Chiefs Pep Rally Tonight
December 1, 2011
The Northview Chiefs will hold a community pep rally Thursday night in advance of the state semifinal game Friday night against Chipley.
The pep rally will take place from 6-6:30 p.m. in the school gym featuring the cheerleaders, dance team, mascot, band, color guard, majorettes and the 2011 Northview Varsity Chiefs. Prior to the pep rally, varsity players will sign 2011 Northview Chiefs t-shirts. Those that purchased a t-shirt earlier this week may pick up the shirt in the gym lobby and have it signed between 5:30-6 p.m. in the gym.
Noise makers are encouraged at both the pep rally and Friday night’s semifinal game against Chipley. Air horns and glass containers are not permitted.
Pre-sale tickets will be available Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the school. All tickets are $9 as set by the FHSAA.
Pictured: A Northview Chiefs pep rally prior to last week’s Freeport game. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Man Charged With Credit Card Fraud, Stealing Water Tank
December 1, 2011
A Flomaton man is facing felony charges after allegedly using his sister-in-law’s debit card without permission and for stealing large watering tank from a field off Highway 168.
Joshua Brian Ellis, 27, was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card and petit theft for using his sister-in-law’s debit card. He allegedly withdrew $294 on two different occasions at Pen Air Federal Credit Union and used the card for a $40 purchase at Century Foods.
Surveillance video from Pen Air showed Ellis using the ATM card, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office report, leading to the charges. He was not charged with debit card use at Century Foods because no surveillance video was available.
In an unrelated incident, Ellis was charged with felony grand theft for stealing a large stainless steel water tank valued at $400 from a field at Highway 168 and Shaw Road and selling it to Advance Environmental Recycling in Flomaton, according to a Sheriff’s Office report.
Ellis was being held in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $12,500.
One Enters Plea In ‘Anything For A Buck’ Undercover Operation
December 1, 2011
An Escambia County man pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon to 24 federal charges stemming from the recent “Anything for a Buck” undercover operation.
Jacobi F. Foster, age 28 of Pensacola, entered the plea on charges that he possessed over 30 firearms, including multiple assault rifles, and sold them to undercover law enforcement. He also pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine to undercover agents four times while selling the firearms.
Because of his felony criminal history, Foster faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Casey Rodgers in February 2012.
Foster was one of 75 Escambia and Santa Rosa county residents arrested during the joint federal and state operation. Undercover agents and investigators purchased 270 firearms, including handguns, rifles, assault rifles and sawed-off shotguns, and more than 2,600 rounds of ammunition. In over 100 individual drug deals, they also obtained illegal drugs, including cocaine, marijuana, heroin, hydrocodone, xanax, and oxycodone.
Elsie Margaret Shiver
December 1, 2011
Elsie Margaret Shiver, 78, went home to her Lord and Savior on November 29, 2011. She was a loving mother, grandmother, nanny and friend. She cherished her family and friends. She will be missed by so many.
She was proceeded in death by her husband, Clarence “J.J.” Shiver, her daughter, Karen Paulette ‘Polly” Finger; her great-granddaughter, Karen Richey Broxson; two brothers, George Carter and Ivan Jackson; and parents, George and Pauline Carter.
She is survived by two sons, Jerry (Anita) Macks, and David “Ray” Macks; niece, Candy Jeffers; great niece and nephew, Brian and Wendy Jeffers; five grandchildren, Felicia (Alex) Amerson, Tiffany Snyder, Kim Broxson, Joshua Macks and Natashia Macks; 12 great-grandchildren, Bill Gilly (Ashley), Dylan, David, and Alexis Amerson, Alkota, Austin, and Shyann Snyder, Matthew and Dustin Broxson, Hunter, Destiny, and Madox Macks; one great-great grandson, Tripp Gilly; and longtime friends, Myra Lee Kelly and Mary (Butch) Moye; and a special friend, James Robinson.
Pallbearers will be grandsons Bill Gilly, David and Dylan Amerson, Alkota and Austin Snyder, Joshua Macks, and Matthew and Dustin Broxson.
Funeral Services will be Friday, December 2, at 11 a.m. at Johnson Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore with Brother Ted Bridges and Brother James Boyd officiating. Burial to follow at Walnut Hill Baptist Church.
Visitation will be Thursday, December 1, from 6-8 p.m. at Johnson Quimby Funeral Home.
