Photo Gallery: NHS Beats Bozeman
September 27, 2009
The Northview Chiefs hit the road to Panama City Friday night, coming back home with a 22-19 win over Deane Bozeman High School. The Chiefs improved to 2-1, 1-1 in Class 2A District 1.
For a photo gallery from the Northview win over Bozeman, click here.
Pictured above and below: Action from Friday night’s Northview 22-19 win over Bozeman. Submitted photos by Brenda Garrett for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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September 27, 2009
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Reunion Next Weekend For 1985-1995 Ernest Ward Graduates
September 27, 2009
Ernest Ward High School alumni who graduated from 1985 to 1995 will have the chance to see old friends at a combined class reunion coming up next weekend.
The reunion will being Friday night at the Northview High School Homecoming game. Organizers are planning to have an area for alumni to sit together to enjoy the game.
On Saturday, participants are invited to family-friendly lunch at the Walnut Hill Community Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring lunch and drinks for their family.
Saturday evening there will be an adults-only event at McGuire’s Irish Pub in Pensacola from 7 p.m. until. There is a charge of $20 per person for the evening event, which will cover non-alcoholic drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
Organizers want to stress this combined class reunion event is not taking the place of the Class of 1989 reunion that is happening the weekend of October 10 at Wind Creek in Atmore.
Contact Tina Nabors at (334) 394-5437 or via email at hnabors@aum.edu for more information or for a reservation to attend the event at McGuire’s. Reservation requests must be made by October 1.
Photo Gallery: Flomaton Hurricanes Beat Central-Hayneville
September 27, 2009
There was a Category 5 hurricane in Flomaton Friday night, as the ‘Canes blew past Central-Hayneville 60-14.
For more photos, click here for a gallery and then visit mikenewtonphotography.zenfolilo.com.
The Hurricanes were coming off a loss last week to number one Leroy, and they were not going to be stopped this Friday night.
Ryheem Dixon stormed in from 12 yards out to put the Hurricanes on the board early 7-0. An impressive Jacob Newton fake and toss to Ta Ta Ellis put the Hurricanes up 14-0. Then the Cane’s were up 21-0 with a 70 yard punt return by Civonta Mitchell. And they were just getting started.
Wesley Steadham was in on touchdown runs of 62 and 10 yards. In all, he had just three carries for 114 total yards. He was out-distanced by James Jackson on eight carries, including an 11-yard TD.
Other touchdowns included A.J. Odom with a 17-yarder and a four-yard run from Shay Gipson.
Overall, the Hurricanes picked up 237 yards on the ground Friday night against Central.
The Flomaton Hurricanes will be on the road next week against Mobile Christian.
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Pictured: Wesley Steadham gains yardage for the Hurricanes Friday night against Central-Hayneville. Submitted photo by Mike Newton Photography for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate Student Hit By Car On Highway 29 Upgraded To Stable Condition
September 27, 2009
A Tate High School student remains has been upgraded to stable condition after being hit by a car while trying to cross Highway 29 in Cantonment Friday night.
The Florida Highway Patrol says Tyler J. Spear, 15, of Cantonment, was critically injured when he was hit by a 1997 Honda Accord driven by Robbin Gerich, 42, of Molino. Gerich was not injured in the crash. Her passenger, Lawrence C. Gerich, 35, of Molino, received minor injuries in the crash, according to the FHP report.
The accident happened at 9:05 p.m. when Spear was attempting to cross Highway 29 near North Tate School Road near the Winn Dixie grocery store. The front of Gerich’s vehicle struck Spear, forcing him over the hood and into the windshield of the Honda, according to the FHP report.
Spear came to rest in the southbound lane of Highway 29. He was transported by ambulance to Sacred Heart Hospital in critical condition.
Charges are pending in the accident, and the crash was not alcohol related, according to the FHP.
According to the FHP, Spear was wearing all-dark clothing at the time of the accident and was crossing the roadway in an area without artificial lighting.
The Cantonment Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the call. The southbound lanes of Highway 29 were closed for over an hour following the accident.
Church To Hold McDavid Fire Department Appreciation Day
September 26, 2009
The McDavid Volunteer Fire Department will be honored for 25 plus years of service Sunday morning during a special service at Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church in Bogia.
The second annual appreciation service will be held at 11 a.m., and lunch will be served afterwards in the church fellowship hall. The public is invited to attend and express their appreciation for the service the volunteers provide to McDavid and surrounding communities.
The McDavid Volunteer Fire Department was incorporated in 1982 with a 1962 firetruck on loan from the Florida Division of Forestry. They purchased a 1948 Ford firetruck in 1983. The station was constructed on land purchased from what was then St. Regis Paper Company in 1984. Many more modern trucks and pieces of equipment were purchased over the years.
Looking For Good Food And Family Fun? Seafood Festival Has It All
September 26, 2009
There will be plenty of good tastes and good fun today during the 32nd annual Pensacola Seafood Festival in historic Seville Square.
