Escambia County Weekly Meeting Schedule
August 20, 2018
Here is a schedule of Escambia County public meetings this week:
Tuesday, Aug. 21
Pensacola-Escambia Development Commission Board of Directors – 10 a.m., 418 W. Garden St.
Environmental Enforcement Special Magistrate – 1:30 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place, Room 104 (Agenda)
Escambia County Extension Council – 5:30 p.m., 3740 Stefani Road
Wednesday, Aug. 22
Development Review Committee – 1 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place
Santa Rosa Island Authority Committee – 5 p.m., 1 Via de Luna Drive, Pensacola Beach
Thursday, Aug. 23
Escambia County Health Facilities Authority Audit Committee – 9 a.m., 1019 N. 12th Ave.
Here is a schedule of Escambia County public meetings this week:
Homer Powers Shuckers Over The Blue Wahoos
August 20, 2018
Trent Grisham’s hit a walk off home run off Rafael De Paula (L, 3-4) in the ninth inning to hand the Wahoos a 4-3 series opening defeat on Sunday.
Seth Varner turned in another excellent start for the Wahoos on an overcast day at MGM Park. After allowing a home run to Keston Hiura in the first inning, Varner settled into the game and at one point retired nine Shuckers in a row. That streak was snapped in the sixth when Clint Coulter belted a solo home run to put the Shuckers up 2-1.
Pensacola showed tremendous resolve throughout the game mounting three separate comebacks. With the Wahoos trailing 2-1 in the seventh, TJ Friedl barreled his second homer of the season to tie the game at 2-2. After the Shuckers took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the seventh, Pensacola rallied once again. Shed Long tripled and Gavin LaValley delivered a two-out single, which tied the game at three.
After allowing the tying run in the eighth, Jon Olczak (W, 9-3) remained in the game and retired the Wahoos in order in the ninth. Biloxi finished the game with three of their four runs courtesy of solo home runs.
The road trip continues Monday night against the second-place Shuckers. RHP Vladimir Gutierrez (9-10, 4.24) will toe the rubber for the Wahoos. Meanwhile, Biloxi will send out RHP Zack Brown (9-0, 2.34) for the second game of the series.
Escambia Elementary Student Is National Track Champion
August 20, 2018
An Escambia County elementary school student is national track champion.
Camron Chandler, 8, only started running track back in April.
At the AAU Junior Olympics in Des Moines, Iowa, early this month, the Longleaf Elementary student finished first in the finals with a time of 13:55. That just nine-hundreths of second shy of a national record.
Pictured: Track champion Camron Chandler at Carver Park in Cantonment, where the Gold Elite Running Club took part in a Back to School Bash recently. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Hundreds Lose Power From Walnut Hill To Barrineau Park; Second Outage In McDavid
August 19, 2018
Escambia River Electric Cooperative reported about 430 members without power Sunday morning from Barrineau Park north to Walnut Hill.
The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue responded to the report of a power line smoking at 7020 Highway 97 near the Walnut Hill Mennonite School about 11 a.m. They discovered smoke coming from a fuse on a utility pole.
A second unrelated outage involving about 130 customers from McDavid to Bluff Springs was reported about 1 p.m.
The power was restored by mid-afternoon.
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One Seriously Injured In Early Morning Highway 29 Wreck
August 19, 2018
One person was seriously injured in a single vehicle accident on Highway 29 in McDavid Sunday morning.
The female driver was transported to a Pensacola hospital as a trauma alert. A male in the vehicle was not seriously injured.
The vehicle left Highway 29 near Bogia Road and struck a tree. The accident was found about 6:10 a.m., but had occurred earlier in the morning.
The accident is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. The McDavid Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and Esambia County EMS also responded.
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Even The Sidewalks Help Kids Learn At Cantonment Park
August 19, 2018
Even the sidewalks help children learn at Carver Park in Cantonment.
Decals placed on sidewalks in the park offer children a chance to play and learn. The decals reinforce concepts that will be important for children when they start school. Skills like counting, letter naming, shape and color identification are built into the nine decal designs.
Partners in the project included the Cantonment Rotary Club and the Studer Community Institute.
