Escambia 4-H Horse Club Lending A Hand To The Leaning Post Ranch
September 10, 2014
The Escambia County 4-H Horse Club is working this month to assist the Leaning Post Ranch in Molino with needed supplies while learning about the services the ranch offers to the community. The Leaning Post Ranch’s mission is provide equine assisted activities and therapeutic riding to individuals with disabilities and at-risk youth in Northwest Florida –offering health, hope, and healing through horses. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Nicole Rolin Teague
September 10, 2014
Nicole Rolin Teague, age 36, a resident of Fairhope, AL, passed Tuesday, September 9, 2014.
She is survived by her husband, Matthew Teague; daughters, Molly and Evangeline Teague, all of Fairhope; father, Raymond Rolin of Atmore; mother, Mary Smith of Pensacola; sisters, Megan Gordon and Hillary Rolin, both of Bay Minette.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 11, 2014, at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Fairhope. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Interment will follow in Colony Cemetery.
Frank Lee Wolfe
September 10, 2014
On September 9, 2014, Frank Lee Wolfe, age 56, was called to a heavenly homecoming. Frank was born on November 8, 1957, to Claude and Martha Wolfe of Jay. He had four brothers, Johnny (Judy), of Jay, Robert (Susan) of Hamilton, AL, Paula of Pensacola and Joseph of Oakdale, LA. Frank married on September 12, 1980, to Patricia Nell (Todd) Wolfe. He is survived by one daughter, Wendy Williamson (Tony) of Slocomb AL. They have three granddaughters Macey, Cassey, and Katherine.
Frank worked at Jim Walter Doors, Jay City Cafe, ServiceMaster at Monsanto and Whiting Field – Gulf Coast Enterprise. He resided in Jay with Patricia for 33 years.
Thanks to Destin Health and Rehabilitation Center, doctors, family, friends who helped with his care.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, 2014, at Jay Funeral Home with Reverend McWilliams and Reverend Wiley officiating.
A visitation will also be held from 1 p.m. until service time at Jay Funeral Home.
Burial will be held privately at a later time.
Jay Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Rattlesnake Bite Victim Back Home, Tells Her Story
September 9, 2014
A Walnut Hill woman returned home Monday afternoon, two days after being bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake.
Saturday morning, Sandy Marsh was outside her home on Highway 97A. She was picking weeds that were popping through the rocks in her well manicured lawn. She reached under a bench to pull a small weed, and that’s when she was bitten on a finger by the poisonous snake.
“The bite was really like a little prick,” she said, sitting back on the bench Monday afternoon. “But I knew what had happened when I saw the snake. My first thought was really my dogs. So I shooed the dogs away and grabbed a shovel and killed the snake. I wanted to protect the dogs, and I knew that would want to know what kind of snake it was for the anti-venom.”
Marsh said she remained calm — a key point she said — and called 911. She told the 911 operator that she was bitten by a pygmy rattler and she was 40 miles from Pensacola.
“The person at 911 told me to put my arm down. It’s good that she said that, because I always thought you were suppose to put your arm up. She (the 911 dispatcher) was really great, telling me that you must keep it below the heart.”
Within moments of her 911 call, the Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Atmore Ambulance and LifeFlight were on their way to her remote home.
In the meantime, Marsh tried unsuccessfully to call her husband; he was in an area with no cellular service. “He was up to his neck in weeds at the hunting camp in Alabama, and I was the one here in the yard being bitten by a snake. That was ironic.”
As paramedics loaded her into LifeFlight, Marsh was busy snapping cell phone photos of the helicopter and the view out the windows.
“I really did not realize the seriousness of it all until later, about half an hour later, when my arm began to swell.” Lines on her arm marked the progression of the swelling from the snake venom.
“When the swelling got to here,” she said, pointing at a spot nearing her elbow, “they decided to give me the antivenom. That was rough, much rougher than the snake bite itself. I was so nauseous and pouring sweat.” She ended up with four doses of the antivenom.
Marsh said she learned several important things during her experience –”Keep you cell phone charged. I was trying to take pictures and call my husband but my battery was dying.” Also, she said, wear gloves when working outside.
There’s still no word of any possible lasting effects from the snakebite. For now, Marsh said she’s glad to be recovered enough to return home from intensive care.
“Thank God I had plenty of people praying for me,” she said. “I keep a positive attitude because of them, and I think that really helped save my life.”
Pictured top: Pygmy rattlesnake bite victim Sandy Marsh returned home to Walnut Hill Monday. Pictured top inset: Marsh shows how she was bitten as she pulled a weed from under a bench. Pictured middle inset: Lines on Marsh’s arm Monday continued to show the progression of swelling on her arm. Pictured bottom inset: The pygmy rattlesnake the bit Marsh was just a few inches long. Pictured below: Marsh’s swollen hand and the snake in a small cup shortly after she arrived at Baptist Hospital via LifeFlight. Pictured bottom: Marsh was airlifted from her Walnut Hill home. NorthEScambia.com and courtesy photos, click to enlarge.
