List Of Road Closures Escambia And Santa Rosa
June 9, 2012
Here is a partial is of road closures in Escambia County as of 2 p.m., following by road closures information for Santa Rosa county:
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
- Gulf Beach and Augusta – Underwater
- 10427 Sorento Rd (Sorento Plaza) – Flooding businesses requesting barricades
- Fairfield & L St
- Fairfield and Pace
- Fairfield and S
- Stafford South of Lillian
- Brent by PCC
- 6511 N 9th
- Hollywood & Moreno
- Airport north of Cordova Mall
- Shoemaker and Mobile – 2 foot
- W St from Truman to Mass
- 34 Patton Dr.
- Sandy Creek subdivision on Fairfield Dr
- Camelford subdivision on Fairfield Dr
- Hwy 98 by PSC
- Jackson/Deluna
- Lillian/ New Warrington
- Sorrento/Segura
- 10500blk of Lillian Hwy
- New Warrington Spur not passable
- Hunter Point Apartments Hwy 98 entrance is not passable
- Navy/ Hwy 98
- Elisaburg
- Gulf Beach/ Wayne
- Navy/Gulf Beach
- Blue Angel/98 light out
- Pace/Fairfield light out
- New Warrington/Flynn
- Mass./ Fennell
- Navy/ W St
- Gulf Beach/Patton
- Hwy 29/ Brent
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
- City of Gulf Breeze:
- Gulf Breeze Parkway is down to one lane each direction throughout most of the city limits due to flooding.
- Minor flooding along residential streets.
- Midway Area:
- Reports of 4-5 feet of water standing on Redwood Dr.
- Circle Dr. reported street flooding with minor residential flooding.
- Ramblewood – Reported street and minor residential flooding.
- Minor Street flooding reported on Maplewood Dr.
- Duke Dr. has reports of water up to cars in driveways.
And The Race Is On – Final List Of Candidate For 2012
June 9, 2012
The races are set for the 2012 General Election in Escambia County.
Noon Friday was the qualification deadline. With no opposition, several candidates will automatically be reelected. They are: David Stafford as supervisor of elections; Patty Hightower, school board District 4; Bill Slayton, school board District 5; Norman Jeffrey DeWeese, Anne B. Bennett and Stephen M. Jones to the Escambia Soil and Water Conservation District; P.C. Wu to the Pensacola City Council; and Thomas Campanella to the Santa Rosa Island Authority.
One prefiled District 5 Escambia County Commission candidate is now out of that race; Dennis H.E. Wiggins (NPA) of Century withdrew from the race. That left a field of five Republicans in the primary — Sam Archer, Glenn Austin, Steven Barry, Pat Burkett, and Jim A. Taylor. They will face off winner takes all style in the Republican Primary, with the top candidate headed to the General Election to face Packy Mitchell (NPA).
In the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office race, the addition of Mindy Lynn Pare as a write-in candidate will force a closed Republican Primary between incumbent David Morgan and challenger John Powell.
Here is the final is of candidates in other races for 2012 General Election in Escambia County:
Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Pam Childers, Rep.
- Ernie Lee Magaha, Rep.
- Henry John Misiak, Write-In
Sheriff
- David Morgan, Rep.
- John R. Powell, Rep.
- Mindy Lynn Pare, Write-in
Property Appraiser
- Charles M. Green IV, Rep.
- Chris Jones, Dem.
Tax Collector
- Mike Whitehead, Rep.
- Janet Holley, Dem.
Superintendent of Schools
- Malcolm Thomas, Rep.
- Claudia Brown-Curry, Dem.
Supervisor of Elections
- David Stafford, Rep.
County Commissioner, Dist 1
- Jesse Casey, Rep.
- Wilson Robertson, Rep.
- Bobby Spencer, NPA
County Commissioner, Dist 3
- Tiffany Washington, Rep.
- Lumon May, Dem.
- Clinton Earl Powell Sr., Dem.
- Annie Thomas Walker, Dem.
- John R. Johnson, NPA
- Hugh G. King, Sr., NPA
- Derek L. Stromas, Write-in
County Commissioner, Dist 5
- Sam Archer, Rep.
- Glenn Austin, Rep.
- Steven Barry, Rep.
- Pat Burkett, Rep.
- Jim A. Taylor, Rep.
- Packy Mitchell, NPA
School Board, Dist 4
- Patty Hightower (Nonpartisan)
School Board, Dist 5
- Bill Slayton (Nonpartisan)
ECUA, Dist 1
- Vicki H. Campbell, Rep.
- Logan Fink, Rep.
- Tom Brame, NPA
- Elizabeth Susan Campbell, NPA
- JImaes Michael Kirland, NPA
ECUA, Dist 3
- Calvin Avant, Dem.
- Benell English, Dem.
- Elvin McCorvey, Dem.
- Clorissti Mitchell, Dem.
ECUA, Dist 5
- Barry B. Tweedie, Rep.
