NWE Storm Takes On Muckdogs
May 20, 2008
The Northwest Escambia Alto Products Storm and the NWE Muckdogs battled it out on the t-ball field Monday afternoon at Bradberry Park.
For a photo gallery from the game, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
One Person Injured In Rollover Accident Monday After Hitting Deer
May 19, 2008
One person was injured Monday afternoon when their vehicle flipped after hitting a deer.
The accident happened about 12:14 on Highway 97 about a half mile south of Highway 164 in Walnut Hill, near the Union Primitive Baptist Church.
The Florida Highway Patrol says Antoinette Franklin, 34, of Juniper Street in Walnut Hill was southbound on Highway 97 when she struck a deer near the church. She lost control of her 1995 Pontiac Grand Am, running off the road and flipping the car onto its side in a field on the northbound side of the highway.
Franklin was not believed to have been seriously injured in the accident. She had crawled out of the vehicle and was sitting in the vehicle of a passing motorist when the Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department arrived.
She was transported by ambulance to Atmore Community Hospital.
The FHP says Franklin was wearing her seatbelt.
NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
Where Do Century Kids Really Go To School? Most Don’t Attend Carver/Century
May 19, 2008
As the Escambia County School Board considers Superintendent Jim Paul’s proposal to close Carver/Century K-8 school, a recurring question is where are the children?
Most are not at Carver/Century. Over half the elementary age and middle school age children that live in Carver/Century’s district do not attend the school.
Because Carver/Century is rated as an “F” school that does not make “AYP” — Adequate Yearly Progress — students in the Carver/Century school attendance zone are eligible to transfer to other schools, often with transportation at the district’s expense.
Numbers NorthEscambia.com obtained late last week from the Escambia County School District indicate that of the 314 elementary age children in the Carver/Century attendance zone, only 126 actually attend the school. Almost 40 percent of them, 121 in all, attend Byrneville Elementary School, a public charter school.
Another 48 attend Bratt Elementary School, and 11 attend Molino Park. There are three at Jim Allen Elementary School, three at Ensley Elementary School, one at N.B. Cook Elementary and one at Warrington Elementary School.
For elementary age children in the Carver/Century zone, the school district provides transporation to Bratt Elementary or Molino Park Elementary.
On the middle school side of Carver/Century, about 56 percent of the students that live in the Carver/Century district do attend the school. The school district reports that of the 159 middle school students in the zone, 89 do attend Carver/Century. Another 68 go to Ernest Ward Middle School and two attend Ransom Middle School.
These numbers do not account for students that may live in the Carver/Century school zone that are home schooled, attend a private or church school, may attend school across the state line in Alabama, or that may attend school in Santa Rosa County.
Blog: NorthEscambia.com Readers Can Rent Movies For Free
May 19, 2008
One of the pleasures of living in North Escambia is our isolation from the hustle and bustle of the city. But when it comes time to rent a movie, it means a drive to the video store in a nearby place. With gas at $3.80 plus per gallon, it at least can double the cost of the movie to drive to the video store to get the movie then drive back to return it on time.
But we found a way you can rent the movies you want to see for FREE for a couple of weeks. The link is near the bottom of this story.
We have experimented with the two major online rent by mail companies…Blockbuster and Netflix. Both services have pretty much any movie you can think of, even obscure movies that your friends have never heard about. When we tried both services, we found that movies arrived in our mailbox usually in just one day.
We did find Netflix to be a little faster, and they had the new releases we wanted to see at our door the day of the release! The mailman was good to us on Tuesdays!
So how does this online rental thing work? It’s easy. You sign up for a free trial to make sure it is going to work for you, whether it be Blockbuster or Netflix. Then you pay a monthly fee, currently from $4.99 to $16.99 per month for Netflix, for UNLIMITED video rentals, up to a certain number at a time in your hands. You mail them back for free (no stamps or postage needed). Then within a day or two, new movies show up in your mailbox. There are never any late fees, and you can cancel anytime. No contracts, no strings, no small print.
Why are we telling you this…for a few good reasons. One…gas is expensive for trips to the video store. Two…we got tired of the nearest rental store to us being out of their two copies of the movie we wanted to see for weeks. Three…we tried both services and found that they both worked well. Four…if you will try the Netflix FREE two week trial, NorthEscambia.com will make a little commission.
NorthEscambia.com has arranged for our readers to try Netflix, with unlimited three at a time rentals, for FREE for two weeks. If you watch your movies and send them right back, you could probably watch 15 or more movies for free during the two weeks.
So here’s the bottom line deal…you can try Netflix for FREE for two weeks, and you’ll be supporting what we do here at NorthEscambia.com at the same time. You can cancel at the end of the two weeks and pay nothing and be under no obligation. We think, however, that you’ll probably want to stick around longer than two weeks. (Just to be clear…we don’t make anymore money if you do keep using Netflix, but we think you’ll like it!)
