Chance Of Showers Tonight
June 26, 2016
Pictured: Saturday morning’s sunrise is reflected in pool of water in Davisville. Photo by Ditto Gorme for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.
Do You Know The Difference Between A Heat Stroke And Heat Exhaustion?
June 26, 2016
The following graphc from the National Weather Service, explains the difference between a heat stroke and heat exhaustion, and it details how to treat each.
Northview’s Ward Attending Super Combine In Dallas
June 26, 2016
Luke Ward from Northview High School is attending the Blue-Grey National Super Combine this weekend at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys.
Ward led Northview last year with 407 rushing yards, 331 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.
In April, Ward represented the Alabama region as wide receiver and attended the Blue-Grey Combine held at Cramton Bowl, in Montgomery where he earned the broad jump award with the longest distance at 10’0”. He also had a 4.47 recorded time in the 40, and 4.59 in the shuttle.
“It’s a real honor to be selected to participate in this. I’m excited to visit the AT&T Stadium, and I hope to represent my school well.” Ward said.
If Ward performs well enough in Dallas, he will be in position to be selected to play in one of the Blue-Grey National All-American Bowls played and televised at four NFL locations in January.
Wahoos Top Smokies 6-4
June 26, 2016
Pensacola Blue Wahoos starting pitcher Rookie Davis used both his bat and his right arm to overcome the Tennessee Smokies, 6-4, Saturday at Smokies Park.
He gave the Blue Wahoos the lead, 4-3, in the top of the fourth when he hit a sacrifice to left field that scored Pensacola third baseman Tyler Sparks from third.
Davis also knocked a solo homer to left field In the third inning that had put his team up, 2-1. The last Pensacola pitcher to hit a home run was Ben Lively on Aug. 19, 2014.
Davis has two hits in 13 at bats this season for Pensacola, and now has three RBIs total.
In the fifth inning, Davis worked out of a jam with runners on second and third and two out by getting Tennessee second baseman Ian Happ out for the first and only time in the game. Davis ended up working 5.1 innings, giving up five hits, three walks and striking out one. He now has a team best 6-1 record with a 2.64 ERA.
Besides Davis, both Pensacola second baseman Alex Blandino and right fielder Sebastian Elizalde also homered. Pensacola went ahead, 5-3, in the top of the seventh when Blandino yanked a solo homer to left field, his fifth of the season.
Elizalde then blasted a solo homer – his third of the year – to right field to start the eighth inning, putting Pensacola ahead, 6-3.
The Blue Wahoos are now second in the Southern League with 48 home runs behind the Montgomery Biscuits with 50.
Happ, who scored three of Tennessee’s four runs, was 3-4 with his first Double-A home run. He hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the third inning that drove in Smokies third baseman Chesney Young, who had walked.
Happ also crossed the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning on a ground out by Tennessee right fielder Billy McKinney that pulled the Smokies within, 6-4, of Pensacola.
Pensacola’s bullpen came through again. Carlos Gonzalez, Kevin Shackelford and Alejandro Chacin combined to allow one run on one hit and strike out three in 3.2 innings of relief. Chacin nailed down his 13 save this season, which leads the Southern League.
Pensacola tied the score, 1-1, in its next at bat in the top of the second inning when third baseman Taylor Sparks singled in Elizalde, who also singled.
Pensacola first baseman Eric Jagielo knocked a double with one out to left field in the top of the fourth that scored Elizalde that knotted the game, 3-3. Then, Davis drove in his second run of the game on a sacrifice fly that put Pensacola ahead for good, 4-3.
Pensacola, which won the first half title, improved to 2-1 in the Southern League South Division in the second half and is tied for first with the Jacksonville Suns. Overall its record stands at 43-30.
Uber Driver Plows Into Escambia County Restaurant
June 26, 2016
There were no serious injuries when an Uber driver attempted to make her own drive-thru at an Escambia County restaurant Saturday night.
The Uber driver, Antionette Williams-Jones, 44, attempted to turn into a parking space in front of the Denny’s on Mobile Highway when she failed to stop, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.. She drove the partially inside the restaurant.
“My daughter and I had just went through those doors,” Tracy Ann Heffelfinger told NorthEscambia.com.
Williams-Jones was charged with careless driving by the FHP. She was not injured.
Reader submitted photo by Tracy Ann Hefffelfinger for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Several Unopposed Candidates Win Re-election; Local Field Set For Primary
June 25, 2016
Dozens of candidates had qualified to appear on the ballot in Escambia County when qualifying ended Friday at noon.
Several candidates will go into office without any opposition:
Supervisor of Elections: David Stafford
Property Appraiser: Chris Jones
Clerk of Courts: Pam Childers
School Board
District 4: Patty Hightower
District 5: William Slayton
Pensacola City Council:
District 3: Andy Terhaar
District 5: Gerald Wingate
Escambia Soil & Water Conservation:
District 1: Betty Ann Wilson
District 2: Anne Bennett
SRIA Board: Thomas A. Campanella
Century Town Council:
Seat 1: Ann C Brooks
Seat 2: Annie Carter Savage
County Court Judge:
Group 1: Pat Kinsey
Group 3 :Jennifer Frydrychowicz
Candidates with opposition are:
Tax Collector
- Buck Lee (Rep.)
- Deb Moore (Dem.)
- Scott Lunsford (Rep.)
Sheriff
- Rex Blackburn (NPA)
- Doug Baldwin, Sr. (Rep.)
- James Brooks (Write-In)
- John Johnson (Rep.)
- Ron McNesby (Rep.)
- David Morgan (Rep.)
Superintendent of Schools
- Claudia Williams (Dem.)
- Malcolm Thomas (Rep.)
- Gerald Washington (Write-in)
County Commissioner, District 1
- Audra Carter (Dem.)
- Jeff Bergosh (Rep.)
- