Northview Schedules Homecoming Parade
September 27, 2010
The second annual Northview High School Homecoming Parade has been scheduled for Friday, October 8 at 1 p.m.
The parade, sponsored by the NHS DCT class, will travel from Bratt Elementary School to Northview, with a pep rally to follow.
Entries are being accepted now; there is no cost to enter. Contact Tommy Weaver at (850) 327-6681 ext. 254 to participate. The DCT class will also be selling homecoming t-shirts and spirit items.
The Northview Chief’s homecoming game will kickoff at 7 p.m. on October 8 against Bonifay.
Pictured above: Northview High School’s first ever Homecoming Parade rolls through “downtown” Bratt last year. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
School District Approves Engineering For School Security Cameras
September 27, 2010
The Escambia County School District has approved engineering services for security camera systems at several schools, including Northview High and Ransom Middle.
The $91,293.80 will provide the engineering for the surveillance systems at nine schools — Brown-Barge $5,957.04, Ransom $11,517.20, Bellview $8,385.43, and Warrington $9,991.18 middle schools; Northview $8,025.28, Escambia $9,991.18, West Florida Tech $16,680.75, Pensacola $10,991.01, and Washington $9,754.73 high schools.
The budgeted services will be purchased from Schmidt Consulting Group, Inc., of Pensacola.
Century Man Held On List Of Probation, Failure To Appear Charges
September 27, 2010
A wanted Century man is now behind bars without bond on multiple charges.
Travis Lavar Scott, 25, of Gilford Avenue, was booked into the Escambia County Jail late Wednesday night. Deputies had been searching for Scott for days on multiple outstanding warrants. Scott is be held on a long list of probation and failure to appear of charges.
Scott was due to appear in court in August on marijuana possession charges stemming from a search warrant executed in Century back in April and weapons charges, but he failed to appear before the judge. A warrant for his arrest was issued at that time.
Members of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Narotics Unit executed the search warrant at Scott’s residence at 6860 Gilford Lane in Century on April 9 and arrested Orlando Dantaus Dixon, 22, of Robert Road, Century; Antwon Montrex Smith, 26, of Salters Like Road, Century; and Brandon Dewayne Jackson, 24, of Jefferson Avenue, Century, on variety of charges.
According to the Sheriff’s Office report, deputies heard several individuals running toward the rear of Scott’s residence when the arrest warrant was served on April 9. That is where they found Jackson standing in the bathroom near the toilet. Officers located plastic baggies containing marijuana floating in the tank water.
On Smith’s person, officers located under 20 grams of marijuana and $101 in cash, and on Dixon’s person, they located over 20 grams of marijuana, packed in two separate bags, according to the report.
During the search of the residence, deputies located a marijuana and crack cocaine on an end table, two plastic bags of marijuana in drawer by stove, four plastic bags of crack cocaine in a drawer by the sink, a set of digital scales with marijuana residue on a kitchen counter, a loaded Beretta .40 caliber handgun in a drawer by the kitchen sink and “miscellaneous paperwork”.
Orlando Dantaus Dixon
Dixon was charged with possession of marijuana over 20 grams. He was found guilty on the felony charge and sentenced to two years in state prison. He was also ordered to pay $518 in court costs and fees. Dixon has filed an appeal.
Dixon is being held in the Holmes Correction Institute in Bonifay. His earliest possible release date is April 3, 2012.
Antwon Montrex Smith
Smith was found guilty on a charge of possession of marijuana less than 20 grams. He was sentenced to 45 days and is currently in the county’s work release program. His driver’s license was suspended for two years, and $101 in currency seized from Smith was forfeited. He was ordered to pay $388 in court costs and fees.
Brandon Dewayne Jackson
Prosecutors dropped charges of possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana and destruction of evidence against Jackson.
Jackson had given deputies another name, according to the Sheriff’s Office, at the time of his arrest. When a relative of that person heard that the person Jackson named had been arrested, they called the jail to alert deputies about the incorrect name. About the same time, a fingerprint record returned positively identifying Jackson. Jackson was charged with a public order crime of using a false identification.
He pleaded no contest on the false name charge and was sentenced to 180 days in the county jail, with credit 124 days served. He was also ordered to pay $273 in court costs and fees.
The Rain Is Gone; Fall Weather Is Here With Mid 50’s Tonight
September 27, 2010
Much needed rain is gone, and cooler fall weather has arrived with daytime highs in the 80’s and overnight lows in the 50’s.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 59. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Pictured above: A rain shower crosses Highway 29 in Pensacola’s Car City Sunday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photo by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge.
J.B. Johnson, Sr.
September 26, 2010
Mr. J.B. Johnson, Sr., 79, passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2010, at a Pensacola hospital.
