Tate Tennis Wraps Up Winning Season, Heads To Districts
April 15, 2018
The Tate High School Tennis boys and girls both finish their regular season with 11-3 records heading into district competition Monday and Tuesday at Gulf Breeze Community Center. Matches begin at 8:30 a.m. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
FDOT: Weekly Traffic Alerts
April 15, 2018
Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.
Escambia County:
- State Road (S.R.) 742 (Creighton Road) Construction Improvement Project from east of Davis Highway (S.R. 291) to Scenic Highway (U.S. 90)- Alternating and intermittent lane closures on Creighton Road between Davis Highway and 9th Ave., and on 9th Ave. at the intersection of Creighton Road from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Sunday, April 15 through Saturday, April 21 continue as crews perform milling, paving, sidewalk and curb replacement.
- U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – Alternating east and westbound lane closures between 14th Avenue in Pensacola and Bay Bridge Drive in Gulf Breeze, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, April 15 through Thursday, April 19 as crews perform construction activities.
- U.S. 29 Widening from Interstate 10 (I-10) to Nine Mile Road- Drivers traveling U.S. 29 and Nine Mile Road will encounter traffic pattern changes from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, April 15 through Saturday, April 21 as follows:
- Nine Mile Road at the U.S. 29 overpass: North and southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction. Alternating traffic shifts will direct all traffic onto the westbound or eastbound lanes as crews continue construction of the new center bridge deck. Nine Mile Road lane restrictions are Sunday through Friday.
- U.S. 29 between I-10 and 9 1/2 Mile Road: Drivers may experience alternating lane closures as crews continue drainage and paving operations. U.S. 29 lane restrictions are Monday through Saturday.
- U.S. 29 Resurfacing between U.S. 90 and Muscogee Road – Alternating lane closures on U.S. 29 north and southbound, from Muscogee Road to West 9 ½ Mile Road, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, April 15 through Thursday, April 19 as crews pave the roadway
- I-10 Routine Maintenance Over Perdido River at the Florida/Alabama Line – The east and westbound right (outside) lane will be closed from 8 p.m. Monday, April 16 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, April 17 as crews replace joints on the bridge.
- I-10 Routine Maintenance Over Escambia Bay- Westbound traffic will encounter lane restrictions across the Escambia Bay Bridge from 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 to 5 a.m. Wednesday, April 18 as crews replace joints on the bridge.
- I-10 / U.S. 29 Interchange Improvements Phase I- The following traffic impacts are planned on I-10 and U.S. 29 near the interchange (Exits 10) from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, April 15 through Thursday, April 19:
- Alternating lane closures on I-10 east and westbound and U.S. 29 north and southbound.
- The U.S. 29 on-ramps to I-10 eastbound will be intermittently closed. Traffic will be detoured on U.S. 29 to access I-10 eastbound.
· U.S. 98 (S.R. 30) Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement - Alternating lane closures on U.S. 98 east and westbound, between 14th Avenue in Pensacola and Bay Bridge Drive in Gulf Breeze, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, April 15 through Thursday, April 19 as crews perform construction activities.
· S.R. 95 Underground Utility Work Between Salter’s Lake Road and S.R. 4 in Century- The northbound, outside lane between Salter’s Lake Road and S.R. 4 will be closed from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Monday, April 23 as crews perform underground utility work.
· Nine Mile Road (S.R. 10/U.S. 90A) Widening from Beulah Road to Pine Forest Road Eight Mile Creek Road near Nine Mile Road will be reduced to one lane from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. the week of Monday, April 16 as crews relocate utilities. Traffic flaggers will be on site to safely direct drivers through the work zone.
· US 29 Pavement Testing from S.R. 4 to the Alabama State Line- There will be intermittent lane restrictions from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16 through Wednesday, April 19 as crews perform pavement testing.
· S.R. 292 (Perdido Key Drive) Turn Lane Construction just east of River Road-The Traffic shift on Perdido Key Drive, just east of River Road, will continue through 8 a.m. Friday, May 4. The temporary shift will allow crews to construct an eastbound, left and westbound, right turn lane. Lane width will be reduced to 11-feet and the speed limit will be lowered to 35 miles per hour within the construction zone.
Santa Rosa County:
- U.S. 98 Turn Lane Closure at Panhandle Trail in Navarre- The east and westbound turn lanes from U.S. 98 to Panhandle Trail will be closed through 8 p.m. Thursday April 26 as crews work on the Panhandle master lift station.
