Friday Payment Deadline For Escambia Real Estate Taxes
May 24, 2009
Unpaid real estate taxes in Escambia County must be paid by Friday to avoid a lien being issued against the property.
Payments must be processed in one of four ways by the close of business Friday:
- in person at one of five branch offices
- on a web site at www.escambiataxcollector.com
- through a call center (850) 438-6500 x252
- on an automated telephone system (800) 601‑1055.
Drive thru service is available at all locations except Century.
You may check the status of your taxes and pay online at www.escambiataxcollector.com. You also may get automated information on TAX TALK at 438-3299. If you have any questions, call the tax collector’s office at 438-6500, Ext. 252. (TTY users for the hearing impaired call 472‑0031.)
Byrneville Students In The Box
May 24, 2009
Students at Byrneville Elementary recently presented a musical that centered around the imagination of a child and a simple brown box.
Byrneville students presented “The Box”, a musical celebration of the imagination of a child that turns a piece of brown cardboard into a world of possibilities.
Pictured above and below: Byrneville Elementary School students present “The Box” by Mark Burrows. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Register For 5K Race For Blueberries
May 24, 2009
The Escambia County Neighborhoods and Community Services Bureau invites runners, walkers, and wheelchair racers to join the 5K Race for Blueberries.
The event will be Saturday, June 13, beginning at 8 a.m. with a staggered start. The race will be one of the many fun activities offered at the Blueberry Jamboree, to be held at Barrineau Park Community Center and Historical Society, 6055 Barrineau Park School Road in Molino.
Pre-registration is $15. Registration forms can be found by clicking here or by calling (850) 475-5220. Registration is $20 on the day of the event. T-shirts will be given to all registrants and prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place winners.
For more information, please contact Brandi Daigle of the Neighborhoods and Community Services Bureau at (850) 475-5220 or by email at recreation@co.escambia.fl.us.
The Blueberry Jamboree is sponsored by several local organizations, including NorthEscambia.com.
Friendship Freewill Fishin’
May 24, 2009
The youth from the Friendship Freewill Baptist Church from the McCall (Ala.) community recently took a fishing trip to Steve’s Catfish Ponds in Walnut Hill.
If your North Escambia area church would like to share news and photos, email news@northescambia.com.
Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
It’s raining; It’s Pouring
May 24, 2009
Expect more rain for the remainder of your Memorial Day weekend. But like yesterday, it will be an on and off again type event.
A low pressure system that has moved across the Gulf of Mexico the past few days is now inland over Mississippi, but trailing showers mean more rain as they move inland.
Here is is your complete National Weather Service Forecast:
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind between 5 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Memorial Day: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86.
NWE Names Maille Kilcrease Little League Queen
May 24, 2009
Maille Kilcrease was crowned the 2009 Little League Queen at Bradberry recently. The girls sold votes for a penny each, with a portion of the proceeds to sponsor the park.
The first place winner was Kylie Brook. Other contestants included Amber Gilman and Ronnie Belanger.
Pictured above: 2008 NWE Baseball Queen Brianna Parker crowned her successor recently, 2009 NWE Baseball Queen Maille Kilcrease. Pictured inset: Contestant Amber Gilman. Pictured below: Contestant Kylie Brook, 2008 Queen Brianna Parker, 2009 Queen Maille Kilcrease and Ronnie Belanger. Submitted photos by Wendy Aliff for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
One Vehicle Rollover Accident On Highway 97 Early Saturday
May 23, 2009
A single vehicle clipped a power pole and rolled over on Highway 97 near Molino early Saturday morning, but it was not immediately known if the driver was injured.
The driver involved in the accident had already left the scene when the first firefighters arrived about 5:30 a.m. Saturday. The driver of the car apparently lost control while headed north on Highway 97 at Pilgrim Trail, struck a culvert, became airborne and hit a power pole. The power pole was sent crashing to the ground, and the vehicle came to rest on its roof nearby. The vehicle barely missed several large telephone company junction boxes.
It was not known if the driver was injured in the accident.
The Molino Station of Escambia fire rescue and the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the accident.
An unknown number of residents in the area were without power until early afternoon.
The accident is still under investigation by the FHP.
Pictured above and below: The driver of this vehicle had already left the scene when firefighters arrived about 5:30 Saturday morning. The accident happened on Highway 97 near Pilgrim Trail. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Commissioners Ask Court Clerk, Tax Collector To Stay In Century
May 23, 2009
The Escambia County Commission is asking the Escambia County Tax Collector and Escambia County Clerk of the Court to keep their offices open in Century.
Earlier this month, Tax Collector Janet Holley and Clerk of the Court Ernie Lee Magaha announced that they were closing their offices in Century’s Billy G. Ward Courthouse by the end of May.
District 5 Commissioner Kevin White introduced a last-minute resolution to the commission asking the county officers to reconsider.
“The county can’t make them keep their offices open,” White said, “because they are constitutional officers. They don’t have to listen to us, but we can ask.”
The resolution says the offices are a vital service for Century and surrounding parts of North Escambia.
“In addition to the convenience of having these offices located in the Century courthouse, these branch offices have provided a vital link to certain governmental services for those with transportation, mobility or other difficulties accessing government offices farther away from the residences of such people.”
“The Board of County Commissioners hereby requests that both Escambia County Clerk of Court and the Escambia County Tax Collector maintain branch offices at the Century courthouse,” the resolution continues.
At last report, both offices were still scheduled to close next week.
A Wet Spring Football Game: Northview’s Garnet And Gold
May 23, 2009
It was a win-win game for the Northview Chiefs Friday night with the school’s intrasquad game ending in a tie after an overtime period. At the end of five rainy quarters, the Garnet and the Gold were tied at 6-6. Both teams picked up a touchdown in overtime, ending the game with a tie.
For a complete NorthEscambia.com photo gallery with the best plays from the game, the cheerleaders, the band and lots of wet fans and umbrellas, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Bond Set For Molino Woman Accused Of Hitting Child, Husband
May 23, 2009
An Escambia County judge has set bond at $10,000 for a Molino woman accused of hitting her child in the head with a plate and slapping her husband.
Tina Louise Ferrell, 46, was booked into the Escambia Jail Thursday night where she was charged with one count of aggravated child abuse and one count of aggravated battery in connection with an incident about 7 p.m. at a mobile home on Duxbury Avenue off Highway 29 in Molino.
Friday afternoon, she appeared on a video feed before Circuit Court Judge Joyce Williams. Williams set Ferrell’s bond at $10,000 total on the two counts. She was also ordered to submit to monitoring through the pre-trial release program, submit to random urine and breath testing and consume no alcohol or non prescription drugs.
As of early Saturday morning, Ferrell had not made bond and was still in the Escambia County Jail.
Ferrell was also ordered to have no contact with the children at the Duxbury Avenue address where the incident occurred. The court ordered a public defender appointed for Ferrell.
She will back in court in mid-June for an arraignment hearing.
Ferrell and her husband were asleep about 7 p.m. when her 10-year old child tried to wake her to get help with a one-year old child in the home, according to Sgt. Kevin Vickrey with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department. When Ferrell refused to help with the infant and went back to sleep, the 10-year old tried to wake her again with drops of water sprinkled in her face. That’s when Ferrell slapped her husband and threw a plate a him, Vickrey said. The plate missed the husband and struck a three-year old in the head.
The three-year old was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola with injuries that were not believed to be serious, according to deputies. The child is expected to make a full recovery. The 10 and one-year olds were not injured.