IMPACT 100 Names 15 Finalists for $1.1 Million In Grants
September 12, 2019
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a women’s philanthropic organization, announced the 15 grant finalists selected for 2019 on Wednesday.
Eleven of the 15 finalists will each receive a grant of $106,000 at the IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area Annual Meeting on October 13.
The 15 finalists are:
ARTS & CULTURE
- EHS Band Boosters Association, Inc.
- Project: EHS Band Equipment Upgrades for Young Gifted Students
- First City Arts Alliance, Inc. dba First City Art Center
- Project: Creating Space for Educating and Inspiring Youth
- Pensacola Little Theatre, Inc.
- Project: On the Fly at Pensacola Little Theatre
EDUCATION
- Santa Rosa County 4-H Association, Inc.
- Project: 4-H Field Education Facility
- The Global Corner, Inc.
- Project: The Global Corner 2.0 – Expanding Horizons in Our Community
- The Secret Place Home, Inc.
- Project: The Therapeutic Impact Classroom
ENVIRONMENT, RECREATION & PRESERVATION
- Children’s Home Society of Florida, Inc.
- Project: Keeping Families on the Right Track
- Splash Cats, Inc.
- Project: Just Keep Swimming
- Tennis-4-Everyone, Inc.
- Project: Oakcrest Elementary/Ebonwood 10 & Under Tennis Courts
FAMILY
- Baptist Health Care Foundation, Inc.
- Project: Life-Saving Skills for Families: Hitting the Streets to Keep the Beat Alive
- Pensacola Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
- Project: Building Homes, Communities, and Hope, One Family at a Time: Tools for Construction Site
- Young Men’s Christian Association of Northwest Florida, Inc. dba YMCA of Northwest Florida
- Project: The Wheels on the Bus
HEALTH & WELLNESS
- Healing Paws for Warriors, Inc.
- Project: Save a Veteran/Rescue a Dog
- Health and Hope Clinic, Inc.
- Project: IMPACT100: How to Save a Life
- Manna Food Bank, Inc., dba Manna Food Pantries
- Project: Generating Hope to End Hunger
Finalists will present their projects to the IMPACT 100 membership at the organization’s annual meeting October 13.
With 1,166 members this year, IMPACT 100 is able to award $106,000 each to eleven nonprofit organizations in our community for a total impact of $1,166,000. In the 16 years since its inception, IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area has awarded 98 grants totaling $10,498,000 to 72 nonprofit organizations serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. After the 2019 grants are awarded in October, IMPACT 100 will have awarded 109 grants totaling $11,664,000.
Online Threat Leads To Lockdown At Pine Forest, George Stone, Longleaf
September 11, 2019
Pine Forest High School, George Stone Technical College and Longleaf Elementary were placed on lockdown Wednesday after a student made an online threat, but it was later determined that the alleged threat had nothing to do with any of the schools.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office received a tip from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office about a social media threat that matched the name of a George Stone student.
The student was questioned but not charged with any crime. Deputies say the student was not the person that made the threat.
File photo.
Vehicle Stopped By Guardrail Protecting House
September 11, 2019
A car slammed into a guardrail at a Century intersection Wednesday morning, stopping short of hitting a nearby house.
The juvenile driver of a Volkswagen sedan apparently rounded a curve and failed to stop at a stop sign on Jefferson Avenue at Pond Street. The vehicle went through the intersection and hit the guardrail designed to protect a house about 10 feet away.
The driver and two other juveniles in the vehicle were not seriously injured.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating and has not released any additional information.
The Century Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS also responded.
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Never Forget: First Responders Gather For 9-11 Memorial Breakfast
September 11, 2019
The sunrise Wednesday was like any other September 11 morning over the Little Escambia Baptist Church in Flomaton. A bit hazy, but a bright fiery orange with the promise of another day. Much like September 11, 2001, in New York City. And Washington. And a field in Pennsylvania.
Flomaton is a world away from the horrors that became our focus 18 years ago. But there’s a kindred spirit, a brotherhood between first responders. Police, fire, EMS – they are one, and they are there to answer the next call.
First responders from the Escambia counties in Alabama and Florida gathered Wednesday morning for the annual 9-11 Memorial Breakfast. It was a chance to remember where they were on September 11, 2001. It’s been long enough that some were not old enough to know what was unfolding. But they will never forget.
Speakers, free flags and a little sausage made for a better morning. But it was more about the hugs, the pats on the back and the fellowship of the first responder family.
As the event wound to a close, the tones went off for the Flomaton Fire Department, alerting them to an emergency call. And they left the breakfast to answer the call. That’s what first responders do. That’s what nearly 3,000 of their brothers did on September 11, 2011.
They will never forget.
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Century Wants To Eliminate Position, Replace With Work Release Inmates
September 11, 2019
The Town of Century wants another inmate work squad from the local prison, and the town is willing to eliminate a position to pay for it.
