Cold Tonight, Becoming Colder Tuesday Night
January 10, 2011
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 46. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind around 5 mph.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 23. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 50. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Robbery Suspect Shot, Killed By Victim; 2 Others Charged With Murder
January 10, 2011
Sheriff’s investigators said a robbery victim shot and killed one of his attackers early Sunday morning.
According to investigators, Eddie Llyod Peterson, 29, of Pensacola, was shot once at about 2:13 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Mobile Highway and Massachusetts Avenue.
Peterson and two other men identified as 32-year-old Tavares Joeneeke Grimsley and 32-year-old Ortavious Devon Wilson, both of Pensacola, tried to rob the victim at gunpoint, but the victim shot back and killed Peterson.
The victim has been identified as Cornell Stallworth Jr., 25, of Pensacola.
Investigators arrested and charged Grimsley and Wilson with murder and robbery. They are being held without bond in the Escambia County Jail.
Century Still Dealing With Aftermath Of Sewage Lift Station Wreck
January 10, 2011
The Town of Century is continuing to deal with the aftermath of a December 20 wreck that damaged a sewage lift station and electric generator on Highway 29 near Jackson Street.
Mayor Freddie McCall said he is currently obtaining estimates to replace the lift station and generator, possibly looking to move the lift station underground. Once ordered, McCall said the lift station would arrive in about three weeks, while it might take up to 13 weeks for a replacement natural gas generator.
The mayor said he is negotiating a proper monetary settlement with the trucking company’s insurance carrier to cover the repairs.
The truck driver, Freddie Pelzer, 67, of Douglasville, Georgia, was not injured in the crash. He was charged with careless driving by the Florida Highway Patrol.
Pictured: A Town of Century sewage lift station and generator were damaged in this December 20 crash on Highway 29 near Jackson Street. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Video: War Eagle! South Korean Students Cheer For AU
January 10, 2011
Even the South Koreans had War Eagle fever before Monday night’s BCS National Championship game.
A video shows a few hundred South Korean children screaming “War Eagle”. And some of the kids even have names like Bo, Jackson, Cam and Aubie.
The spoof video was produced by Lauren Bercarich, an American with a broadcast journalism background, who lives in South Korea.
“How many times has Auburn won the national championship?” Bercarich asks one child.
“One hundred and seventeen times,” the student replied.
“I’m pretty sure that’s impossible,” she said.
“That’s what teacher says,” the student replied.
And teacher Chris Lowe explained to his students in South Korea that Auburn did not play in the national championship last year, “because they were too good”.
Bercarich explains the video on her YouTube page:
“It’s true: Chris Lowe is an Auburn alumnus, he is an English teacher in South Korea, and he taught hundreds of his students some of his favorite Auburn chants and cheers to celebrate the Tigers playing in the BCS Championship. However, this video is a fictional comic take based on Chris’ love for all things Auburn. No, he did not actually name any of his students Bo, Jackson, Cam or Newton. He has not been teaching his students about Auburn football all semester long. Oh, but one more thing is true; Chris and all his students wish Auburn good luck against Oregon in the national title game.”
The video is posted at the top of this page. If you don’t see it, it is because your work, school or home firewall is blocking YouTube videos.
Squirrel Boy Begins Jail Sentence For Selling Pot To Undercover Informant
January 10, 2011
A Century man known by law enforcement by his street name “Squirrel Boy” reported to the Escambia County Jail Sunday to being a 180 day sentence for selling drugs to an undercover informant.
Eric Quincy Allen, 42, was found guilty last month on two counts of marijuana possession with the intent to sell by an Escambia County jury after he sold drugs from his front porch to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office informant.
He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and his driver’s license was revoked for two years by Judge Paul Rasmussen. He will also be required to perform 50 hours of community service and will be on probation for two years upon release, according to court records. Allen was given 30 days to report to jail to begin his sentence.
According to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, Allen was sitting on his porch at his Salter’s Lake Road home when he sold marijuana to the informant in April, 2010.
Timothy Wayne Sunday
January 10, 2011
Infant Timothy Wayne Sunday of Atmore died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 in Brewton.
His grandfather, Walter B. Sunday, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his mother, Teresa Dianne Sunday; four brothers, Colton Sunday, Travis Sunday, Nicholas Sunday and Landon Sunday and two sisters, Melissa Sunday and Peggy Sunday, all of Atmore; his grandmother, Peggy Sunday of Walnut Hill, Fla. and several aunts and uncles.
Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011 in Oak Hill Cemetery with Sis. Helen Stewart officiating.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of all arrangements.
Voluntary Pre-K Celebrates 5th
January 10, 2011
Florida’s four-year old voluntary prekindergarten program is celebrating its fifth birthday this school year.
“For five years now results have shown us that when children participate in a VPK program, even partially, they enter kindergarten better prepared for success,” said Florida Education Commissioner Dr. Eric J. Smith. “I’m excited that the latest To the Core segment highlights this and all that VPK has done to give our children a focused head start on their future education.”
Cynthia R. Lorenzo, Director of the Agency for Workforce Innovation, added: “Since its inception, the VPK program has provided Florida’s four-year-olds with a rich learning environment, which is critical to creating a talent pool of future leaders who will thrive in the classroom and in the workforce. We are grateful for the many successes of the VPK program over the past five years and remain committed to preparing our youngest Floridians for a lifetime of learning success.”
Established in 2005, Florida’s VPK program is jointly administered by the Department of Education, the Agency for Workforce Innovation, and the Department of Children and Families. The program provides funding for 4-year-olds to attend prekindergarten in order to better prepare them for entrance into kindergarten. For more information on VPK, including local provider contact information, click here.
Pictured: VPK students at Bratt Elementary enjoy a little outside learning during an early December snow flurry. Submitted photo, click to enlarge.
Voncile Reid Dobbins
January 10, 2011
Mrs. Voncile Reid Dobbins, 78, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2011, in Flomaton..
Mrs. Dobbins was a native of Poplar Dell and a resident of Flomaton since 1976. She was a member of the Catawba Springs Baptist Church where she was a very active church worker, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #302, in Myrtle Grove and a member of the Samaritan’s Purse Organization. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert “Herb” Dobbins and her parents, William Millard and Lillian Reid.
She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Edwards of Canyon Lake, TX and Jean Dobbins of Atlanta, GA; two brothers, Wilford “Snookie” and Becky Reid of Holt, FL and Gilbert and Bobbi Reid of Milton, FL; a sister, Jackie and Jimmy Maness of Gulf Breeze; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 12, 2011,at 10 a.m. at Petty- Eastside Chapel Funeral Home in Atmore with the Rev. Jerry Keese and the Rev. Dexter Truesdell officiating.
Burial will follow at Byrneville Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 11, 2010, between 6-9 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be members of her church.
Photo: Power Crews Stream Toward Winter Storm Outages
January 10, 2011
Power crews from as far away as Ohio traveled to Alabama, Georgia and beyond to help with power outages caused by winter storm conditions. Sunday, dozens of those power crews traveled through North Escambia.
Monday, Alabama Power only reported 1,500 outages statewide.
Pictured above and below: Power crews head north along Highway 29 near McDavid on Sunday. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Monday School Closures
January 9, 2011
As of Sunday night, there are NO announced school closures for Monday in Escambia County, Florida; Santa Rosa County, Florida or Escambia County, Alabama. All schools in the counties are scheduled to be OPEN on Monday.
If there are any closures announced, we will post them in a story on our front page. Please do not email or post a comment asking about school closures. When we know, we will immediately post a story.
Further north in Alabama, schools are closed from Monroe and Conecuh counties north.