Free Adoptions This Month At The Animal Shelter; Special ‘Adoptapalooza’ On Sunday
October 1, 2022
Adoptions are free this month at the Escambia County animal shelter, and they are hosting an “Adoptapalooza” adoption event on Sunday.
The Adoptapalooza event is open to the public, their pets and anyone who has been considering adopting. Come out and enjoy food, games, and activities for both kids and dogs. Free pet adoptions will also be offered during the event. Staff will be available to help match families with their perfect pet from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday.
In addition to Sunday’s event, the Animal Welfare and Adoption Center is open Monday-Friday from 12-5 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Adoptions are free and license fees are waived through October 31.
Florida’s Month-Long Gas Tax Holiday Started Saturday
October 1, 2022
Florida’s month-long gas tax holiday started Saturday and continues through the entire month of October.
The holiday is expected to save Floridians about $200 million by lowering the price of gas by 25.3 cents per gallon.
The gas tax holiday is not in response to Hurricane Ian. It was approved by the Florida Legislature as part of a broader tax savings package earlier this year.
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Firefighters From Alabama, Florida Battle Fire Near Atmore Airport
October 1, 2022
Fighters from Alabama and Florida battled a large field fire Friday afternoon near the Atmore Municipal Airport.
The fire burned quickly across a field to the east of the airport, along Hanger Road. There was no immediate word on the number of acres involved or the cause of the blaze.
The Atmore Fire Department, Poarch Creek Fire Department, and multiple units from the Walnut Hill Station of Escambia County (FL) Fire Rescue responded.
The Atmore airport is located on Highway 31 just east of the city, about a mile north of the Alabama-Florida state line.
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EREC Crews Join Hurricane Ian Power Restoration Efforts
October 1, 2022
A convoy of power trucks pulled out of Escambia River Electric Cooperative in Jay Friday headed to assist with power restoration following Hurricane Ian.
About 125 line crews from Texas and Louisiana spent Thursday night in bunk trailers at EREC due to the lack of hotel room availability. They joined EREC crews in Thursday’s convoy.
They will first help the Peace River Electric Cooperative to restore power. Peace River expects to utilize some 300 electric cooperative and contract crews from seven states.
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Milton Tops Tate 21-7
October 1, 2022
The Milton Panthers defeated the Tate Aggies 21-7 Friday night in Milton.
Tate took a 7-0 lead with about six minutes to go in the first quarter.
The Aggies held their lead until the second quarter when Milton answered with a touchdown to tie it headed into halftime.
The Tate Aggies will be at the West Florida Jaguars next Friday night.
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High School Football Scoreboard
October 1, 2022
Here are Friday night football scores from across the North Escambia area:
FLORIDA
- Milton 21, Tate 7 [Story, photos...]
- Pine Forest 54, Fort Walton Beach 0
- West Florida 50, Walton 29
- Jay 25, Destin 6
- Escambia 18, Booker T. Washington 15
- Pensacola Catholic 35, Pensacola High 8
- Gulf Breeze 35, Pace 28
- Baker 48, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy 7
- Bye: Northview, Navarre
ALABAMA
- Escambia Academy 38, Hooper Academy 20
- Thomasville 28, Flomaton 20
- Jackson 49, Escambia County (Atmore) 21
- W.S. Neal 9, Cottage Hill 0
- T.R. Miller 28, Bayside Academy 3
Pictured: Tate traveled to Milton Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photo by Jennifer Repine, click to enlarge.
Cottage Hill Boil Water Notice Rescinded: Contractor Hit Water Main In McDavid
September 30, 2022
UPDATE: THIS BOIL WATER NOTICE WAS LIFTED 9/30 AFTER TESTING SHOWED THAT THE WATER WAS SAFE TO DRINK.
A contractor working in McDavid Tuesday hit a water main causing a water outage for Central Water Works customers from South Century Boulevard to Byrneville Road.
The leak was valved off and water service returned to most customers in the area within the hour.
A precautionary boil water notice is in effect until further notice.
The utility is advising, as a precaution, that all water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth, or washing dishes be boiled. A rolling boil of one minute is sufficient. As an alternative bottled water may be used.
This precautionary boil water notice will remain in effect until the problem has been corrected and a bacteriological survey shows that the water is safe to drink.
Customers can monitor their phone, texts and emails from Central Water Works, and this story will be updated when the boil water notice is lifted.
ECSO: Century Man Was Pushing Stolen Shotgun In Shopping Cart Along Road In Bratt
September 30, 2022
A Century man is facing charges after deputies spotted him pushing a shopping cart containing a shotgun along a rural roadway near Bratt.
Rudy Matthew Lamar Marquardt, 28, was pushing the shopping cart on C.W. Carraway off Highway 4, about 1.5 miles east of Northview High School.
A Winchester 12-gauge shotgun was in the shopping cart, according to an arrest report. Records indicated that it was stolen from Memphis, Tennessee.
After his arrest, deputies found two Alprazolam pills in Marquardt’s pants pocket along with a straw made from a writing pen, the report continues. In the shopping cart, they found “smoking apparatus” with marijuana residue.
Marquardt was taken to the ECSO precinct in Century where he started showing signs of a possible overdose and was transported to Jay Hospital, the report states.
Marquardt was arrested this week on outstanding warrants from the February 22 incident. He remained in the Escambia County Jail Friday morning without bond.
25 Local Troopers Deploy To Assist With Hurricane Ian Recovery
September 30, 2022
Twenty-five state troopers from the local district has been deployed to the path of destruction left behind by Hurricane Ian.
The troopers are part of the Florida Highway Patrol Troop A, which serves counties including Escambia and Santa Rosa.
They hope to provide relief and assistance with chainsaw, rescue and recovery teams.
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ECFR Beulah Volunteer Firefighters Helping With Hurricane Ian Response
September 30, 2022
Two Escambia County Fire Rescue volunteers with the Beulah Fire Station deployed Thursday to help with Hurricane Ian rescue and recovery.
In Beulah’s “Tanker 2″, they first traveled to Chipley to join a strike team before heading to south Florida. The volunteers are firefighter Chris Kneziensk (pictured left) and Assistant District Chief Yoshimi Core.
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