Tate High Head Football Coach Ed Rigby Resigns
January 27, 2012
Tate High School head football coach Ed Rigby submitted his resignation Thursday following a winless season.
“I can confirm that I spoke to Coach Rigby today and he has resigned his position as head football coach,” Tate High Principal Rick Shackle said Thursday afternoon. “We are certainly very grateful for his commitment and dedication and wish him the very best.”
Shackle would not confirm if Rigby would remain at Tate in any other position.
The application process to replace Rigby will be immediately, the principal said, following district guidelines.
Rigby has been at Tate six seasons, with a 22-39 overall record. He took over the Tate program in 2006, becoming the Aggies’ third coach in just eight months. He led the team to the playoffs in 2008, their first appearance in eight years and just their third playoff appearance since a 1980 state championship.
The Aggies were 0-11 in 2011.
Jay’s Rebecca Calloway Signs With Pensacola State
January 27, 2012
Jay High School senior Rebecca Calloway has signed a softball scholarship with Pensacola State College.
Calloway had a .508 batting average for the Lady Royals, knocking in 10 home runs during her career.
The 17-year old starting playing t-ball at age 4 and softball at age 7.
She was named All Area 2nd Team in 2011. She also has several other accomplishments off the softball field, including a 4.0 GPA, six years on the varsity basketball team, parliamentarian of the Beta Club, district treasurer of the SGA, senior class vice president and membership in numerous other organizations.
Pictured above: (front, L-R) Keith Holland, Becca Calloway, Mandy Holland, Leigha Holland Samantha Calloway, (back) Jay Coach Brian Watson, Principal Brad Marcilliat, Pensacola State Coach Brenda Pena and Jay Athletic Director Lance Youngblood. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Texting While Driving Ban Moving Along In Senate
January 27, 2012
A bill to ban texting while driving passed a Senate committee on Thursday but may be stalled in the House.
The proposal would allows law enforcement officers to tack on a ticket for texting to motorists pulled over for other offensives driving offenses. Drivers would face a $30 fine with a second offense costing $60 and three points under the measure that was approved 14-1 by a Senate Transportation Budget Subcommittee with Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale voting against it.
The bill faces a tough road in the House, where at least one key subcommittee chairman, Eucheeanna Republican Brad Drake, opposes a ban. Three House bills are bottled up in his committee.
By The News Service of Florida
Driver Dies From Injuries Received In Clay Pit Accident
January 26, 2012
A man critically injured after being pinned under a SUV deep in a clay pit Sunday night has died.
The Florida Highway Patrol said 24-year old Benjamin T. Hillard of Pensacola passed away at 1:57 p.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.
The incident was reported about 7:25 p.m. Sunday in a wooded area near the intersection of Success Drive and Power Boulevard in the Central Commerce Park off Highway 29 in Cantonment.
The FHP said Hillard was off-road driving on a no-name dirt road when his SUV became stuck in the mud. The SUV rolled backwards and overturned down an embankment. Hillard was ejected as the vehicle crashed about 50 feet into the clay pit below. The Chevy Tahoe came to rest on top of Hillard, pinning him underneath.
Rescuers were able to reach Hillard by about 7:40 p.m. A rope rescue team was dispatched to assist in the removing the him from the clay pit. Hillard was removed from the clay pit and transported by ambulance to Sacred Heart Hospital as a “trauma alert” about 8:15 p.m.
The Cantonment, Molino, Brent and Osceola stations of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to the incident.
Northview Basketball Games Rescheduled
January 26, 2012
Northview’s planned basketball games Thursday against Chipley High School were rescheduled.
The Chiefs will host Chipley Saturday morning — the JV at 10 and the varsity at 11:30.
No Injuries In School Bus Wreck
January 26, 2012
There were no injuries in a Thursday morning wreck involving a school bus driven by a Cantonment man.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the school bus driven by 52-year old Roger Tenbrink of Cantonment was stopped for traffic on Lillian Highway near Blue Angel Parkway in front of a 1995 Ford truck driven by 31-year old Shannon Little of Pensacola. Little allowed his truck to move forward, and an overhanging boom on the truck hit the bus.
There were five passengers on the school bus. There were no injuries reported.
Little was charged with careless driving by the FHP.
Century Blood Drive Canceled Due To Weather
January 26, 2012
A blood drive that was scheduled for Thursday afternoon in Century was canceled due to weather concerns. The Northwest Florida Blood Services blood drive will be rescheduled, and we will announce the new date and time here on NorthEscambia.com once it is available.
