Blood Drive Today In Walnut Hill
March 22, 2010
Northwest Florida Blood Services will host a blood drive today in Walnut Hill.
The Bloodmobile will be the Walnut Hill Farm Supply from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The store is located at the corner of Highway 97 and South Highway 99.
When you donate to Northwest Florida Blood Services, you can save the life of a hospital patient in northwest Florida. Northwest Florida Blood Services is the exclusive provider of blood products to more than 24 area hospitals who need 175 blood donations a day. Each donation can save up to three lives.
Requirements for giving blood are below.
- Donors must be in generally good health
- At least 17 years of age, without permission. 16-year olds are now allowed to donate with permission granted by parents or legal guardians.
- Must bring picture ID
- Weigh at least 110 lbs
- Free of infection, fever or flu symptoms, for 3 days
- No cancer within the last 5 years
- No antibiotics within the last 48 hours
- No tattoos within the past 12 months
- No chest pain, heart disease, heart surgery (Requires written physician release with diagnosis)
- No history of viral hepatitis
- Cannot have lived in France for 5 years or more between 1980 and the present
- Cannot have lived or visited in the UK for a total of 3 months or more from 1980 to 1996
- Cannot have received a blood transfusion in the UK between 1980 and the present
- Military personnel (current and former), and their dependents, who spent time in military bases in northern Europe during 1980-1990, or southern Europe during 1980-1996, for 6 months or more
- All military personnel (active & reserve) that are returning from Iraq, are deferred for a period of one year after the last date on location in that country.
Area Pipeline Company Works To Raise $128 Million
March 22, 2010
Genesis Energy LP has announced an effort to raise $128 million from the sale of new units.
The action will move cash from operations to the unit owners. Genesis’ operations include pipelines in the North Escambia area, both in Alabama and Florida.
The company announced the commencement of a secondary public offering of 6,000,000 common units owned by Denbury Onshore, LLC and Denbury Gathering & Marketing, Inc., each an affiliate of Denbury Resources Inc., and James E. Davison, one of the directors of their general partner, and two other members of the Davison family. The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to 937,500 additional common units owned by the Davisons.
Genesis will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering and the number of our outstanding common units will remain unchanged.
After a 52-week low of $9.50 per share, Genesis stock (GEL) closed earlier last week at a 52-week high of $21.67.
Surprise Plea From Man Accused Of Shooting Former Century Resident In Face
March 21, 2010
In a surprise move, a Bay Minette teen entered a no contest plea in court on charges that he shot a Century native in the face last June.
Ellis Jarel McArthur, 18, of Bay Minette, Ala., entered the no contest plea to second degree murder in Escambia County Circuit Court. McArthur was charged with the shooting death of Jeffrey Kimbrough, 41, of Pensacola. Kimbrough was a former resident of Century. McArthur will remain in the Escambia County Jail without bond until he is sentenced on May 12.
Kimbrough was born in Century and attended Century Elementary and Carver Middle school. During the time he lived in Century, Kimbrough was a member of Century Volunteer Fire Department where he obtained the rank of captain. After moving from Century, he served as a volunteer for the Pensacola Fire Department. He was employed the last five years at the Pensacola Civic Center.
He was survived by his wife of 24 years Clara Ann Nettle; children Bridgett, Leroca, Elandarge and Tamara; mother Carrie Kimbrough; four brothers and three sisters. His funeral was held at New Life Baptist Church in Century, and internment was in the Century Cemetery.
Kimbrough was shot June 14, 2009, in the 1500 block of Gulf Beach Highway in the Warrington community in the southwest part of the county. The incident occurred at the Heritage Oaks Mobile Home Park, which had been without water for about a week due to a bill that the park owner did not pay to the Peoples Water Service.
Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies said Kimbrough confronted McArthur about a stolen wallet. That is when, according to deputies, McArthur pulled out a handgun and shot Kimbrough in the face. Kimbrough died a short time later at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola.
The shooting incident occurred not far from where members of Pensacola’s First Assembly of God Church were holding services, grilling hot dogs and giving away water to the trailer park residents. Several members of the church witnessed the shooting.
NWE Opening Day Photos
March 21, 2010
Saturday was opening day for Northwest Escambia Little League and NorthEscambia.com was there.
- For a photo gallery from Opening Ceremonies, click here.
- For a photo gallery from Wee Ball between Drew’s Dream Team and the Corn Huskers, click here.
- For a photo gallery from Bondurants versus Alabama Wing House, click here.
- For a photo gallery from Alto versus FNB&T, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Ice Flyers Fight To The Finish, Lose 7-0
March 21, 2010
A crowd of 7,189 saw 50 minutes of hockey, and 10 minute of an outright fight to the finish as the Pensacola Ice Flyers suffered a 7-0 loss to the Mississippi Surge Saturday night in Penasacola.
Mississippi scored a goal a period up until the second intermission, but flagrant fighting drove the game out of hand in the second half of the third. The game went back and forth in the first period, but the Surge would score the only goal of the frame.
A hard-fought first period saw just one goal despite a collective 28 shots. The lucky shooter was Matt Larke: he collected the puck after it banked off the corner glass and right into the slot. Larke’s shot went in at 7:17 and the Surge had a 1-0 lead with assists to Wagner and Wolgemuth.
Pensacola flung 18 shots at Bill Zaniboni in the second period, but remained scoreless in the frame. Meanwhile the Surge doubled their score when Jeff Grant muscled the puck in from the crease at 2:07 in the second period.
The third period went back and forth for the first nine minutes, with a few near-misses by Pensacola’s attackers. At 9:09 Larke fired a shot that was stopped by Scott, but the rebound came to Velemirovich right in front of the crease. Velemirovich didn’t miss, and the Surge took a 3-0 lead.
That’s when things got crazy.
