Friends Of The Library Big Winter Book Sale Is This Weekend
January 25, 2024
The Friends of West Florida Public Library’s Big Winter Book Sale will be this Friday though Sunday at the downtown library on Spring Street.
Thousands of hardcover, paperback and collectible books will be available for purchase, plus a variety of DVDs, CDs, puzzles and other items. Books will be sorted into different genre categories to make it easier to find favorites. Proceeds are used to fund programs and enhancements at West Florida Public Library (WFPL) branches.
Admission is $5 Friday from 3-7 p.m. or free for Friends of the Library members. Saturday is half-off day from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, admission is free for the popular $7 bag sale from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. As much as will fit into a provided brown paper bag will be just $7.
Credit cards, cash and checks are all welcome as payment. Carts will be available to assist in carrying bags.
Book Sale items include thousands of generous donations from the public and some library books retired from circulation, many of them now out-of-print. Novels and mysteries are sorted by author or into genres like Science Fiction and Westerns. Other book categories include arts and entertainment, children’s, cookbooks, history, holidays, home and hobbies, literature, foreign language, military, modern living, nature and gardening, religion, science, sports, technical, and travel. There are also recorded books, magazines and other media for sale.
The Collector’s Corner will feature an assortment of signed books, pre-1950s books, books by local and Florida authors and other special books that are great for gifts. These items are priced as marked and must be checked out separately, so shoppers paying by check should bring at least two of them.
Highway 29 Resurfacing Project Beginning North Of Highway 97
January 25, 2024
Work is beginning on a $6.2 million Florida Department of Transportation Project to resurface Highway 29 from Highway 97 to north of Champion Drive.
Improvements in the project include the milling and resurfacing, drainage improvements, auxiliary lane and shoulder widening, signalization, and signing and pavement marking improvements.
Drivers can expect lane closures, but lane closures are prohibited from 6:30 – 8:00 a.m. and from 1 – 3:00 p.m. on school days.
According to FDOT, the 4.58 miles of te project is set to be completed in the Fall of 2024, weather permitting.
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Showers, Thunderstorms Likely Through Saturday
January 25, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before noon. High near 73. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Patchy fog. Low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 69. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. High near 72. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Woman Fired More Than A Dozen Shots Into Nine Mile Road Apartment, ECSO Says
January 25, 2024
An Escambia County woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly firing multiple gunshots into an apartment on Nine Mile Road Tuesday afternoon.
Nykeria Chernel White, 23, was charged with attempted murder, firing a deadly missile into a building, discharging a firearm in public and criminal mischief. She remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $40,000.
White arrived at the Jasmine Creek Apartments across from Target about noon Tuesday. She approached an apartment of someone she knew, according to an arrest report, but they would not open the door. She then allegedly fired over a dozen shots into the apartment before leaving, the report states.
Two people inside the apartment were not injured.
Century Man Is Third Person Charged In Alabama Murder Of Century Resident
January 25, 2024
A Monroe County (Alabama) grand jury has indicted a Century man for the December 2022 murder of another Century man in Frisco City.
Jayden Constantine Jackson, 21, was the third person charged in the December 15 shooting death of Lavor Chante Johnson.
Devon Jenkins, 20, of Frisco City, and Akeem Paul Anthony Davis, Jr., 24, also of Frisco City, were previously indicted for murder.
Jewell Presley Dockens
January 25, 2024
Mrs. Jewell Presley Dockens of Booneville, AL. passed away January 19, 2024 in Lucedale, MS. She was born in Bay Minette, AL on July 19, 1939 to the late William “Pete” and Ida Mae Miller Presley. She was a homemaker most of her life and was a charter member of Lottie Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents; siblings William “Buddy” Presley, Ralph Presley, Ray Presley, Mary Milstead, Annie “Dee” Norton, Linda Faye Milstid and Ida Pearl Lofton.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years Lindsey Dockens. Her children Mike (Doris) Dockens; Darlene (Jeff) Taylor; David (Tereasa) Dockens; Chris (Daniela) Dockens; her brother, Rodger (Marilyn) Presley; eight grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 11 AM at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Presley Cemetery in Lottie, AL.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 23, 2024 from 10 AM until service time at 11 AM at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Douglas Wayne Gay
January 25, 2024
Douglas Wayne Gay, 81, of Molino, Florida, passed away on December 21, 2023, in Pensacola, FL. Born on July 24, 1942, Douglas served in the Air Force for 4 years and later retired from Monsanto after a dedicated career of 30 years.
