Splash Party Benefits Molino Park Elementary Technology Replacement
September 8, 2013
A “Back To School Splash Party” was held Saturday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino to benefit students at Molino Park Elementary School.
There were water slides, water balloon games, fun on a new playground and a cookout. The event was free, but attendees were invited to make a monetary donation for technology replacement at Molino Park Elementary School.
After reading an earlier NorthEscambia.com story about the event, Todd of Jumpers Unlimited donated the use of water slides, moonwalk and a cotton candy machine for Saturday’s event.
Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Sun For Sunday
September 7, 2013
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
Start Of Jacks Branch Road Project Delayed
September 7, 2013
Road work that was set begin Monday on Jack’s Branch Road has been postponed.
The work includes widening the travel lanes to 11 feet and added four-foot paved shoulders, along with some minor draining improvements. Escambia County will fund and perform milling and crack relief concurrently with the planned construction.
The project will begin at Muscogee Road to the south and end at Barrineau Park Road to the north. The project is slated for completion by Fall 2014.
The Florida Department of Transportation is funding the design and construction of the safety enhancements as a “Local Agency Program” project.
For more information on this project contact the Jacks Branch Road Information Hotline: Toll Free (866) 696-0938 or sign up for e-newsletters by sending your contact information to: JacksBranchRoad@gmail.com.
There’s no word yet on exactly when the project will begin.
Northview Falls To 4A Marianna
September 7, 2013
The 4A Marianna Bulldogs defeated the Northview Chiefs 28-6 Friday night in Marianna.
The defending 1A state champion Chiefs were looking for revenge against the Marianna Bulldogs, but fell short of that goal. Last year in Bratt, Northview was up 42-26 in the fourth quarter before the Bulldogs rallied for a tie in regulation and pulled out a 48-42 win over the Chiefs in OT.
Friday night’s 28-6 loss was just as disappointing, if not worse in a game that a started about 15 minutes late after the Chiefs’ charter bus broke down just shy of the Marianna exit.
“It was a tough loss,” Northview head coach Sid Wheatley said. “Marianna’s got a fine football team. They are very skilled. If their running backs are able to break that first line, they make it tough. Our tackles have got to continue to get better. We’ve got to break down, be in control and get more bodies to the ball.”
Also defensively he pointed to several problems the Chiefs had lining up correctly for the play.
Offensively, Wheatley said the Chiefs lacked consistency against the Bulldogs. “It would look like we had a little drive going, and we’d turn it over,” he said.
Overall, the Chiefs racked up just shy of 200 yards Friday night, 127 in the air and 70 on the ground. Running back Ladarius Thomas contributed 50 of those yards. The Chiefs’ only touchdown of the night was a 27-yard pass from quarterback Daulton Tullis to Cameron Newsome. Hunter Sherouse had nine tackles for Northview, while Emanuel Etheridge and Jeffery Taylor both had seven tackles.
The Northview Chiefs will be on the road again next week to take on the Chipley Tigers in another non-district game. The Chiefs rolled over Chipley 50-29 last year, but historically are 2-5 against the Tigers. In 2011, Northview lost a regular season game against Chipley only to face them again and lose to the Tigers in the state semifinal game.
The Chiefs won’t play a district game until they face Jay on October 4.
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Pictured: The Northview Chiefs at Marianna Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Escambia Man Arrested On Child Porn Charges
September 7, 2013
An Escambia County man has been arrested on child pornography charges after investigators determined he downloaded sexually explicit pictures and movies of children from the internet.
Walter Leandru Burket, 68, was charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of possession with intent to promote child pornography. He was booked into the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $22,000.
Agents with the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force initiated a search warrant at Burket’s residence on September 5 after he was identified via the internet as downloading child pornography.
Additional charges are pending, and the investigation is continuing to determine if he transmitted files or downloaded additional child pornography.
Members of the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, and Escambia and Walton counties sheriff’s offices assisted the Pensacola Police Department with the investigation.
Splash Party Today To Benefit Molino Park Elementary School
September 7, 2013
A “Splash Party” today at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino will benefit students at Molino Park Elementary School.
The event will be held from 3 until 6 p.m. Saturday at the church on Highway 29, just south of Highway 97. There will be water slides, water balloon games, fun on a new playground and a cookout. Everyone is invited to the free event, but attendees are invited to make a monetary donation for technology replacement at Molino Park Elementary School.
