Students Of The Month Named
June 7, 2010
Escambia County Students of the Month for May have been named by the Escambia Association for Administrators in Education. The awards are presented monthly to two students from participating schools.
- Bratt: Lola R. Capps, kindergarten; Audriene D. Odom, fifth grade
- Jim Allen: Qutez D. Whiting, third grade; Michelle A. Cook, third grade
- Molino Park: Brandon R. Sheldt, second grade; Yasmine A. Elkins, fourth grade
- Northview: Emily F. Vickrey, 11th grade; Clinton E. Davis, 12th grade.
- Tate: Gavin R. Nigh, 11th grade; Ernaisja J. Curry, 12th grade.
Escambia Oil Update For Monday
June 7, 2010
Here is the latest Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill information specific to Escambia County for Monday, June 7:
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Important Phone Numbers For Citizens
To report oil on the beach or shoreline:
To report oiled wildlife:
BP Claims:
To report damaged, vandalized, adrift or stolen boom:
Escambia County Citizen’s Information Line:
Florida Oil Spill Information Line:
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Weekend In Photos: Graduation, Final Walk And Deputy With Lasso
June 7, 2010
Cats Hold Off Pelicans 4-2; Sweep Double Header
June 7, 2010
The Fort Worth Cats (10-12) danced in and out of danger from the Pelicans (8-15) offense who loaded the bases three times, but were unable to cash in with the big hit. The Cats did enough offensively and pitched well to hold off the Pelicans for a 4-2 win Sunday.
The Cats led off the second inning with a double hit down the right field line by Rob Recuenco. Stantrel Smith followed with an RBI single to left field to give the Cats an early 1-0 lead.
The game was knotted at one when John Allen broke up the tie in the top of the fourth inning with a two-run double to deep right centerfield to score Nick McCoola and Brian Fryer. Those two runs made it a 3-1 lead for the Cats.
Fort Worth added an insurance run in the seventh inning when Rico Santana hit a swinging bunt for an RBI to score Rob Recuenco from third base and make it 4-1.
The Pelicans wouldn’t go down without a fight in their half of the seventh inning when the Pelicans loaded the bases with two outs and John Alonso got hit by a ball in the back. That hit on the back brought in Dallas Christison from third to make it 4-2. The bases remained loaded with Marcos Rodriguez at the plate. Cats closer Dustin Cameron would strike out Rodriguez to end the threat and game. Cameron gets his sixth save of the season.
Jason Fernandez (1-3) gets the win as he pitched five and two thirds, giving up no runs off four hits while striking out three.
Dane Devalk (0-4) takes the loss as he gives up three runs off six hits while striking out two.
Lower Rain Chances This Week
June 7, 2010
This week’s weather will be drier than last week for most in the area. A passing cold front will bring lower rain chances, but some will see an isolate thundershower.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north northeast between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south southwest between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 94.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 93.
- Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
- Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 92.
Katie Mae Marshall
June 6, 2010
Mrs. Katie Mae Marshall, 69, of Walnut Hill, Fla. transitioned into eternal rest on Monday, May 24, 2010 at Atmore Community Hospital.
She was a homemaker and a member of House of Prayer in Walnut Hill.
Those left with beautiful memories of her life are her six daughters, Addie Lee Thames, Joyce Ann Thames and Tracey Marshall, all of Walnut Hill, Fla., Deidra Richardson, Alanda Richardson and Amber Richard, all of Atmore; four sons, Bruno Marshall and Jimmy (Faye) Marshall, both of Atmore, Jerry Russell of Walnut Hill, Fla. and Jimmy (Mary) Mims of Orlando, Fla.; one sister, Margaret (Lewis) George of Pensacola, Fla.; five brothers, Floyd (Mary) Thames, Jr. of Walnut Hill, Fla., Calvin (Pearlie Mae) Shedrone and Jimmy Shedrone, both of Mobile, Floyd T. Thames of Niagara Falls, N.Y. and Simon Shedrone of Monroeville; seven grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the House of Prayer Church in Walnut Hill with Bishop John D. Young officiating. Inhumation was held in the New St. Paul Cemetery in Walnut Hill. Public viewing was held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. funeral time at the Church with Turner Funeral Chapel, LLC of Atmore directing.
Rainbows Again? Good Chance Of Sunday Rain
June 6, 2010
After storms produced a full rainbow over portions of North Escambia Saturday afternoon, and there’s a chance of more rainbows this afternoon.
