Susan Beatrice Boutwell Emmons
October 19, 2011
Mrs. Susan Beatrice Boutwell Emmons, 83, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, in Pensacola.
Mrs. Emmons was a native and lifelong resident of Flomaton and attended the Methodist church. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Vernon Emmons, an infant daughter, grandson George Thomas Emmons, a sister, and seven brothers.
She is survived by two sons, Steve and Ann Emmons, Sr. of Flomaton, and Ray and Peggy Emmons of Prattville, AL; six grandchildren, Steve Emmons, Jr., Mandy Bondurant, Tiffany Emmons, Dixie Emmons, Amy Turk and Dewayne Kervin; four great-grandchildren, Nathan Emmons, Skye Kervin, Anna Brown, and Paige Turk; two brothers, Coy Boutwell of Flomaton, and Alvoid Boutwell of McCullough, AL; and two sisters, Melba Lambert of Atmore and Marie McMillan of East Brewton.
Funeral services will be Friday, October 21, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Johnson, the Rev. Ray Bass, and the Rev. Patricia Bruner officiating.
Burial will follow at Traveler’s Rest Cemetery.
Visitation will be Thursday, October 20, 2011, from 6-9 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Fish Story: Santa Rosa Man Catches Florida’s Largest Catfish
October 19, 2011
A Santa Rosa County man now holds the distinction of having landed the largest flathead catfish ever caught with a rod and reel in Florida waters.
Eric Auston Jr., 33, was fishing with his good friend October 9 at 2:30 a.m. in the Yellow River when he caught a flathead catfish weighing 55.05 pounds. He used a rod and reel with 25-pound-test line and a small bluegill as bait, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
His fish was substantially larger than the existing Florida record flathead – a fish that weighed 49.39 pounds, caught in the Apalachicola River in 2004. Auston said he fishes for flatheads only a few times each year. His biggest flathead prior to last weekend weighed 42 pounds, but that fish was caught on a bush hook.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) maintains records for most species of freshwater fish. The FWC will present Auston with a certificate of his record catch for display.
Jay, Flomaton Beat Two Monroe County JV Teams
October 19, 2011
The junior varsity football teams from Jay and Flomaton high schools both celebrated wins Tuesday against teams from Monroe County, Alabama.
The JV ‘Canes defeated Excel 48-8 in Flomaton. And the junior varsity Jay Royals ended their season with a win over Uriah 28-0.
Winds Cause Power Outage
October 18, 2011
An undetermined number of Escambia River Electric Cooperative customers in the Allentown area of Santa Rosa County lost power tonight, likely due to winds from a cold front moving through the area. EREC crews are working at this hour to restore power.
Bank Robber Nabbed 20 Minutes After Crime
October 18, 2011
A suspected bank robber was apprehended within about 20 minutes of the crime Tuesday afternoon in Pensacola.
Ronald Stephen Witt, 42, of Pensacola was arrested around 2:50 p.m. near Beverly Parkway and W Street. He was charged with robbery, according to Pensacola Police Department Detective James Gore.
The incident occurred just before 2:30 p.m. at Pensacola Federal Credit Union on Garden Street. Police said Witt walked into the bank and handed a teller a note indicating it was a robbery. He then told her it was a robbery and demanded cash. No weapon was displayed, Officer Greg Stone said.
The teller complied and the suspect left with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police followed the suspect to the area of W Street and Beverly Parkway where he got out, fled on foot and was taken into custody after a foot pursuit.
Gore said all of the money was recovered in a bag near Beverly Parkway and Concordia. There were about four employees and no customers in the credit union during the robbery, according to police, and none were injured.
Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies also responded to the scene and assisted with the arrest.
Family Dollar Store Planned For Century
October 18, 2011
A new Family Dollar store is in the works for Century.
The 8,000 square foot discount retail store will be located at 9441 North Century Boulevard — that’s at the corner of North Century Boulevard and Green Street. The site was last occupied by Royal Pizza and Subs, which was destroyed by fire in July 2008. Prior to that, the property housed a barbecue restaurant. The 1.22 acre lot is located just south of the Food Giant grocery store.
Family Dollar has not formerly announced a new Century store, and there’s no word yet on the number of jobs the business will provide, or when the business will open.
Monday night, the Century Town Council approved a variance to allow the Family Dollar to have 30 parking spaces rather than the 40 that would currently be required by code.
Debbie Nickles, a consultant for the Town of Century, said it would likely take about eight weeks for various agencies to approve the project.
Family Dollar currently operates 6,800 stores in 44 states. Other Family Dollar Stores in the North Escambia area are located in Davisville, Cantonment, Pensacola and Atmore.
Pictured top: A typical Family Dollar store. Pictured top: A pizza restaurant located at 9441 North Century Boulevard burned in July 2008. Pictured inset: The property remained unoccupied after the fire. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Cold Front Brings Chance Of Rain, Much Cooler Air
October 18, 2011
A strong cold front will move through the area, bringing a sligh chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night. The front will also usher in much cooler weather.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening…then chance of rain late in the evening. Slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 15 to 25 mph after midnight with gusts around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
- Wednesday…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts around 30 mph.
