From ECSO To Animal Rescue To Emergency Management: Escambia County Responds To Helene Recovery
September 28, 2024
Agencies from Escambia County responded Friday to areas impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Escambia County Emergency Management deployed early Friday morning to Madison County along with the county’s mobile command unit, THOR, Escambia County EMS, and Santa Rosa County Emergency Management to support response and recovery efforts. An Animal Search and Rescue team also responded.
In addition, Escambia County is hosting animals that were evacuated due to Hurricane Helene at the Escambia County Equestrian Center in Beulah.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also deployed to Madison County to assist with recovery efforts. The team is comprised of Escambia Sheriff’s Office employees who have volunteered to respond to disaster areas. The group is completely self-sufficient and equipped with chainsaws, generators, sleeping quarters, showers, full cook team, skid steer to help clear roads, ATVs and other equipment that can be used to assist in search and rescue operations along with law-enforcement duties. They will be deployed 7-14 days.
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God Bless You All: EREC Linemen Helping With Power Restoration After Hurricane Helene
September 28, 2024
Crews from Escambia River Electric Cooperatives deployed Friday to assist with power restoration following Hurricane Helene.
The EREC crews will assist with power restoration for Central Florida Electric Cooperative in Chiefland, Florida.
“Thank you to all the linemen leaving their families to help us. God bless you all,” Teresa Hodge of Bell, Florida, said through social media.
Before they departed, EREC CEO Ryan Campbell emphasized the importance of extreme caution and safety measures.
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Friends Of The Library Fall Book Sale Is Underway
September 28, 2024
The Friends of the West Florida Public Library Fall Book Sale is now underway at the Downtown Pensacola Library. The sale features a wide variety of books, DVDs, CDs, and other materials at discounted prices.
Saturday, September 28, the sale is open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. with free admission and half-off book prices. On Sunday, the sale is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with free admission and a $7 bag sale. All of the books you can fit in the provided bag are just $7 on Sunday.
The Friends of the West Florida Public Library is a non-profit organization that supports West Florida Library system. The organization has been hosting the Fall Book Sale for many years and it has become a popular event for book lovers in the community.
This year’s sale is expected to be even more successful than last year, thanks to the generous support from the community. In fact, the Friends of the West Florida Public Library recently announced that they were able to donate $50,000 to the library system earlier this month. This is the second year in a row that the organization has been able to make such a donation.
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Navarre Upsets Tate For The Aggies’ First Loss Of The Season (With Gallery)
September 28, 2024
The Navarre Raiders upset the Tate Aggies 30-27 at Pete Gindl Stadium Friday night in Cantonment. It was the first loss of the season for the Aggies, now 5-1.
The Aggies started strong in the district game when quarterback Taite Davis found Carson Secchiari for a 23-yard touchdown on the opening drive for Tate. The kick was blocked, and the Aggies led 6-0 on Carl Madison Field. Navarre answered with a TD of their own.
Laquarius Bradford added a 30-yard touchdown for Tate with 3:30 to go in the first quarter. The PAT was again blocked, leaving Tate with a 12-7 advantage.
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With 4:51 to go in the half, David threw to Elijah West with an impressive touchdown catch (pictured above). Carson Secchiari added a 4-yard touchdown run with 8:08 to go in the game.
“They had a good plan,” Tate head coach Rhett Summerford said. “I guess we did not play very well tonight but hats off to them. We lost one that we should have won. but that’s football. That’s high school football.
The Aggies will be off next week before returning to action October 11 at the Pace Patriots.
“It was a bye week, and then you are going to play a big one,” Summerford said. We’ve got two weeks to work on it. We’ve got to plan a little better. But we are not out; the season is not over.”
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Sunny And Dry Through The Weekend
September 28, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Atmore Blue Devils Defeat Northview 14-0 (With Gallery)
September 28, 2024
The Escambia County High School (Atmore) Blue Devils defeated the Northview Chiefs 14-0 Friday night in Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium in Bratt.
The game stood at zero-all headed into the locker room at halftime.
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The Blue Devils scored with 10:19 to go in the third on a 50-yard touchdown run by Jovaughntai Henderson. Ronald Jackson added a 3-yard rushing touchdown for Atmore with 5:17 remaining in the game to seal the win.
“Just a disappointing loss,” Northview head coach Wes Summerford said. ” I think we had them most of the game and really needed one more stop, needed to hold them up and it just didn’t happen… I just don’t think we came out in the second half. I don’t think we came out at all second half.”
Escambia County (2-4) will travel to Orange Beach (4-2) next Friday night. The Chiefs (2-4) will celebrate homecoming next week as they host the Baker Gators (5-1) in a district game.