Afternoons storms will move slowly across the area, possibly producing heavy rainfall totals.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Today: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west northwest between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 93. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south southwest between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
- Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 94.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 93.
Pictured above: A full rainbow wowed drivers on Highway 97 in Walnut Hill Saturday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Results: Poarch Creek Indians Hold Elections; Two Races Headed To Runoffs
June 6, 2010
The Poarch Creek Indians held an election Saturday for a treasurer, secretary and an at-large member.
There will be a runoff for the secretary position between incumbent David Gehman and William Lawrence Bailey. For treasurer, there will be a runoff between Robert McGhee and Amy Nelson Bryan.
Eddie Leon Tullis was elected to an at-large position on the Tribal Council.
There was a total of 1054 General Council members who voted in the tribal election. There were 92 absentee ballots and 253 walk-in ballots counted. A total of 709 General Council members voted in person on Saturday.
Secretary
**David Gehman 318
** William Lawrence Bailey 177
Kellie Ramer 168
Carolyn M. White 166
Sandra Lee Smith 123
Dewitt Carter 77
Treasurer
**Robert McGhee 379
**Amy Nelson Bryan 350
Edie Tullis Jackson 225
William L. Vickery 76
At Large
**Eddie Leon Tullis 282
Helen McGhee Hallman 196
Debra Rolin Strickland 181
Robert G. Thrower 101
W.V. William 98
Carrie Martin 75
Valerie Barnhill Taylor 47
Gil Caudle 46
Douglas Kelley 11
Ernest Vickery (write-in) 4
All three Constitutional Amendments on the ballots passed.
Elections results from Saturday must be certified by the Tribal Council in order to become official.
Wreck Leads To Manhunt; Car Flips Onto Tombstone With Owner’s Name
June 6, 2010
An early Sunday morning rollover accident in Century led to a manhunt. And it created it eerie scene as flipped car landed next to a tombstone with the vehicle owner’s name.
The accident happened about 1 a.m. on Fannie Road at the Happy Valley Church Cemetery. The car left the roadway and flipped several times in the cemetery, destroying numerous tombstones. The vehicle came to rest on its side in the graveyard. Speed is believed to have contributed to the accident.
The driver had fled the scene by the time the first emergency workers arrived on scene. The Flomaton Police Department contacted the vehicle’s registered owner and transported the teen to the scene. She told officers that her keys and the vehicle were taken sometime prior to the accident. She told officers that she did not know who was driving the vehicle.
Officers on the scene believed that evidence indicated who was the driver. Acting on the information that the vehicle had been stolen, deputies called for a K-9 unit from the Century Correctional Institution. After searching the area for nearly an hour, K-9 officers were unable to locate the driver. Authorities on scene believed a passing vehicle may have picked him up shortly after the wreck. The search was called off about 2:50 a.m.
The wrecked vehicle in the cemetery presented a pictured that several emergency workers called “eerie”. The vehicle landed on it side next to a portion of a tombstone that said “Boutwell”. The teen owner of the vehicle has the last name Boutwell, according to authorities at the scene.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Century Correctional Institution’s K-9 unit, Escambia County EMS, Century Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the accident.
The accident is still under investigation by the FHP.
Pictured top: The driver of this vehicle fled the scene after rolling over into a graveyard early Sunday morning in Century. Pictured inset: The registered owner of the vehicle’s last name was Boutwell, and the car landed next to a portion of a tombstone with he name Boutwell. Pictured below: K-9 officers from the Century Correctional Institution being their search for the driver. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
Driver Crashes Through Power Pole, Shuts Down Highway 29
June 6, 2010
An early morning accident in Century left a power pole sheared off and shut down Highway 29 at East Highway 4.
The accident happened about 3:10 a.m Sunday when the driver of a Chevrolet pickup hit the pole, breaking off the bottom portion and leaving the top hanging from live 7,200 volt power lines. Power lines were also downed across North Century Boulevard, shutting the highway down to early morning traffic. The driver of the truck was not seriously injured.
The accident did not cause the power to go out except at a few closed businesses on the west side of North Century Boulevard. However, an unknown number of Gulf Power residential and business customers were expected to lose power as the pole was replaced.
The Century and McDavid stations of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the crash.
The accident is still under investigation by the FHP. Further details were not available.
Pictured top: An early Sunday morning accident in Century sheared off this power pole, leaving the top portion hanging on live high voltage lines. Pictured below: The driver of this truck was not seriously injured in the crash. Northescambia.com photos, click to enlarge.