Sunny, About 90 Today
May 15, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Camp Fire Century Holds Graduation (With Photo Gallery)
May 15, 2017
The Camp Fire USA Century Youth Learning Center held a graduation program recently.
Photos by August Whorff for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Ernest Ward Names Students Of The Month
May 15, 2017
Ernest Ward Middle School recently announced Students of the Month for March. They are Makayla Garrett, eighth grade; Taylor McMinn, seventh grade; and John Michael Ward, sixth grade. Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview Girls Weightlifting Team Presents Season Awards
May 15, 2017
The Northview High School girls weightlifting team celebrated their season and presented the following honors:
ECAT Offers Free Summer Rides For Youth, Art Contest
May 15, 2017
Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) has announced the launch of their summer youth initiatives. ECAT will hold a Youth Art Contest for students and offer a Summer Wheels Pass that allows youths to ride ECAT for free all summer long.
“ECAT is committed to serving all of Escambia County, including the youth in our area,” said Tonya Ellis, director of Marketing and Community Relations for ECAT. “Our Art Contest and Summer Wheels Pass are designed to encourage young people to explore their community while engaging with public transit.”
ECAT’s 2017 Youth Art Contest calls for students in Pre-K through 12th grades to submit a piece of ECAT-themed artwork. Winning entrants will have their art displayed on ECAT bus shelters for an entire year. Students can submit their work to the ECAT Terminal until Friday, May 26 at 4 p.m. Winners will be chosen based on creativity, originality and use of ECAT theme.
In addition to launching the Art Contest, ECAT will offer a Summer Wheels Pass this year. The pass will allow youth 18 and under to ride ECAT from Memorial Day to Labor Day at no charge.
“We are excited that ECAT will be offering the Summer Wheels Pass to our students again this summer,” said Escambia County School Superintendent Malcom Thomas. “A bus pass can mean easier access to the public libraries, the museums downtown, summer activities all over town and even the beach. We hope the passes will encourage families to spend their free time giving their students new experiences as well as making frequent trips to the libraries because we all know that summer reading is a great way for our students to avoid the summer slide.”
The Summer Wheels Pass can be obtained with an application and a parent or guardian at the ECAT administrative office on Fairfield Ave. Both of ECAT’s summer youth initiatives are done in partnership with local businesses who work to support both the system and area youth. To download the Art Contest entry or Summer Wheels Pass application, please visit GoECAT.com or call Tonya Ellis at 850-595-3229.
Wahoos Top Jackson
May 15, 2017
Pensacola Blue Wahoos manager Pat Kelly told his hitters that they needed to take advantage of opportunities when they had them.
That’s exactly what they did with two big, two-out clutch hits by left fielder Gabriel Guerrero in the fifth inning with runners on first and second and by right fielder Aristides Aquino in the seventh inning with the bases loaded to overcome the Jackson Generals, 5-2, Sunday at The Ballpark at Jackson.
Meanwhile, Austin Ross gave up just two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to Jackson. The 28-year-old starter worked 6.2 innings, scattered six hits and a walk and struck out five. He earned the win to improve to 4-0 and owns the best ERA in the Southern League at 1.13.
Pensacola scored first in the fifth inning when center fielder Brian O’Grady reached home on a sacrifice fly by third baseman Josh VanMeter his 15th RBI of the season. With runners on first and second with two outs, Guerrero then slapped a single to center field to score second baseman Alex Blandino. Guerrero was 2-5 Sunday and now has 16 multi-hit games in the 35 games he has played and is hitting .295 to lead the team.
In the seventh inning, Aquino stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs. Aquino smacked a double to center field that scored both Blandino and VanMeter, which gave the Blue Wahoos a 4-0 lead. Aquino went 2-4 with a walk and two RBIs and leads Pensacola with 16 RBIs.
Pensacola tacked on an insurance run in the eighth inning when O’Grady pulled his fourth homer of the season with a solo shot to right field for put the Blue Wahoos ahead, 5-2.
Jackson did score two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull within, 4-2. Pinch-hitter Rudy Flores hit his 11th double of the season that drove in third baseman Dawel Lugo but center field Evan Marzilli was thrown out at home when Pensacola’s Guerrero threw to shortstop Black Trahan, who threw a strike to catcher Adrian Nieto. Generals catcher Michael Perez then singled to right field to drive in Flores.
Pensacola reliever Jimmy Herget nailed down his ninth save, which is second in the Southern League, with one walk and two strikeouts in the ninth inning. He now has 30 strike outs in 17 innings.
Pensacola improved to 20-17 and are in a first-place tie with the Mississippi Braves in the South Division. Jackson fell to 21-15 and lead the North Division and Southern League with the best record.
No Injuries In Minor Cantonment Wreck
May 14, 2017
A driver struck fence and a few bushes on Highway 95A at Woodbury Circle in Cantonment about 9:20 Sunday morning. She was not injured.
The driver reportedly swerved to avoid being hit by another vehicle that pulled out in front of her, causing her to leave the roadway and strike the fence located at the rear of the Tom Thumb on Highway 29 at Woodbury Circle.
The accident was under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Great Video: Football Players Share Mother’s Day Wishes
May 14, 2017
The Northview Chiefs have produced a video with players wishing their moms a very Happy Mother’s Day.
(If you don’t see the video above, it’s because your work, school or home firewall is blocking YouTube videos.)
Video courtesy Northview Chiefs for NorthEscambia.com.
Molino Park Holds Muffins For Moms
May 14, 2017
Molino Park Elementary School recently held a “Muffins for Mom” event Friday, giving students a chance to treat mom to a muffin and a special time at school.
Submitted photos by James Summerlin for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tons Of Food Collected During Annual ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ Drive
May 14, 2017
Escambia and Santa Rosa Letter Carriers joined forces Saturday to help Stamp Out Hunger in our community. In its 25th year, the annual food drive has grown to the largest national single-day effort that benefits millions of Americans who struggle to put food on the table.
“This is the single most important food drive in the two counties and will largely determine how well providers will meet the needs of the hungry in the coming months,” said DeDe Flounlacker, Manna Food Pantries’ executive director.
Letter carriers will collected food donations for local food banks including: Manna Food Pantries, Warrington Emergency Aid Center, Feeding the Gulf Coast in Pace and Milton, ACTS Ministry of Holley Assembly of God in Gulf Breeze, and We Care Ministries of Navarre United Methodist Church. Last year, the organizations received a total of 72,367 pounds of food from the drive. An exact total from Saturday has not been announced.
Pictured: Volunteers unload food as it arrives at the Cantonment Post Office. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
