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Tate Senior Gage Coates Wins Esports Madden NFL Championship
Tate High School senior Gage Coates won the Esports Fall 2025 Madden NFL Central Region Championship Game, defeating his opponent from Bishop Verot Catholic High School in Fort Myers.
Coates earned the No. 2 seed in the playoffs with an impressive 7-1 regular season record. The national league, hosted by PlayVS, features 32 teams from across [...]
I-10 To Be Resurfaced From State Line To Near Highway 29 In $19.8 Million Project
The Florida Department of Transportation will soon begin a $19.8 million resurfacing project early next year on I-10, from the Perdido River Bridge at the state line to west of the Highway 29 (Exit 10).
The project also includes:
Installation of an intelligent transportation system (ITS) wrong-way detection system, along with eastbound on-ramp and westbound off-ramp extensions [...]
Hundreds Attend Annual Molino Christmas Parade (With Gallery)
Hundreds of people lined Crabtree Church Road for the annual Molino Christmas Parade on a beautiful Saturday morning, after the parade was rescheduled last week due to rain.
All proceeds from the parade, which was coordinated by Marcus Pointe Baptist Church Molino campus, will benefit families in need in the North Escambia area.
For a photo gallery, [...]
University of West Florida Holds Fall Commencement (With Photo Gallery)
The University of West Florida held 2025 Commencement ceremonies on Saturday at the Pensacola Bay Center.
For more photos from the Graduate School commencement (masters, specialists, doctorates), click here.
Guest speaker from the Class of 2025 graduate, Diana Darling (Ed.D., Instructional & Performance Technology) told a personal story of perseverance as she overcame a brain tumor and [...]
Christmas Parade Rolls Through Century (With Photo Gallery)
The Century Christmas Parade will be held Friday afternoon, followed by a Sheriff’s Movie Night with a free showing of “The Grinch” at Anthony Pleasant Park.
For a parade photo gallery, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Escambia Sheriff’s Office Hosts Movie Night (With Gallery)
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office hosted a movie night in Century on Friday night following the town’s Christmas parade.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Residents enjoyed the movie “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” on a big outdoor screen, along with free hot dogs, hamburgers and popcorn from the ECSO at Anthony Pleasant Park.
The ECSO movie nights [...]
One Injured In Century Highway 4 Crash
One person was transported to the hospital by ambulance following a two-vehicle wreck late Friday afternoon in Century.
The crash happened about 3:55 p.m. on East Highway 4 at Old Flomaton Road.
In addition to the one person transported by EMS with non-life threatening injuries, and a second victim indicated that they would be going to the [...]
Four Injured, Two Critically, In After Driver Runs Red Light At Highway 29 And Molino Road
Four people were injured, two critically, in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 29 and Molino Road.
The Florida Highway Patrol said an 86-year-old Birmingham man ran a red light as his red Lexus SUV was traveling south on Highway 29. At the same time, a white Chevrolet SUV driven by a [...]
ECSO Master Deputy David Preston Retires After Over Three Decades Of Service
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Master Deputy David Preston was honored on his retirement during a ceremony at ECSO headquarters on Thursday.
Preston, who is a North Escambia resident, joined the ECSO in 1994. He spent the early part of his career in the Patrol Division in Century and last worked as investigator in Property Crimes.
Sheriff Chip [...]
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