Douglas was a man who loved music and always knew how to have a good time. In his spare time, he enjoyed following Florida State Football, watching Court TV, and fishing on the Escambia River. These hobbies brought him joy and relaxation throughout his life.
Doug is survived by his daughters, Renea Daniel and husband Mark, Kristie Faircloth and husband Steve; grandchildren, including Erica and her husband Caleb, Jasey and his wife Amber, Dustin and his wife Britney, Miranda and her significant other Charles, Amber and her husband Ronnie, Mark and his wife Samantha, and Austin. Doug was also blessed with several great-grandchildren, Jaestin, Kaestin, Laedin, Raena, Piper, Dean, Brightleigh, Wyatt, Walker, Braelynn, and Hope; and Doug’s loving siblings Darlene Moye, Shirley Hales, and Jerry Gay and wife Diane.
Douglas is preceded in death by his parents, Elon and Thelma Gay, as well as his siblings, Tony Gay, Donald Gay, Barbara Rawls.
Douglas Wayne Gay will be dearly missed by his family and friends. His legacy of dedication, love, and enjoyment of life will live on in their hearts.
Pallbearers will be Jasey Gibson, Dustin Gibson, Caleb Cole, Ronnie Andrews, Mark Daniel, Charles Wood, Austin Faircloth.
Visitation services for Douglas Gay will begin at 12:00 noon, Thursday, December 28, 2023 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North. Funeral services will begin at 1:00 p.m. Douglas will be laid to rest at Highland Baptist Church Cemetery.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 South Highway 29, Cantonment, is entrusted with arrangements.
Escambia Approves RESTORE Funding Spends, Including Cantonment Community Center, O.C. Phillips Bridge
January 24, 2024
Tuesday, the Escambia County Commission approved Escambia County’s RESTORE Act Draft Multi-Year Implementation Plan Amendment 3, including funding for a Cantonment Community Center and the replacement of a bridge on O.C. Phillips Road near Walnut Hill.
In addition to 2 million for the O.C. Phillips Bridge Replacement and $1.1 million for the construction of a Cantonment Community Center, other projects include:
- 550,000 for Bayou Grande Watershed Management Plan;
- $264,843 for Carpenter Creek Headwaters – CCWMP Site 16;
- $1.1 million for Palafox Complete Street Construction;
- $2.75 million for Pensacola Beach Bob Sikes Fishing Pier Rehabilitation;
- $3.6 million for Perdido Key Beach Public Access Property Acquisition and Construction;
- $550,000 for South Navy Boulevard Improvements.
Reminder: Get Free Reblended Paint From Escambia County On Thursdays
January 24, 2024
Escambia County offers free reblended paint in five gallon buckets.
The paint is available every Thursday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Perdido Landfill on Beulah Road. It is offered to the public for free in exchange for a new five gallon bucket with a lid (available at local hardware stores). Available colors may include beige, black, blue, brown, green, gray, orange, pink, purple, red, yellow and white.
Citizens can also dispose of up to 20 gallons of latex and oil-based paint at a time at the landfill at no charge. Latex paint is screened twice, reblended and put into new five-gallon buckets.
Call (850) 937-2160 for additional information and color availability.
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Registration Underway For Tri-City Children’s Choir
January 24, 2024
Registration is underway for the Tri-City Children’s Choir (TCCC), a program of the Pensacola Children’s Chorus.
TCCC welcomes young singers in grades 1-6 who reside in Century and the communities in Florida and Alabama.
The choir will once again be under the direction of Holley Driver, a Century-based music teacher.
Singers will meet weekly beginning February 1 at Century First United Methodist Church, 530 Church Street. TCCC is a tuition-based program and costs from $15 to $65 per month. Families may choose the weekly amount that works best for their household finances, and scholarships are also available. Parents can apply during the registration process and pay as little as $1 a month.
For more information on joining the choir, or make a contribution, visit www.tricitychoir.org.
Driver taught music in the Escambia County School District for over 15 years, served as the choral director at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino for nine years, and teaches in her own studio.
If you need more information, call or text Driver at (850) 324-6182.
Pictured: A 2022 performance by the Tri-City Children’s Choir. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
