Birth: Savannah Leigh Gilmore
March 22, 2009
Benjamin and Rachel Gilmore are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Savannah Leigh Gilmore. Savannah was born on February 8, 2009 at 12:56 pm and weighed 8 lbs and 10 oz. She is the granddaughter of Glen and Jean Wiggins and Elton and Missy Gilmore and the great granddaughter of Pattie Stone and the late George Stone, Ouida Wiggins and the late Billy Wiggins, and Mattie Lou Sheffield.
NorthEscambia.com is now proud to offer free birth and wedding announcements. For more information, email news@northescambia.com. Announcements will ordinarily appear on our Features page.
Play Ball! Ball Season Open In North Escambia; Drew’s Field Dedicated
March 21, 2009
Play ball!
Saturday was opening day for Northwest Escambia Little League at Bradberry park, and it marked the dedication of Drew’s Field.
Sunday morning, NorthEscambia.com will have well over 100 photos from opening ceremonies, the dedication of Drew’s Field and lots of exciting ball action from several games. Make sure you check back Sunday morning for NWE coverage from NorthEscambia.com.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
NHS Winning Streak Comes To An End With Loss To Catholic
March 21, 2009
An eight game winning streak came to an end for the Northview Chiefs Friday night with a painful district loss to Catholic High School.
The Crusaders downed Northview 13-3 Friday night in Bratt.
The Chiefs are now 8-3 on the season. They were scheduled to play two on the road in Mobile Saturday, but their afternoon game has been canceled.
Northview will travel to St. Paul’s in Mobile Saturday for a single game starting against St. Paul at 11 a.m.
The Chiefs were originally scheduled to play Washington County, Ala., at 1:30, but that afternoon game has been canceled.
Click here for more photos from Friday night’s game. Submitted photos by Heather Leonard.
Pictured above: Senior Patrick McPherson at bat for the Northview Chiefs Friday night in Bratt. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Another Sweepstakes Scam Letter Delivered To Local Resident
March 21, 2009
A local woman received a $4,750 check and the promise of a $125,000 prize in a sweepstakes when she check her email Friday, but she soon realized it was nothing more than a scam.
She told NorthEscambia.com that the check was in Friday’s mail, but it all sounded too good to be true to the resident that lives between Bratt and Byrneville.
The letter promised that she had one second place in a drawing, and that was worth the $125,000. The $4,750 check was included for her to pay $3,785 in taxes, the letter said. The letter instructed her to call a telephone number that appears to be a cell phone in Montreal, Canada. A person at that number was to instruct her how to pay her taxes after depositing the check.
The letter included the logos of Wal-mart, Sears, Kmart and TJ Max. It had a Canadian stamp.
The local woman tells us she called the Better Business Bureau and was told that the letter was a scam, and she was warned to not cash the genuine-looking check because it would bounce.
“I know that these are some very hard times,” the local woman wrote to NorthEscambia.com “So many people are hoping for a break in life and would most likely fall for this scam in a heartbeat and end up so much worse off than before the letter and check arrived in their mailbox. ”
The scam is very similar to one that cost at least six North Escambia residents thousands of dollars in late February. Read that story here.
Pictured above and below: The check and letter received by a local woman Friday promising her big sweepstakes winning. The Better Business Bureau told the woman that the whole thing is a scam. Submitted for NorthEscambia.com.
Guns From Burglaries Recovered; One Suspect To Face Additional Charges, Another Warrant Issued
March 21, 2009
The recovery of guns from recent burglaries in the area will have one of three suspects facing additional charges, and a warrant for a fourth suspect has been issued.
Escambia County Deputy Ty Brewton and other officers have recovered nine firearms from a recent string of burglaries, according to Lt. Tony Jordan. The firearm recovery has solved additional burglaries, Jordan said. Some of those firearms have already been returned to their rightful owners.
The recovery of those firearms has additional charges pending against burglary suspect Patrick Hosea Bell, 20, of Cantonment, according to Jordan. Bell (pictured left) remains in the Escambia County Jail on multiple counts including theft, burglary, trespassing, criminal mischief and narcotics charges. He is being held on a $104,000 bond.
He was arrested Monday in connection with a string of about 25 burglaries, many of which were in the Molino and Cantonment areas.
Jermaine Lamar Patterson, 17, of Cantonment is still in the the Escambia County Jail, being held on $70,000 bond. He faces multiple charges, including burglary, theft and criminal mischief.
Sara Louise Temoney, 22, of Pensacola was granted pre-trial release by the court Tuesday. She was charged with criminal mischief, burglary, grand theft and knowingly giving false information to law enforcement.
Deputies say they have named a fourth suspect in connection with the burglaries, and a warrant has been issued for their arrests. They have not publicly released the suspect’s name.
As NorthEscambia.com first reported Tuesday morning, Bell, Patterson and Temoney were arrested Monday by deputies after an attempted burglary on Clymil Drive, just south of Williams Ditch Road in the Cottage Hill area. Deputies say at least two more people are expected to be arrested in connection with the burglaries. In all, the suspects are believed to be responsible for about 25 burglaries in the area.
“We recovered a lot of merchandise,” Lt. Tony Jordan of the Escambia Sheriff’s Department told NorthEscambia.com. Property recovered from an apartment complex on Olive Road in Pensacola included a long list of big screen TVs, jewelry, games systems, DVDs, computers and more.
