Minnie Mae Hare
September 14, 2010
Minnie Mae Hare, 93, of Atmore, died Sunday September 12, 2010, at her residence. She was a homemaker, born on January 23, 1917, to the late Ephrom Berry and Louella Brewer Long at Grove Hill, Ala.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Reuben O. Hare and three sons, two unnamed and one named James Otis Hare.
Survivors include one son, Gary B. Hare and wife Sandra of Atmore; one daughter, Wanda H. McSwain and husband Richard of Cantonment; five grandchildren, Lisa Wheatley (Brian), Vicki Dettling (Seth), Rachel McSwain, John McSwain and Daniel McSwain; four great-grandchildren Hunter and Samuel Dettling, Brooke and Luke Wheatley.
Services will be held Wednesday September 15, 2010, at 11 a.m. from the Brooks Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. Dave Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Active Pallbearers are James Helton, Jack Sharpless, Cereal Daniel, Hugh Long, Aubrey Till and Hubert Brown. Family will receive friends Wednesday September 15, 2010, at Brooks Memorial Baptist Church from 10 a.m. until service time.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of all arrangements
Johnny A. Dannelley
September 14, 2010
Johnny A. Dannelley, 79, of McCullough, Ala., died Sunday, September 12, 2010, at his residence.
He was born on May 28, 1931, in McCullough to the late John Henry and Minnie Sanders Dannelley. He was a veteran of Korean War. He employed by Escambia County (Ala.).
Survivors include his wife, Irma Dannelley of McCullough; two daughters, Marilyn L. Singleton and husband, Stanley Edward, of Atmore and Reginia Barron and husband, Wayne, of Pensacola.; two brothers, James Dannelley of Atmore and Vernell Dannelley of Pensacola; two grandchildren: Steve Luker Jr. and wife, Dawn, of Bratt and Amber Harrison and husband, Glendon, of Atmore; and two great-grandchildren, Alanna and Jacob.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, from Johnson- Quimby Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the McCullough Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until service time on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of all arrangements.
Two Injured In Highway 4 Crash; One Airlifted
September 14, 2010
Two people were injured in a single vehicle accident near Century Tuesday morning with one airlifted to a Pensacola hospital in serious condition.
The accident was reported about 10:20 a.m. on West Highway 4 near Lake Stone. The Florida Highway Patrol says Willie A. Mitchell, 53, of Century lost control while westbound, struck a tree and a culvert before overturning several times before his 2004 Toyota came to rest partially back in Highway 4. According to the FHP, Mitchell may have suffered a medical condition that led to the crash.
Mitchell was transported by LifeFlight to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, while his passenger, Alfreda Sanders, 48, of Century, was transported by ambulance to Jay Hospital with minor injuries.
Charges against Mitchell are pending, according to the FHP.
Engine 519 from the Century Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident.
Pictured above: Two people were injured in this single vehicle crash Tuesday morning near Lake Stone on West Highway 4. Pictured below: An adult male was transported by LifeFlight to Sacred Heart Hospital. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Dennis William Mock
September 14, 2010
Dennis William Mock, 61 of Atmore, died Monday September 13, 2010, in Pensacola. He was born in Arlington,Va. on February 21, 1949, to the late Jim and Mary Davis Mock. He was employed by a tree service.
He was an U.S. Army Vet serving during the Vietnam War, and a member of the FirstAssembly of God Church of Atmore.
Survivors are his wife Sheila Hunt Mock of Atmore; two sons David Alan Mock and wife, Sheea of Bay Minette, Ala., Richard Domick Mock and wife, Brenda of Atmore; one daughter Tracy Baker and husband, Scott of Oak Grove; two brothers Michael Mock of Maryland and Rick Mock of Texas; one stepchild Rachel Cook of Ocala; and six grandchildren.
Services will be Friday September 17, 2010 at 2PM from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Lame Harris officiating. Interment will follow in Pine Barron Cemetery, with full military honors.
Family will receive friends Thursday evening, September 16, 2010, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of all arrangements.
Bonnie Sue Hadley
September 14, 2010
Mrs. Bonnie Sue Hadley, 57, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2010, in Atmore.
Mrs. Hadley was a native and former resident of Houston, TX, and a resident of Atmore for the past 14 years. Preceded in death by her parents, Marvin and Betty Trueblood; two brothers, Danny Trueblood and Ronnie Trueblood; and two grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband, Lee Hadley of Atmore; two daughters, Linda and John Mangrum of Nashville, TN and Betty Hearne of Houston, TX; six grandchildren; a brother, Marvin Trueblood of Channelview, TX; and two sisters, Kathy Cooper and Clarice Martin, both of Channelview, TX.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Sister Helen Stewart officiating.
