Photos: NHS Presents ‘The Dastardly Dr. Devereaux’
May 5, 2012
The Northview Spring Musical “The Dastardly Dr. Devereaux”, was presented Friday night.
For a photo gallery, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Annie Wiedel, click to enlarge.
Yard Sale Today Benefits Baby Blaze
May 5, 2012
A benefit yard sale and bake sale is going on today from 8 a.m. until at Flomaton First Baptist Church for the medical bills of Blaze Johnson (son of Chris “Squeaky” and Katherine Johnson).
For more information about Baby Blaze, click here for an earlier story. He is currently in an Atlanta hospital awaiting his third open heart surgery in two months.
Pictured: Volunteers worked Friday night to prepare for Saturday’s yard sale in Flomaton to benefit baby Blaze Johnson. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Jackson Tops Pensacola To Even Series
May 5, 2012
Five different Jackson hitters recorded a multi-hit game, while Generals starting pitcher Brandon Maurer kept the Pensacola offense at bay by allowing just one earned run in seven frames, as the Blue Wahoos fell 10-2 on Friday night in front of another sell-out crowd of 5,038 at Pensacola’s multi-use stadium. The capacity crowd was the ninth in 13 home dates for the Blue Wahoos in 2012.
The Generals plated got off to a quick start with a six-run second frame thanks to three hits and four walks. Included in the inning were two-run singles from DH Joe Dunigan and 1B Rich Poythress, while C Jesus Sucre also drove in a run with a base knock. Jackson would be held quiet until the final frame, when they would bring across four more scores.
Pensacola got their first run of the contest in the fourth with a two-out rally. RF Josh Fellhauer walked with two outs and advanced to third on 2B Brodie Greene’s single, before scoring on C Koyie Hill’s RBI single to right. The Blue Wahoos would also tally another run in the eighth on 1B Joel Guzman’s run-scoring base knock to left.
Maurer (7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO) earned the victory to improve to 2-0 on the year after yielding just an earned run on six hits in his solid seven innings of work, while Pensacola starter Tim Crabbe (4.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 3 SO) suffered the loss to drop to 1-2 after allowing six earned runs on six hits in his four frames. Blue Wahoos reliever Mark Serrano (3.0 IP, 2 H, 4 SO) turned in a strong outing in relief, firing three shutout innings.
Dunigan (2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI) and Poythress (2-5, 1 R, 2 RBI), along with 3B Francisco Martinez (2-6, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI), RF Johermyn Chavez (3-5, 1 R, 1 RBI) and C Jesus Sucre (2-4, 2 RBI) all collected two or more hits for the Generals. Greene (3-4) led all Blue Wahoos batters with three hits on the evening, while Guzman (2-4, 1 RBI) also recorded a pair of hits.
3B Henry Rodriguez reached base with a single in the eighth to extend his hit streak to 12 games, which is now the longest stretch by a Blue Wahoos player this year. Rodriguez in addition currently rides a 14-game on-base streak.
With the series tied at 2-2, Pensacola and Jackson will meet for the final game of the series, with first pitch scheduled for 6:30 pm on Saturday night. The Blue Wahoos are expected to start RHP Pedro Villarreal in the rubber match, while the Generals are slated to send LHP Danny Hultzen, the Mariners’ second-best prospect according to Baseball America, to take the bump.
By Andrew Green
Pictured: Brodie Greene tallied three hits in Pensacola’s 10-2 loss Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photo by Chris Nelson, click to enlarge.
Man Busted For Explicit Texts, Arranging Sex With 14-Year Old
May 5, 2012
An Escambia County man was arrested Friday afternoon for explicit communication with what he thought was a 14-year girl and agreeing to meet her for sex.
Alan Lynsdale Hamilton, 48, began the text message conversations with was really an undercover Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigator with the department’s computer crimes unit.
“During the communications Hamilton engaged in a sexually explicit conversation and agreed to meet the fourteen year-old on May 4, 2012, for the purpose of having sex,” according to Deputy Matt Baxter, spokesperson for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
On Friday, Baxter said Hamilton went to the Deluna Lanes Bowling Alley, with the intention of picking up the 14-year old girl for sex.