- Larry Walker, Rep.
- Charlou Williams, Rep.
Escambia Soil and Water Conservation District Group 2
- Norman Jeffrey DeWeese (Nonpartisan)
Escambia Soil and Water Conservation District Group 3
- Anne B. Bennett (Nonpartisan)
Escambia Soil and Water Conservation District Group 5
- Stephen M. Jones (Nonpartisan)
State Senator District 2
- Greg Evers, Rep.
- Joshua W. Hartigan, Write-in
State Representative, District 1
- Clay Ingram, Rep.
- Gloria Ann Wiggins, Dem.
State Representative, District 2
- Jeremy M. Bosso, Rep.
- C.V. (Clay) Ford, Rep.
City Council, At-Large B
- Charles L. Bare (Nonpartisan)
- Victor Cross (Nonpartisan)
- Sam Hall (Nonpartisan)
City Council, District 1
- P.C. Wu (Nonpartisan)
City Council, Dist 3
- Maren Laycock DeWeese (Nonpartisan)
- Andy Terhaar (Nonpartisan)
City Council, District 5
- John Jerralds (Nonpartisan)
- Gerald C. Wingate (Nonpartisan)
City Council, District 7
- Jewel Cannada-Wynn (Nonpartisan)
- Robbie Andrews (Nonpartisan)
- Jimmie Perkins (Nonpartisan)
Santa Rosa Island Authority
- Thomas Campanella (Nonpartisan)
Man Facing Attempted Murder Charges After Car Burglary Spree
June 9, 2012
A suspected car burglar is facing attempted murder charges after he allegedly opened fire on people that caught him in the act of breaking into cars in one Escambia County neighborhood.
Jeremiah J. Jones, 18, was charged with three counts of attempted felony murder, about a dozen burglary charges, two counts of possession of a weapon or ammunition by a convicted felon, criminal mischief, five counts of armed burglary, grand theft of a firearm, felony possession of marijuana and six counts of discharging a firearm. He was being held in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $917,750.
Deputies believe Jones was involved in more than 15 vehicle burglaries. During one of the many incidents in the Bellview community early Friday morning, residents heard noises and went outside with flashlights to confront Jones. Jones then fired several shots at the victims before running off, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
“Deputies saturated the area when another call of a burglary in progresses was received,” said Deputy Matt Baxter, “Jones was then taken into custody without further incident. At the time of arrest Jones was still in possession of the firearm.”
Investigators do not believe that Jones is involved in numerous vehicle burglaries reported earlier in the week.
More charges are pending the vehicle burglary cases, Baxter said.
Wet Weekend
June 9, 2012
A wet weekend is in store across the area, according to the National Weather Service.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 85. East wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 88. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
- Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 88. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
- Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
- Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
- Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.
Weekend Gardening: Expert Tips For The Month Of June
June 9, 2012
Here are gardening tips for the month of June from the Santa Rosa County Extension Service:
Flowers
- Annuals to plant include celosia, coleus, crossandra, hollyhock, impatiens (pictured above), kalanchoe, nicotiana, ornamental pepper, portulaca, salvia, torenia, vinca and zinnia.
- Sow seeds of sunflowers. They are easy to grow if you have a sunny spot. Look for some of the new, dwarf varieties that can also be used as cut flowers.
- Remove old blooms (deadheading) to make flowers bloom longer.
- Allow the foliage on spring bulbs to grow. Do not cut it off until it turns yellow and falls over.
Trees and Shrubs
- Mature palms should receive an application of granular fertilizer. Use a special palm fertilizer that has an 8-2-12 +4Mg (magnesium) with micronutrients formulation. Apply one pound of fertilizer per 100 sq ft of canopy area or landscape area.
- Do any necessary pruning of junipers this month.
- Finish pruning the spring flowering shrubs such as azaleas, camellias, spiraeas, wisteria and forsythia by early June.
- This is the month to reproduce plants by budding.
- Check mulch around ornamental plants to be sure it’s two inches thick. Add mulch as needed to help keep weeds down and conserve water. Keep mulch one to two inches away from trunk or stem.
- Inspect maple trees, especially silver maple for infestations of maple soft scale. Look for a white substance with some black on one end. Individual maple scales are about 1/4 inch in diameter and resemble bird droppings. They occur mostly on leaves and can cause defoliation unless controlled.
- Inspect the undersides of azalea leaves for spider mites and lace bugs. If dry weather conditions exist, these insects can do some serious damage if not controlled.
- Check conifers for signs of bagworms. Call your local Extension Service for control measures.
Fruits and Nuts
- Harvest peaches, nectarines and plums as soon as they mature, before the squirrels and birds get to them
Vegetable Garden
- Side dress vegetable gardens with fertilizer containing nitrogen and potassium. A fertilizer such as a 15-0-15 can be used. Use approximately 2-3 cupfuls (1 to 1 ½ pounds) per 100 feet of row.
- Increase watering frequency and amount as tomatoes load up with fruit.