They Did It For 32: Tate Beats PHS In Historic Game
September 7, 2013
Before Friday night, it had been about 20 years since the Tate Aggies beat the Pensacola High School Tigers. But it was one for the history books on a hot September night as Tate held on for a historic 14-12 victory.
Motivation for the Tate Aggies this week was to get a win for injured teammate Jesse Samuel — who wears jersey No. 32.
Jesse’s brother, Lavontia Samuel, wore that 32 jersey in honor of his brother Friday night against PHS.. Lavontia scored in the first quarter on a four-yard run and again in the 2nd quarter when he out sprinted the PHS defenders for a 75-yard scoring run. That would be all the scoring the Aggies would do for the night.
PHS would score in the third quarter on a 53-yard run, but the extra point was blocked by Tate’s Trace Penton. The blocked extra point proved to be a huge play because when the Tigers scored in the fourth quarter on a pass play, they were forced to go for two points. Tate’s defense was up to the task and stopped the Tigers’ quarterback short of the goal line to make it 14-12 with Tate in a lead they would hold all the way to sweet victory as the clock rolled down.
The defense and special teams deserved a lot of the credit for Tate’s win, Coach Ronnie Douglas said, adding that “Lavontia Samuel put the team on his back and carried them to a win”. Douglas said he has been pleased with all the hard worth the team did over the summer, and he’s happy it is beginning to pay off.
“”We are going to get used to this winning thing, and once we do it becomes a whole lot easier,” Douglas said.
Tate faces Panama City Bay next week at 7:30 at the home of the Aggies, Pete Gindl Stadium in Cantonment.
Story and photos by Darryl Singleton
Pictured top: Lavontia Samuel, wearing his brother’s No. 32 jersey, celebrates a 75-yard touchdown run as his injured brother, Jesse Samuel, looks on. Pictured below: The Tate student section “blacked out”. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Jay Slams Rocky Bayou 51-30 (With Photo Gallery)
September 7, 2013
If the public address announcer said it once, he said it a half dozen times Friday night in Jay — “Touchdown Royals”. The Royals defeated Rocky Bayou Christian 51-30.
Four of those touchdowns came from running back Braden Cross with 34 carries, 164 yards and four touchdowns. Victor Mischoe had couple of touchdowns, along with 85 yards on three carries, for the Royals.
Over all, the Jay Royals racked up just over 500 years on the night.
Jay (2-0) will celebrate homecoming next Friday night as they host the Yellow Jackets of Vernon.
Pictured top: The Jay Royals bear Rocky Bayou 51-30 Friday night in Jay. Photos by Michelle Gibbs for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Woman Charged With Manslaughter For Her Mother’s Death
September 7, 2013
An Escambia County woman has been arrested because investigators said she is responsible for the death of the elderly mother.
Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies said 95-year old Florence Rucker was found unconscious and severely neglected at a home on Amber Street back in May.
Florence’s daughter, 60-year old Kathy Rucker, was arrested for aggravated manslaughter after an investigation. Deputies say Florence Rucker had several large, open sores on her body when she was found.
Investigators say Kathy Rucker lived with her mother and was her primary caregiver. She told deputies she called 911 because her mother had been unresponsive and unable to drink any fluids. When paramedics arrived they say Florence Rucker was lying on the floor of the living room, which was in complete disarray and strewn with garbage.
Florence Rucker was taken to the hospital as a trauma alert. She died a few days later. Kathy Rucker says her mother had fallen down in the living room about two weeks before she called EMS, and that she had been unable to get her up off the floor. She told deputies her mother had been talking to her during that time so she didn’t feel the need to call for help.
Kathy Rucker remains in the Escambia County County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
Today: Cantonment Cowboys Open At Home, NWE Eagles Hit The Road
September 7, 2013
The Cantonment Cowboys will have the home season opener today, while the Northwest Escambia Eagles will be on the road in Monroe County, AL.
Cantonment Cowboys
The Cantonment Cowboys will play their home season opener today against East Pensacola, with the schedule as follows:
10 a.m. — Mighty Mites
11:30 a.m. — Mini Mites
1:00 p.m. — Mites
2:30 p.m. — Midgets
4:00 p.m. — Juniors
Everyone is invited to come out and support their Cantonment Cowboys.
Northwest Escambia
Northwest Escambia’s Eagles will be on the road against Uriah, AL, as follows:
2:00 p.m. — Freshmen
3:30 p.m. — Sophomores
5:00 p.m. — Juniors
7:00 p.m. — Seniors