When he arrived at the location he was taken into custody by members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Hamilton was charged with one count each of using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony, and traveling to meet a juvenile for sex after soliciting them via a computer. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
Cory Ladd Jones
May 5, 2012
Mr. Cory Ladd Jones, 34, passed away on May 3, 2012 in Mobile, Alabama.
Mr. Ladd was a native of Atmore, and a former resident of Bay Minette,and has lived in Daphne for the past year.
Mr. Jones worked for Pilot Catastrophe (CAT) as an adjuster in Mobile and worked at Master’s Commission in Rockford, IL.
He was preceded in death by his stepfather Michael Hall.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Allen and Linda Jones of Vancleave, MS; mother, Felicia Hall of Bay Minette; Wife, Dana Pickern Jones of Daphne; one son, Dagan Ladd Jones of Daphne; two daughters, Kennedy Kori Jones of Ocean Springs, MS, and Addison Kori Jones of Daphne; one brother, Eric Keith (Cassie) Jones of Kennesaw, GA; one stepbrother, Kevin (Nicole) Hall of Robertsdale and grandparents, Ray and Duane Biggs of Bay Minette.
Funeral services will be Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. with the Rev. Richard Daniel officiating.
Visitation will be Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 6:00 and 9:00 P.M. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Brian Crites, Joey Johnson, Ryan Woods, Mike Pool, Heath Letson and Corey Land.
Honorary pallbearers will be Josh Mims, Sean Taylor, Josh Bonds, Cody Parham, Brad Adams, Luke Hollingsworth, Stewart Gay and Seth Innabnit.
Beer Truck Becomes A Bit ‘Tipsy’, Overturns On Nine Mile Road
May 4, 2012
There were no injuries when an 18-wheeler hauling Bud Light beer became a little “tipsy” on West Nine Mile Road near Beulah Friday morning.
For an unknown reason, the 18-wheeler overturned onto its side as the driver exited from I-10 to West Nine Mile Road. The driver, 51-year old Antonio Purifoy of Cantonment, was taken to West Florida Hospital with minor injuries.
Purifoy was cited by the FHP for careless driving.
The accident happened about 8:25 a.m. and caused traffic delays four about eight hours, according to FHP.
Submitted photo by Meridith Caum for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate Falls To Mosley In Quarterfinals
May 4, 2012
The Tate Aggies lost their Region 1-6A quarterfinal game Thursday night to the Mosley Dolphins.
Tate jumped out to an early lead with an RBI single to left field in the first, and another RBI single in the third. But Mosley tied it up 2-2 in the third before scoring a go-ahead run with a single up the middle. Mosley increased their lead to 5-2 in the fourth.
The Aggies cut the lead to 5-4 in the fifth, with the sixth and seventh inning scoreless.
With the loss, the Aggies season came to an end with a 22-6 overall record, 12-2 in the district.
Tate Hitters: David Moorhead 2-4, 2RBI, 1R; JT Granat 2-4, 1RBI; Mac Siebert 1RBI; Maverick Champman 2-3; Hunter Black 2-4; Austin Quina 0-3, 1R
Photos: The Dastardly Dr. Devereaux Dress Rehearsal
May 4, 2012
The Northview Spring Musical “The Dastardly Dr. Devereaux”, will be presented Friday at 6:30 p.m.
The play follows the dastardly Dr. Dogsbreath Devereaux and his equally evil nurse, Hilda Hatchet, as they plot to wrestle away the Hanover D. Cash Clinic from Hanover’s sweet and very wealthy widow, Lotta Cash.
Dr. Phil Good, the good hero, and the heroine, Wendy March, try foil the evil Dr. Devereaux and nurse Hatchet.
Throw in a little love, marriage, flirting, burlesque dancers, murder, zany patients and more….and the audience won’t know what’s happening next at the Hanover D. Cash Clinic.
