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Escambia Westgate School Class of 2024 Graduates (With Photo Gallery)
The Escambia Westgate School Class of 2024 graduated Friday.
Escambia Westgate school serves the needs of pre-K, elementary, middle, and high school students with varying exceptionalities.
“They faced challenging circumstances and overcome. The lessons they have learned his at Westgate will serve them well as they are graduates,” Superintendent Keith Leonard said.
“We could not have achieved this [...]
More Showers And Storms For Saturday
Another round of showers and thunderstorms is expected thru Saturday midday. Some storms could become severe with damaging winds, hail, and a tornado or two remain as the main threats.
Additional heavy rainfall could also lead to flash flooding concerns in areas where storms repeatedly move over the same locations.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect [...]
County Receives Increased BTC Offer Of $25 Million For OLF-8, But There Are Several Potential Sticking Points
Beulah TownCenter, LLC (BTC) has increased their purchase offer to $25 million for 290 acres of the county-owned OLF-8 property on Nine Mile Road.
After negotiations on the original BTC and partner Fred Hemmer offer of $22 million, they returned with the higher offer and revised contract language.
The county still has an offer on the table for [...]
Jay Royals Win 1A State Championship, Their First In 54 Years
It’s been 54 long years, but a state baseball championship trophy is on the way back to Jay.
The Jay Royals are FHSAA 1A state champions for the first time since 1970 after a 6-3 win over Bozeman Thursday night in Fort Myers.
Ethan McDonald was 3-4 with a double and two runs at the plate for [...]
Victim In Alabama May Day Shooting Identified As Century Woman
Family members have identified one of the three victims of a deadly shooting in Baldwin County last Saturday as a mother of four from Century.
Chiquita Ewing, 38, was a Century resident and employee of Century pharmacy, family said.
Eighteen people were shot , three of which died, during a gathering Saturday night in north near Stockton, [...]
Hit And Run Crash Backs Up Traffic For Miles
A hit and crash backed up traffic for miles Wednesday morning.
The Florida Highway Patrol said an unknown pickup truck traveling north on Highway 90A (Davis Highway) made a U-turn in front of another pickup truck that was traveling south. The second driver swerved, ran off the road, and hit a utility pole before continuing down [...]
Judge Orders Competency Evaluation For Man That Evaded Capture In Century Woods
A judge had ordered an evaluation to determine if a man that evaded capture in the woods around Century for weeks is competent to stand trial.
Christopher George Pace, 41, arson, trespassing with property damage, resisting arrest without violence, and two additional counts of resisting.
Authorities said he spent most of this time in a heavy wooded [...]
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Tate Class of 2024 Holds Senior Breakfast
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Baccalaureate Ceremonies Sunday For Tate And Northview
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Record Crowds Attended Northview Regional Softball Game
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Tate Aggies Hold Send-Off For Track And Field Athletes Headed To State
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Wahoos Battered by Biscuits In 18-1 Loss
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Northview Hosts Central In Spring Game (With Gallery)
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ECSO: Man Steals Jeep After Dropping Off Stolen Cadillac At Nine Mile Tire Shop
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Tate High’s Taylor Fitzgerald Signs With Nichols College
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Bellozo Brilliant in 4-1 Blue Wahoos Win over Biscuits
written by Erik Bremmer Valente Bellozo turned in a career-high 7.0 innings as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos reclaimed sole possession...
Shoulder Closures On I-10 Near Highway 29 Begin Today For Storm Repairs
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ECSO Holds Memorial For Fallen Deputies
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Tate’s Bray Touchstone Signs Baseball Scholarship With Gulf Coast State College
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Six-Run Inning Sinks Wahoos In Loss To Montgomery
written by Erik Bremmer The Pensacola Blue Wahoos fell into a tie for first place with a 9-1 loss to the Montgomery Biscuits on Wednesday...
Northview Lady Chiefs Fall To Holmes County In Region 1-1A Final (With Gallery)
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The Tri-City Children’s Choir To Present Free Concert Thursday
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Pensacola Sports Honors Top High School Senior Athletes
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Seymour Stings Wahoos In 3-2 Loss To Biscuits
written by Erik Bremmer The Pensacola Blue Wahoos dropped the opener of their six-game road series against the Montgomery Biscuits...
Escambia Woman Arrested In Miami For DUI Manslaughter In 2023 Davis Highway Crash
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Cantonment Man Charged With Fentanyl Trafficking After Arrest On Several Warrants
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Ascend Community Park Temporarily Closed Due To Minor Storm Damage
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The Ascension Cyberattack Update: Here’s What You Should Know
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NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow To Include US Air Force Thunderbirds
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Reported Wrong-Way Driver Crashes On Highway 29 In Molino
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DeSantis Expands State Of Emergency To Include Escambia And Santa Rosa
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Santa Rosa Under Rabies Alert After Rabid Fox Killed Near Chumuckla
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18 Shot, Three Dead In North Baldwin County
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Just Two Days Remain For Free Dog And Cat Adoptions At The Escambia Animal Shelter
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