The 22nd Annual Escambia County School District’s Special Olympics Spring Games were held last week at Tate High School with about 600 athletes from about two dozen schools and hundreds of Tate student volunteers assisting as “buddies” and event workers.
The event began with Special Olympic athletes running with the Special Olympics Torch around the track.  [...]

The annual Brandon Penegar Memorial Car Show was held Saturday at the Gonzalez United Methodist Church.
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The show was held in honor of Branden Penegar. He was known as the “Gentle Giant” and was a 2011 graduate of Tate High School, an assistant coach for the freshman Tate Aggies’ football program [...]

by Cathy Hardin, Escambia County Forester
Planting a tree in your yard can be beneficial for years to come. Some of the benefits include reducing utility costs, landscape eautification, habitat for songbirds and other wildlife. If you are planting a tree, here are some tips to remember.
First, put the right tree in the right place. Consider [...]

Thursday was Pi Day, held to honor 3.14, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. And Kingsfield Elementary School celebrated with pie.
Teachers volunteered to get pied in the face as part of a Relay for Life fundraiser.
Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

The Tate High School Wind Ensemble performed for a Change of Command ceremony Thursday at the National Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola.
Capt. Christopher Martin turned over command of the “Cradle of Naval Aviation” to Capt. Timothy Kinsella during the ceremony, after which Martin retired from the U.S. Navy with more than 31 years of service.
OSC [...]