Tonight’s High School Football Schedule
October 27, 2017
Here’s a schedule of high school football games in the North Escambia area tonight.
For live scores from select games tonight, like our Facebook page or follow @northescambia on Twitter.
FLORIDA
Baker at Northview
Jay at Freeport
Pine Forest at Tate
Pensacola High at West Florida
Washington at Escambia
Navarre at Gulf Breeze
Milton at Pace
ALABAMA
Escambia Academy at Bessemer Academy
W.S. Neal at Escambia County (Atmore)
Flomaton at Bayside Academy
Clarke County at T.R. Miller
NorthEscambia.com photo.
Century Splash Pad Closed Until Spring
October 27, 2017
The Town of Century splash pad is now closed for the fall and winter season. The splash pad at Showalter Park is expected to reopen in April 2018 for the spring and summer.
Rain Tonight, Saturday; Turning Colder
October 27, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Low around 53. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Jim Allen Elementary School Names Students Of The Month
October 27, 2017
Jim Allen Elementary School has named Students of the Month for October. They are Maegan Coleman (left) and Eli Langreck. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
North Escambia Roads, Bridges Reopen After Flooding
October 26, 2017
Three North Escambia roads and bridges closed Monday due to flooding have reopened.
The Barrineau Park Road bridge over the Perdido River at the state line, O.C. Phillips Road at Brushy Creek and North Pineville Road near Tullis Road are now all open, according to Escambia County.
Pictured top: A truck was partially submerged Monday in floodwaters on O.C. Phillips Road. Pictured below: Another view of the flooding (after the truck was removed). NorthEscambia.com reader submitted photos, click to enlarge.
Fall Festival, Halloween Events Tonight In Flomaton, Century
October 26, 2017
There are two big Halloween and fall events in the North Escambia area this evening.
Thursday, Oct. 26, 5:30 p.m. – Century Branch Library
Haunting Halloween at the Century Branch Library – Goblins and ghouls all around- a place to hide can’t be found. Wear your costume and haunt the library for lots of frightening fun and goodies.
Thursday, Oct. 26, 5:30 p.m. – Downtown Flomaton Fall Festival
Annual trick-or-treating in the streets of downtown Flomaton will be Thursday October 26th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Pep rally will be held at the stage located beside the post office at 7:00 p.m. Bring the kids and have a great safe time.
Pictured: Last year’s Fall Festival in Flomaton. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Morgan Fires Back Against Commission Budget Response To Governor
October 26, 2017
The day after the Escambia County Commission answered his budget appeal to the governor, Sheriff David Morgan filed the next round in the budget battle with a YouTube video.
In their budget appeal answer, the county commission criticized Morgan for his use of social media and sites like YouTube to garner public support.
In the video, Morgan said the commission has not addressed “what we believe to be serious deficiencies in the law enforcement budget as it applies to our ability to recruit and retain quality law enforcement officers for the citizens of Escambia County”.
Morgan said he created the video to address some of the points made by the county in their appeal.
“My concern with the appeal that was written by the Board of County Commissioners is so many things are patently false at the very beginning of the appeal.”
Morgan said that a commission statement is not true that said they provided a three percent pay raise for all county employees, including those at the Sheriff’s Office, that might not reach ECSO employees. He said is required to pass along the three percent raise under a collective bargaining agreement.
“So we begin the response to the budget appeal with a misstatement, some would even call it a lie,” the sheriff said. “I am hoping it is just a misstatement.”
The sheriff took issue with a commission claim “lapse dollars”, money left at the end of the budget year, being used for salaries since there’s no guarantee of any lapse funds in the next budget year.
Morgan also blasted the commissions scrutiny of the sheriff’s use of the Law Enforcement Trust Fund (LETF) for contribution to non-profits. In a specific example provided by Morgan, the county said “The sheriff contributed $20,000 for 10 people to attend the “Fore Charity Tee-Off Par-Tee” event.” He said the organization presented a request for the funds, and the golf tournament was complimentary with the contribution, not spent directly on a “gala event”.
“For the Board of County Commissioners to smear not only the Sheriff’s Office in out attempt to contribute to the non-profits in Escambia County but these fine organizations…to say they are taking that money to throw party events is beyond disingenuous. I think it is hateful,” Morgan said.
To view Morgan’s YouTube response video, click here.
For an earlier article about the commission’s response, click here.
Town Of Century Donates To Autism Education At Century Academy
October 26, 2017
The Town of Century made a $500 donation Wednesday morning to Century Academy to support autism education.
Century resident Jake Livingston, known to many North Escambia residents as “Northview’s Biggest Fan”, addressed the Century Town Council in September, asking them to sponsor the Steps for Autism walk in an amount from $100 to $10,000. Livingston said the monies raised by the walk at Wahoos Stadium would be used by Autism Pensacola for local programs in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
When council members learned that they had zero available donation dollars in their budget for the fiscal year ending on September 30, they voted to donate $500 in October from the new fiscal year’s budget to the Century Academy. The private non-profit K-12 school is in it second year of operation in Century.
Century Academy specializes in teaching children diagnosed with autism and other related learning disabilities. It is a subsidiary of East Hill Academy in Pensacola.
The council noted that the school would be made aware that the donation was being as a result of Livingston’s efforts for autism awareness..
Pictured top: Century Academy director Barbara Barber accepts a $500 check from Century Mayor Henry Hawkins (right) as Jake Livingston looks on Wednesday morning. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Groundbreaking Held For Company Promising 300 New Tech Jobs in Brewton
October 26, 2017
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey attended the groundbreaking Wednesday afternoon for a new technology company that will bring hundreds of jobs to the Brewton area.
Atlanta-based parent company Optomi selected Brewton as the site of a new ProValus subsidiary designed to provide information technology outsourcing services onshore.
The company will bring some 300 jobs to the local economy with an economic impact of more than $18 million annually. Training is underway for computer coding employees at the company’s temporary office space downtown.
ProValus, a tech-staffing firm, will construct three buildings totaling 60,000 square fet on about 10 acres at the former Dogwood Hills Golf Course. That operation closed early this year after years of declining use by golfers.
Brewton will become Optomi’s ‘flagship U.S. facility’, according to Provalus/Optomi President Chuck Ruggiero. Funding for the project included $1.5 million from Ivey’s discretionary fund.
Brewton was tops on the company’s list after an extensive search in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and the Carolinas.
Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Scott Looks To Boost Money For Teacher Supplies
October 26, 2017
Gov. Rick Scott announced Wednesday he will seek to increase the annual grants that Florida teachers receive to buy classroom supplies.
In his still-developing budget proposal for the 2018 legislative session, Scott said he wants to increase the grants to $350, up from $250. If approved by lawmakers, it would represent a nearly $18 million increase in the program for a total of $63 million in the 2018-2019 academic year.
After meeting with “teachers of the year” from across the state Tuesday, Scott said he wants to make sure teachers have enough support to help students succeed.
“Far too often, teachers are forced to reach into their own pockets to buy supplies for their classrooms, and I am proud to propose additional money for this critical program,” Scott said.
by The News Service of Florida