McDavid Man Charged With Shed Burglary
September 3, 2013
A McDavid man is facing multiple charges for allegedly burglarizing a shed on Sandy Hollow Road in Walnut Hill.
Haden Brock Howard, 19, was charged with felony burglary and grand theft charges for stealing a generator, chainsaws, a pressure washer and other power tools. Howard allegedly knew the victim’s family and knew that they were out of town during the weekend in which the items were stolen.
The family’s 14-year old son told deputies that he and Howard owed money to Howard’s drug dealer on Cypress Street in Walnut Hill, and the stolen items were traded for spice, marijuana and crack cocaine.
Howard was also charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor for allowing the 14-year old son, another 14-year boy and his 15-year old girlfriend the means to purchase and use crack cocaine, marijuana and spice in his presence.
Howard was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $14,000 bond.
Escambia Commission Schedules Extra Meetings In September
September 3, 2013
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners has scheduled additional meetings in the month of September. Below is a complete listing of the Board’s upcoming meetings:
- Thursday, September 5, Agenda Review, 9 a.m.
- Thursday, September 5, Public Forum and BCC Regular Board Meeting, 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, September 10, Budget Hearing 1, 5 p.m.
- Thursday, September 12, Committee of the Whole Workshop, 9 a.m.
- Monday, September 16, Agenda Review, 9 a.m.
- Monday, September 16, Public Forum and BCC Regular Board Meeting, 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, September 24, Budget Hearing 2, 5 p.m.
All meetings will be held in the Board Chambers, 221 Palafox Place.
Billy Don Fielder
September 3, 2013
Billy Don Fielder, age 74, of Milton, went home to be with his Lord & Savior on Saturday, August 31, 2013. He was born August 31, 1939, in Fordyce, Arkansas to the late Hazen Rine Fielder and Mary Frances Draper Fielder.
Billy started his career in the printing business right out of high school and continued it for the rest of his working career in the Gulf Coast area. He loved woodworking, coaching T-ball and baseball, camping and fishing. The last few years, Billy enjoyed simply sitting by a camp fire watching the flames burn while reflecting his thoughts.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Brad Fielder.
Survivors include his beloved wife of 27 years, Audrey Mae Fielder; sons and daughters-in-love, Sam (SueGee) Fielder, Donnie (Stacey) Fielder, Kevin (Jenean) Fielder, Wesley Fielder, Frank (Margo) Wyatt and Jared (Melissa) Wyatt; brother, Bobby (Winonna) Fielder; grandchildren, William, Linda, Anthony, Megan, Jace, Karen, Connie, Julia and Tannin; and great-grandchildren, Kendell, Elizabeth, and Hailey.
Home going celebrations will be Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Pine Terrace Baptist Church in Milton with Brother Mike Wiggins officiating.
Interment will follow in Milton Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the church from 10 a.m. until the service hour.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Pine Terrace Baptist Church Building Fund.
National Cremation & Burial Society of Milton has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mobile Claims Season Finale Over Pensacola’s Blue Wahoos
September 3, 2013
The Mobile BayBears posted three runs in the first inning and coasted the rest of the way to a 10-1 victory over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in the final game of the season on Monday afternoon at Hank Aaron Stadium. Pensacola finished the season with a record of 59-79, including a 34-35 mark in the second half.
Reds top pitching prospect Robert Stephenson got the start for Pensacola, but didn’t make it past the first. Ender Inciarte led off the game with a solo homer off Stephenson (L, 0-2), who got two quick outs before allowing four straight to reach, culminating in a Mike Freeman two-run single to make it 3-0. Stephenson allowed three runs on three hits with a strikeout and two walks in his final start of the year.
The rains hit in the last of the third inning with Chris Manno on the mound, causing a brief delay before pinch-hitter Keon Broxton smoked a two-run single through the left side to make it 5-0. The rains hit even harder and forced a delay of an hour and 20 minutes.
Mobile doubled its lead in the last of the seventh with a five-run frame against Pat Doyle and Jamie Walczak. Nick Evans provided an RBI single off Doyle to make it 6-0 before a sac fly from Freeman made it 7-0. Broxton provided the exclamation mark with a three-run blast against Walczak to make it 10-0.
Bo Schultz faced the minimum in three innings for Mobile before leaving due to the rain delay. Willy Paredes (W, 3-0) picked up the victory with a scoreless top of the fourth inning.
The Wahoos were able to get on the board in the ninth on a Devin Lohman double scoring Juan Silverio.
The next time the Wahoos hit the field will be April 3, 2014 at home against the Tennessee Smokies. 2014 season ticket information will become available later in the month.
All Florida Lawmakers Registered To Vote In The Right District
September 3, 2013
None of the state Legislature’s members are registered to vote outside their districts, according to a letter from the Department of State obtained by the Tampa Bay Times.
“We have determined that the full residential address recorded as of August 29, 2013, in the Florida Voter Registration System for each legislator is located within the district to which he or she has been elected,” says the letter to Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel.
Gaetz and Weatherford asked for the review in the wake of questions asked by Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, and other critics who charge that some legislators don’t live in their districts.
by The News Service of Florida
Mary Virginia Phillips Ealy Dorman
September 3, 2013
Mary Virginia Phillips Ealy Dorman, age 86, died peacefully on September 1, 2013. Mary was born October 11, 1926, in Atmore, and is the daughter of Della Walker Phillips Albritton and Joseph Thomas Phillips.
