NWE Midgets Fall To Myrtle Grove
September 15, 2009
The Northwest Escambia Midgets fell short to Myrtle Grove Saturday 27-14.
Trailing 20-14 with three minutes to go, NWE drove to the Myrtle Grove 19 yard line. But with holding and dead ball personal foul calls, NWE was backed up to the 44 for third down and 25 to go. On fourth down, MG picked off a NWE pass, returning it to the 20.
Two plays later, Myrtle Grove punched it into the end zone. With a good kick, the score was at the 27-14 final.
Northwest Escambia will play Navarre Black this Saturday. The Mini-Mites will take the filed at 9:00; the Mites will play at 10:30; and the Midgets will start at noon.
Admission to Eagles games is free, and concessions are available.
Organizers encourage the community to come out and support the NWE Eagles.
Submitted info courtesy Bodie Tullis.
Reader’s Tip Leads To Arrest Of Molino Robbery Suspect In Century
September 14, 2009
A tip from a NorthEscambia.com reader has led the arrest of one of the suspects from this morning’s robbery of the Tom Thumb in Molino.
Escambia County deputies were called to a reported suspicious person and a possible burglary on Alger Road in Century about 9:20 this morning. When they arrived, they found a Pontiac Firebird with no tag in the parking lot of the Gospel Light Temple on Alger Road in Century.
A black male in the vehicle apparently had a flat tire and had stolen several tires and tools from a nearby shed in order to try fix his flat.
The vehicle in Century matched the description given by the NorthEscambia.com reader in a post in our comments section on story about the robbery. When deputies searched the location provided by the reader on Sunshine Hill Road at Cedar Springs Road, they found the cash register from Monday morning’s robbery of the Tom Thumb, as well as parts of the vehicle where the suspects had apparently hit a stump.
The suspect in Century was been taken into custody. Money, cash register and vehicle parts were recovered at the Molino Sunshine Hill Road location.
Pictured top: An investigator with the suspect’s car in Century discovers camouflage clothing that may have been used as a bandanna in this morning’s robbery. Pictured inset: A suspect in the back of a deputy’s car in Century. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
Authorities Investigate Apparent Murder In Atmore
September 14, 2009
Atmore Police are investigating an apparent homicide that occurred sometime over the weekend. The incident occurred at an apartment on Martin Luther King Drive in Atmore.
Relatives told police that they found the victim dead inside the apartment, apparently beaten in the head, about 4 p.m. Sunday. Relatives identified the victim as Michael Lee Dailey, 51, of Atmore. He was last seen alive about 11 p.m. Friday. The apparent murder is still under investigation by the Atmore Police Department. Further information was not available.
Pictured above: The scene of an apparent homicide on Martin Luther King Avenue in Atmore. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Store Robbery In Molino
September 14, 2009
Two black males robbed a Molino convenience store this morning.
One of the suspects is now is custody. Click here to read an update.
The robbery happened about 6:10 a.m. at the Tom Thumb at the intersection of Highway 29 and and Highway 97. Witnesses told deputies that two black males entered the store wearing bandannas over their faces. One of the bandannas was described as having a camouflage design.
One of the black males, described as being “short”, about 5-foot 2-inches tall, grabbed the cash register. Both ran out of and behind the store, where it is believed they got into a vehicle and fled the scene either on Crabtree Church Road or northbound on Highway 97. A vehicle description was not known at that time.
The suspects did not display a weapon during the robbery. Deputies did not say how much money was taken in the robbery, but did say there was only a very small amount of cash in the register.
For an update to this story, click here. For a photo gallery, click here.
Pictured top: An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office crime scene technician dusts the front door of the Tom Thumb in Molino for fingerprints following a morning robbery. Pictured below: The Tom Thumb in Molino was robbed about 6:10 Monday morning. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
Missing Children’s Day: Search Continues In North Escambia Case
September 14, 2009
A girl that was last seen nine years ago in North Escambia is among those that will be remembered today on Florida Missing Children’s Day.
Danielle Arion Bell, 14, was last seen at a party on September 30, 2001, near Cantonment. The teenager is believed to be an endangered runaway, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Danielle has a scar on her right forearm and blue eyes. She had brown hair at the time of her disappearance. She is now 22 years old.
