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Over 50,000 Vote Early In Escambia County (With Photo Gallery)
Candidates and supporters wave at potential voters as they turn into at the Escambia County Extension Office on Stefani Road, what has proven to be the busiest of 10 early voting sites in the county.
And as 7 p.m. closing time approaches, they also wave at the mosquitoes. It is Florida, after all. It’s one of [...]
Two Veterans Work To Clean Up Town Of Century’s Neglected Veterans Wall Of Honor
UPDATE: We are told the Town of Century began power washing the memorial Tuesday afternoon.
Two North Escambia veterans worked to clean up the Veterans Wall of Honor in Century Monday after seeing how the Town of Century had neglected upkeep.
Sunday morning, NorthEscambia.com published a story about a veterans’ motorcycle club that held a small ceremony [...]
Gulf Shores Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Cantonment Shooting
A Gulf Shores mn has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting in Cantonment early Monday morning.
Grant Bieber, 43, is being held without bond on charges of attempted murder and a felony weapons offense for shooting into a home.
The incident happened during a disturbance in the 200 block of River Annex Road.
The Escambia County [...]
Construction Underway At New ‘Paper Park’ At Former IP Golf Course (With Photo Gallery)
Construction is underway at a new park to be known as “Paper Park” on the 68-acre former International Paper golf course in Cantonment
In April, Escambia County leased the property at Highway 29 and Muscogee Road to develop it into a park.
Walking trails have been constructed around the park, playground installation started late last week, and construction [...]
Donation Brings Pumpkin Patch Fun to Century Camp Fire Students (With Gallery)
The children at the Camp Fire Century Youth Learning Center enjoyed a trip to the pumpkin patch Friday.
Camp Fire was unable to transport the children to a pumpkin patch, so the pumpkin patch came to them.
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority District 5 board member Kevin Stephens made personal donation for the pumpkins, which were purchased from [...]
Motorcycle Club Ceremony In Century Honors Those Killed In Action And Missing
A veterans’ motorcycle club honored held a small ceremony Saturday morning in Century to honor those missing in action and that have given their lives for this county.
The Viet Nam & Legacy Vets Motorcycle Club meets once a month to honor the veterans, usually at the Veterans Memorial Wall in Pensacola.
A veterans wall of honor [...]
Photos: Spooky Walk At The Molino Library
The Molino Branch Library hosted a Spooky Walk Saturday afternoon with silly, spooky games and activities around the walking track behind the library.
For a photo gallery, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Military Dad Surprises Son At Beulah Academy After Long Deployment
For Luke Wilkins at the Beulah Academy of Science, it started as just another walking into class on just another Friday.
But little did he know about the surprise standing just around the corner.
Luke followed his classmates into the room and gasped when he saw his dad Jeffery Wilkins. He ran into dad’s arms for an [...]
SpaceX Crew Splashes Down Off Pensacola, Astronauts Released From Hospital
UPDATE: After an overnight stay at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida, the NASA astronaut was released and returned to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston Saturday. NASA said the crew member is in good health and will resume normal post-flight reconditioning with other crew members.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 splashed down off the coast of Pensacola [...]
LifeFlight Makes Precautionary Landing in Cantonment After Warning Light
A warning light led to an unplanned precautionary landing in Cantonment for LifeFlight 1 on Friday.
The medical helicopter landed in the area of Neal Road and Pine Top Lane without further incident.
“Our Life Flight helicopter was responding to a transport request when the pilot observed a caution light while in flight. A precautionary landing was [...]
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Thunderbirds, Blue Angels To Perform Joint ‘Super Delta” Flyover Wednesday
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Update: Hobby Lobby, Books-A-Million Space Sold; But Real Estate Firm Says They Are Staying
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Firefighters Respond To Possible Attic Fire In Cantonment
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Reminder: School Choice Expo This Evening
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Motorcycle Crash Claims One Life North Of Atmore
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Sunny And Warm Dry Weather Pattern Goes On
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I-10 Crash Claims One Life In Escambia County
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Ransom Middle School Names Students Of The Month
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Traffic Alerts: What To Expect This Week
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NAS Pensacola Closed To Public October 31
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Average Florida Gas Price Increases Slightly
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Tate High Observes Reb Ribbon Week
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No. 23 UWF Takes Down Shorter for Fourth Straight Win
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Century Sets Special Meeting, Cancels Regular Council Meeting
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All West Florida Library Book Drops Closed Until After The Election
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Ice Flyers Fall 5-2 To Birmingham Bulls (With Gallery)
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Joins Escambia Sheriff Chip Simmons To Speak Against Amendment 3 (Marijuana Legalization)
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Tate Aggies Beat Crestview 54-30 (With Photo Gallery)
The Tate Aggies beat the Crestview Bulldogs 54-30 Friday night on Carl Madison Field in Pete Gindl Stadium. Win the win, the Aggies...
Friday Night High School Scoreboard
FLORIDA Tate 54, Crestview 30 [Story, photos...] Jay 41, Wewahitchka 0 Pensacola High 28, West Florida 21 Escambia 14, Pine Forest...
William Brown Family Of Walnut Hill Wins Escambia County Farm Family Award
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Two Northview Students Earn Perfect Scores On Reading FSA
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DEP: Century Failed To Properly Monitor Water For Disinfection Byproducts
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Canceled: Food Distribution Saturday Morning In Walnut Hill
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Town of Century Asks Voters To Amend Charter
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Cantonment Man Accused Of Robbing, Attacking Ex-Wife At Gallery Night
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Escambia County School Choice Expo to be Held Tuesday, Oct. 29
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Tate, Beulah FFA Teams Take Top Sports At District Forestry Contest
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Ernest Ward Middle School Names Students And Employee Of The Month
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Chamber Of Commerce Calls For Light Industrial Use For Part Of OLF-8
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Math Takes Center Stage at Bratt Elementary School’s Math Family Night
Bratt Elementary School welcomed students and their families for an engaging and educational Family Math Night on Tuesday. The event...
Deputies Find Body Of Man, 69, Missing Since September
The body of missing Escambia County man has been located. A local purple alert was issued on October 14 for 69-year-old Vernon “Bubba”...