Need Help Using A New Computer, Phone Or Other Tech Item? The Molino Library Can Help
December 27, 2017
Need help learning how to use that new Christmas computer, smartphone or other tech item? The Molino branch of the West Florida Library is offering local basic technology helps for free.
At the Molino Branch Library, patrons can register to receive up to 30 minutes of individual technology help on Wednesdays from noon to 7 p.m. and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Find email, increase computer knowledge, improve skills with a smart phone, learn how to download e-books and more. Call (850) 435-1760 to reserve a session.
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Ransom Middle’s Powell Named Blues Angel Music Educator Of The Year
December 27, 2017
Katherine Powell of Ransom Middle School in Cantonment has been named the Blues Angel Music Foundation 2017 Music Educator of the Year for Escambia County.
Powell is the choir director at Ransom. Throughout the year, she has worked to grow and improve the school’s choir program.
In 2016, Powell was named one of Escambia County School District’s Champions of the Arts for her innovative technology-based curriculum for elementary general music. She is also the assistant director of elementary and middle school choir with the Pensacola Children’s Chorus.
“Teachers should want to teach and be willing to put in the incredible amount of work it takes to be a good teacher,” Powell said.
Adam Koppin of Rhodes Elementary in Milton was named the 2017 Music Educator of the Year for Santa Rosa County.
“Both of these music educators deserve our praise for the work they’re doing to continue to bring music education to the students in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties” said Dan Fugate, administrative director of the Blues Angel Music Foundation, a nonprofit group supporting music education and therapy.
Bill Would Raise Florida’s Smoking Age From 18 To 21
December 27, 2017
Rep. Lori Berman, a Lantana Democrat, intends to move forward with a bill seeking to raise the legal age for smoking in honor of the measure’s co-sponsor, Rep. Don Hahnfeldt, a Republican from The Villages who died of cancer on Sunday. “I was saddened to learn of Rep. Don Hahnfeldt’s passing,” Berman tweeted on Tuesday.
“I was honored to have worked with him on raising the tobacco purchase age to 21 and will pursue this important issue in his legacy.” Last week, Hahnfeldt and Berman filed a proposal (HB 1029) that would raise the legal age for smoking from 18 to 21.
In a press release issued with Berman, and Senate sponsor David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, Hahnfeldt said raising the legal age “will save a projected early loss of life of 270,000 young lives and $8.6 billion in health care costs, as well as $8.3 billion in productivity losses.”
Hahnfeldt, 73, was a first-term member of the House whose district includes Sumter and parts of Lake and Marion counties. He spent 32 years in the Navy, commanding two nuclear submarines and later serving as commander of the Pacific Fleet’s Strategic Submarine Squadron.
by The News Service of Florida
Daizee Brooke Angus
December 27, 2017
Daizee Brooke Angus, 19, of Flomaton, Alabama, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017.
Daizee was born in Louisville, Colorado, and had resided in the Flomaton area for the past seven years.
She was a Senior at Flomaton High School and was employed at McDonalds in Flomaton.
Daizee is survived by her parents: Karmen and Jonathan Cotton of Flomaton, Alabama and Brian Angus of Utah; her sisters, Zoey Angus and Kayley Cotton; her grandparents, John and Gail Cotton; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins by the dozens, and friends who loved her deeply.
Daizee will be missed by so many that loved her dearly.
Funeral Services for Daizee will be held at 2:30 p.m., on Sunday, December 31, 2017, at the West Milton Church of Christ, with Pastor Al Bethea officiating.
The family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until time of services at the Church.
Burial will follow in the Serenity Gardens Cemetery with Lewis Funeral Home, Milton Chapel, directing.
Memorial Contributions to help the family with funeral expenses may be made to Lewis Funeral Home, Milton Chapel, by phone at 850-623-2243, or by mail to: Lewis Funeral Home, 6405 Hwy 90 West, Milton, Florida 32570.
Daizee’s mother, Karmen, would also like to ask for Daizee’s friends to bring pictures they may have of Daizee, to share on a picture board to be displayed at the funeral service.
Escambia Building Inspections Moving From Escrow To Online Payments
December 27, 2017
As part of the transition to a new online payment system for Escambia County Building Services, contractor escrow account payments will no longer be accepted beginning Monday, Jan. 1. While online payments will not be available until mid-January as part of the new MyGovernmentOnline permitting system transition, fees can continue to be paid in cash, checks, money orders, and with debit and credit cards over the phone, in person and via fax.
