2012 In Photos: January, February

December 27, 2012

All this week, we are looking back at the photos that were in the news in 2012. Today, we are featuring photos from January and February.

Republican Mitt Romney brought his presidential campaign to Escambia County in January.

An early morning fire destroyed this home on Highway 97 in Walnut Hill. There were no injuries.

Dozens of Century area residents attended a Martin Luther King, Jr. program.

Miss Northview was named: First Runner-up Anna Fischer, Miss NHS 2012 Charleigh McPherson, Second Runner-up Lauren McCall.

The Republican Presidential Primary was held on January 31.

Boy Scout Pack 430 held an old fashioned pinewood derby at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino.

Newly refurbished firetrucks were placed in service at several North Escambia stations, saving the county $1.5 million over buying new.

Fire destroyed hay worth thousands of dollars near Walnut Hill.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Florida State Attorney’s Office announced an investigation into the Flomaton (Ala.) Police Department.

Alabama won the BCS National Championship in New Orleans.

Work was progressing in January on new tax collector and property appraiser offices and the renovation of the old Molino school.

Navy Federal offered $3.6 million for the Langley Bell-H Center property in Beulah.

Black History Month was celebrated at Northview High School.

The Escambia County School Board approved the construction of a new $16.5 million Ernest Ward Middle School.

Kellie Gindl (center) of Barrineau Park plays a cowbell on stage with The Springs’  lead singer Stewart Halcomb (left) and guitarist Steven Pettry Saturday night during the Northview FFA Alumni Blue Jacket Jamboree in Bratt.

The Health and Hope Clinic opened in Century, offering health care to the needy.

Lloyd Barrow Field was dedicated in Century in February in honor of longtime Little League coach Lloyd Barrow.

Valentine’s Dance at Ernest Ward Middle School.

Three people were arrested after the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant in Century.

A bright, moonlit sky over North Escambia in February.

Northview High School’s NJROTC Annual Inspection was held in February.

A suspected “one pot” meth lab bursts into flames as it is being neutralized by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Rapid Response team after a traffic stop in Century.

Farm and agricultural producers rallied in an attempt to keep the Molino FSA office open.


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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under FEATURE TOP STORY, Features, News