2012 In Photos: October

January 3, 2013

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

Fire destroyed this vehicle alongside Highway 97 in Walnut Hill.

A grand opening ribbon cutting was held for the new Molino Community Complex.

A Century convenience store was robbed at gunpoint. A suspect was arrested a few days later.

Mitt Romney campaigned in Pensacola in October, along with Sen. Marco Rubio and Connie Mack.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office uncovered this indoor marijuana grow operation at a home on Wesley Circle in Molino.

Hundreds of area residents attended Flomaton’s annual Fall Festival in October.

Over 14,000 took part in the 10th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Pensacola.

Northview High celebrated Homecoming with their annual parade through Bratt.

Ashley Cunningham was crowned Northview High School’s homecoming queen.

A BMX bicycle team presented high flying tricks and an anti-drug message at Rachel Patterson Elementary School in Atmore.

The Century Branch Library held their seventh annual Halloween program.

A small number of homes were evacuated after a gas leak in the Milestone subdivision off West Nine Mile Road.

Four people were injured in crash involving an ambulance in Century.

The 23rd annual crosstown rivalry between two inner city Pensacola youth sports leagues — the Soul Bowl — was held at the Maritime Park, with a little help from some youngsters from Jay.

A fall tradition is the annual Allen Memorial United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch.

A longstanding tradition of electing two homecoming queens — one African-American and one not — came to an end at Escambia County High School in Atmore under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Looking like Fall — bright yellow goldenrods lined the highways of North Escambia is October.

A visitor gets up close and personal with a snake during the annual Open House at the Roy Hyatt Environmental Center in Cantonment.

Hundreds attended the annual Fall Festival at Molino Park Elementary School.

Numerous schools took part in several cross country meets at Northview High School.

The Florida State Fire Marshal’s Bomb Squad deposed of a military anti-personnel mine found at a home in Bratt.

Over 100 runners and walkers took part in the third annual Chief Challenge at Northview High School in October.

One person was stabbed inside a Century bar in October.

Hundreds of people attended a community-wide Fall Festival in Molino sponsored by four area churches.

Comments

One Response to “2012 In Photos: October”

  1. nikki on January 7th, 2013 1:41 pm

    there is alot of stuff going on around here

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