Burial will follow at Lottie Methodist Cemetery.
Splash Pad, Walking Trail, More Could Be Coming To Century Park
September 14, 2010
There will be some major enhancements on the way for the Anthony Pleasant Sports Complex in Century if a grant application is successful.
Improvements would include a splash pad water feature, lighting for the football field, a walking trail about one mile in length that would connect to Showalter Park, and improved handicap parking.
The town is seeking a $200,000 grant from the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
In order to qualify for the grant, the town was required to approve a five year comprehensive plan update. The updated plan calls for funding to be spent at the Anthony Pleasant Sports Complex; energy savings improvements at Century City Hall, the Ag Building and the former Helicopter Technology building; road paving, improvements to the potable water systems; improvements to the town’s natural gas system and drainage improvements in the Dogwood Lane area.
Monday night, the town council approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to sign the necessary documents to apply for the FRDAP grant, and the council also approved a second resolution encompassing the comprehensive plan updates.
A public forum to discuss the park grant application was held prior to the council meeting, but no member of the public addressed the council.
Pictured top: The Anthony Pleasant Sports Complex is to the right of the wooded area in this aerial photos. Showalter Park (with the softball/baseball fields) is to the left. Courtesy Google. Pictured inset: Century little league football action at Anthony Pleasant Park. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Escambia, Santa Rosa Students Allowed To Hear Obama Speech
September 14, 2010
Last year, students in Escambia and Santa Rosa schools were not allowed to a watch a live back to school speech by President Barack Obama. This year, teachers and principals at individual schools will be allowed to decide if their students will watch the speech live today.
To read the entire speech, click here.
In addition to the live broadcast, both the Escambia and Santa Rosa school districts will record today’s speech and make it available to teachers to show at a later date.
The speech begins at noon today from the Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia, Pa. In addition to many cable news stations, the speech will be available with live steaming on whitehouse.gov at noon local time.
Last year, Obama’s back to school address encouraged students to study hard and do their best in school. The U.S. Department of Education released teacher lesson plans to go along with the speech. That lesson plan last year originally called for students to write a paper about how they can “help the president”, but that part was removed after considerable public outcry — especially from Republicans — that the White House was trying to indoctrinate students into supporting his policies.
Dig Pink Volleyball To Benefit Breast Cancer Programs
September 14, 2010
The Northview Chiefs and the Flomaton Hurricanes will meet on the volleyball court later this month in Bratt in the area’s first ever Dig Pink game.
“Dig Pink is an organization for breast cancer awareness through volleyball. Our girls will be working hard at raising money for the organization and playing a game in honor of survivors and those whom have past away,” said Barbara Luker, assistant Northview volleyball coach. “The volleyball team will be ‘decked’ out in pink for the game and has plans to host a hospitality room for survivors that attend the game. We also are going to try to ‘pink out’ our gym for the game.”
The Dig Pink games will take place on Tuesday, September 28, with the Flomaton and Northview 9th grade teams playing at 4:30, the junior varsity at 5:30 and the varsity at 6:30 in the Northview High School gym.
The Dig Pink website allows individuals to donate to the breast cancer cause. In addition, Northview is seeking monetary and item donations for the hospitality room. For more information, email BLuker@escambia.k12.fl.us or BHeaton@escambia.k12.fl.us
The Dig Pink game is sponsored in part by NorthEscambia.com; additional sponsors are needed. Contact BLuker@escambia.k12.fl.us or BHeaton@escambia.k12.fl.us for information.
Open House Tonight At Northview High School
September 14, 2010
The annual open house will be held this evening at Northview High School.
The Open House will a bit different than in years past. Parents will report to the theater at 6 p.m. for a brief opening presentation and then attend mini-sessions in the school.
There will be four mini-sessions as follows:
- Parent Portal — the online parent portal will be demonstrated in the media center
- Vocational — in the cafeteria, with refreshments
- Reading, math, science, history, reading, language arts — Room 218
- Music, art, ROTC, P.E., Journalism — theater
Parents will be given instructions on attending the mini-sessions during the opening presentation.
Pictured: Parents and students attend Open House last year at Northview High School. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Century Awards $269K Dogwood Lane Drainage Contract
September 14, 2010
The Town of Century has awarded a $269, 449 Dogwood Lane drainage improvement contract to Gulf Equipment Company.
Gulf Equipment was one of six bidders on the project, with their bid over $30,000 less than the second place company, according to Dale Long of Fabre Engineering.
“They do a good job and are a very reputable firm,” Long told the Century Town Council Monday night.
The project will be funded by federal stimulus dollars. Gulf Equipment’s bid was well below the $370,000 budgeted for the project.