Tickets will be on sale Friday at the NHS office. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door for reserved seating.
For over 100 photos from a Thursday afternoon dress rehearsal, click here.
Pictured inset: Scenes from a dress rehearsal Thursday afternoon of “The Dastardly Dr. Devereaux” at Northview High School. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Escambia Gives Final Approval $3.6 Million 4-H’s Langley Bell Sale To Navy Federal
May 4, 2012
The Escambia County Commission officially approved the sale of the 240-acre Langley Bell 4-H Center to Navy Federal for $3.6 million in a short meeting Thursday afternoon.
The commission — acting as trustees for the 4-H County Council — voted 4-0 to sell the property on Beulah Road. Commissioner Wilson Robertson abstained from the vote because he is a member of the 4-H Foundation and also because he might have future business relationships related to the development of the land.
On April 23, young 4-H Council members, who represented 4-H Clubs across the county, voted 21-16 in favor of the sale and a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that specifies what happens next to 4-H.
The MOU also called for the creation of aa 4-H Extension Task Force to consider what happens next for 4-H between two proposed options.
Navy Federal will pay $3.6 million for the property next to the credit union’s campus in Beulah. The Escambia Commission will also contribute $1.5 million in local option sales tax funds to construct a new 4-H building with the plans subject to the approval of the Extension Service.
Option one of the approved MOU will construct the new building on 23 acres at the Escambia County Extension Service on Stefani Road. The first option also provides for 20-30 acres next to the Roy Hyatt Environmental Center in cooperation with the Escambia County School Board for animal-related programs and other appropriate 4-H activities. This property will be in addition to the facility to be located at the Extension Service on Stefani Road.
The second option would allow for the purchase of other acreage and propert with up to $1.6 million of the Navy Federal sale proceeds for the use of the 4-H program. The “Friends of 4-H”, a group of of 4-H supporters, is calling for the purchase of former the former Bayer Crop Science Facility on Crabtree Church Road in Molino. The 250 acres stretches from Crabtree Church Road north to Highway 97 near Molino Park Elementary School.
Pictured top: The Langley Bell 4-H Center. Pictured top inset: 4-H County Council President Devon Bell signs off on the ballot results April 23 signifying the 4-H Council’s agreement to sell Langley Bell to Navy Federal. Pictured below: A portion of the neighboring Navy Federal complex in Beulah can be seen in the background of this photograph of the Langley Bell Building. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
National Day Of Prayer Marked In Century, Atmore (With Photo Gallery)
May 4, 2012
Prayers for local communities, leaders, residents and businesses filled the air in Century and Atmore on Thursday during the 61st Annual National Day of Prayer.
“We need You (God) in our town,” Century Mayor Freddie McCall said during Century’s observance Thursday morning. “I need you in our town.”
“I pray for the safe return of our troops,” said Scott Nelson, father of LCpl Travis Nelson who was killed in action, as he prayed for the military and local law enforcement, firefighters and EMT’s. “And for the families…only You can provide comfort in the their hearts.”
The Rev. Willie Carter, a retired educator, prayed for education. “Help us to realize in all our teachings and knowledge that without you it would be in vain,” he said.
“Help kids to see that having Jesus in your heart is the coolest thing they can do,” Century resident Carlos Kyles prayed.
Also participating in prayer during Century’s event was Robin Punyko from Gulf Power, praying for business; William Reynolds of NorthEscambia.com, praying for media; Rev. Jeff Dwenger, praying for churches; and Laura Nelson, praying for families.
Atmore National Day of Prayer
In Atmore, the threat of rain from the heavens pushed National Day of Prayer participants from a local park into the gym at Escambia County High School. Community, business and spiritual leaders led those gathered in prayer before participants read the entire Bible out loud in 30 minutes.
For more photos from the Atmore National Day of Prayer events, click here.
Pictured above and below: A National Day of Prayer service in Atmore. Photos by Marcella Green Wilson for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge. Pictured inset: Century Mayor Freddie McCall prays as his city marked the National Day of Prayer Thursday. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