- U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – Alternating lane closures on U.S. 98 east and westbound, between 14th Avenue in Pensacola and Bay Bridge Drive in Gulf Breeze, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, April 15 through Monday, April 19 as crews perform construction activities.
- U.S. 90 Routine Maintenance Operations from Woodbine Road to Avalon Boulevard and U.S. 98 at Pullman Street- Motorists can expect intermittent turn lane closures from 8 p.m. to 5a.m. through Saturday, April 21 at the following locations.
o U.S. 90 from Woodbine Road to Avalon Boulevard
o U.S 98 westbound at Pullman Street.
- I-10 Widening from Escambia Bay Bridge to Avalon Boulevard (S.R. 281/Exit 22) - Alternating lane closures on I-10, from the Escambia Bay Bridge to east of S.R. 281, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, April 15 through Friday, April 20 as crews work to widen the roadway.
- Additional impacts to traffic include: Alternating lane closures on Avalon Boulevard, near the I-10 interchange, as crews continue reconstructing the roadway.
- Traffic shift Sunday evening, April 15 on the Avalon Boulevard on-ramp to I-10 eastbound. The shift will be in place for the remainder of the spring so that crews may widen the on-ramp.
- U.S. 98 Paving Operation across from Joybrook Road in Navarre- Drivers will encounter east and westbound lane restrictions from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, April 16 through Thursday, April 19 as crews mill and pave turn and travel lanes for a new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Navarre.
- S.R. 87 (Stewart Street) in Milton between Rosasco Street and Magnolia Street- The southbound lane will be closed from 8 p.m. Monday, April 30 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 1 as crews perform utility work.
· U.S. 90 Safety Project at West Florida Baptist Academy- Activities are scheduled to begin in April to construct an eastbound, left turn lane in front of West Florida Baptist Academy in Milton. Drives can expect intermittent lane restrictions, however, there will be no lane closures between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m.
· S.R. 87 Multilane from Eglin AFB boundary to Hickory Hammock Road – Traffic between County Road 184 (Hickory Hammock Road) and the Eglin AFB boundary is restricted to loads less than 11-feet wide. The restriction will be in place until the project is complete.
All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or re-scheduled in the event of inclement weather. Drivers are reminded to use caution, especially at night, when traveling through a work zone and to watch for construction workers and equipment entering and exiting the roadway.
Ballot Proposals Range From Oil Drilling To School Board Term Limits
April 15, 2018
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission will consider 12 ballot proposals when it meets next week. Each proposal must receive at least 22 votes from the 37-member commission to be placed on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
Here are snapshots of the proposed changes to the state Constitution:
— VICTIMS’ RIGHTS AND JUDGES (Proposal 6001): The proposal would establish a series of rights for crime victims, including the right to be notified of major developments in criminal cases and the right to be heard in legal proceedings. It also would increase the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75. It also would provide that judges or hearing officers should not necessarily defer to the interpretation of laws and rules by governmental agencies in legal proceedings.
— FIRST RESPONDERS AND HIGHER EDUCATION (Proposal 6002): The proposal would require the payment of death benefits when law enforcement officers, paramedics, correctional officers and other first responders are killed while performing their official duties. It also would apply to Florida National Guard and active-duty military members stationed in Florida. The proposal also would establish a governance system for the 28 state and community colleges. It would require a supermajority vote by university boards of trustees and the university system’s Board of Governors when raising student fees.
— PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Proposal 6003): The proposal would impose an eight-year term limit on school board members. It would allow an alternative process for approving public schools, including charter schools, rather than by local school boards. It also would establish a requirement for the teaching of civic literacy in public schools.
— OIL DRILLING AND VAPING (Proposal 6004): The proposal would prohibit drilling for gas and oil in state coastal waters and ban vaping and the use of electronic cigarettes in workplaces.
— GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE (Proposal 6005): The proposal would require all charter county governments to have elected constitutional officers, including sheriffs. It would lead to the Legislature beginning its annual session in January in even-numbered years. It would create an Office of Domestic Security and Counterterrorism in the Department of Law Enforcement. It also would revise the constitutional authority for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
— PROPERTY RIGHTS AND HIGH-SPEED RAIL (Proposal 6006): The proposal would remove constitutional language that prohibits “aliens ineligible for citizenship” from owning property. It also would remove obsolete language that authorizes a high-speed rail system. It would revise language to make clear that the repeal of a criminal statute does not affect the prosecution of any crime committed before the repeal.
— ETHICS (Proposal 6007): The proposal would impose a six-year lobbying ban on former state elected officials, state agency heads and local elected officials. It would also create a new ethics standard that would prohibit public officials from obtaining a “disproportionate benefit” from their actions while in office.