Molino Man Charged With Using Chair To Attack Girlfriend
January 26, 2012
A Molino man is charged with felony battery after allegedly attacking his girlfriend with a wooden chair.
John Carl Nellums, 36, allegedly threw the chair across the kitchen of the Molino Road apartment he shares with his live-in girlfriend. The 45-year old victim told Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies that Nellums had been drinking all day Sunday and began arguing with her. She said he picked up a wooden dining room chair and threw it at her with all of his strength. Due to a previously broken and jagged edge on the chair, the victim said her thigh bled profusely after being hit by the chair. She was left with a deep tissue wound, according to a Sheriff’s Office report.
The victim said she was unable to get up off the floor for about 30 minutes. When she did get up to drive herself to the hospital, Nellums told her that if she did not let him go with her, he would “burn the house down”, according to an arrest report.
Nellums, who was previously convicted of aggravated battery in 1996 and pleaded no contest to another felony battery charge just five days before the incident, was booked into the Escambia County Jail without bond.
Photo: The ‘Welcome To Florida’ Sign Says Gov Scott Is A What?
January 26, 2012
Those souvenir photos in front of the “Welcome to Florida” sign on Highway 29 at the state line in Century have been a little more interesting for over a month, thanks to a vandal.
A little spray paint transformed the official greeting to “Governor PRick Scott”. According to Webster’s dictionary, the word “prick” is defined as “a spiteful or contemptible man often having some authority”. (And a note to the little boys and girls: While the word is only sometimes vulgar, it’s still not considered a polite word to use.)
Despite calls reporting the graffiti to the Florida Department of Transportation, the sign has been proudly politicizing about the governor since at least the middle of December.
Pictured: The “Welcome to Florida” sign greets travelers headed into the state on Highway 29 in Century. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Byrneville Elementary Releases Second Nine Weeks Honor Roll
January 26, 2012
The following students were named to the second nine weeks honor roll at Byrneville Elementary School:
Kindergarten: Mrs. Barberree
All Satisfactory:
Adrianna Atallah
Wyatt Everly
Nolin Godwin
Hank Grant
Josh Johnson
Jakyia Newton
Ryder Nolen
Tyler Riggs
Reygan Steadham
Kindergarten: Mrs. Rogers
All Satisfactory:
Alexa Castro
Riley Dawson
Caitlyn Dortch
Madalyn Grimes
Camron Howell
Bobbie -Sue Jarrell
Meredith Johnston
Tyson McBride
Jaden Newton
Aydan Smith
First Grade: Mrs. Dawson
All A’s:
Leah Anderson
Kayla Johnson
Emily Levins
Kaden Odom
Aubrey Stuckey
A’s and B’s:
Aloysia Dortch
Audrey Goetter
Chase Hampton
Aleigh Thornton
First Grade: Mrs. Thornton
All A’s:
Drake Allen Driskell
Jessica Loftis
A’s and B’s:
Hunter Barnes
C.J. Bell
Briana Dunsford
Marina Franklin
Jamarkus Jefferson
Emily Lambeth
Grace Long
Zane Rolin
Cheyanne Thomas
Savanah Watters
Second Grade: Mrs. Weaver
All A’s:
Hunter Borelli
Shelby Cotita
James Loftis
Dillon Spears
A’s and B’s:
Grace Blackmon
Bama Coburn
Tessa Flowers
Kaitlin Gafford
Taylor Levins
Torka Mills
Harley Walker
Third Grade: Mrs. Dunsford
All A’s:
Sophia Cotita
Maille Kilcrease
A’s and B’s:
Travon Brown
Logan Bryan
Brianna Colter
Alyssa Goldenpenny
Heather Knowles
Abigail Levins
Tyler Merchant
Ty Rolin
Chad Sager
Fourth Grade: Mrs. Gilmore/Mrs. Sellers
All A’s:
Ian Gifford
Alex Glidewell
A’s and B’s:
Madicyn Bell
Skyler Busbee
Jacob Coleman
Alexis Lee
Lea Nall
Valorie Padilla
Savannah Steadham
Nicky Trump
Samantha Walston
Olivia Watson
Fifth Grade: Mrs. Johnston
All A’s:
Kris Baxter
Rebecca Diamon
Paige Killam
Seth Killam
Tanner Levins
Alex McMinn
Courtney Payne
Destiny Payne
A’s and B’s:
Austin Adams
Jacob Borelli
Matthew Caine
Patton Goetter
Colby Graham
Gracie Johnson
Keyana Macks
Hunter Moseley
Sarah Nelson
Peyton Newsome
Faith Watters