Cantonment Rotary President Bobby King said the project was a great match for Rotary’s commitment to community, education and improving the lives of children.
“Carver Park has been recently renovated through the efforts of Cantonment Improvement Community (CIC),” King said. “Their organization is dedicated to helping the children by improving this community. Their efforts and dedication has inspired us. For us at Cantonment Rotary, this was an easy and clear decision to utilize our Rotarian grant for this project. It is a piece of the puzzle in making a difference. Seeing the smile on a child’s face while learning and interacting with the decals is special.”
Carver Park is located at 208 Webb Street. The play and picnic areas at the park are located under the largest natural oak canopy of any Escambia County park.
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New Name, New Sign, New Pediatrician For Cantonment Medical Location
August 19, 2018
After a name change earlier this year from Escambia Community Clinics to Community Health of Northwest Florida, a new sign is now up at their Cantonment location. The location also recently welcomed a new pediatrician.
Samuel Ravenel, MD, FAAP, is now on staff at at Community Health Northwest Florida’s Cantonment Pediatrics location at 470 South Highway 29 in Cantonment,.Cantonment Pediatrics provides medical, dental and behavioral health care in one convenient location for families in Cantonment and surrounding communities.
Ravenel, a general pediatrician, is board certified with the American Board of Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. A 1997 graduate of The Medical University of South Carolina, Ravenel completed his pediatric residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA.
The doctor is now accepting new patients from 0 through 18 years of age for well-baby and well-child checkups, sick child visits, immunizations, routine physicals, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, and management of chronic conditions such as allergies, asthma, and ADHD.
Appointments with Ravenel can be made by calling Community Health Northwest Florida’s Cantonment Pediatrics location at (850) 780-0111.
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Big Turnout For The First Day Of Early Voting In Escambia County
August 19, 2018
Early voting is underway in Escambia County, and turnout was high on the first day.
Saturday, there were 1,591 early votes cast. That is up 25 percent over 2016, and up 151 percent over 2014.
There have no been 14,082 ballots cast in Escambia County for the August 28 primary election – a 6.73 percent turnout so far.
Early voting continues through Saturday, August 25 at the following locations:
- Supervisor of Elections Office, 213 Palafox Place, Second Floor (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
- Main Library, 239 Spring Street (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Molino Community Center, 6450-A Highway 95A, Molino (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Genealogy Branch Library, 5740 B, 9th Avenue (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Mobile Hwy/Pine Forest Rd Early Voting Center, 6675 Pine Forest Road (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Escambia County Extension, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
- Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. DeSoto Street (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
It’s Alligator Harvest Season In Florida; 79 Local Permits Issued
August 19, 2018
It’s alligator season in Florida.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) issued more than 7,500 permits, including an additional 1,313 county-wide permits, as a method to help manage the alligator population.
There were 21 permits issued for county-wide harvests in Escambia County and 58 issued in Santa Rosa County.
Alligators are a conservation success story in Florida. They were included on the original federal endangered species list in 1967. Conservation efforts allowed the population to rebound, and they were removed from the list in 1987. Today, the state’s alligator population is estimated at 1.3 million alligators and has been stable for many years.
For over 30 years, the Statewide Alligator Harvest Program has been providing sustainable hunting opportunities throughout the state. The FWC establishes management units with appropriate harvest quotas based on research and proven science to ensure the long-term well-being of the alligator resource.
Recreational alligator hunting is just one part of the FWC’s overall approach to managing the species. The FWC’s Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program (SNAP) is another. People who believe a specific alligator poses a threat to people, pets or property should call FWC’s toll-free Nuisance Alligator Hotline at 866-FWC-GATOR (866-392-4286). When someone concerned about an alligator calls the Nuisance Alligator Hotline, we will dispatch an FWC-contracted nuisance alligator trapper to resolve the situation.
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Century Correctional Donates Schools Supplies To Bratt, Byrneville Elementary Schools
August 19, 2018
Staff from the Century Correctional Institution collected school supplies and donated them to Bratt Elementary and Byrneville Elementary schools. Pictured: Bratt Elementary School Principal Karen Hall (behind counter) accepts a school supply donation from CCI Warden John Kolodziej (right) and CCI staff. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.