Hurricane Season Ends (With Video)
December 1, 2011
The Atlantic hurricane season officially ended at midnight Wednesday. That does not mean that a tropical system is out of the question; there has been a tropical storm recorded every month except February.
The 2011 season was the third most active in recorded history, with 19 named storms — including seven hurricanes. Hurricane Irene caused more than $10 million in damage from the Caribbean to the Bahamas to the northeastern U.S. Along the Gulf Coast, our only taste of tropical weather this season was rain from Tropical Storm Lee.
The following video from NOAA shows the entire 2001 Atlantic hurricane season in just 4.5 minutes.
Example Photo From Northview Game
December 1, 2011
Freezing Temps Tonight
November 30, 2011
Freezing temperatures are forecast for the inland areas tonight, according to the National Weather Service. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67. East wind around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. East wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67. East wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
- Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.
- Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Woman Sentenced For 8.5 Mile Wrong Way Drunken Police Chase
November 30, 2011
A 61-year Cantonment woman has been convicted on charges that she led deputies on a drunken chase through North Escambia with a breath alcohol level two and a half times the legal limit.
Elizabeth Ann Dawson of Lakeview Avenue was convicted of driving under the influence and felony fleeing and eluding police. She was sentenced to a total of 30 days in jail and 24 months probation for the July incident. She was also ordered to perform 50 hours of community service and attend substance abuse counseling. Her driver’s license was revoked for 12 months, and ignition interlock was ordered for her car, and she was ordered to pay a $3,079 fine and $1,500 in court costs.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office first received emergency calls about Dawson headed north in the southbound lane of Highway 29 near Quintette Road about 11 p.m. on July 15. Multiple calls were received as she continued north through Molino.
An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office sergeant gave chase as he observed Dawson continuing to drive in the wrong lane near Highway 29 and Highway 97. The deputy drove parallel to Dawson in the northbound lane as additional deputies caught up to the pursuit. Deputies from the Century area responded south on Highway 29 during the chase, attempting to stop southbound traffic to avoid a collision.
Dawson continued northbound in the southbound lane until the eight mile pursuit ended when she stopped just south of Bogia Road — over 13 miles away from Quintette Road where 911 callers first reported her in the wrong lane.
Once stopped and out of her vehicle, Dawson was unable to stand without bracing herself, and keep telling deputies with slurred speech that she was sorry, according to the arrest report.
Dawson failed a field sobriety test and had a breath alcohol level of .199 and .192, the report states. The legal limit in Florida is .08.
Dawson was also ticketed for driving on the wrong side of the road.
500 Words: Judge Orders Drug Offender To Write Essay
November 30, 2011
A Cantonment man was ordered Tuesday by an Escambia County Judge to write a 500 word essay as part of his punishment for failing to comply with his drug court sentence.
Brandon Matthew Ritchey, 25, was first arrested on charges of marijuana possession and smuggling contraband into a detention facility. He was referred into the county’s drug court program with a long list of conditions, including time in a 12-step program, and ordered to find a job at least 20 hours per week.
Ritchey was back in court Tuesday for non-compliance. Judge Terrell remanded him into custody and ordered him to write a 500 word essay on “personal responsibility and accountability”.
CVS Pharmacies Will No Longer Fill Pain Prescriptions From Some Doctors
November 30, 2011
The pharmacy chain CVS said Tuesday it has notified some Florida doctors that it will stop filling prescriptions they write for certain controlled substances such as the painkiller oxycodone.
The company did not detail its reasons or how many doctors are affected. But it pointed to trying to stop prescription-drug abuse, an issue that has made Florida a magnet in recent years for users and traffickers.
“While we regret any inconvenience this may cause for our customers, we treat the dispensing of controlled substances with the utmost care and seriousness,” company spokesman Mike DeAngelis said in an email. “CVS/pharmacy is unwavering in its compliance and measures to prevent drug abuse and keep controlled substances out of the wrong hands.”
Paul Sloan, president of the Florida Society of Pain Management Providers, described the move as “blacklisting physicians.”
“This is just another hysteria driven response to a problem that is based on false data provided by Florida medical examiners and law enforcement,” Sloan said.
In the North Escambia area, CVS operates stores in Century, Cantonment and Pensacola.
The News Service of Florida contributed to this report.