Send Us Your Back To School Pictures
August 23, 2010
Today is the first day of school in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, and we want your back to school pictures.
Send us pictures of those great new outfits, getting on the bus, arriving at school or just hanging out with friends. From kindergarten to high school, we want to see back to school through your eyes.
Email or text your photos to news@northescambia.com or let us know that we can grab the photos of your Facebook page.
Escambia Deputies Investigate Cantonment Home Invasion
August 23, 2010
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Cantonment home invasion.
A homeowner woke up Sunday morning to find a man inside his home with a gun. The gun reportedly came from the homeowner’s truck outside the residence on River Annex Road.
The incident occurred about 5:15 a.m. Deputies said the man tried to rob the homeowner at gunpoint. After demanding money, the suspect fled. A Sheriff’s K-9 unit attempted to track the man, but they were unable to locate him.
FOR AN UPDATE TO THIS STORY, CLICK HERE.
Further details were not available. If you have any information on this home invasion, contact Gulf Coast Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
Century Little League Registration Today
August 23, 2010
Registration for Century Little League will be held at 5 p.m. today at the old Century High School. The registration is for football players and cheerleaders.
New Memorial Honors Veterans
August 23, 2010
A new monument in Atmore honors veterans from across the area.
The memorial, a two-year joint project of the Atmore Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Atmore American Legion Post 90, was created by Weaver Monument Company in Flomaton. It was erected this week in front of the Atmore City Hall.
The monument honors deceased veterans from a different branch of service on each of its four sides.
For a photo gallery showing each side of the monument, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Blood Drive Today In Walnut Hill, Saturday In McDavid
August 23, 2010
North Escambia residents will have the opportunity to give the gift of life today in Walnut Hill and next Saturday in McDavid.
The Northwest Florida Bloodmobile will be at the Walnut Hill Farm Supply at the corner of Highway 97 and South Highway 99 on Monday, August 23 from 7:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be at the McDavid Mini Mart on Highway 29 near Highway 164 on August 28 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
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 1 year after the last date on location in that country.
Pictured: The Northwest Florida Blood Services Bloodmobile at Fran’s Diner in Molino recently. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Back To School Forecast
August 23, 2010
Our back too school Monday forecast probably would not earn an “A”, but it will be improvement over the past several days.
A passing cold front today won’t bring fall temperatures, but it will bring lower rain chances.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 95. West wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 92.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92.
- Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87.
Tropical Storm Danielle Update
August 22, 2010
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Tropical Storm Danielle formed in the Atlantic Sunday afternoon, and forecasters now say it will become a hurricane by late Tuesday.
The National Hurricane Center said the fourth named storm of the 2010 season was over the eastern Atlantic, about 725 miles from the southernmost Cape Verde Islands. But there is good news in the forecast — the Hurricane Center calls for the storm to make a northwesterly turn into the Atlantic, far from the United States.
The latest information on the storm is in the graphic above.
Special Section: Complete Back To School Info
August 22, 2010
School starts Monday in Escambia County, and we have the last minute information you need to know, including start times, school supply lists, lunch prices, bus routes, information on free and reduced price lunches and health requirements.
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- School Start Times
- School Lunch Prices
- Free And Reduced Lunch Guidelines
- School Lunch Menus
- School Supply Lists
- School Bus Routes
- Health Requirements
Final Preps: Molino’s Dollar General Nears Opening
August 22, 2010
Final preparations were underway Saturday at the new Dollar General Store on Highway 29 in Molino. Employees said the store could have a quiet “soft opening” in the next few days. A grand opening is planned in the coming weeks, but no date has been announced.
The store was constructed, stocked and ready for opening in less than three months — the building permit was issued on May 25.
Molino’s Dollar General is just over 12,000 square feet; the company’s average store is about 7,000 square feet.
The store will offer a full selection of brand name and private label products, including food, home decor, household items, basic clothing, seasonal items and more, according to company officials.
Pictured above: The new Dollar General Store in Molino Saturday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Teachers Get Ready For First Day
August 22, 2010
School bells ring Monday in Escambia County. Teachers returned to class last week to make sure everything was ready for the big first day. Pictured: Ernest Ward science and math teacher Michelle Thomas (top), Ernest Ward family and consumer science teacher Kathleen Ellis and Byrneville Elementary School first grade teacher Candi Thorton worked hard Friday afternoon to complete preparations for the start of school. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