The Pensacola Seafood Festival has been consistently recognized as one of the Top 20 festivals in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society. It features a variety of delicious seafood dishes and other festival fare. Some highlights of this year’s menu include southern style crab cakes, gator bites, blackened mahi mahi, bang bang shrimp, fried crawfish pistolettes, shrimp creole, boudin balls, and shark on a stick.
The festival will showcase more than 180 arts and crafts vendors who travel from around the country to participate in the festival. The artisans and craftsmen are handpicked for originality and offer one of a kind items in almost every medium – pottery, jewelry, mixed media, weavings and much more.
The Pensacola Seafood Festival features some of the area’s best bands and promotes great family entertainment. The entertainment stage is in beautiful Fountain Park at the south end of Seville Square.
The festival hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m on Sunday.
Today: Molino Rummage Sale To Benefit Relay For Life
September 26, 2009
A Relay for Life Rummage Sale is going on this morning in Molino.
The sale is at Aldersgate United Methodist Church near the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 97. All proceeds and donations will go towards Aldersgate’s 2010 Relay for Life team goal to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Northview Beats Bozeman 22-19 For District Win
September 26, 2009
The Northview Chiefs hit the road to Panama City Friday night, coming back home with a 22-19 win over Deane Bozeman High School.
The Bozeman Bucks recovered a Northview fumble at about their 20 in the first quarter and ran it back to the 10. A couple of plays later, Bozeman was in for the first touchdown of the night. With a missed point after, Bozeman was up 6-0.
But the Chiefs were about to take the lead, and keep it, for the rest of the game — even though they were not in control of the ball most of the second half.
The Chiefs answered with a Jeremy Jackson touchdown run with 4:01 in the first quarter of play. The Chiefs missed the point after attempt, making it a 6-6 tie ballgame in Bay County.
Bozeman scored on a 55-yard run from their own 45 just before the end of the first quarter to make it 13-6 headed into the second quarter of play.
Then in the second quarter, the Chiefs blocked a Bozeman punt at the Bucks 15 yard line. Northview recovered deep in the end zone for a safety, but the Chiefs still trailed 16-13.
Northview exploded in the third quarter, with Chris Sheets intercepting a Bozeman pass at 10. Sheets returned the interception for a huge 90-yard touchdown. A no good extra point, and the Northview Chiefs were up 22-13 with 3:45 to go in the third.
Bozeman managed to score and miss a kick for a score of 22-19.
And that’s where it ended, with both teams held scoreless during the end of a fourth quarter defensive battle.
Freshman La’Mikal Kyles had 45 yards for Northview on a half dozen carries, and senior Shakel Holmes had 45 yards on eight carries.
With their 22-19 win over Bozeman, the Chiefs improved to 2-1, 1-1 in Class 2A District 1.
The Chiefs will celebrate Homecoming next Friday night against the Baker Gators.
Click here for a photo gallery from the game.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Family Mourns Murder Victim; Seeks Help With Funeral Expenses
September 26, 2009
The Thursday night shooting death of Kenny Porter has left friends and family members in state of shock, and they are also wondering how they are going to pay for the 32-year old’s funeral.
Porter’s wife Liz Porter is pregnant his first child, which is due any day. The baby girl will be named Kennedy in honor of her now-deceased father. She says she does not know how she is going to support the baby or her other three children.
Janice Rolin said the entire incident started with an argument over a ladder between her mother, Lorraine Gray, Clarence Luker and Kenny Porter, who was her brother-in-law.
“Then the next thing I knew, Clarence had a gun when he got out of the van and he was shooting and Kenny with all these kids out here,” Rolin said. “He just jumped out of the van and pointed the gun right at Kenny. Then he went to shooting. I was scared for the kids.” She tried her best to get the children away from scene as fast as possible as Porter collapsed on the porch of a mobile home, she said.
Porter was transported to Atmore Community Hospital by ambulance and then transferred by helicopter to the USA Medical Center in Mobile. That’s where he was pronounced dead.
After Luker was captured, he admitted to Escambia County (Ala.) deputies that he was the shooter. But in a bizarre twist to the story, Gray told deputies that she was the one that shot Porter, and that the argument involved a rake.
“I shot him,” Gray told Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff Grover Smith at the scene Thursday night. “I’m the one that did it….I took the gun and I shot him.”
Both Gray and Luker (pictured left) are in the Escambia County (Ala.) Jail charged with open counts of murder.
And now family members say they need help from the community to pay for Porter’s funeral. Visitation is scheduled for 6 to 9 Monday night at Petty Eastside Chapel in Atmore. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fretwell Tabernacle Holiness Church. Burial will be in the Bankster Cemetery in Spanish Fort, Ala.
Person interesting in helping the family with funeral expenses can make their donations at Petty Eastside Chapel, 9260 Hwy 31, Atmore, AL 36502; or call the funeral home at (251) 368-4540.
For the Friday morning story about the shooting from NorthEscambia.com, click here.
Click here for an exclusive NorthEsambia.com photo gallery from the arrest of Luker and Gray.
Click here for the full obituary for Kenny Porter.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.