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.
Molino Homemakers Learn Basket Weaving
September 26, 2010
At a recent meeting, the Molino Homemakers had a demonstration on basket weaving by club member Carolyn Peterson.
Peterson learned how to make baskets 13 years ago and has been making them ever since.
She took round reed, cut it the length she would need, soaked it in a bucket of water, then started an over and under weave around a crisscross section. This method was continued until the bottom was made. The crisscross vines were then positioned in an upward angle. The over and under method was continued to make the sides. A separate weave was demonstrated to make the rim of the basket.
Peterson said the Creek Indians traditionally used honeysuckle vine for this type of basket.
The Molino Homemakers enjoy sharing ideas and skills passed down to them to assure its continuation into the next generation of homemakers. We never forget the knowledge and wisdom that sits amongst us each meeting. Visitors are welcome. The group meets at10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month, excluding July, in the fellowship hall of Molino First Assembly of God Church.
Pictured: Molino Homemakers club member Carolyn Peterson demonstrates basket weaving at a recent club meeting. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Investigation Continuing Into North Santa Rosa Double Homicide
September 26, 2010
The investigation is continuing into a double murder this week in north Santa Rosa County.
According to Sgt. Scott Haines, Public Information Officers for the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation is continuing around the clock into the deaths of Robert Hamm and Tracie Tolbert. Thecouple was discovered shot to death Wednesday on Jesse Allen Road in Allentown.
There are 15 investigators and three crime scene technicians assigned to the case, and progress is being made. But Haines said no new information can be released at this time.
“Preliminary autopsy results indicate that both victims in the double murder on Jesse Allen Road died from gunshot wounds,” according to Haines. He declined to release further details concerning autopsies conducted on the victims.
A resident of Jesse Allen Road called authorities just after 4:30 to report what looked like a large amount of blood in Jesse Allen Road. When deputies arrived, deputies found the two bodies on opposite sides of the roadway.
Jesse Allen Road runs west off Highway 87, about 18 miles south of Jay and not far from Central High School.
Anyone with information about the murders of Hamm, 41, and Tolbert, 43, is asked to contact the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 983-1100, or Crime Stoppers at 437-STOP or online at www.srccs.com. A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered through Crime Stoppers.
Pictured: Murder victims Tracie Lynn Tolbert and Robert McArthur Hamm.
Small Farms Workshops Planned
September 26, 2010
Escambia Extension will be offering a series of workshops via interactive video covering different aspects of small farming.
Sessions will be held as follows:
- Session 2: September 28, 6 p.m.
Food Safety Requirements for Small Farmers - Session 3: October 12, 6 p.m.
Taking Care of Business
Price Discovery, Accountability and Basic Merchandising - Session 4: October 26, 6 p.m.
The Art of Selling
The sessions will take place at Escambia Extension, 3740 Stefani Road in Cantonment.
Each session is two hours and costs $5 per session. Early registration is recommended for participants to ensure the availability of program notebooks and materials. The training sessions are designed to help small farm producers get their product to local markets, address obstacles for small producers and identify new market segments for selling products locally.
The courses are offered by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agriculture Science — Escambia Extension; Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; and the Florida A&M University -– College of Engineering Sciences Technology and Agriculture.
To register, or for more information, contact Libbie Johnson at Escambia Extension at (850) 475-5230 or by email at libbiej@ufl.edu.