— INNOVATION SCHOOL DISTRICTS (Proposal 6008): The proposal would allow “high-performing” school districts to be designated as “innovation” districts and provide exemptions from some laws that normally apply to the districts.
— PRIMARY ELECTIONS (Proposal 6009): The proposal would allow all voters to participate in primary elections if all of the candidates have the same party affiliation and are only opposed by one or more write-in candidates.
— EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION (Proposal 6010): The proposal would mandate an employment-verification system to determine if workers are legally authorized to work under federal immigration laws. It would apply to workers hired after July 1, 2020.
— NAMING GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS (Proposal 6011): The proposal would prohibit government buildings, projects or programs from being named after elected officials who are members of the governmental entities making the decisions. It would apply to state and local governments.
— DOG RACING (Proposal 6012): The proposal would ban greyhound racing at Florida tracks after Dec. 31, 2020.
by Lloyd Dunkelberger
Tate Showband Members Hold Car Washes
April 15, 2018
The Tate High School Showband of the South held car washes in five locations Saturday from Highway 29 in Cantonment to Nine Mile Road. Above: The Cantonment Station of Escambia Fire Rescue dropped Engine 4 by Advance Auto on Highway 29 for a wash. Pictured below: Tate Showband members wash vehicles Saturday morning at Express Oil Change on Nine Mile Road. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Florida Gov’t Weekly Roundup: Worker’s Comp, Open Primaries, Russian Money
April 15, 2018
Expect efforts to revamp workers’ compensation insurance laws to return as new House and Senate leaders take over for the 2019 legislative session, according to Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier.
Altamier, who has been commissioner for nearly two years, said this week “a lot of people” continue to believe that a 2016 Florida Supreme Court ruling that tossed out strict caps on attorney fees in workers’ compensation cases will “have a negative impact on rates in the long run” and that changes are necessary to prevent employers’ premiums from increasing.
Altmaier, though, conceded that the legislative will to tackle workers’ compensation will depend on several things, including proposed rates that the National Council on Compensation Insurance will file with the Office of Insurance Regulation.
The Legislature also will have new leaders, with Bradenton Republican Bill Galvano slated to become Senate president and Miami Lakes Republican Jose Oliva poised to become House speaker. The leadership change, which will formally happen after the November elections, will impact whether issues are addressed, Altmaier said.
“Just purely speculation on my part, I would imagine that workers’ compensation will be a discussion topic for the Legislature next year,” he said. “They’ll obviously have new presiding officers next year and new committee chairpeople, presumably, so what their priorities wind up being, I’m not sure at this point. It’s pretty early to tell.”
It’s not even clear that Altmaier will have the same position for the 2019 legislative session.
The insurance commissioner works at the pleasure of the governor and the state chief financial officer. Moreover, a majority of the state Cabinet also must agree to keep him in charge of the Office of Insurance Regulation.
Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam all face term limits this year, though Putnam is running for governor.
CFO Jimmy Patronis — appointed by Scott to fill the vacancy left by Jeff Atwater, who resigned last year for a job at Florida Atlantic University — is running for a full term and could return to the Cabinet.
Altmaier shrugged when asked whether he would be heading the Office of Insurance Regulation next legislative session.
“I have no idea,” he said. “We are focused on the rest of this year, and we’ll think about next year when next year gets here.”
PANUCCIO COULD BE IN SPOTLIGHT
Jesse Panuccio, a former high-ranking aide to Scott, has been getting national attention this week amid chatter about President Donald Trump possibly trying to fire special counsel Robert Mueller.
If Trump wants to remove Mueller from the Russia-related investigation, he would first have to replace Mueller’s boss, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recused himself from the investigation. That has put Panuccio, the acting associate attorney general, in the crosshairs of media speculation if Rosenstein exits.
Panuccio is third in line at the Justice Department, though he is only acting associate attorney general because Trump has not officially appointed a replacement for former Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand, who stepped down from the post. An appointment also would be subject to U.S. Senate confirmation.
Panuccio served stints as Scott’s general counsel and executive director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, which he left at the end of 2015 as he was expected to face intense scrutiny during Florida Senate confirmation hearings.
Panuccio was among 16 agency heads who failed to be confirmed by the Senate during the 2015 legislative session. Months later, he continued to face questions about problems with a state unemployment-benefits website and had lawmakers openly admonish him for displaying a “sense of entitlement” and for communications issues.
Upon his resignation, Scott called Panuccio “a loyal and trusted adviser.”