- Wednesday Night…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
- Thursday…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
- Thursday Night…Clear. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
- Friday…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
- Friday Night…Clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
- Saturday…Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
- Saturday Night…Clear. Lows around 40.
- Sunday…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
- Sunday Night…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
- Monday…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
- Monday Night…Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
- Tuesday…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
IMPACT 100 Announces $107K Grants
October 18, 2011
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area has announced six local nonprofits who will receive $107,500 grants, including several that will have a direct impact on the North Escambia area.
The IMPACT 100 group has 645 members that has donated $1,000 in membership dues, which are distributed to non-profits each year.
Grant winners included:
- Pensacola Bay Baptist Association’s Health and Hope Clinic, which recently opened a second location in Century, to purchase equipment, expand diabetes care, add a nurse practitioner.
- Escambia County Public Schools Foundation to build an outdoor playground at the Roy Hyatt Environmental Center in Cantonment.
- Westgate Foundation to build a special needs playground at Westgate School.
- ARC Gateway, to purchase computer hardware and software to increase staff efficiency to allow more time to be spent with 750 children and adults with developmental disabilities.
- Ray of Hope of Northwest Florida to build wheelchair ramps for disabled residents.
- Pensacola Opera for a multipurpose facility in Pensacola.
According to Rick Hollis, director of the Health and Hope Clinic, the organization will be able to expand service hours in Century from the current Tuesday evenings only. The group will also be able to help with transportation costs for those from North Escambia that must travel to Pensacola for other care.
“This grant will be a blessing to the uninsured in the northern part of the county,” Hollis said, adding that the Health and Hope Clinic will be able to expand the number of patient-doctor visits by about 200 per month. (For more information on the new Century Health and Hope Clinic, click here for a previous article.)
Previous North Escambia winners of IMPACT 100 grants include $113,000 to the Leaning Post Ranch in Molino, a state-licensed facility and prevention program for developmentally disabled and at-risk young people, and $113,335 to the Century Branch Library to fund a childrens’ reading room and literacy center.
Pictured top: Susie Farthing and Rick Hollis of the Health and Hope Clinic with their $107,500 check from IMPACT 100. Courtesy photo. Pictured inset: The Century Health and Hope Clinic. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Deputies Conduct Century Clean Sweep; Five Arrested (With Photo Gallery)
October 18, 2011
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and several other agencies conducted an “Operation Clean Sweep” Monday morning in Century.
Five people were arrested on outstanding warrants during the operation for violation of probation or failure to appear. A total of 46 traffic citations were also issued during checkpoint on Old Flomaton Road, and Escambia County Code Enforcement opened 40 new code cases. The ESCO Sex Crimes Unit also made seven address verifications.
Over two tons of trash and debris was also collected.
The first arrest of the day was 51-year old Jose Phillip Galvan, who was taken into custody at a home on Cumbie Road on a violation of probation charge. Galvan remained in the Escambia County Jail early Tuesday where he was being held without bond.
Deputies the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office TAC Unit made another arrest a short time later in the 300 block of East Pond Street. Domonique Sade Fisher, 26, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for petty theft and two violation of probation warrants. She was released from the Escambia County Jail on $4,000 bond.
During the traffic checkpoint on Old Flomaton Road, 31-year old Johnny Bruce Pyles of Jay was arrested for driving with a revoked license. Deputies said he also had outstanding warrants from Santa Rosa County, and also from Escambia County, Alabama.
Details on the other two arrest made during Monday’s Clean Sweep were not available early Tuesday morning
Other groups participating in, or contributing toward, the Clean Sweep were Naval Air Technical Training Command, Escambia County Road Prison, ECUA, Roads and Bridges, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Unit, Allied Waste and Boyettes.
NorthEscambia.com was along for the ride as the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office TAC Unit hit the streets of Century Monday morning. For more photos, click here.
Pictured top: Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies make plans to look for a wanted suspect in Century. Pictured inset: Jose Phillip Galvan, 51, is arrested on Cumbie Lane on a violation of probation warrant. Pictured below: Deputies arrest Domonique Sade Fisher on failure to appear warrants and a warrant for petty theft on Pond Street in Century. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Racy Images Found On Bracelets Given To Jay Elementary Students
October 18, 2011
Several slap bracelets given to Jay Elementary School students as incentive prizes contained racy images, and now the school is working to got get the bracelets back.
So far, the school has found only four of 160 bracelets distributed to students containing the hidden images. The students received the cloth covered bracelets as an incentive for raising funds for new computers but some of the students ripped off the cloth and found what was hidden underneath.
The bracelets were made out of recycled tape measure materials, and four of them depicted women in various poses and stages of dress beneath their cloth coverings.
The bracelets were provided by a Nashville company that orders them from China. The Tennessee company has stopped any additional shipments of the bracelets.
Jay Elementary is working to collect all of the bracelets from their students. They will be returned to the incentive company and exchanged for another prize.
Pictured: The recycled measuring tape (top) inside slap bracelets (below) given to Jay Elementary School students. Photos by WEAR 3 for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
