Houston Leroy Lawrence
January 9, 2012
Mr. Houston Leroy Lawrence, age 70, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2012, in a Houston hospital.
Mr. Lawrence was born in Flomaton and had lived in the Houston area since 1995 coming from Pensacola. He had been a meat cutter for Delchamps in Pensacola for a number of years. Mr. Lawrence was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by three sons, Donald (Linda) Lawrence, Joey Lawrence and Johnny Lawrence, all of Pensacola; two daughters, Lisa (Curt) Conley of Newport Richie, FL, and Tammy (Daniel) Mabrie of Milton; two brothers, Robert Lawrence of Houston and James Lawrence of Cantonment; three sisters, Maggie, Betty Jean, and Callie, all of Pensacola; seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at 1 p.m. from the chapel of Craver’s Funeral Home with Pastor Jimmy Lancaster officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery in Pollard, AL.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. service time at Craver’s Funeral Home.
Cantonment Company Expanding, Hiring 15 Employees
January 9, 2012
A Cantonment based manufacturing company is expanding with a new Pensacola location, and they are looking to hire 15 people.
Custom Control Solutions will cut the ribbon January 27 for a location at 9165 Roe Street.
Headquartered at 1520 Power Boulevard in Contonment, CCS designs and builds analyzer systems, industrial control systems, instrument cabinets and system integration services. One of the company’s largest and most competitive markets is “building industrial equipment buildings.
Currently, CCS outsources the fabrication of these buildings, but through this project – a $520,000 community investment — the company plans to construct them at its new facility in Pensacola.
The company’s headquarters will remain in Cantonment.
“We are establishing manufacturing and service centers in the Pensacola area to serve industrial clients on the East Coast and Gulf States,” explained CCS President Manfred Laner. “CCS is using Pensacola’s available labor pool and is also providing training for candidates who would like to choose a career opportunity in manufacturing and industrial technology.”
For more information on Custom Control Solutions, visit ccsinc-florida.com.
Pictured top: The Cantonment headquarters of Custom Control Solutions. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Highway 29 Convenience Store Robbed, Clerk Beat With Gun
January 8, 2012
A Cantonment convenience store was robbed Saturday night by a man that beat the clerk with a handgun.
The holdup alarm came in about 10:35 p.m. at the CMP Food Mart at the corner of North Highway 29 and Beck’s Lake Road.
A black male dressed in all black entered the store about 10:35 p.m., jumped over the counter and tried to get into the register. When he was unable to open the register, he beat the clerk with the gun to force him to open the cash drawer. The bandit then fled on foot in an unknown direction.
The clerk was transported by Escambia County EMS to a Pensacola hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Deputies set up a perimeter and a K-9 unit was called to the scene to search for a suspect., but deputies were unable to locate him. Anyone with information on the burglary is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
Pictured: The CMP Food Mart in Cantonment as seen Saturday morning. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Evers: Repeal Septic Tank Inspections, Ethanol And Real ID
January 8, 2012
As the 2012 Legislative Session gets underway Tuesday in Tallahassee, Sen. Greg Evers has set several priorities.
Top priorities, Evers said, are constitutional obligations of passing a sound, balanced budget, and redrawing the lines of the state’s Congressional, House and Senate districts.
“Once our constitutional obligations are fulfilled, I will focus my efforts on our community’s needs and help to revive Florida’s economy and workforce by reducing over-burdomsome government regulations, fees and taxes,” Evers said.
One of Evers’ bills would eliminate a law passed in 2010 that requires the Florida Department of Health to create and administer a statewide septic tank evaluation program that would see every tank inspected every five years at the owner’s expense.
“I will continue to fight to get this bill passed to lessen the unnecessary and expensive burden on residents who are held financially responsible for the inspections every 5 years,” he said.
Another bill would repeal the “Florida Renewable Fuel Standard Act,” passed in 2008, that mandates ethanol be included in all gasoline for sale.