RUSSIAN TROLL MONEY
Already on it, is the message from Secretary of State Ken Detzner’s office to Democratic members of Florida’s congressional delegation.
A letter Tuesday signed by Democratic U.S. House members Alcee Hastings, Val Demings, Lois Frankel, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Al Lawson, Kathy Castor, Frederica Wilson, Ted Deutch and Charlie Crist implored Detzner to apply for $19.2 million in federal money that’s available to the state to bolster election equipment.
“While most state systems were not breached, the U.S. intelligence community has repeatedly warned that Russia will try to disrupt midterm elections in November,” the Democrats wrote.
The money available to Florida is part of $380 million included in the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2018 to help states secure election systems.
Florida Department of State spokeswoman Sarah Revell said Wednesday the state had already started the process to receive the money “prior to receiving the letter from the Democratic members of Florida’s congressional delegation, and we were always planning to do so,” Revell said.
Last month, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., warned of a “level of overconfidence” about the security of the nation’s elections system heading into the 2018 midterms.
The Florida Department of State received $1.9 million in the state’s new $88.7 billion budget for next fiscal year to establish a network-monitoring security program that provides automated alerts about threats, allowing county election officials to respond when data may be at risk.
The Legislature did not provide funding to fulfill the department’s request for five additional full-time employees to serve in cybersecurity positions.
KEEPING A DEAD PROPOSAL DOWN
A proposal to allow open primaries in Florida has already failed at the state Constitution Revision Commission.
But just in case it gets revived, leaders of the Republican Party of Florida voiced opposition to open primaries during a quarterly board meeting Saturday in Tampa.
Party Chairman Blaise Ingoglia, a state House member from Spring Hill, said the current primary system allows political parties to elect their nominees without influence or “gamesmanship” by the opposing party.
Ingoglia earlier compared the open-primary proposal to being “akin to Burger King picking McDonald’s menu items and vice versa.”
A proposal (P 62), which failed to make its way through the commission’s committee process, sought to let voters decide if they wanted to put all candidates seeking the same office — if there are more than two candidates — into a single primary regardless of party affiliation. The top two vote-getters would run in the general election.
Bill Schifino, a Tampa attorney who serves on the commission, had initially proposed allowing unaffiliated voters to cast ballots in Republican or Democratic primaries.
Schifino pushed for the idea of an open primary because 27 percent of voters are registered without any party and the majority of millennials are registering without party affiliations.
AG BACKERS LOOK FOR NAFTA CARVEOUT
Florida Congressmen Vern Buchanan and Carlos Curbelo are the latest officials asking U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to consider Florida’s agriculture industry as he negotiates changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico.
In a letter, Buchanan and Curbelo urged Lighthizer to protect Florida’s specialty crop industry.
“We are extremely concerned about the unprecedented growth in imports from Mexico as a result of their unfair subsidies and illegal seasonal dumping and the impact it is having domestically,” Buchanan and Curbelo wrote.
The pair said that since 2000, Florida has experienced a loss of between $1 billion and $3 billion a year due to increased Mexican imports.
“We know a lot of farmers have benefited greatly from NAFTA, but, as the representative for South Miami-Dade, I’ve seen firsthand the story is different for specialty crop growers,” Curbelo noted in a release. “Specialty crops like tomatoes, squash, eggplants, strawberries — pretty much anything that can be handpicked — face a significant disadvantage when it comes to Mexican competition.”
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam had earlier sent a letter to Lighthizer saying that “family farms in Florida and other states have found no relief from these unfair practices in our current trade laws or the current NAFTA agreement.”
TWEET OF THE WEEK: “I’ve been honored to serve my community in Congress. Cindy & I have decided that I will not seek re-election. I look forward to continued public service in my next chapter, where I will return to the practice of law and will pursue opportunities to increase civic education.” — Florida Congressman Dennis Ross (@RepDennisRoss) on Wednesday.
Severe Weather Possible
April 14, 2018
The National Weather Service says there is a an enhanced risk of severe storm across the area. Damaging winds, a few tornadoes and flooding are possible.
There is a tornado watch, flash flood watch and a wind advisory in effect.
Here is your official North Escambia are forecast:
Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 4am, then showers after 4am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 52. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Preview Of Century’s New CRA Redevelopment Effort To Be Presented
April 14, 2018
The Town of Century will hold a Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) meeting Tuesday to “Envision Century”.
At the meeting, a preview of the draft CRA plan will be presented.
The meeting will be held from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Century Business Center at 400 Pond Street. Refreshments will be served with a meet and greet at 5:30, and the formal presentation and discussion will begin at 5:45 p.m.