Street Superintendent Kevin Merchant wants to eliminate a vacant budgeted position, benefits for that position and other associated costs like overtime to save about $50,000 to offset the cost of additional work release squad from Century Correctional Institution.
The work release squad would include five inmates and supervising correctional officer working in the street department. The town has budgeted an additional $10,000 to cover the shortfall from the $60,000 per year estimated cost.
The next step in the process is the creation of a contract by the Florida Department of Corrections for town approval.
Pictured. Century Correctional Institution inmates on a work detail at Nadine McCaw Park in Century. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Cantonment McDonald’s Shooting Victim Sentenced To Probation
September 11, 2019
A man shot last March the McDonald’s on Highway 29 in Cantonment has been sentenced to probation.
Judge Jeffrey Burns withheld adjudication in sentencing Roger David Madden to 12 months supervised probation on a reduced count of misdemeanor first degree battery. He was also ordered to stay away from the victims and their home and to complete anger management counseling.
Madden was originally charged with first degree felony burglary with assault or battery, which was punishable by up to life in prison.
On March 28, a dispute erupted between Madden and another man in the restaurant parking lot on Highway 29 near Old Chemstrand Road. Madden walked away from the vehicle, returned and jumped through an open driver’s side window into the vehicle, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
The man inside the vehicle fired one shot in self defence, striking Madden in the arm. Madden was arrested after being released from the hospital.
There were no children present in the vehicle at the time of the shooting, but children were present on the scene.
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Century Approves About $3,000 In Emergency Repairs To Collapsed Elm Street
September 11, 2019
A collapsed culvert on Elm Street is costing about $3,000 to for the Town of Century to repair.
The repair required the purchase of 40 feet of 4-foot wide corrugated pipe and asphalt. The collapse led to the closure of Elm Street from Highway 29 to Jeter Lane.
The town council approved the emergency purchase of the people and asphalt from their sales tax infrastructure fund.
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Bratt Elementary Names Students Of The Month
September 11, 2019
Bratt Elementary School has named Students of the Month for September. They are:
Pre-K
Summer Bell
Dawson Golson
Kindergarten
Lilly Harper Jacobson
Addisyn Steege
James Romans
Makenna Smith
1st Grade
Mason Wilson
Cameron Hall
Melody Sage
Paisley Emmons
2nd Grade
Audrey Franklin
Bailey Campbell
Landon Lee
Zoe Jantz
3rd Grade
Jaxon Byrd
Autumn Heist
Alexa Beasley
Sophia Ikner
Jeremiah Walker
4th Grade
Makinzi Roley
Trinity Bryan
Sawyer Gilmore
Sandra Hall
5th Grade
Mikayla McAnally
MaKayla Plato
Presley Johnson
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Schools Recognized For Helping The American Heart Association
September 11, 2019
Several Escambia County Schools were recognized by the American Heart Association Tuesday for their efforts in conducting the Kids Heart Challenge and the American Heart Challenge.
Meghan Austin,youth market director for AHA, provided awards to the top fundraising schools for 2018-2019: Holm Elementary, for raising $1,635; Molino Park Elementary, $1,701.83; Bratt Elementary, $2,449; N.B. Cook Elementary, $2,491; and Bellview Elementary on top raising $2,825. The Participation Excellence Award recognized t Beulah Elementary and Blue Angels Elementary for their participation levels.
This year’s participating schools were A.K. Suter Elementary, Bellview Elementary, Bellview Middle, Beulah Elementary, Beulah Middle, Blue Angels Elementary, Bratt Elementary, Brentwood Elementary, Byrneville Elementary, Hellen Caro Elementary, Holm Elementary, Lincoln Park Elementary, Lipscomb Elementary, McArthur Elementary, Molino Park Elementary, N.B. Cook Elementary, Oakcrest Elementary, O.J. Semmes Elementary, Pine Meadow Elementary, Ransom Middle, Warrington Elementary, and West Pensacola Elementary.
Pictured top: (L-R) Principals Melissa Groff, Bellview; Karen Hall, Bratt; Lisa Arnold, Molino Park; Terri Fina, Holm; Monica Silvers, Beulah; Jayne Murphy, Blue Angels; and Larry Knight, N.B. Cook. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Get A Special Edition Toy Story 4 Library Card This Month Only
September 11, 2019
West Florida Public Libraries are offering a special edition library card during September in honor of Library Card Sign-up Month.
The special edition card features Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” characters joining the American Library Association on an adventure to promote the value of a library card.
While library cards are always free for Escambia County residents, the usual $3 replacement fee for lost or damaged cards will be waived during the month of September as part of the celebration.
September was designated as Library Card Sign-up Month by the ALA in 1987, after then Secretary of Education William J. Bennett issued a challenge. The challenge was for a national campaign encouraging every child to obtain and regularly use a library card.
Escambia County residents can find information about getting a library card or sign up at mywfpl.com/borrow/card.