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High School Football Scoreboard
September 28, 2024
Here are Friday night football scores from around the North Escambia area.
FLORIDA
- Navarre 30, Tate 27 [Read more, photos...]
- Escambia County (Atmore) 14, Northview 0 [Read more, photos...]
- Flomaton 24, Jay 17
- Pace 56, Crestview 25
- Escambia 48, Washington 14
- Bay at Pensacola High
- Freeport at Pensacola Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
- Niceville 41, Gulf Breeze 7
- Mosley at Milton (rescheduled to Monday)
- Central at Rocky Bayou Christian (Saturday, 6 p.m.)
ALABAMA
- Flomaton 24, Jay 17
- Escambia County (Atmore) at Northview
- Escambia Academy 50, Snook Christian Academy 10
- T.R. Miller 28, UMS-Wright 14
- W.S. Neal 37, Blountstown 6
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Here Is Saturday’s College Football TV Schedule
September 28, 2024
Here is this week’s college football schedule and where to watch the games.
All times are Central.
Week 5
Kentucky at No. 6 Ole Miss | 11 a.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Minnesota at No. 12 Michigan | 11 a.m. | FOX
No. 20 Oklahoma State at No. 23 Kansas State | 11 a.m. | ESPN
No. 22 BYU at Baylor | 11 a.m. | FS1
Nebraska at Purdue | 11 a.m. | Peacock
Northern Illinois at NC State | 11 a.m. | The CW Network
Maryland at Indiana | 11 a.m. | Big Ten Network
Buffalo at UConn | 11 a.m. | CBSSN
Western Kentucky at Boston College | 11 a.m. | ACC Network
Holy Cross at Syracuse | 11 a.m. | ESPN+/ACC Extra
Navy at UAB | 11 a.m. | ESPN2
South Florida at Tulane | 11 a.m. | ESPNU
Dayton at Marist | 11 a.m. | ESPN+
Harvard at Brown | 11 a.m. | ESPN+
Bucknell at Lehigh | 11 a.m. | ESPN+
Emory & Henry at Limestone | 11 a.m. | FloSports
Ferris State at American International | 11 a.m. | FloSports
Hilbert at Lycoming | 11 a.m. | FloSports
St. John Fisher at Wilkes | 11 a.m. | FloSports
Hobart at Keystone | 11 a.m. | FloSports
Norwich at WPI | 11 a.m. | FloSports
Columbia at Georgetown | 11:30 a.m. | ESPN+
Houston Christian at Indiana State | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Valparaiso at Morehead State | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
San Diego at Drake | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Dartmouth at Merrimack | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Colgate at Penn | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Fordham at Monmouth | 12 p.m. | FloSports
Virginia Lynchburg at Butler | 12 p.m. | FloSports
Shenandoah at Juniata | 12 p.m. | FloSports
Mississippi College at Chowan | 12 p.m. | FloSports
Springfield at Coast Guard | 12 p.m. | FloSports
Southern Connecticut State at St. Anselm | 12 p.m. | FloSports
Susquehanna at Western New England | 12 p.m. | FloSports
Tusculum at Lenoir-Rhyne | 12 p.m. | FloSports
Ball State at James Madison | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Mercer at Wofford | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Richmond at Elon | 1 p.m. | FloSports
Delaware State at Campbell | 1 p.m. | FloSports
North Alabama at West Georgia | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Southern Utah at Austin Peay | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Robert Morris at Eastern Kentucky | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
East Tennessee State at The Citadel | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Southern Illinois at South Dakota | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Murray State at North Dakota | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Samford at Furman | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Yale at Cornell | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
New Haven at Bentley | 1 p.m. | FloSports
Texas State at Sam Houston | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Lindenwood at Eastern Illinois | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
North Carolina Central vs. Norfolk State (in Indianapolis, Indiana) | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
North Dakota State at Illinois State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Youngstown State at Missouri State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Howard at Princeton | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Cal Poly at Northern Colorado | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
West Florida at Grand Valley State | 2 p.m. | FloSports
Clark Atlanta vs. Lane (in Memphis, Tennessee) | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Wisconsin at No. 13 USC | 2:30 p.m. | CBS
No. 15 Louisville at No. 16 Notre Dame | 2:30 p.m. | Peacock
No. 21 Oklahoma at Auburn | 2:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
Arkansas at No. 24 Texas A&M | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
TCU at Kansas | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Colorado at UCF | 2:30 p.m. | FOX
UMass at Miami (Ohio) | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Louisiana at Wake Forest | 2:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Fresno State at UNLV | 2:30 p.m. | FS1
San Diego State at Central Michigan | 2:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Georgia Southern at Georgia State | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Western Michigan at Marshall | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Akron at Ohio | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Kent State | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Maine at UAlbany | 2:30 p.m. | FloSports