Mary was a born again Christian and now resides in her heavenly home.
Mary grew up in Poarch and is a member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. She lived many years in the Pensacola area; however, she returned home to Poarch in 2009 where she lived until becoming a resident of the Century Care Nursing Home in Century in 2012.
Family was the center of Mary’s life. She is survived by her three sisters, Emma Cleo Phillips Keating, Pauline J. Phillips Parker and Patricia Ann Albritton Smillie; three sons, Phillip Loyd Ealy of Pensacola, Roy Edward Ealy of Milton, and Jessie Allen Dorman of Poarch; five daughters, Joann Ealy Deriemacker of Pensacola, Virginia Kay Ealy Simmons of Poarch, Odessa Lynn Dorman Woodcock of Poarch, Paula Denise Dorman Clemens of Poarch and Carrie Sue Dorman Henry of Pensacola. Mary is also survived by twenty-one grandchildren, thirty-seven great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
The visitation will be Wednesday, September 4 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Faith Chapel North in Cantonment.
The funeral will be conducted from the chapel of Faith Chapel North on Thursday, September 5, at 10 a.m.
Burial will follow in Clopton Cemetery in Pensacola.
Faith Chapel North has been entrusted with arrangements.
Miller Opposes Military Strike Against Syria
September 2, 2013
President Barack Obama will seek congressional approval to order military strikes against Bashar al Assad’s Syrian regime in response to claims of chemical weapons use against the civilian population in that country.
Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla), who represents the North Escambia area, does not support the military action.
“I think it is appropriate for the President to seek approval from Congress before launching an attack on Syria. However, I do not feel a strike on Syria is in the best interest of our country. The civil war in Syria, while tragic, does not have critical national security implications for the United States. I know the intelligence and intend to vote no on the authorization for military action,” Miller said Sunday.
Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday he is confident that Congress “will do what is right,” as Obama seeks approval for a military strike against Syria. Kerry calls the case against Syria “overwhelming.” He said the president has the power to act, no matter what Congress decides.
U.S. intelligence says more than 1,000 civilians, including entire families, were killed when Syrian forces dropped poison gas on four Damascus suburbs August 21.
Obama says the United States should take military action against Syria but thinks it is important for the country to have a debate on the issue. He has formally asked Congress to let him use military force in Syria to “deter, disrupt, prevent and degrade” the potential for more chemical attacks. He says no U.S. troops would go to Syria.
About 800 Acres Off Jacks Branch Road May Be Rezoned For Commercial, Other Development
September 2, 2013
The Escambia County Planning Board and the Escambia County Commission are considering a request to rezone just over 800 acres off Jacks Branch Road from residential to a variety of zoning districts including residential and retail commercial.
The property is located at 900 Jacks Branch Road and lies east of Jacks Branch and north of Well Line Road, all to the west of Highway 29. The rezoning is being proposed by the DDJ Land Company, LLC, managed by Jerry and Donald Long of Pensacola.
An area of 444 acres, 275 of which are not wetlands, would be rezoned to C-1 (commercial). The area would be intended to serve the surrounding area with larger and small scale retail, office and residential use. The center will be designed around pedestrian and utilized plazas and other public space “to create an attractive environment”, according to the application.
A 74 acre area, 60 acres of which are not wetlands, would be rezoned R-4 to allow for neighborhoods comprised primarily of attached single and multifamily residential dwellings. The roads will be designed in a gridded system, with public spaces for civic, community and recreational areas.
A 156 acre area, 65 acres not wetlands, would be zoned V-5. The area would be located in the “rural” area of the development with subdivision that would be clustered single family homes focusing on efficient use of land and infrastructure, conventional large lot development and accessible open space.
A 107 acre parcel, 85 which are not wetlands, would be zoned R-3 with a range of housing types on a gridded block road system.
An R-4 zoned area of 25 acres would provide a housing area of a variety of attached and detached residential homes. Parks, conservation and public spaces would be focal point for the neighborhoods.
The Escambia County Commission is expected to set a public hearing on the rezoning request for October 3 at 5:45 p.m. The Escambia County Planning Board will consider the proposal on Monday, September 9 at 8:30 a.m.
Pictured top: A location map for about 800 acres that may be rezoned. Pictured east: Looking north into the parcel from Well Line Road. Pictured below: Looking east into the parcel from Jacks Branch Road. Courtesy images for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Labor Day Showers
September 2, 2013
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
- Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
- Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
- Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Escambia Man Dies In Lynn Haven Accidental Shooting
September 2, 2013
A 32-year old Escambia County man was killed when a gun accidentally discharged early Saturday morning at a Lynn Haven, Fla., home.
The victim was identified by the Lynn Haven Police Department as Anthony Jamar Pickering. The shooting was from “an accidental discharge while handling a firearm”, according to the Lynn Haven Police Department.
The incident happened at a home on Kentucky Avenue in Lynn Haven. Local police said the only other person in the home at the time was the victim’s brother, Allan Jermaine Pickering. But police stressed the shooting was not a violent act.
The incident remains under investigation by the Medical Examiner’s Office.