2011 In Photos: January, February

December 26, 2011

All this week, we are looking back at the photos that were in the news in 2011. Today, we are featuring photos from January and February.

Fire ripped through this Jahaza Road home in Molino on January 12.

The winners, including Miss Northview High School Hayley Simpson, pose after the January Miss Northview High School pageant.

Ernest Ward Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society held an induction ceremony in late January.

An accidental fire destroys equipment at a work site in Walnut Hill.

In February, Molino residents got their first look at a proposed community center and library in the old Molino School.

Century residents gathered to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

A Bessemer, Ala., man (inside police car) tries to explain why he used an ax as he forced his way into an elderly woman’s home west of Flomaton.

Commander Merlin Ladner, USN (Ret) addresses the audience during Northview High School’s NJROTC Annual Inspection in February.

A mobile home burns with a meth lab inside on Molino Road.

Four people were left homeless after a fire started by an oven being used for heat destroyed their Byrneville mobile home.

Drivers were inconvenienced for weeks as the North Highway 99 bridge over Pine Barren Creek was closed in January.

January’s weather was cold, as evidenced by this fountain at Century Care Center.

Rick Scott was sworn in as Florida’s new governor.

The 1165th Military Police Company, including many North Escambia area residents, deployed to Afghanistan.

Jacke Johnson, Gary Riley and Sandra McMurray Jackson were sworn in as new members of the Century Town Council.

Former Century Town Council member Sharon Scott passed away in late February.

In February, numerous arrests were made after  a drug-related sweep. A meth lab was found as this Molino Road home.

Lifeflight awaits as a victim is freed from a traffic crash on Highway 4A west of Century.


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One Response to “2011 In Photos: January, February”

  1. Gembeaux on December 26th, 2011 9:45 am

    Thanks again, William, for the great job you and your staff do in bringing us the news from and for our area. This set of photos is just a small reminder of why NorthEscambia.Com is such an important part of our area!