Danielle attended Tate High School where she was a member of the Aggies cheerleading squad. The popular teen enjoyed dancing and drawing.
She was seen at a party on Cedar Tree Lane in Cantonment. Witnesses told authorities that she left the party that night shortly after a man that was in his mid-twenties at the time. Escambia County deputies later questioned that man and searched his home, but he was never charged in connection with the case.
During the summer of 2007, Alfredo Gomez Sanchez, Jr. was charged with providing law enforcement with false information about his whereabouts at the time Bell disappeared. He was not implicated in her disappearance.
Anyone with information about Bell is asked to call FDLE’s Missing and Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse at 1-888-FL MISSING or the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at 436-9630.
Each year, approximately 50,000 incidents of missing children are reported to Florida law enforcement agencies. While many children are located within hours or days, some children are recovered months or even years after being reported missing.
“We count on the public to be vigilant at all times,” said Special Agent Supervisor Lee Condon of FDLE’s Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse. “If something doesn’t seem right in a child’s situation, it’s probably not. We count on tips from citizens to provide those small pieces of information which may not seem significant at the time, but could ultimately make the difference in saving a child’s life whether the child is 5 or 17. A missing child is always a child in danger no matter what their age.”
The FDLE encourages the public to sign up to receive free Missing Child Alerts and Amber Alerts via personal computer, cell phone or text message by visiting www.missingchildrenalert.com.
Northview Football Recap; Plus Watch Video, Listen To The Entire Game
September 14, 2009
The Northview Chiefs lost to the South Walton Seahawks 14-6 on Friday night.
- For the complete play by play audio from the game, click here.
- For a highlight video (including the band, cheerleaders and players), click here.
- For game details, read below and click here for our Saturday morning story.
- Click here for a complete NorthEscambia.com photo gallery, including over 125 photos from game, the band and the cheerleaders.
Turnovers in the first half and penalties in the second half served as the cause of offensive struggles for both teams. The Seahawks scored early in the second quarter to take a 7-0 advantage on an eight yard touchdown run. The Chiefs had two opportunities late in the second quarter to tie up the game, but fumbled the ball away on the Seahawk five yard line and started another drive at the Seahawk 14 as a result of an interception by junior Austin Arrington.
They scored on the next play, but were denied due to a holding penalty and the Chiefs wound up turning the ball over on downs right before the end of the half. Midway through the third quarter, the Seahawks put together an 11 play, 55 yard drive for another score to increase their lead to 14-0.
On the ensuing drive, the Chiefs drove 63 yards in 10 plays to get on the board, with a five yard touchdown run by senior Shakel Holmes on the first play of the fourth quarter. The extra point try by senior Brad Lowery was wide left, making the score 14-6 in favor of the Seahawks.
The Chiefs forced the Seahawks to punt after a time consuming drive and had one more shot to tie the game, but wound up turning the ball over on downs with two minutes left in the game. The Seahawks ran out the clock and finished with a 14-6 district win over the Chiefs.
The Chiefs finished the game with 146 yards of rushing offense, led by senior Jeremy Jackson with 73 yards on seven carries and junior Dustin Yuhasz with 47 yards on 14 carries. The Chiefs’ quarterbacks, senior Brad Lowery and sophomore Brandon Sheets, were a combined 0 for 6 passing, with Lowery throwing one interception.
The Chiefs gave up 206 yards to the Seahawks; 194 rushing and 12 passing. The defense was led by junior defensive lineman, Lonnie Gardner, with eight tackles and junior linebacker, Levi Gideons, with seven tackles. The Chiefs have an open week next Friday and will play again at Bozeman on September 25th.
This story was submitted by Randy Albritton for NorthEscambia.com.
Pictured top: Dustin Yuhasz (#4) on the carry for the Northview Chiefs flanked by Ka’Daris Grice (#3) and Brad Lowery (#12) Friday night in Bratt. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Final Approval For New 22 Lot Subdivision Near Molino
September 14, 2009
Final plans have been approved for a new 22 lot single family private residential subdivision just off Highway 97 north of Molino.