Sacred Heart at Delaware | 2:30 p.m. | FloSports
Morgan State at Stony Brook | 2:30 p.m. | FloSports
North Carolina at Duke | 3 p.m. | ESPN2
UTSA at East Carolina | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Tennessee Tech at Gardner-Webb | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Sacramento State at Northern Arizona | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Northwestern State at Southeast Missouri State | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Delta State at Erskine | 3 p.m. | FloSports
West Texas A&M at Western Oregon | 3:05 p.m. | LSC Digital Network
Mississippi State at No. 1 Texas | 3:15 p.m. | SEC Network
Old Dominion at Bowling Green | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Louisiana Tech at Florida International | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
UT Martin at Kennesaw State | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Wagner at Florida Atlantic | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Hampton at William & Mary | 5 p.m. | FloSports
North Carolina A&T at South Carolina State | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
LIU at Villanova | 5 p.m. | FloSports
Charleston Southern at Tennessee State | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Montana State at Idaho State | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Fort Valley State at Savannah State | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Mars Hill at Wingate | 5 p.m. | FloSports
Stanford at No. 17 Clemson | 6 p.m. | ESPN
No. 18 Iowa State at Houston | 6 p.m. | FS1
UL Monroe at Troy | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Charlotte at Rice | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Tulsa at North Texas | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Lamar at Central Arkansas | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Portland State at Chattanooga | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling (in Dallas, Texas) | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
McKendree at Western Illinois | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Jackson State at Texas Southern | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Davidson at Presbyterian | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
SE Louisiana at Tarleton State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Shorter at North Greenville | 6 p.m. | FloSports
No. 2 Georgia at No. 4 Alabama | 6:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
No. 3 Ohio State at Michigan State | 6:30 p.m. | Peacock
No. 19 Illinois at No. 9 Penn State | 6:30 p.m. | NBC
Middle Tennessee at Memphis | 6:30 p.m. | ESPNU
South Alabama at No. 14 LSU | 6:45 p.m. | SEC Network
Florida State at SMU | 7 p.m. | ACC Network
Cincinnati at Texas Tech | 7 p.m. | ESPN2
New Mexico at New Mexico State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Air Force at Wyoming | 7 p.m. | CBSSN
Montana at Eastern Washington | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
McNeese at Weber State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
UT Permian Basin at Midwestern State | 7 p.m. | FloSports
Sul Ross State at Texas A&M-Kingsville | 7 p.m. | FloSports
Abilene Christian at Utah Tech | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Washington State at No. 25 Boise State |9 p.m. | FS1
Idaho at UC Davis | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
Chapman at Redlands | 9 p.m. | FloSports
Arizona at No. 10 Utah | 9:15 p.m. | ESPN
No. 8 Oregon at UCLA | 10 p.m. | FOX
Alabama A&M at Florida A&M — RESCHEDULED
West Alabama at Valdosta State — CANCELED
Liberty at Appalachian State | CANCELED
Vehicle Crashes And Burns After Fleeing From Law Enforcement In Two States
September 27, 2024
A vehicle that fled from law enforcement in both Alabama and Florida crash and burned near Nokomis in extreme northwest Escambia County.
Due to an equipment violation, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle on North Century Boulevard Wednesday night, according to ECSO spokesperson Morgan Lewis. The driver did not stop, and deputies did not pursue the vehicle due to speed and safety issues, she said.
The vehicle was later spotted near the state line in Atmore, Alabama. Atmore Police Department Sgt. Darrell McMann said APD officers pursued the vehicle for only a few seconds before it crossed back into Florida. He said Atmore officers terminated their pursuit and did not chase the vehicle into Florida.
About 9:30 p.m., the vehicle burst into flames after crashing into a tree and a ditch on Pineville Road near Hollingsworth Road
The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia County Fire Rescue responded and extinguished the blaze. Two people from the vehicle were located on Hollingsworth Road; it was not clear if either was the driver. Both were transported by Escambia County EMS to an area hospital as trauma alerts.
The Florida Highway Patrol investigated the crash. Due to preparations for Hurricane Helene, FHP was unable to provide further details Thursday.
Area Schools Are Open Friday
September 27, 2024
Area schools are open in Friday.
All schools and offices in Escambia County in Florida, Escambia County in Alabama and Santa Rosa County will be open on Friday.
Schools were closed out of an abundance of caution Thursday in Escambia County, Florida, and Santa Rosa County.
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