Final Volunteer Meeting Tonight For Those Working To ‘Reimagine Century’
September 9, 2014
The Reimagine organization will hold a final meeting tonight in order to complete plans for Saturday’s Reimagine Century event
Reimagine Century will be held on Saturday at Showalter Park beginning from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Churches and ministry groups will come together “as one as the Body of Christ”, English said, to serve during Reimagine Century.
The event will include a wide variety of activities, including a multi-ton food giveaway, a clothing giveaway, free toys, free diapers, health screenings, AIDS testing, live music, fishing lessons from Mission Fishin’, laundry detergent giveaway, youth and teen activities, haircuts, entertainment, lunch and much more — all free for the community.
Donations of clothing and gently-used toys are currently being accepted during regular business hours at the Century Town Hall.
Tonight’s volunteer meeting will be held at 7:00 at the Century Ag Building on West Highway 4 at Industrial Boulevard.
Pictured: A recent Reimagine Century organizational meeting. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Meeting Today To Offer Info On 6-Laning Highway 29 South Of 9½ Mile
September 9, 2014
The Florida Department of Transportation will host a public workshop concerning proposed improvements to Highway 29 from I-10 to Nine and One Half Mile Road. The meeting will be held today from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Northside Apostolic Church, 213 West Nine and One Half Mile Road, Pensacola.
The intent of the project is to increase vehicular capacity of the corridor as well as accommodate bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Improvements include widening 2.46 miles of U.S. 29 from four to six lanes, while adding curb and gutter, sidewalks, improving drainage and constructing various safety upgrades along the corridor to meet current standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Additionally, there will be traffic signal modifications and the construction of storm water drainage treatment facilities, the project is funded for right-of-way acquisition and construction.
Maps, drawings and other information will be on display. There will be no formal presentation. Representatives from FDOT will be available to discuss proposed improvements, answer questions and receive comments.
Coming Off Four Wins At Baker, NWE Chiefs Prepare For W.S. Neal
September 9, 2014
All four Northwest Escambia teams are coming off weekend wins in Baker.
- NWE Freshmen won 20-6 over Baker
- NWE Sophomores won 12-7 over Baker
- NWE Juniors won 40-0 over Baker
- NWE Seniors won 32-12 over Baker
The Northwest Escambia Chiefs will be back in action this Saturday against W.S. Neal at Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium at Northview High School. Games will be played as follows:
- Freshmen at 4:00 pm
- Sophomores at 5:15 pm
- Juniors at 6:45 pm
- Seniors at 8:15 pm
Admission is $3 for ages 12 and older. Proceeds are used pay for the officiating crew.
Student Arrested For Gun On Atmore School Campus
September 9, 2014
A student was arrested Monday morning after bringing a handgun onto the campus of Escambia County High School in Atmore.
The 17-year old student was taken into custody without incident by the Escambia County (AL) Sheriff’s Office. The gun was located in a dumpster.
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Local School Bus Driver Honored With State Award For Saving Child
September 9, 2014
An Escambia County School District bus driver received statewide recognition at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee Monday for saving a young boy found wandering along in the middle of Kingsfield Road.
Bus driver Daisy Robinson will be honored Monday as Florida Missing Children’s Day School Bus Operator of the Year. She was selected for the honor by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse Advisory Board.
Click here for an earlier story published Saturday with details on why Robinson received the award for actions she took on the way to Ransom Middle School on October 28, 2013.
Pictured top: Florida First Lady Ann Scott, bus driver Daisy Robinson and FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey Monday morning at the capitol in Tallahassee. Pictured inset Robinson with Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart. Pictured below: Robinson was accompanied to Tallahassee by Escambia County Schools Director of Transporation Rob Doss. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Century Approves Increased Budget, Sets Tax Rate
September 9, 2014
The Town of Century Monday night gave tentative approval to a budget for the next fiscal year that’s up about 16 percent over this year and $2.2 million greater than the previous budget year.
The town council gave first approval to a $5,107,641.34 budget for 2014-2015 that is up $722,850 over the current fiscal year. The increase is due to grant income and expenditures included in the budget of $2,280,296.
There will be no increase in ad valorem taxes this year to meet the budget for fiscal year 2014-2015, which begins October 1. The proposed millage rate is .8707, which is equal to and does not exceed the rolled-back rate.
The council will vote on final approval of the budget and millage rate during public hearing at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 15, just prior to a regular council meeting.
To view a summary of the budget in pdf format, click here or the image below.
NorthEscambia.com graphic, photo, click to enlarge.