2015 In Photos: August And September

January 3, 2016

Today, we continue our look back at the year 2015 in photos with a look at August and September.

Put on a ring on it: Tate’s state champion softball team received their rings during an August Friday night football game.

The Tate Aggies opened their first season under new coach Jay Lindsey with a big 38-7 win over Biloxi.

The 6A Crestview Bulldogs defeated the 1A Northview Chiefs in Crestview.

Between 12,000 and 15,000 pounds of food were distributed in cooperation with Pensacola Caring Hearts and the Bay Area Food Bank at the Abundant Life Assembly of God Church in Century.

Ernest Ward Middle School beat Jay.

There were no injuries when a driver crashed into a house on Highway 29  near Cox Road in McDavid.

A rainbow over International Paper in Cantonment during August.

The Escambia County School voted  to name the gymnasium at Ransom Middle School as the “Joseph E. Murphy Gymnasium” in honor of Joseph E. Murphy.

The Cantonment Improvement Committee provided free school supplies at Carver Park.

A prayer walk was held before the start of school at Byrneville Elementary.

The annual back to school Prayer Walk was held  at Molino Park Elementary School. Students and adults from Highland Baptist Church prayed for the Lord’s blessings on the upcoming school year.

Volunteers from the Ensley Lowes and the local community came together in August to spruce up the Atmore Area YMCA.

A double rainbow in Barrineau Park.

Free school supplies were available in August in Century for hundreds of children in need, thanks to a family honoring the memory of one of their own, in a program called “Deidra’s Gift”.

A driver slammed his pickup truck into a home on Tara Dawn Circle off East 10 Mile Road in September. There were no injuries.

Retired Veterans Affairs Service Officer Mike Hanks was honored with a retirement reception by VFW Post 7016 and the American Legion Post 90 at the American Legion Hall in Atmore.

A bat house moved to the 4-H property in Molino has enough space for 50,000 bats.

Molino Park Elementary School held a Fifth Grade Grandparents breakfast.

The Northview High School Tribal Beat Band during a Friday night performance.

Escambia Fire Rescue Walnut Hill District Chief Chris Brown was credited for saving a man’s life during a mobile home fire near Century.

The Northview Chiefs defeated Van Cleave, MS, in Bratt.

Teams meat for the coin toss at Northview High School as the sun sets in the west.

Ernest Ward Middle School defeated Jay.

September was time for high school volleyball.

The Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office was called to investigate this vehicle fire near Bratt.

A Barrineau Park Community Gathering was held at the community center on Barrineau Park School Road. Residents of Barrineau Park were joined by friends, family and neighbors for a day of family fun.

Hundreds of students gathered to pray at their schools in across the area  during the annual See You at the Pole event.

The Century Town Council approve a property tax increase during September.

Award winning country music group The Band Perry made a surprise visit to Escambia County High School in Atmore.

Alli Bell was named the 2015 Homecoming Queen at Tate High School.

A Cantonment man was arrested peacefully after shooting at a deputy and an armed standoff .

District 5 Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry held a town hall meeting in Walnut Hill.

The University of West Florida  held their first-ever football scrimmage in September.

With feats like crushing  concrete and bending steel, the Strength Team brought their strong inspirational messages to Highland Baptist Church, Molino Park Elementary and Jim Allen Elementary.

The Tate High School Drama Department presented “110 Stories”, a powerful look back at the September 11 attacks through the eyes of those that were there.

World renowned organist Tom Helms performed at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino, his boyhood home.

The Tate Aggies beat West Florida High School 17-3 at Woodham Middle School.

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