Patchy Fog Possible Overnight
April 25, 2022
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
How Fast Is Your Internet? Residents Urged To Take Florida Broadband Speed Test
April 25, 2022
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is encouraging residents take the Florida Broadband Speed Test to assist in further developing Florida’s Broadband Availability Map. Your participation will help the state of Florida identify gaps in high-speed internet service in order to advance the state’s overall broadband infrastructure expansion goals.
Using your internet connection, the speed test will measure the speed of internet transmission between your device and an outside server. The speed test can be completed using any device that has an internet or cellular connection and takes less than one minute to complete. After taking the speed test, you will receive immediate results from your test.
Results will populate the map once you complete the speed test and will include your download, upload, latency and ping speeds. The data collected from your internet’s speed test will be displayed on the Florida Broadband Availability Map in real time.
Florida Gas Prices Decline A Penny After Jumping Last Week
April 25, 2022
Florida gas prices are gradually moving lower after rising 10 cents last week from $4.01 to $4.11 per gallon. Drivers are now paying an average price a penny lower at $4.10 per gallon.
The average price per gallon Sunday in Escambia County was $3.91.
In North Escambia, a low of $3.84 could be found Sunday night at a gas station on Highway 29 in Cantonment. In Pensacola, the price per gallon bottomed out at $3.76 at stations on Nine Mile Road and the warehouse clubs.
“The rollercoaster ride at the pump continues,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “After rising two weeks ago, gas prices should remain tied to the price of oil, which was on its way back down last week. Based on wholesale and gasoline futures trends, gas prices could decline 5-10 cents, unless oil prices rebound again.”
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
24 Escambia Schools Recognized As Positive Behavior Model Schools
April 25, 2022
The Escambia County School Board recently recognized 24 schools as Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Model Schools.
PBIS is a program to increase academic performance, increase safety, decrease problem behavior, and establish positive school cultures.
The PBIS Model Schools for the 2020-2021 school year are:
- Bellview Middle School
- Beulah Middle School
- Blue Angels Elementary School
- Brentwood Elementary School
- C.A. Weis Elementary School
- Ernest Ward Middle School
- Escambia High School
- Ferry Pass Elementary School
- Global Learning Academy
- J.H. Workman Middle School
- Jim C. Bailey Middle School
- Longleaf Elementary School
- Montclair Elementary School
- Myrtle Grove Elementary School
- Oakcrest Elementary School
- Pine Forest High School
- Pleasant Grove Elementary School
- Ransom Middle School
- Reinhardt Holm Elementary School
- Sherwood Elementary School
- Warrington Elementary School
- Warrington Middle School
- Booker T. Washington High School
- West Pensacola Elementary School
Wahoos Top Montgomery
April 25, 2022
Bryan Hoeing earned his first Double-A win on Sunday afternoon, helping the Pensacola Blue Wahoos secure a series split in their homestand finale against the Montgomery Biscuits in a 4-1 final.
Hoeing (W, 1-1) allowed his first earned run of the season, but still contributed 5.2 solid innings to lead another strong Blue Wahoos pitching effort.
Luis Aviles Jr. and Santiago Chávez opened up the scoring in the second inning against Montgomery starter Michael Mercado (L, 0-2), collecting RBI hits to take a 2-0 lead. Robert Alvarez drove in Montgomery’s lone run with an RBI single in the fifth, but the Blue Wahoos answered back in the bottom half of the inning with back-to-back two-out RBI hits from Troy Johnston and Griffin Conine to take a 4-1 lead.
Conine had his first three-hit game of the year, and added an outfield assist to cut down a potential Montgomery run at the plate.
Josh Simpson and Andrew Nardi combined to strike out six batters over 2.1 innings of scoreless relief, and Colton Hock (S, 3) struck out two more in a perfect ninth inning to earn the save.
After an off day on Monday, the Blue Wahoos begin a 12-game road trip on Tuesday as they take on the Biloxi Shuckers.
by Erik Breme, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Fire Damages Home In Gonzalez
April 24, 2022
Fire damaged a home in Gonzalez Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters responded to a residential fire on the 900 block of New Haven Drive north of Old Chemstrand Road about 5:15 p.m.