The town previously declared a portion of Century as “blighted” as part of the process to form the CRA.
Once the CRA is in place and operating, it will work to improve conditions within the area. As property tax values rise, most of the increase is funneled back into the redevelopment area for further improvements.
The CRA area is 510 acres, bounded by Jefferson Avenue to the south, Jefferson Avenue to the east, State Road 4 to the north and the centerline of North Century Boulevard to the west. It also extends north on the east side of North Century Boulevard to include commercial properties up to, and including, the former Burger King. Click here for a detailed map (pdf) or see a smaller version below.
Pictured: Residents learn about the Century CRA at a previous meeting. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Town Employees Cook For A Coworker’s Cause
April 14, 2018
A benefit fish fry was held Friday in Century for a Town of Century employee diagnosed with cancer. The event was sponsored by Mayor Henry Hawkins. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Weekend Gardening: Remember Your Houseplants When Spring Cleaning
April 14, 2018
by UF/IFAS Santa Rosa Extension
Warmer weather signals that spring is here. After months of being cooped up indoors, it’s finally time for gardeners to go dig in the dirt. It’s also time for cooped up house plants to be revitalized.
Locate a shady area for this work. Even if houseplants are to be left out for a short period, after being shut up all winter, leaf damage can occur with only brief exposure to direct sunlight.
First, give the houseplants a bath. Use a soapy solution made of two teaspoons of mild liquid soap mixed with one gallon of water. Wash the leaves and stems, being certain to clean both upper and lower leaf surfaces. Allow the solution to remain on the plants for a few minutes, but rinse it off thoroughly before it is allowed to dry. This not only cleans plants, making them more attractive, but the soap helps to remove aphids, mealybugs and other insects.
Next, see if your plant needs re-potting. Although some plants require being pot-bound in order to flower eventually all plants outgrow their containers and become root- or pot-bound.
Why repot in the spring? Plant roots grow most actively in the spring, which means the plant will be able to quickly overcome the shock associated with re-potting.
When repotting, start with a clean, appropriately sized pot. If you want the plant to grow larger, then you will need to repot it in a larger pot. If you want it to maintain its present size, you’ll have to prune its roots.
In general, the pot size should be increased by only about two inches per re-potting. Therefore, a plant whose root ball is in a six inch pot is normally transplanted to a pot with an eight inch diameter. For some reason, drastic changes in pot size when re-potting seems to be detrimental to some plants.
Watering the plant several hours prior will help you remove the plant more easily. Invert the pot and gently remove the plant by grasping the main stem. Give it a slight tug, and it should slip out of the pot. If it doesn’t, use a butter knife or other flat-bladed tool to loosen the sides of the pot and try again.
Once the plant is free of the pot, take the time to inspect the root system. Look for large, old circular roots which can strangle the plant and prevent much-needed nourishment. Sever or remove these old roots to allow new feeder roots to establish.
To re-pot, first add enough new soil mixture to the bottom of the pot to return the plant to its original depth. After the plant is replaced, fill in the sides with new potting soil.
Use a quality potting mix when re-potting. Gardeners generally rely on commercially available potting soil mixes for growing most types of houseplants. A lot of brands are out there and not all of them are especially good. In particular, avoid heavy, black potting soils. If the bag feels dense and heavy for its size, put it back.
The best potting mixes include vermiculite, bark and perlite in proportions that create a fairly light, loose mix that water penetrates readily but drains rapidly.
If you don’t want to change pots, there is a way of dealing with a pot-bound plant and keeping it in the same size pot. First, remove the plant from the pot and trim off one-quarter to one-third of the lower part of the root ball. Put a layer of fresh potting mix in the bottom of the original container equal to the amount of the root ball removed. Place the plant back in the pot, adding a little more soil around the sides. Water well, and place the plant in a shady location to recover.
House plants would also benefit from fertilization at this time of year. There are many commercial materials available for fertilizing indoor plants. Most are effective and safe if used as directed.
Tate Showband Holding Car Washes In Five Locations Until 2 P.M.
April 14, 2018
The Tate High School Showband of the South will be washing cars today from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at five locations:
Advance Auto Parts
2440 S. Hwy. 29
Express Oil Change
1650 E. Nine Mile Rd.
Health Source
2122 W. Nine Mile Rd. (Near Publix & Pine Forest)
Pizza Hut
2 E. Nine Mile Rd.
O’Reilly Auto Parts
2050 S. Hwy 29 (New across from Tate)
Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.