All escrow accounts will be deactivated on Friday, Dec. 29 at 4:30 p.m. The balance remaining in the account will be returned to the license holder/business on the account via check from the Escambia Clerk of Court. While deposits can no longer be made into the accounts, contractors may continue to have payments deducted from their escrow until the account is deactivated on Dec. 29.
When the new permitting and inspection software is fully launched mid-January, contractors and residents will have the ability to:
- Apply online for permits
- Pay permit fees online with Visa and MasterCard
- Submit plans and documents “paperless” in PDF format
- Track application progress up to permit issuance
- View and print copies of review comment letters
- View and print copies of approved building plans
- Request inspections online (currently available through customer portal)
- View and print completed inspection reports
- Receive real-time email or telephone call notifications when an inspection is completed
Contractors and citizen-builders are encouraged to create a free portal account now at MyGovernmentOnline.org.
A free training course for contractors will be held Monday, Jan. 15 at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Central Office Complex located at 3363 West Park Place. The course will cover how to utilize all of the program services.
For more information, please contact Escambia County Building Services at 850-595-3550 or buildinginspections@myescambia.com.
FHP Checkpoint Friday Night On Nine Mile Road
December 27, 2017
The Florida Highway Patrol will conduct a roadside checkpoint on Nine Mile Road Friday from 8 p.m. until 12:00 a.m. The checkpoint will be on Nine Mile Road at Baron Miller Road (between Walmart and Kohls). There will be about 30 uniformed officers participating, along with support personnel from the local Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapter.
During the operation, vehicles will be stopped to check for driver impairment. Should any impairment be detected, roadside sobriety testing will be performed on site. Warning devices will be placed in strategic locations for the safety and protection of the public.
Rainy And Cold
December 27, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high near 46. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37.
New Year’s Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 44.
It’s Easy To Recycle Your Wrapping Paper, Boxes In North Escambia
December 26, 2017
You can “go green” with those piles of Christmas wrapping paper and boxes by recycling them at one of several drop-off locations around North Escambia or in your weekly ECUA pickup.
Christmas wrapping paper, along with other household paper, plastics, steel and aluminum can be placed in your recycling container on your normal ECUA pickup day. For details on which items are accepted — and which are not — see the list below.
ECUA offers curbside recycling for customers in the unincorporated areas of Escambia County. In addition, ECUA is offering free Christmas tree collections. ECUA customers in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties may place real wreaths and Christmas trees at the curb for pick-up with their regular yard waste collection. Customers are asked to remove all tinsel and decorations from their trees before placing them at the curb and to ensure that trees, or portions of trees, are no more than 6 feet in length. Trees can be placed at the curb with other yard trash, and should not be placed in the recycling cans or green garbage containers.
Escambia County, through ECUA, offers drop-off recyclable sites across Escambia County:
- Baars Softball Field: 12950 Gulf Beach Highway, Pensacola
- ECUA Ellyson Campus (between the old airplane hangar and the ECUA Water Quality Laboratory): 9255 Sturdevant Street, Pensacola
- Escambia High School: 1310 N. 65th Avenue, Pensacola
- Ever’Man Natural Foods Cooperative Grocery (rear parking lot): 315 W. Garden Street, Pensacola
- Ferry Pass Fire Station: 2331 E. Johnson Avenue, Pensacola
- John R. Jones Athletic Park: 555 E. Nine Mile Road, Pensacola
- Molino Fire Station: 1459 Molino Rd, Molino
- Oak Grove Convenience Center: 745 County Road 99, McDavid
- Perdido Landfill: 13009 Beulah Road, Cantonment
- UF/IFAS Extension Office: 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment
Free Food Giveaway Thursday At Quintette Community Center
December 26, 2017
There will be a free food distribution Thursday at the Quintette Community Center for area residents. The food distribution by Joe Morris Funeral Home will take place from 10 a.m. until the food runs out. The Quintette Community Center is located at 2490 Quintette Lane. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Four Injured In Christmas Day Crash On Highway 29
December 26, 2017
Four people were reported injured in an accident near McDavid late Christmas morning.
At least one person was temporarily trapped in their vehicle before being extricated by firefighters in the collision at Highway 29 and Mystic Springs Road.
One victim was airlifted to the hospital by Okaloosa MedFlight helicopter with serious injuries.
Further details have not been released as the Florida Highway Patrol investigation continues.
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