Carolyn Garman Creighton
August 11, 2015
Carolyn Garman Creighton of Cantonment, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Carolyn was a bus driver for Escambia County School System for 26 years.
Carolyn is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Gordon Creighton; daughters, Carol Lynne Sealey and Teresa Woods (George); son, Clay Creighton (Robin); sister, Barbara Jean Butler; brother, Ira Garman (Zelema); numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her daughter, Cheryl Ann O’Neal and a son, Reggie Creighton.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Faith Chapel North with Reverend Richard Phillips officiating.
Interment to follow at Cottage Hill Community Cemetery.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Showers, Thunderstorms Possible Tonight
August 11, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 94. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.
EWMS Orientation Information
August 11, 2015
To all EWMS parents, Orientation for incoming 6th graders and new students to EWMS will be Thursday, August 13, from 10-11 a.m. in the cafeteria. 6th grade students will pick up their schedules after a brief meeting. Students will be given a chance to see where their classes are located.
After orientation at 11:15 all 7th and 8th graders will pick up their schedules in the main entrance lobby. They will not be permitted to walk the halls as they know where the classes are located. Those who do not pick their schedule up on Thursday, August 13 at the designated time will not receive their schedule until the first day of school or until the FOCUS parent portal is open.
No Serious Injuries In Cottage Hill Crash
August 10, 2015
There were no serious injuries in a two vehicle crash Monday afternoon near Cottage Hill. The accident was reported about 5:40 p.m. on Highway 95A near Stacey Road. The accident is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Price, click to enlarge.
Police: Man Found Dead At Confederate Monument Was Murdered
August 10, 2015
A man found dead on a park bench in Pensacola was murdered, according to the Pensacola Police Department.
The body of 50-year old Larson Ogwin Brake, Jr. was found by a passerby about 9:30 Sunday morning at the foot of the Confederate monument in Lee Square, in the 600 block of North Palafox Street near the First Baptist Church of Pensacola.
PPD Detectives have determined that the homeless man’s death was not racially motivated, according to Capt. Paul Kelly.
Kelly said said detectives are pursuing leads in the case. An autopsy will be done to determine cause of death.
Anyone having information on the incident is asked to contact the Pensacola Police Department at (850) 435-1900 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
Walnut Hill Man Charged With Underwear Theft
August 10, 2015
A Walnut Hill man with a history of shoplifting arrests is facing a felony charge for allegedly stealing a 32-gallon tote full of underwear.
Michael Alan Flowers, 52, was charged with petit theft from a merchant third or subsequent offense.
He allegedly filled a 32-gallon plastic tote with 11 packs of socks, four packs of underwear and six packs of undershirts at Walmart on Creighton Road. Loss prevention employees watched he Flowers pushed a shopping cart with the tote out of the store, according to a Pensacola Police Department arrest report.
According to the report, Flowers has at least eight previous shoplifting convictions on his record. Flowers remained in the Escambia County Jail Monday with bond set at $1,000.
Heat Advisory Continues; Slight Chance Of Rain
August 10, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
There is a heat advisory in effect for the entire area. Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Police Find Stolen Weapons, Drugs During Traffic Stop
August 10, 2015
The Flomaton Police Department arrested a Mississippi man on drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop.
Rodney Corey Dunigan, age 45 of Amory Mississippi was pulled over by a Flomaton Police Officer early Sunday morning. Police said Dunigan was found in possession of three firearms – two which were stolen, methamphetamine, marijuana, diazepam and drug paraphernalia.
Dunigan was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, two counts receiving stolen property second degreen, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked into the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center in Brewton where he remained in custody.
Further details have not been released.
Get Your Child Vaccinated: Same Day Appointments In Ensley, Molino
August 10, 2015
The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County is making it a bit easier for parents to get their children vaccinated for school with same-day appointments available each day this week in Molino and Ensley. Children entering Escambia County schools next month must be up-to-date on their vaccinations, including a tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine for all students entering the seventh grade.
Children may be vaccinated at their physician’s office or at FDOH-Escambia’s Immunizations Clinic. Parents of children needing school-required vaccinations are being urged not to wait in order to ensure that their child may be vaccinated prior to the start of school.
FDOH-Escambia’s Immunizations Clinic is open Monday through Friday at 1295 Fairfield Drive in Pensacola. Parents wishing to have their child vaccinated at FDOH-Escambia’s Immunizations Clinic need to make an appointment. Appointments fill quickly and are same-day only.
Special clinics are also being held in additional locations, as follows:
Northside (Ensley) 8390 North Palafox
- same-day appointments, Monday through Friday from August 10 through August 21, 2015.
Molino 3470 Highway 29 North
- same-day appointments, Monday through Friday from August 10 through August 21, 2015.
To schedule an appointment, call (850) 595-6554.
Construction Delays: Nine Mile Road; I-10 At Scenic Highway
August 10, 2015
Drivers can expect delays this week on Nine Mile Road at Heritage Oaks Drive and on I-10 at the Scenic Highway overpass.
Nine Mile Road westbound traffic west of I-10, near Heritage Oaks Drive (at Navy Federal), will encounter lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10 through Friday, Aug. 14 as crews perform construction activities.
Demolition and reconstruction of the existing Scenic Highway overpass on I-10 continues. The work will require the following traffic impacts beginning Monday, Aug. 10:
- I-10 eastbound traffic near U.S. 90 (Scenic Highway) will be shifted to the south near the overpass until the end of 2015. The speed limit will be reduced to 60 mph.
- I-10 westbound near the Scenic Highway overpass and the Scenic Highway on-ramp to I-10 will be intermittently closed from 8 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. each night for approximately three weeks.
Drivers are reminded by the Florida Department of Transportation to use caution, especially at night, when traveling through a work zone. All planned construction activities are weather dependent and may be re-scheduled in the event of inclement weather.
Pictured I-10 at Scenic Highway eastbound (top) and westbound (below). NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
