Winning Jay Lottery Ticket Expires Saturday
July 18, 2010
Midnight Saturday is the deadline to claim a $68,663.34 prize from a winning lottery ticket sold near Jay.
The Fantasy 5 ticket was sold January 25 at McDonald’s State Line Lotto on Highway 87 at the Alabama/Florida line. The prize winner had 180 days to claim the prize, and that time period expires at midnight Saturday.
The winning numbers were 2-13-19-24-28.
Atmore Man Charged In Local Burglary; May Have Been Accompanied By Child
July 18, 2010
An Atmore man that may have had a child in his car at the time of the crime has been charged with a burglary last Sunday afternoon in Davisville.
Brady Lee Mosley, 52, of McRae Street, is jailed on felony charges of burglary and larceny. He remains in the Escambia County Jail without bond on a violation of probation warrant.
About 1 p.m. July 11, Escambia County Sheriffs’ Office investigators believe Mosley took five automotive radiators from a workshop at a home in the 10000 block of Highway 97. Witnesses reported seeing a 1995 tan Mercury Marquis with Alabama tag 30A73P1 backed into the carport area of the workshop. The suspect removed five radiators worth about $500 from the workshop area, according to a Sheriff’s Office report.
A witness confronted Mosley, at which time he fled north on Highway 97 in the Mercury Marquis. The witness followed Mosley as he turned west on Nokomis Road, to Rockaway Creek Road to Miller Road. Knowing that Miller Road was a dead end, the witness parked his car and waited while on the phone with a Sheriff’s Office dispatcher. When the suspect exited Miller Road a short time later, the witness again followed him back to Nokomis Road. That’s where the witness stopped the chase because he said the man believed to be Mosley was driving erratically at a high rate of speed.
Two witnesses reported that the suspect had a juvenile male about 11-years old in the car at the time of the incident.
The burglary victim reported that several items in the workshop had been tampered with or moved, but only the radiators were missing.
According to the Sheriff’s Office report, the Mercury was registered to the Mosley’s stepfather, and his roommate in Atmore told authorities that Mosley had left home in the vehicle just prior to the incident. Two witnesses independently picked Mosley out of separate photo lineups.
Highland 633 Students Attend M-Fuge Camp
July 18, 2010
The Highland Baptist Church 633 Student Ministry recently participated in the M-Fuge Student Camp at North Greenville University in Greenville, South Carolina.
“We took 27 students and adult chaperones. Our students participated each day in ministry projects including children’s ministry, social ministry, games and recreation ministry, painting-cleanup-yard work ministry, and creative ministry. Students were equipped to share their faith, which they did each day. Each day the students and adults participated in worship services and enjoyed various activities as a group. Upon return from camp our students have a renewed heart for serving others in our community with the love of Christ,” said Student Pastor Brad Johnson.
Highland Student Ministry meets each Wednesday night at 6:45pm at Highland Baptist Church, 6240 Hwy 95A North, Molino.
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Pictured: The Highland Baptist Church 633 Student Ministry at M-Fuge Student Camp in Greenville, South Carolina. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Decreasing Rain Chances Next Week, Hotter Temps
July 18, 2010
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 73. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Monday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming east between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
- Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 96.
NWE All-Stars Win Sectionals, Headed To State
July 18, 2010
The Northwest Escambia All-Stars are now sectional champions and headed to state after sweeping both of their 11-12 year old Little League softball games Saturday in Tallahassee.
NWE beat Tallahassee Chaires Little League 16-1 and 8-2 in the double elimination tournament for the Florida Section 1 Championship. The Northwest Escambia girls will travel to the state tournament in Fort Myers next week.
In the first game, Mallory Ryan pitched all four innings with seven strike outs and no walks.
Scoring for NWE: Mallory Ryan: 2; Kyndall Hall: 2; Penny Banda: 1; Courtney Peebles: 2; Kendal Cobb: 2; Addy Lee: 3; Kristen Byrd: 2; Natalie Goetter: 1; Peighton Dortch: 1. RBIs for NWE: Mallory Ryan: 4; Kyndall Hall: 1; Courtney Peebles: 3; Kendal Cobb: 1; Addy Lee: 1.
In the second game, NWE and Chaires were tied 2-2 at the end of the sixth, and continued tied 2-2 at the end of the seventh. But NWE was able to score six runs in the top of the eighth for the 8-2 win.
