Atmore Marks National Day Of Prayer (With Gallery)
May 5, 2017
Atmore marked the National Day of Prayer Thursday with several events, drawing the faithful and pastors from Alabama and Florida. A prayer walk was held at Atmore City Hall, followed by prayer at the Veterans Memorial. A community prayer service and Bible reading was held Thursday afternoon in the Cornell Torrence Gym at Escambia County High School.
Community, business and spiritual leaders led those gathered in prayer before the annual Bible reading for government, the church, the family, media, education and business.
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Pictured: National Day of Prayer events in Atmore Thursday. Inset: A woman plays a shofar, an ancient musical horn made from a ram’s horn and used for religious purposes. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Locals Gather To Discuss Coyote Issues
May 5, 2017
Nine local residents met with UF IFAS Extension, UF IFAS Ag Communications, and the FWC to discuss encounter issues with coyotes. Participants included residents from the North Escambia area as well as Pensacola Beach. Information collected during this focus group meeting will be complied with comments from similar meetings in other parts of the state to develop “living with coyote” education materials and programs. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Northview’s Ohijie Elliott Signs With Alabama Prep Birmingham
May 5, 2017
Northview High School senior Ohijie Elliott has signed to play football for Alabama Prep Birmingham. He is pictured at a signing ceremony Thursday afternoon at Northview with family, friends and fellow Northview Chiefs players.
Northview Spring Musical ‘Band Geeks’ Opens Tonight
May 5, 2017
The Northview High School Theater Department will present their spring musical “Band Geeks” Friday and Saturday nights at 7:00.
Advance tickets can be purchased during school hours Friday for $6 from the Northview front desk. Admission at the door will be $7.
Band Geeks is a high-stepping tribute to high school marching bands and misfits everywhere. With just nine members and dwindling funds, the Cuyahoga High Marching Beavers are close to extinction. When a troubled athlete is relegated to their ranks, tuba-playing band captain Elliott and his best friend Laura must find a way to unite the band, embrace their inner geek and save the Marching Beavers.
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Middle 40’s Tonight
May 5, 2017
Pictured above: Water from recent rain stands in a Bratt field as skies clear Thursday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west in the evening.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. Calm wind.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82.
Tate FFA Alumni Rodeo Is Friday, Saturday Nights
May 5, 2017
The 26th Annual Tate FFA Alumni Foundation Rodeo will be Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 at the Escambia County Equestrian Center on Mobile Highway.
Advance tickets are available at Farm and Nursery Mart, Hill Kelly Dodge, Barnes Feed Store Pensacola, Tate High School and the Cantonment General Store. Tickets are $8 for adults and $3 for children in advance and $10 and $5 at the gate.
For more information about the Rodeo, call (850) 937-2308.
Pictured: Last year’s Tate FFA Alumni Foundation Rodeo. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Tate Softball, Baseball In Playoffs Today
May 5, 2017
After rain delays, the Tate Aggie softball and baseball games will be in playoff action today.
Region Quarterfinal Softball
In Region 1-7A softball action, Milton High School will take on the Lady Aggies of Tate at 6 p.m. at Tate High School. Admission is $7.
District Championship Baseball
The Tate High School Aggies are two games away from a District 1-7A baseball championship. The Aggies will play Escambia High School at 4 p.m. at Tate High School. The winner will advance to play Pine Forest at 7 p.m., also at Tate High School. Admission is $6.
Deputies Seek Circle K Armed Robbers
May 5, 2017
Just after midnight on May 1, masked individuals walked into the Circle K on Burgess Road, pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded money. After robbing the clerk at gunpoint, the masked suspects then robbed a customer. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP or the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-960. Submitted images for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Myrtle Ann Rolin
May 5, 2017
Mrs. Myrtle Ann Rolin, 68, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Pensacola, Florida.
Mrs. Rolin was a native and lifelong resident of Century, FL. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She loved gardening, canning, dancing and the outdoors. She is preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Rolin and brothers, Ray Walston and Charles Walston.
She is survived by her boyfriend, James Ray Foster of Century, FL; two sons, Matthew (Tonya) Rolin of Flomaton, AL and Tracy (Denise) Rolin of Flomaton, AL; one daughter, Tabitha (Tracy) Tedder of Century, FL; two brothers, Donald Wayne Walston of Milton, FL and Paul Walston of Walnut Hill, FL; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 7, 2017, at 2 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Burial will follow at the Beulah Cemetery.
Visitation will be Saturday, May 6, 2017, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Matthew Rolin, Tracy Rolin, Tracy Tedder, Chris Rolin, Justin Rolin and Michael Tedder.
Honorary pallbearers will be Colby Taylor and Roosevelt Dixon.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Santa Rosa Detention Deputy Accused Of Using Excessive Force On Juvenile
May 4, 2017
A Santa Rosa County juvenile detention deputy was arrested Wednesday for allegedly using excessive force on a minor.
Detention Deputy Sgt. Ovando Vincente Blankenship was charged with cruelty toward a child and falsifying official documents, both third degree felonies.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office said Blankenship used “inordinate force” to place a juvenile into a cell on April 21 and then falsified his report of the incident. Video obtained by detectives varied in detail from Blankenship’s official report of the incident, a news release states.
Blackenship’s mugshot has been withheld by authorities under Florida law. He is being held in the Santa Rosa County Jail.
The investigation is continuing.