Printable: 2013-14 School Year Calendars
August 19, 2013
Monday was the first day of the 2013-2014 school year in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida, and Escambia County, Alabama.
For a printable school calendar for the entire year, select a public school district below.
The next holiday and day out of school for students in all three districts is Labor Day on Monday, September 2.
Pauline Street Crossing Closing For Repairs
August 19, 2013
Pauline Street in Cantonment will be closed from Old Chemstrand Road to East Kingsfield Road fromt 6 a.m. Tuesday, August 20, to Friday, August 23, at 4:30 p.m.
Crews will work to repair the railroad crossing during this time and construction work could be delayed or rescheduled due to inclement weather. Drivers are urged to obey posted signs and use caution when traveling through the area.
Northview Mini, Junior Dance Team Clinics Planned
August 19, 2013
The Northview High School Dance Team will hold dance team clinics for elementary and middle school girls.
The Mini Dance Team clinic is for elementary school students, grades K-5. And the Junior Dance Team Clinic is for middle schoolers in grades 6-8.
The clinics will be held Saturday, August 24 from 9 a.m. until noon in the school gym. A practice may also be held on Wednesday, August 28 from 4-5 p.m. on the track in the Northview stadium. The performance will be at the Northview Chiefs home football game on Friday, August 30.
Registration forms will be sent home from area schools and select private dance classes. Or, click here to download and print a registration form.
The clinic price is $30, including a t-shirt and snack.
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Don’t Want A $456 Ticket? Slow Down In School Zones
August 19, 2013
Zoom through the Ernest Ward Middle or Molino Park Elementary school zone at 45 mph and it will cost you … $456 to be exact. Make it 50 miles an hour, and you’ll be talking to a judge.
It’s back to school week in Escambia County, and that means slowing down in school zones. And whether it is Ernest Ward, Molino Park or one of dozens of other schools, law enforcement will be out in force enforcing school zone speed limits. Escambia Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS will also be in several school zones in an attempt to slow drivers down.
If you are caught speeding in a school zone, be prepared for a big hit on your wallet, not mention your vehicle insurance rates.
Here is a list of fines if motorists are caught speeding in school zones in Escambia County:
- 1 – 9 mph over the speed limit: $156.
- 10 – 14 mph over the speed limit: $306.
- 15 to 19 mph over the speed limit: $406.
- 20 – 29 mph over the speed limit: $456.
- 30 plus mph over the speed limit: Mandatory court appearance.
And if you fail to stop for a school bus that is loading or unloading students, that a $271 fine.
Pictured: An Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy makes a traffic stop near Ernest Ward Middle School in Walnut Hill after the driver was clocked speeding in the school zone. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Retired Firefighter Kimberl Celebrates 90th Birthday
August 19, 2013
One of the oldest living retired firefighters in Escambia County celebrated his 90th birthday over the weekend with a trip by a fire station.
Charles Kimberl retired as a battalion chief for the Pensacola Fire Department on the last day of 1982. Kimberl and Mabel, his wife of 66 years, have seven children, 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren — many of whom live in the Molino area.
Pictured: Charles Kimberl (third from left) along with (L-R) Lieutenant Nathan Edler, Firefighter Josh Szeliga, Interim Chief Matt Schmitt, Captain Rick Simmons, Firefighter Ben Gilmore, and Firefighter Neil Jones. Elder and Jones are Kimberl’s grandson-in-laws. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Wahoos Snap Losing Skid, Open Series With 4-1 Win Over Stars
August 19, 2013
Ryan LaMarre broke up a scoreless tie with a two-run homer in the top of the third which proved to be all Pensacola needed in their series-opening 4-1 win over the Huntsville Stars at Joe Davis Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The win snapped a six game losing streak for the Blue Wahoos.
Following LaMarre’s blast, Pensacola added another run later in the inning when three straight batters walked following a Devin Lohman single. Mike Costanzo provided an insurance run in the fifth with a solo home run to right field.
Wahoo starter Carlos Contreras pitched well through five innings before running into problems in the sixth when the Stars collected four hits against the right-hander, including an RBI single by Jason Rogers. Contreras was done after six and allowed just the one run on six hits with a pair of walks and two strikeouts.