The arrests came Monday after the Clymil Drive resident came home to find a vehicle backed to his home and called for help. Deputies located the vehicle and made their arrests, but not before the female suspect reported that she had been carjacked, Jordan said.
The persons arrested Monday are possibly linked to 25 similar burglaries across the area this year, according to the Sheriff’s Department. In the typical burglary, one suspect would knock on the front door of the home. If no one answered the door, the suspects would back their car up to the home and kick in the backdoor, Jordan said. Most of the burglaries took place in isolated areas, often at homes where trees or shrubbery block the view of the home from the road.
In an incident last week, a man returned to his home in the 4000 block of Chestnut Road in Molino to find one of the burglars inside his home.
Pictured above: More charges are expected to be filed against Patrick Hosea Bell in connection with a string of burglaries. Pictured below: Burglary suspects (L-R) Jermaine Lamar Patterson, Sara Louise Temoney and Patrick Hosea Bell. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com.
Free Community Fish Fry In Molino Today
March 21, 2009
A Molino church will host a free community fish fry today.
The free fish fry will take place at the Victory Assembly of God on Highway 29 in Molino from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will also be a gospel singing.
The fish fry will also have games and activities including a bounce house for the children.
Everything is free, and the public invited to attend.
Camp Fire Kids Sing In Spring At Century Care Center
March 21, 2009
The first day of spring had some “precious flowers” from Camp Fire USA Day Camp singing for the residents of the Century Care Center. The residents received a handmade piece of artwork and lots of hugs. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
1,000 Take Part In Northview FFA Food For America Program (With Photo Gallery)
March 21, 2009
About 800 elementary school students from nine schools attended the annual “Food for America” program Friday at Northview High School , with about 1,000 people total either attending or working with the program.
The program, sponsored the National FFA Organization and conducted by the Northview FFA, gave the students a chance to learn about agriculture firsthand as they got up close and personal with farm animals, farm equipment and more. The students even had the opportunity to make their own butter and enjoy it on crackers.
The Northview FFA has participated in the program for 14 years, placing second in the state two years ago. Northview has placed in the top five in the state for the last ten years.
Click here for a complete NorthEscambia.com photo gallery with dozens of pictures from the event.
About 120 FFA students from Northview and Ernest Ward Middle School conducted the program, with about 1,200 people total either attending or working with the program.
Schools scheduled to attend the Food for America program Friday at Northview were Bratt Elementary, Byrneville Elementary, Jim Allen Elementary, Atmore Christian Academy, Jay Elementary, Molino Park Elementary, Century Carver Elementary, Pollard-McCall Elementary, Pensacola Beach Elementary and area home schooled children.
Participants in the FFA’s program included: the Northview FFA, Ernest Ward FFA, North Escambia Beekeepers Association, Escambia River Electrical Cooperative, Young Farmers and Ranchers, Pine Ridge Farms, Florida Division of Forestry, University of Florida-Milton, University of Florida/IFAS Extension, Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Century Fire Department, Northview 4-H, National Resource Conservation Service, Humane Society, Hendrix Tractor Company, Escambia County Farm Bureau and Stewart’s Grist Mill.
Pictured top: Hundreds of elementary students had the chance to get up close to livestock Friday morning at Northview High School’s annual Food For America program. Pictured middle: Children had the chance to sample fresh strawberries. Pictured below: Students learned about making fresh corn meal. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
4-H Celebrating 100 Years; Special Event Next Saturday
March 21, 2009
Florida 4-H Youth Development is celebrating 100 years of teaching youth to become responsible citizens and community leaders with various activities throughout Florida. Escambia County invites the public to commemorate “Florida 4-H: A Century of Youth Success” at the Langley Bell 4-H Center, next Saturday, March 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Langley Bell 4-H Center, located at 4810 West Nine Mile Road, will host a Florida 4-H Centennial exhibit as well as 4-H Club and heritage arts displays in the auditorium. The annual Spring Livestock Show featuring preview and market steer, beef and dairy heifers, swine, meat goats, rabbits and chickens will be held outside.
There will also be face painting, moon walks, popcorn, cotton candy, a petting farm, games, the Perdido Creek Indian Traveling Museum and much more.
What began as a program to teach new farming techniques in corn and tomato clubs has become a community-based educational program. Projects range from aerospace and citizenship to horses and forestry. With more than 234,000 current members, Florida 4-H is the state’s largest non-formal youth development program and the largest youth organization in the world with over nine million members. A total of 6,226 youth, ages five through 18, are enrolled in the Escambia County 4-H Youth Program that helps youth cultivate leadership, citizen and life skills that benefit themselves and the communities where they live. The interdisciplinary curriculum serves as the foundation of the program and is applied at 4-H day camps, after-school programs, 4-H clubs, school settings and through partnership with various youth organizations.
Florida 4-H is the youth development program of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service (CES) headquartered in Gainesville within the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). The CES is funded by a partnership between federal, state and county government agencies.
For more information about Escambia County 4-H, visit http://escambia.ifas.ufl.edu or call 475-5230.
One Of Two Saturday Games For The Chiefs Canceled
March 21, 2009
One of two Northview High baseball games scheduled for Saturday has been canceled.
Northview will travel to St. Paul’s in Mobile Saturday for a single game starting against St. Paul at 11 a.m.
The Chiefs were originally scheduled to play Washington County, Ala., at 1:30, but that afternoon game has been canceled.
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