballots On Saturday
October 28, 2012
Thousands of early voters flocked to the polls in Escambia County Saturday, the busiest single early voting day ever in the county.
There were 6,421 early voters Saturday — that compares to 6,685 early ballots cast over eight days back during the August primary election. In just 12 hours on Saturday, the Supervisor of Elections Annex on Muscogee Road in Cantonment recorded 1,381 early ballots, already exceeding August eight-day traffic by a few dozen voters.
Early voting will be available through Saturday, November 3 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations:
- Supervisor of Elections Annex, 292 Muscogee Road, Cantonment
- Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Avenue
- Supervisor of Elections Main Office, 213 Palafox Place, Second Floor
- West Florida Public Library, 200 West Gregory Street
- Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway
Birth: Brianna Layne Gay
October 28, 2012
Michael and Brittaney Gay of Walnut Hill announce the birth of their daughter, Brianna Layne Gay. She was born October 10th and weighed six pounds. Proud grandparents are Charles and Ramona Gay also of Walnut Hill.
Birth: Collin Gene Cagle
October 28, 2012
Clayton and Heather Cagle are proud to announce the birth of their son Collin Gene Cagle.
He was born at 1:30 on October 24, 2012, and weighed seven pounds, four ounces and was 19¼ inches long
Collin was welcomed home by brother Luke Cagle, grandparents Phil and Sarah Cagle, and great-grand-maw Joyce Boatwright.
Brothers To Be Charged In Escambia For Killing Former Reporter
October 27, 2012
Brothers accused of killing a former Pensacola News Journal reporter and burying his body in concrete in Georgia will face murder charges in Pensacola.
Circuit Judge Thomas Santurri signed the warrants on twin brothers William J. Cormier and Christopher Cormier, both 31, of Winder, GA. William Cormier was charged with homicide andChristopher Cormier with homicide accessory after the fact. Both brothers also were charged with armed robbery.
There is no bond on the homicide charges and $250,000 each on the armed robbery. The brothers will be extradited to Escambia County.
On September 13, Pensacola Police Department received a report that Sean Dugas, 30, of Pensacola had not been heard from since August 27 when he talked with a friend by phone. Dugas and the female friend planned to go to lunch that day, but when she arrived at his house to pick him up, he wasn’t home.
The woman left a note on Dugas’ door asking him to contact her, but he didn’t. The female friend continued trying unsuccessfully to contact Dugas over the next few days. When she returned to the house September 7 to check on him, the house was empty except for a television.
Detectives determined the Cormier brothers had been houseguests of Dugas in the days leading to his disappearance. The investigation also determined that in addition to contents in the home, a collection of Magic the Gathering gaming cards worth an estimated $25,000 to $100,000 had been stolen from the house. Harnett said the cards were sold in Pensacola, Tennessee and Georgia.
While investigating the missing person report, officers developed leads, which led to them contacting police in Winder, Ga., on October 8. Police in Winder discovered Dugas’ body that same day buried in their father’s yard at his residence in Winder.
William and Christopher Cormier were taken into custody by Georgia authorities and charged with concealing the death of another. An autopsy determined Dugas died from blunt force trauma.
The investigation determined Dugas was murdered August 27 in Pensacola, and that William Cormier drove to Wal-Mart afterward to purchase materials to conceal the body, investigators said.
Escambia Man Gets 20 Years For Child Sex Crimes
October 27, 2012
An Escambia County man was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for sex crimes.
Marcus Darnell Evans, 35, was convicted of lewd and lascivious conduct and two counts of lewd and attempted lascivious battery by an Escambia County jury.
Immediately following the conviction, Judge Linda Nobles sentenced Evans to 20 years and designated him as a sexual offender. As a prison releasee reoffender, the defendant will serve 15 years of his sentence day for day. The sexual offender designation is for life.
The charges stemmed from allegations of sexual conduct between the defendant and the 14-year old victim on July 28, 2011.
Homecoming Win: Northview Stings Vernon
October 27, 2012
The Northview Chiefs beat the Vernon Yellow Jackets 40-0 Friday night in Bratt.
“It was a complete win tonight,” Northview head coach Sid Wheatley said. Easily cruising past Vernon, Wheatley took the opportunity to play almost the entire Chiefs team, including all 20 seniors that had the chance to become involved in the homecoming win.
LaMikal Kyles opened the scoring for the Northview Chiefs with a 36-yard touchdown run. Kevin Vaughan’s kick was no good, bouncing off the uprights. The Chiefs were up 6-0 with 8:03 to go in the first quarter of their homecoming game.
Northview’s Neiko Robinson added another TD with 5:23 in the first. Vaughan nailed his second point after kick, 13-0. But the Chiefs were not done with the scoreboard for the first quarter. With 2:03 on the clock, LaDarius Thomas was into the end zone. A good kick, the Chiefs were up 20-0.
In the second quarter, Vaughan scored with a 24-yard touchdown run, 27-0; and Neino Robinson added another touchdown, 33-0.
And in the third, Neiko Robinson sealed the deal with another touchdown, 40-0.
For a game action photo gallery, click here. (Cheerleader, band and pep rally photos will be posted on Sunday.)
“Our defense continues to play really well,” Wheatley said. “When you can slow people down and keep them out of the end zone, with the capabilities we’ve got on offense, we are going to be in good shape most of the time.”
Next week, the Chiefs will hit Highway 4 and travel to Baker in a football matchup that will determine the District 1-1A champion and home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
“Baker is tough place to play,” Wheatley said. “We are really going to have a great week of practice and a great week of preparation. I am going to challenge them to really prepare themselves and get ready for a big district football game.
For a game action photo gallery, click here. (Cheerleader, band and pep rally photos will be posted on Sunday.)
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Prep Football Final Scores
October 27, 2012
Here are final scores from across the area from Friday night:
FLORIDA
- Northview 40 Vernon 0 [Read more...]
- Godby 64, Tate 28
- Graceville 28 Jay 14 [Read more...]
- West Florida 52 Arnold 21
- Pine Forest 21 Escambia 3
- Milton 28 Pace 20
- Gulf Breeze 35 Choctawhatchee 12
ALABAMA
- Flomaton 34 Millry 13
- WS Neal 34 Miller 26
- Andalusia 23 Atmore 8
- Escambia Academy 26 Macon 21