Smoke was reportedly coming from the roof of the house when the fire department was called, and no one was at home at the time.
The fire was brought under control in about 20 minutes. There were no injuries reported, and no immediate word on the cause of the fire.
The Cantonment, Ensley, Bellview, Ferry Pass and Osceola stations of Escambia Fire Rescue, Pace Fire Department and Escambia County EMS were dispatched to the fire.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Community Health Northwest Florida Celebrates 30 Years of Care
April 24, 2022
Community Health Northwest Florida is celebrating three decades of providing acessible health care.
The health center is celebrating 30 years of providing comprehensive primary outpatient care to citizens of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and surrounding areas. To commemorate this milestone anniversary, over the next 12 months the organization will host a series of events with the intent to share the celebration with all who have played a part in its growth over the years: patients, community partners, staff, and the people of the communities in which they serve, including Cantonment.
“This milestone anniversary is a great opportunity for us to pause and reflect with gratitude on the past 30 years and how many lives we have been able to impact since first opening our doors,” remarks CEO Chandra Smiley. “ As we look ahead to the next 30, we remain committed to ensuring that we are providing quality, comprehensive healthcare services to all who walk through our doors, regardless of.”
After the closing of University Hospital on West Leonard Street in Pensacola, in early 1992, through financial support from Escambia County government, Baptist Hospital and Sacred Heart Hospital, Escambia Community Clinics was established to provide outpatient primary care for the uninsured. Throughout the first decades of service to the community, former Executive Director Don Turner, along with the clinic’s Board of Directors, had a goal to expand access to primary care to the uninsured, underinsured and medically needy residents of the area. In 2007, the organization achieved designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center by the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. In 2009, the health center expanded its reach to Santa Rosa County, bringing Santa Rosa Community Clinics in Milton into its list of service sites. Throughout his 22-year tenure, Mr. Turner remained unwavering in his dedication to fulfill the mission of providing compassionate care to the most vulnerable.
In late 2014, Don Turner retired, and Chandra Smiley, MSW, was selected as the next Executive Director and CEO of the health center. Under Ms. Smiley’s leadership, the organization experienced steady growth, adding sites and
services, and consistently increasing the number of patients served each year. In 2018, the organization re-branded under a new name, Community Health Northwest Florida, to better reflect the health center’s service to the community.
Today, 30 years after opening their doors as Escambia Community Clinics, Community Health Northwest Florida has successfully expanded access, services and sites, with 17 care locations along with two mobile dental units and a mobile medical unit.
Community Health offers a wide range of healthcare services including Adult & Family Care, Pediatric Care, Women’s Care, Optometry, Chiropractic Care, Dental Care, Behavioral Health and Wellness as well as four new in-house
pharmacies, Ancillary Services and more. It is the work home to over 300 dedicated employees, including physicians, APRNs, PAs, dentists, LCSWs, dental hygienists, optometrists and countless other professionals who keep operations running smoothly. Since 1992, the organization has provided 1.8 million visits to over 450,000 people in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
Community Health Northwest Florida kicked off its 30 Years of Care event series by hosting a backyard community party at its main site on Jackson Street on Saturday.
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Northview’s Gilman, McGhee And Grantham Named FFA American Degree Candidates
April 24, 2022
Amber Gilman, Meredith McGhee and Leia Grantham from Northview High School have been selected as Florida FFA American Degree candidates.
Each had years of recordkeeping and hard work on FFA supervised agricultural experiences, community service, competitions and FFA events.
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Fog Possible Overnight; Rain Chance Returns By Tuesday
April 24, 2022
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Light northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Molino Park Elementary Holds Community Helpers Day (With Photo Gallery)
April 24, 2022
They are the folks that make the community go round. And they’ve got cool tools, and trucks, sirens and other gadgets and gizmos.
Molino Park Elementary School held their annual Community Helpers Day on Friday.
The event included personnel and equipment from the Florida Highway Patrol, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Escambia County Fire Rescue, Florida Forest Service, Escambia County School District Maintenance Department, a towing company, dentist and more.
Students also dressed as their favorite community helpers, such as firefighters, police officers, teachers, nurses and others.
For a photo gallery, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