It’s our little gift to you…you get to try renting Netflix movies for FREE for two weeks, and you help NorthEscambia.com at the same time.
To try Netflix for free for two months, click on the Netflix ad on the front page of NorthEscambia.com; the ad is in the right column above the weather. Or you can click the below:
Netflix – Only $4.99 a month! No Late Fees. Try it for Free!
NorthEscambia.com only receives the commission if you click the ad on the front page or the link above.
Thanks for reading my blog. I’ve been scolded by plenty of you…I’ll start writing a blog more often. Promise. Thanks again for reading NorthEscambia.com each and every day!
—William
Northview Class of 2008 Holds Sunday Baccalaureate Service
May 18, 2008
The end is near for the Class of 2008 at Northview High School, with Baccalaureate Services today and graduation just a week away.
Baccalaureate Services for Northview High School were held Sunday morning at the school.
The seniors will have final exams this week, but those are not the major tests in life that they will face, Pastor Gary Wieborg from the First Baptist Church of Bratt told the class.
“Before them lies another test, the test of life, and what it means to have success” Wieborg (pictured left) said. “I don’t know of anything greater to achieve than eternal life.”
“High school is not greatest years of your life,” he said. “The best is yet to come.”
Wieborg told the soon to be graduates that their plans for life for insignificant compared to the plans God has for their lives.
“God’s plans for us are much bigger than your plans for yourself,” the pastor said. “The Lord has big things planned for you.”
For more photos from Northview’s Class of 2008 Baccalaureate Service, click here.
Northview High School’s Class of 2008 will graduate at 4:00 p.m. next Saturday, May 24.
Pictured above: The Northview High School Class of 2008 prays at Sunday morning’s Baccalaureate Service.
Crossroads In Concert This Morning At NorthEnd Church
May 18, 2008
Crossroads will be in concert at 10:00 Sunday morning at NorthEnd Community Church in the Barineau Park community.
Crossroads is Kristen Sorrells, Lyndi Hardy and Brad Adkinson. They have been together just over a year, and they were quickly singing at churches across Santa Rosa County and a few churches in Alabama and Escambia County, Florida.
They have performed at the 100th Anniversary of the Southern Baptist Association, Relay for Life in Mobile and at a recent company celebration at Solutia.
Brad is a member of First Baptist Church in Milton and is employed with Solutia. He and his wife Mindy have two children. Lyndi and her husband Robbie are members at Pine Terrace Baptist Church in Milton. Lyndi is also a teacher at Milton High School. Kristen and her husband Phillipp are members at Pine Terrace Baptist Church. They have three children, and she is a stay at home mom.
NorthEnd Community Church is located at 5630 Hwy 196 in the Barineau Park community.
Two Molino Churches To Hold Blood Drive Today
May 18, 2008
You can give the gift of life Sunday at two Molino churches as they hold a blood drive.
Aldersgate Methodist Church and Highland Baptist Church will hold a blood drive on Sunday. The bloodmobile will be at Highland from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. and at Aldersgate from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.
The last time the two churches held the blood drive, it was interrupted at Highland by a tornado on back on February 17.
Church Readies For Concert
May 17, 2008
Several membes of the NorthEnd Community Church spent their Saturday getting ready for today’s Crossroads concert at the church.
Tony Schachle and Joan Strickland did some mowing. Taylor Conatser helped clean inside the church and then stepped out to do some trimming. Jane Schachle, Sherry Davis, Alli Davis and Julie Ann Keith polished and cleaned the inside of the church, according to one church member.
Submitted story and photos. Scroll down for more photos.
NorthEnd Church Holds Yard Sale
May 17, 2008
A big indoor and outdoor yard sale was held Saturday in Molino.
The yard sale, held at Fran’s Diner, benefited the building fund for NorthEnd Community Church in Barineau Park.
Church members said they wanted to thank Fran’s for a “cool place” to hold the sale, and thank all those that stopped and shopped.
For more photos from the NorthEnd Community Church yard sale, click here.
Submitted photos by Joan Strickland for NorthEscambia.com
Freedom Road Home Damaged By Fire
May 17, 2008
A Century home was heavily damaged by smoke Saturday afternoon.
The fire was reported at the wood frame home in the 1000 block of Freedom Road about 5:30 Saturday afternoon. When firefighters arrived, smoke was visible from the home.
The fire apparently began with grease on the stove, according to Century Fire Chief Regi Burkett. Firefighters were able to quickly bring the fire under control when they arrived. The home suffered heavy interior smoke damage. Very little damage was apparent from the outside of the home.
One person was transported by ambulance from the scene to Jay hospital, but it was not believed that she was directly injured in the fire. It was reported that no one was at home at the time of the blaze.
The Century Volunteer Fire Department, McDavid Volunteer Fire Department, Molino Volunteer Fire Department and the Flomaton Fire Department responded to the scene.
Pictured above: The fire apparently started with a pot of grease left on this stove. Pictured below: A fireman enters the home with a thermal imager to check for remaining hot spots.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