Ryan pitched five innings with four strike outs and a walk. Courtney Peebles pitched three innings with one strike out and no walks.
Scoring for NWE: Kyndall Hall: 1; Courtney Peebles: 1; Kendal Cobb: 2; Addy Lee: 1; Kristen Byrd: 1; Natalie Goetter: 1; Savanna Roux: 1. RBIs for NWE: Kyndall Hall: 1;
Penny Banda: 1; Natalie Goetter: 1.
In the state championship series next week, NWE will play Thursday at 8 p.m., Friday at 1:30 p.m. and Friday at 6:30 p.m. All times listed are Eastern.
Members of the NWE 11-12 year old All-Stars are: Savanna Roux, Peighton Dortch, Courtney Peebles, Kyndall Hall, Penny Banda, Addy Lee, Kendal Cobb, Mallory Ryan, Kristin Byrd and Natalie Goetter. The team is managed by Jerry Mason, and coached by Ronald Peebles and Eddie Ryan.
Pictured top and bottom:The Northwest Escambia All-Starts 11-12 softball team after Saturday’s sectional win in Tallahassee. Pictured inset: Kendal Cobb plays for NWE. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kim Ryan, click to enlarge.
Pelicans: Win Number 14
July 18, 2010
The Pelicans winning steak continued Saturday with a win over the AirHogs.
The Pensacola Pelicans (12-0) receive strong pitching performances from Jared Gothreaux and Seth Overbey coupled with just enough offense to top the AirHogs (0-12) 6-2. The Pelicans have now won their 14th straight contest tying them with the Lincoln Saltdogs for the all-time American Association record of consecutive wins.
The AirHogs jumped out in front in the last of the third inning with two outs and nobody on base. Greg Porter launched a homerun into to deep right center giving Grand Prairie an early 1-0 lead.
The Pelicans who were held without a hit through the first four innings broke through in the fifth inning. Pensacola put runners on second and third with one out when Francisco Leandro lifted a high fly ball to deep left field which went off the wall scoring Adolfo Gonzalez and Dallas Christison giving the Pels a 2-1 lead. A fielding error from Todd Sandell allowed Leandro from third base to score and extend the lead to 3-1.
In the top of the seventh inning, the Pelicans put runners on first and third with one out. John Alonso lined a single to left scoring Francisco Leandro extending the lead for Pensacola to 4-1. The bases then were loaded when AirHogs reliever Austin Coan threw a wild pitch scoring Javier Brito from third base making it a 5-1 lead. Chase Porch then followed with a sharp single into center scoring John Alonso make it a 6-1 contest.
Jared Gothreaux (6-5) gets the win as he goes 6 1/3 innings and gives up two runs off seven hit while striking out a season-high 12 batters on the night. Seth Overbey finished off the seventh inning while also tossing a perfect eighth and ninth for his second save of the year.
Pelicans Get Lucky Win Number 13 In A Row
July 17, 2010
The Pensacola Pelicans (11-0) were in the middle of a see-saw battle with the Grand Prairie AirHogs (0-11) who were both fighting badly to get the win. In the end, Lou Palmisano’s RBI sac fly to score Javier Brito in the 11th Inning pushed the Pels past the AirHogs 11-10. Pensacola has now won their 13th straight contest, tying their franchise record of consecutive wins set back in 2004.
Grand Prairie grabbed the game’s first run in the bottom of the third inning when Greg Porter lined a two out single to center to score David Espinosa from second base to give the AirHogs an early 1-0 lead. Jason Stokes followed with a walk then Michael Holliman hit a towering triple to deep right center to score Porter and Stokes extending the Grand Prairie lead to 3-0.
Pensacola battled back in the top of the fourth inning. WIth one out, John Alonso hit a solo homerun deep to left center and over the wall to get the Pels on the board at 3-1. It was Alonso’s seventh homer of the year. They later loaded the bases in the same inning when Adolfo Gonzalez lined a single to right to score Lou Palmisano and Chase Porch to tie the game up at 3. Pensacola loaded the bases again and Carlos Leon hit a sacrifice fly to right center to score Marcos Rodriguez from third base giving the Pels the lead at 4-3. Francisco Leandro followed with a two run single to right center to score Adolfo Gonzalez and Kyle Brown extending the lead to 6-3.