Escambia County has given the final go-ahead to the plans by owner BCK Properties, LLC of Pensacola. The roads “Sunny Brook Court” and “Sunshine Ridge Court” will be located off Sunny Hill Road in Sunshine Hill Estates. The county says the roads are substantially complete. The roads and their drainage systems will remain private and will create no expense for the county.
The private subdivision will be constructed west of Highway 97 just south of Sunshine Hill Road. It will be about 1.5 miles west of Molino Park Elementary School.
Pictured: This map shows the location of a new 22 lot single family residential subdivision called Sunshine Hill Estates off Highway 97 north of Molino. Click to enlarge.
Woman Found Sleeping In Stolen Vehicle Wanted By Cops Again
September 14, 2009
A Jay woman found sleeping in a car stolen from Century was sentenced to probation for grand theft auto, and now the court system has issued another warrant for her arrest.
Rachel K. Rice, 30, of Jay, was found by an Escambia County Sheriff’s Department deputy asleep in a vehicle at the south end of Fairfield Drive on Bayou Grande on June 16. The vehicle had a busted rear window, according to the ECSO report. A check of the vehicle’s tag revealed it had been stolen a few days before from North Freedom Road in Century.
Rice was charged with grand theft auto, a third degree felony. She pleaded nolo contendere and was sentenced to 24 months probation with a $52 supervisory fee per month, $518 in court costs, $150 in public defender fees and ordered to make restitution to the vehicle owner in the amount of $354.50.
Now, a judge has found that she violated her probation and a warrant was issued for her arrest. She has not yet been arrested on that warrant. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 433-STOP or the Escambia Sheriff’s Office at 436-9620.
Free Hunter Safety Course
September 14, 2009
Escambia County Extension Services and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are offering a free hunter safety course.
Both traditional classroom style and online training are available. The traditional hunter safety course, which covers the knowledge, skills and attitude needed to be a safe hunter, is 12 hours of classroom instruction with a test and three hours on the range. The online version allows students to learn a majority of the knowledge portion of the course via computer with the remainder of the course covered in a four-hour classroom setting followed by a test and three hours on the range.
Participants must be 12 years of age or older. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
The hunter safety course will be held at the Langley Bell 4-H Center, 4810 West Nine Mile Road. Classes will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on September 15, 17, 22 and 24 with the range portion held September 26 from 7 to 10 a.m.
Information and registration is available online here or by calling the FWC’s regional office in Panama City at (850) 265-3676. You may also call Libbie Johnson at the local Escambia County Extension Services, (850) 475-5230 or email libbiej@ufl.edu.
Lincoln Beats The Pelicans For Championship
September 14, 2009
The Pelicans will have to settle for second best, as the Lincoln Saltdogs claimed the game and the championship with a 2-1 win on Sunday night in Pensacola. Despite outhitting the Saltdogs 11-8, Pensacola left 10 runners on base in the fifth game of the best-of-five American Association Championship Series.
The Saltdogs put up a run in the very first inning. Josh Burrus walked to start the game and moved to second on an Albenis Machado sacrifice bunt. Argelis Nunez knocked in Burrus with a base hit and Lincoln led 1-0.
Another Lincoln run scored in the top of the fifth inning, as Phil Hawke led off with a double and moved to third before Shawn McGill drove him in with a sacrifice fly to rightfield.
Pensacola had the makings of a huge bottom of the fifth. Marcos Rodriguez singled, Chase Burch followed with a base hit, and Dallas Christison doubled to bring Rodriguez home. Palmisano walked to load the bases, but the Pelicans would strand the three runners, and the 2-1 Lincoln lead would go final.
Kieran Mattison took the loss after tossing six innings, yielding both of Lincoln’s runs on six hits and two walks. Mattison struck out five Saltdogs in the effort. Francisco Butto pitched innings seven and eight while walking two and striking out one, giving up a hit. Ron Hill tossed a scoreless ninth allowing one hit.
Marshall McDougall led all Pelicans with a 3-4 evening, and Marcos Rodriguez and Lou Palmisano went 2-4, with Rodriguez knocking a double. Dallas Christison had the only Pelicans’ RBI.
This was the first appearance in the American Association playoffs for the Pelicans, and Talmadge Nunnari’s first stint as field manager.