Four more Surge goals amid a flurry of Pensacola-instigated fights turned the game into pugilistic theater, with all the suspense of a WWE match. Numerous fights, some simultaneously ensuing drove multiple members of both teams to their respective penalty boxes. The change in the evening came when Brian Deeth tried to engage Chris Greene with the Ice Flyers trailing 5-0, but was denied. The incident set off multiple more fights, and when it was all said and done the Surge scored three of their goals on powerplays, including their final two of the night.
Ryan Scott made 34 saves in the match, and Bill Zaniboni recorded his third shutout of the season.
The Ice Flyers have one game remaining in the regular season, a 7:05 p.m. contest against the Louisiana IceGators in Pensacola on March 25. Tickets are still available and start at just $10 for individuals, and as low as $8 for groups of ten or more. To take advantage of group pricing, call the Ice Flyers at (850) 466-3111 or email Courtney@pensacolaiceflyers.com. Individual tickets can be purchased online via ticketmaster.com, or in person at the Civic Center Box Office, located at 201 East Gregory Street in Pensacola.
Cold Tonight
March 21, 2010
We are in for a cool night in North Escambia.
Your official NorthEscambia.com forecast is below.
Pictured above: An eagle spent most of Saturday in and around a dead tree along Highway 97 south of Tungoil Road. Submitted photos by Tracy Smith for NorthEscambia.com.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday: Partly sunny, high near 57. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming south.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
- Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
- Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
- Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
International Visitors Learn About Voting In Escambia
March 21, 2010
Several international visitors recently learned about the American elections process and methods in Escambia County.
The Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council arranged for a group of visitors with the State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program to tour the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office. Participants in the program were here representing Lebanon, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Bulgaria and Serbia.
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford demonstrated Optical Scan and Touch Screen voting equipment as well as paper and electronic poll books used in Escambia County elections. Participants had the opportunity to discuss recent changes in voting methods and technologies and were given the opportunity to try each voting method in a demonstration election.
Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Former Century Resident, Current ESPN Analyst Buck Showalter To Speak
March 21, 2010
Former Century resident and current ESPN analyst Buck Showalter will speak at an upcoming Pensacola Pelicans banquet.
The Pensacola Pelicans will host their Second Ever Hot Stove Banquet on Monday, March 22 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Sanders Beach Community Center. Former MLB manager and current ESPN Baseball Tonight analyst Buck Showalter will be the featured speaker. Showalter was born in DeFuniak Springs, FL and grew up in Century, just north of Pensacola.
Showalter, who now lives in Dallas, had three different managerial stints in the majors with the New York Yankees, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Texas Rangers. Showalter first managed the Yankees from 1992-1995 for 581 games posting a 313-268 record finishing 45 games over .500 with a .539 win/loss percentage. He was voted 1994 AL Manager of the Year after the Yankees finished first in the AL East going 70-43. Unfortunately, there would be no post-season in 1994 due to the strike. He made it to his first post-season appearance in 1995, losing the divisional series 3-2 to the Seattle Mariners.
Showalter moved on to the Arizona Diamondbacks where he managed 486 games from 1998-2000 with a 250-236 record. His best season with the Diamondbacks came in 1999 when they finished first in the NL West going 100-62 and eventually losing in the divisional series 3-1 to the NY Mets. Showalter took over as Texas Rangers skipper in 2003-2006 posting a 319-329 record in 648 games. He was selected 2004 AL Manager of the Year with the Texas Rangers going 89-73 with a .549 win/loss percentage.
The banquet is free to Pelicans season ticket holders and certain level sponsors. The public can attend for $30, which also gets them two tickets to the 2010 home opener, by reserving their spot at Jason@pensacolapelicans.com or by calling 850-934-8444.
“The great relationships created amongst the fans are far reaching beyond Pelican Park. Our Hot Stove banquets provide opportunities for our fans to catch up, hear an inspiring message, and see what’s in store with the team for 2010,” commented Pelicans General Manager Talmadge Nunnari. “Having someone like Buck, who’s lived in our community for so many years and his achievements in MLB, to return to Pensacola and share those experiences with us is a privilege.”
The term “Hot Stove” is a long-time baseball term that refers to the time between the end of one season and the beginning of spring training. The period is when die hard passionate fans would gather around a hot stove during the winter months and discuss their favorite teams, players, games, etc. This is also the time when a multitude of player transactions occur, called the “Hot Stove League.”
It’s not too late to get invited to this and other VIP Pelicans events. 2010 season ticket packages area now available starting at only $160. Other gift packages begin at $54. Fans can call the Pelicans office at 850-934-8444 for more information or to reserve their seats.
Beulahfest Continues Today
March 21, 2010
It’s the last day of big weekend at the Escambia County Equestrian Center with the annual Beulahfest — formerly known as the Beulah Sausage Festival.
This year’s entertainment includes headliner Trent Tomlinson taking the stage this afternoon. There will also be live music from regional acts, carnival rides, arts and crafts, and lots of Thompson sausage. The event will go on rain or shine.
No coolers or pets will be allowed, and RV camping will not be available. Parking is free.Admission at the gate is $10; and free for ages 8 and younger.
The event takes place at the Escambia County Equestrian Center, 7750 Mobile Highway. For more info: 944-3167, or visit www.beulahfest.com.
Schedule of Events:
SUNDAY
- 1 p.m.: Cheyenne.
- 3 p.m.: Trent Tomlinson.
Pianist To Perform Tonight In Atmore
March 21, 2010
Pianist Adam King will be in concert at Brooks Memorial Baptist Church in Atmore on Sunday night at 6:00.
There is no cost for admission; a love offering will be taken.
For more information, visit www.adamkingmusic.com. Brooks Memorial Baptist Church is located at 904 McRae Street in Atmore.