Mr. Johnson was a native of Barnett Crossroads, Ala. and a resident of Century for most of his life. He was U.S. Marine Corp. veteran of the Korean War, a member of the DAV, a retired employee from Monsanto after 35 years, a pastor of Bethel Temple for eight years and a member of the Chumuckla Pentacostal Church. Preceded in death by his parents, Ollie and Jessie Johnson; a stepfather, Coy Trawick; and a grandson, Ollie Johnson.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Johnson of Century; five sons, Lewis and Wanda Johnson of Milton, Joe Johnson, Ollie and Donna Johnson, and J.B. and Trudie Johnson, Jr., all of Century, and John Johnson of Walnut Hill; her daughter, Lydia and Blake Bowen of Atmore; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Betty Jean Dubison of Gulf Shores, and Nell Howey of Topeka, KS; and three special people in his life, Charles Lowery of Milton, Linda Presley of Byrneville, and Jeanette Nichols of Century.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Ira Decker and the Rev. Jimmy Mullins officiating.
Burial will follow at Pollard Cemetery with military honors.
Visitation will be held Monday, September 27, 2010, between 6 and 9 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Ollie Johnson, J.B. Johnson, Jr., Lewis Johnson, John Johnson, Andy Miles, and Jerry Green
Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Johnson, Jeff Johnson and Charles Lowrey.
In lieu of flowers, the family will accept donations.
Fire Destroys Motor Home, Damages House, Garage
September 26, 2010
Fire destroyed a motor home and damaged a home and garage Sunday afternoon in Flomaton.
The fire was reported about 3:00 in the 4000 block of Old Atmore Road, near Tulip Road.
According to Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton, the resident was making repairs to the motor home when it caught fire. The fire caused damage to a garage immediately in front of the motor home, and the heat from the fire damaged the side of the resident’s home.
The Flomaton Fire Department, Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, the Century Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, the McDavid Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Flomaton Police Department responded to the fire.
NorthEscambia.com and submitted photos from Alisa Hart, click to enlarge.
More Rain Tonight, Unseasonably Cool Next Week
September 26, 2010
More rain is possible tonight, giving way to sunny skies and cooler temperatures for next week. Lows will be more fall-like, dipping down into the middle 50’s. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. North wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Three North Escambia Schools Earn Five Star Award
September 26, 2010
Bratt, Molino Park and Jim Allen elementary schools are among 16 in Escambia County that received the Five Star School Award from the Florida Department of Education.
The award was established to recognize outstanding community involvement in schools across the state. In order to qualify, schools must demonstrate high levels of participation in business partnerships, family involvement, volunteers, student community service and school advisory councils.
The award was the 11th for Jim Allen Elementary, the seventh for Bratt and the first for Molino Park.
Molino Park Principal Alice Woodward said she is proud of the work that went into earning the Five Star School Award for the first time.
“I am proud to finally receive the Five Star School Award. Molino Park accomplished this through the dedication of our teachers and staff, parents, and a sincere commitment from the School Advisory Council. Having to have 89 percent attendance at all of our SAC meetings is the biggest hoop to jump through in receiving this award,” Woodward said.
Woodward offered a special “thanks” to parent Sara Jane Conti for gathering the documents needed for the award and providing childcare services during School Advisory Council meetings to make the goal attainable.
“The Five Star School Award is one more proof that Molino Park is a great place for children and learning,” she said.
Here is the complete list of Escambia County’s Five Star School Award winners, including the number of years each has received the award:
- Jim Allen Elementary - 11 years
- Beulah Elementary - 16 years
- Blue Angels Elementary - 1 year
- Bratt Elementary - 7 years
- Hellen Caro Elementary - 13 years
- N.B. Cook Elementary School of the Arts - 16 years
- Cordova Park Elementary - 16 years
- Ensley Elementary - 11 years
- Ferry Pass Elementary - 1 year
- R. C. Lipscomb Elementary - 15 years
- Molino Park Elementary - 1 year
- Navy Point Elementary - 2 years
- Pleasant Grove Elementary - 11 years
- Scenic Heights Elementary - 15 years
- A.K. Suter Elementary - 13 years
- Warrington Elementary - 3 years
Pictured: Students and staff at Molino Park Elementary School. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Community Blood Drive Today In Molino
September 26, 2010
A community blood drive will take place today at two Molino churches.
Northwest Florida Blood Services will be at Aldersgate United Methodist Church on Highway 97 from 8 to 11 a.m. and then at Highland Baptist Church on Highway 95A from 12 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 Bloodmobile at Aldersgate UMC in Molino. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Authorities Collected Old Medicines As Part Of National Program
September 26, 2010
Out of date and unwanted prescription medications were collected at two locations in Escambia County Saturday, part of a national Drug Enforcement Administration program.
“Prescription drug abuse is not uncommon in our community and this is an opportunity for members of our community to get rid of their unwanted drugs before they fall into the hands of someone who may misuse them,” Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said.
Escambia County deputies collected the prescription drugs at Walgreen’s at 4497 Mobile Highway and at CVS at 2090 South Highway 29 as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s free National Drug Take Back Day.