“I filed this important bill to allow for consumer choice and in response to the many of you who told me you were concerned about costly repairs or replacements of marine and small engines related to damage caused by ethanol gasoline,” the Baker Republican said.
Evers has also set his sights on repealing or changing vehicle and driver’s license laws during the 2012 Legislative Session.
The “”Florida Driver’s License Citizen Protection Act” would repeal the Real ID Law, making for a less tedious process for citizens to renew or modify their driver’s license or ID card. Evers is also calling for a repeal of the law that allows the use of red light cameras to ticket drivers.
And, Evers said he intends to file a bill that will roll back the cost of renewing vehicle registrations to previous levels.
“This should provide additional relief for families who are struggling to make ends meet,” he said.
Pictured: The old and new Florida Capital buildings in Tallahassee. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By 90 Year Old Driver
January 8, 2012
A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday night in Escambia County.
Police said 90-year old Clyde Eddins was southbound on Ninth Avenue near Creighton Road in a 2011 Jeep Cherokee when a male pedestrian stepped into his path. The pedestrian was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital were he passed away Saturday. His identity has not been released pending notification of next of kin.
No charges have been filed.
Rain Chances Increasing
January 8, 2012
Rain chances will increase over the next few days. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: Patchy dense fog in the morning. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms all day. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
- Monday Night: Cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
- Tuesday: Numerous showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms all day. Widespread showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms all night. Scattered showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
- Wednesday Night: Cooler. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
- Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
- Thursday Night: Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
- Friday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
- Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
- Sunday: Sunny. Highs around 60.
Spreading Cheer: IP Gives Back In The Community
January 8, 2012
International Paper, the Cantonment Council on Aging and Heritage Baptist Church joined forces to spread holiday cheer during the Christmas season.
The groups delivered Walmart gift cards, turkeys and hams to area families in need. IP employeees Denise Samuel from the finance team and Andy Martin from pulp safety/training took part in the deliveries.
“My husband and I are in our sixties and are raising the third of the last three grandchildren over the past few years,” said Ken and Judy Mitchell. “ I have a chronic illness and had to quit work in August. My social security starts in January. Your gift given to us by Andy was God’s hand reaching down to help us.”
Each year, the Pensacola Mill provides community neighbors in need with gift cards (this year totaling $750) and delivers turkeys that are either donated by employees or leftover from the annual Lead Team turkey distribution.
“Thank you (International Paper Pensacola Mill employees) for the turkey and gift card. They were a great blessing to me and helped out a lot,” said Jessie Houston.
Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Work Underway On Kansas Road
January 8, 2012
An Escambia County crew is working to add material to the shoulders of Kansas Road in Walnut Hill. The repairs are being made to eliminate drop-offs on the edge of the highway and to allow proper drainage along the roadway.
McDavid Senior Named All-Star MVP
January 8, 2012
A local football player was named offensive MVP in an all-star football game Saturday night in Louisiana.
Dak Sims, a senior at Pensacola High School that lives in McDavid, was named Offensive Line MVP for the East team in Max Emfinger’s 8th annual All-American Bowl Game Classic at A.W. Mumford Stadium on the campus of Southern University in Baton Rouge. His PHS teammate, Demarius Travis, was named Defensive Line MVP for the East defense.
Sims’ East team lost to the West team, 21-20.
Emfinger, a former scout for the Dallas Cowboys, puts on the game each each to spotlight players to college recruiters.
Photos: A Great Day To Be On The River
January 8, 2012
Dozens of people took advantage of great weather Saturday morning to hit the Escambia River in Molino for a little fun and fishing.
At Fairgrounds Park and the Molino Boat Ramp, the parking lot was nearly full by late morning with vehicles and boat trailers. The county-owned Molino Boat Ramp and Fairgrounds Park is a 1.5 acre boat ramp and park located at 6698 Fairgrounds Road in Molino. The park includes a boat ramp, dock, picnic tables, portable restroom, security lights and a nature boardwalk.
Pictured: Saturday morning a the Molino Boat Ramp. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