- Vegetables that can be planted outdoors include eggplant, lima beans, okra, southern peas, peppers and sweet potatoes.
- Sweet potatoes are started from plants or “draws”. Be sure to purchase only certified weevil free sweet potato plants.
- Check for the following pests and control them if necessary: tomato fruitworm, stinkbugs on vegetables and aphids on all new growth
Lawns
- Check for the lawn pests and control them if necessary: Spittlebugs in centipedegrass. They are more attracted to especially lush areas of the yard such as along septic drain fields and in areas where excessive nitrogen fertilizer has been used. Chinch bugs in St. Augustinegrass Sod webworm in all turf
- Start monitoring for mole cricket infestations and prepare for treatment.
Unopposed: Bill Slayton Wins District 5 Seat
June 9, 2012
District 5 Escambia County School Board member Bill Slayton won a second term in office Friday. No other candidate qualified to run for the seat by the Friday noon deadline for the 2012 General Election.
I’ve had 50 years in the Escambia County School District, from a student to an employee to a board member,” Slayton said Friday afternoon. “I’m very pleased with the inroads and successes we are seeing, especially in District 5.”
Recent FCAT and state End of Course exam results often showed a District 5 school from North Escambia at or near the top of the county’s schools in a variety of subjects.
“We have to raise the rest of the county to the level of District 5,” he said.
Slayton is a retired educator, with 36 years experience as an employee in the Escambia School District at Tate High School as a teacher, administrator, assistant principal and principal. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a Masters of Education Degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and an administrative certification from the University of West Florida.
He was a political newcomer four years ago when he was first elected to the school board, defeating Tom Harrell by about five percentage points.
Another school board member, District 4’s Patty Hightower is also returning to the board unopposed after no one qualified to run against her by Friday,
Rep. Superintendent Malcolm Thomas does have a challenger. Dem. Claudia Brown-Curry has qualified to run against him.
“We have the potential that the same board and superintendent will be in place for eight years,” Slayton said. “That’s super important. We agree and disagree in the right spirit and get things done.”
Cantonment Cowboy Football Registration Open
June 9, 2012
Registration is now open for the fall football season for the Cantonment Cowboys.
Players can register each Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon through August 4 at the Cantonment Cowboys Football Field at 681 Well Line Road.
For more information, visit www.cantonmentcowboys.org or www.facebook.com/CantonmentCowboys.
Wahoos Blank Barons 3-0
June 9, 2012
Tony Cingrani (1-0) set the stage for the Blue Wahoos on Friday night by fanning nine batters over six shutout innings, but the bats provided what proved to be more than enough support in the Wahoos 3-0 win over the Birmingham Barons at Regions Park.
Pensacola scored first when Ryan LaMarre came home on a sacrifice fly by Josh Fellhauer in the top of the first. Brodie Greene was the story offensively for the Blue Wahoos on the night. He made it 2-0 with his second home run of the season, a solo shot in the third. He finished the game 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. He scored his second run on a ground ball to the shortstop in the fifth inning off the bat of Yordanys Perez to cap the Wahoos scoring.
Following Cingrani’s gem, Justin Freeman and Drew Hayes (S, 1) combined to work three scoreless innings in relief to nail down the win. Freeman struck out four batters over two innings, while Hayes retired three of four batters he faced in the ninth including a pair of strikeouts to earn his first save of the season.
All three Blue Wahoos runs were charged to Birmingham starter Cameron Bayne (5-5). He worked eight innings in the losing effort and allowed nine hits while issuing three walks. He struck out just one.
The Fish look to make it three in a row on Saturday night when they send right-hander Kyle Lotzkar (2-1, 3.03) to the mound against Barons righty Nestor Molina (4-4, 4.74). First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. from Regions Park.
By Tommy Thrall
Pictured top: Tony Cingrani struck out nine over six shutout innings for the Blue Wahoos. Photo by Chris Nelson for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Ransom’s Pittman Named Top School Social Studies Educator
June 9, 2012
The Escambia Area Council for Social Studies has named Annabelle Pittman of Ransom Middle School as their 2011-2012 Social Studies Educator of the Year for middle schools. She was presented her award at Ransom Middle School and will attend the State Social Studies Conference in the fall.
Atmore Beats NWE 14-2, Tri-County Faces Atmore Today
June 9, 2012
Atmore defeated Northwest Escambia 14-2 Friday night in game one of the 2012 8U Machine Pitch District Baseball Tournament at the Northwest Escambia Bradberry Park in Walnut Hill.
The tournament continues Saturday and Monday between Atmore, Tri-County and Jay.
The game schedule is as follows:
Friday — Atmore 14, NWE 2
Saturday 10 a.m. — Game 2 — Tri-County vs. Atmore
Monday 6 p.m. — Game 3 — Losers from Game 2 vs. NWE
Monday 8 p.m. — Championship Game — Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for ages 6-18, and free for children under 5.