With the score 6-5 in the top of sixth inning, Adolfo rifled a double just fair down the left field line scoring Marcos Rodriguez from first base to make it a 7-5 Pelicans advantage. Then Kyle Brown bunted a ball down the third base line and a throwing error to first base from David Espinosa allowed Gonzalez to score and give the Pels an 8-5 lead.
Grand Prairie answered back in the last of sixth inning when Daniel Berg launched a 3-2 fastball into the left field seats for his first homerun of the season pulling the AirHogs within a run at 8-7.
The AirHogs opened up the last of the seventh inning with a triple hit from Jason Stokes. Michael Holliman followed with a sacrifice fly to right center to tie the game up at 8. Robert Perry then followed with a rocket to right that went over the fence in a hurry to give the AirHogs the lead back at 9-8.
In the top of the ninth inning, Francisco Leandro led it off with a single to right. He then stoled second successfully. AirHogs closer Geivy Garcia then threw two straight wild pitches allowing Leandro to score and tie the game up at 9. Later in the inning with runners on first and second with one out, Chase Porch blooped a single to left to score Dallas Christison who was pinch running for Alonso to give Pensacola a 10-9 lead.
The AirHogs rallied back in the bottom of the ninth inning when Michael Holliman doubled to deep center to score Greg Porter and tie the game up once again at 10.
In the top of the eleventh inning, Javier Brito led it off with a lead off single to center. He advanced to second on a wild pitch thrown from Ben Paxton. He moved to third on a bunt from Dallas Christison. Lou Palmisano followed with a sacrifice fly to right field to score Brito from third base giving Pensacola an 11-10 lead.
Austin Chambliss (3-0) pitches the ninth and tenth inning to get the win. Jason Franzblau tossed a perfect eleventh inning for his first save of the year.
Fire Reported On Quintette Lane
July 17, 2010
Fire stations from across the area responded to an early morning house fire in the Quintette community.
Firefighters reportedly found a smoldering mattress when they arrived on Quintette Lane just north of Quintette Road about 1:30 a.m. Saturday. The fire was quickly extinguished.
The Cantonment, Molino, McDavid and Ensley stations of Escambia Fire Rescue were dispatched to the fire. Several units were canceled prior to their arrival.
There were no injures reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Jobless Rate Jumps In Three County Local Area
July 17, 2010
While the statewide unemployment rates in Florida and Alabama dropped, the three-county employment rate in the North Escambia area increased according to date released Friday.
Escambia County’s unemployment rate increased 0.6 percent— up from 10.3 percent in May to 10.9 percent in June. That represents 879 jobs lost in a month.
Santa Rosa County also recorded an increase in unemployment — from 9.3 in May to 9.8 percent in June. Santa Rosa County lost 378 jobs during the period.
The unemployment rate in Escambia County, Ala., also jumped, from 11.4 percent in May to 11.8 in June.
Florida’s May unemployment rate dipped to 11.4 percent, the third consecutive month of improvement. Prior to this year, the last time Florida recorded monthly declines in unemployment rates was February 2006.
“This continuing decline in Florida’s unemployment rate is another strong indication that our economy is improving,” said Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation Director Cynthia R. Lorenzo. “While we recognize that families and businesses, especially those impacted by the Gulf oil spill, continue to face challenges as the nation emerges from recession, this positive indicator should provide hope to Floridians.
The improvement is partially attributed to a shrinking labor force. According to the department, the labor force shrank by 34,000 from May to June, likely due to many people giving up on their job searches. However, jobs were still lost during the month, with the biggest loss coming in laid off census workers. As census taking wrapped up, 20,000 workers were laid off.
“If we didn’t have that census impact we would have likely gained jobs,” said Rebecca Rust, chief economist for the Agency for Workforce Innovation.
Unexpected was the relatively stable rate in Panhandle counties. State officials have heard for weeks about the economic hit suffered there because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill – and lawmakers are talking about a possible special session later this year to deal with economic issues arising out of the disaster. But the Pensacola metro area had a 10.5 percent unemployment rate in June, with the Panama City metro area coming in at 9.3 percent and the Destin-Fort Walton area coming in at 7.6 percent, the lowest for the state.
Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 10.3 percent in June, declined from May’s rate of 10.7 percent and equaled the year-ago rate.
The News Service Florida contributed to this report.
Weekend Weather
July 17, 2010
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
- Sunday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then isolated showers. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Monday: Isolated showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Monday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 94. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Tuesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Wednesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
- Friday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 94. Chance of precipitation is 20%.