Offensively, Costanzo and Lohman along with Corey Wimberly each had multi-hit games for the Wahoos. Contreras earned the win for Pensacola with Trevor Bell picking up his 14th save of the year with a scoreless ninth. Drew Gagnon took the loss for Huntsville after getting charged with all four Wahoos runs on eight hits over 6.1 innings.
The two teams will continue the six game series with a doubleheader on Monday. Pensacola will send RHP Jon Moscot (1-1, 6.60) and RHP Daniel Renken (6-8, 3.67) to the mound in games one and two respectively against RHP Frankie De La Cruz (1-3, 5.06) and RHP Andy Moye (5-13, 4.20). First pitch is slated for 4:03 p.m. in Huntsville.
Hero Lost: War Takes Husband From Her Life, Anniversary Photos
August 18, 2013
In a photograph from their November 2011 wedding in Pensacola, Marine Corps Sgt. Bradley Atwell smiles while gingerly wiping away the tears of his new wife, Danielle, as she looks deeply into his eyes.
Almost two years later, Danielle was back in Pensacola, but the resulting photographs are far different.
The 23-year-old is dressed in black, and the youthful innocence and joy have been replaced with loss and pain. Brad is absent, replaced by a picture in a frame, his wedding ring, dog tags and a folded American flag.
Both collections of photographs were taken by Florida-based photographer Melissa Thurber, a former Army combat medic and Iraq veteran, and shared with Stars and Stripes as a tribute to Brad. Atwell was killed in September as he heroically confronted 15 heavily armed Taliban fighters who breached the wire at Camp Bastion in southwestern Afghanistan and destroyed more than $200 million worth of aircraft.
The images are a moving reminder of the price paid by service members and their families during more than a decade of war.
“I think they’re beautiful,” Danielle Atwell said of the new photographs. “I would prefer anniversary photos but I don’t really have that choice, so I’m glad to have had the pictures done to honor Brad there.”
Pictured top: This summer, Danielle Atwell returned to the pavilion in Pensacola where she and her Marine husband were married in 2011. Pictured inset and below: The 2011 wedding day for Sgt. Bradley Atwell and his wife Danielle in 2011. Pictured bottom: Danielle Atwell hugs the flag from her husband’s casket at his grave at Barrancas National Cemetery aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola recently. Photos by Melissa J. Thurber for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Used with permission from Stars and Stripes. © 2013 Stars and Stripes.
Flash Flood Watch, Rainy Weekend Continues
August 18, 2013
There is a Flash Flood Watch in effect until 7 p.m Sunday Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
- Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
- Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
- Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
- Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
- Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
- Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Century Looking To Enhance Sports Complex
August 18, 2013
Century is looking to the state for a possible grant to make improvements at the Anthony Pleasant Sports Complex.
A public hearing will be held at 7:10 p.m. Monday, during a regular Century Town Council meeting, to consider input from the Century Recreation Advisory Committee to submit a grant application for Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program funds.
If the town receives grant money from the program, will be used to further develop a portion of the Anthony Pleasant Sports Complex to enhance local recreation opportunities.
Monday night’s meeting is open to the public.
Pictured top: Showalter Park (to the left with softball/baseball fields) and the Anthony Pleasant Sports Complex (right) in Century. Courtesy image for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Driver Critical, Passenger Serious After ATV Crash
August 18, 2013
Two people are recovering after a serious ATV accident early Saturday morning near McDavid.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the ATV was northbound on Cox Road near Bratt Road about 1:20 a.m. when the driver, 30-year old Daniel Scott Nelson of Century, lost control of the 2012 Polaris. The ATV overturned several times, ejecting Nelson and his passenger, 28-year old Meggan Layne Percey of Cantonment.
Nelson was transported by Escambia County EMS to Sacred Heart Hospital as a “trauma alert” and was listed in critical condition. Percey was transported byAtmore Ambulance to Atmore Community Hospital in serious condition.
The McDavid Station of Escambia Fire Rescue also responded to the accident.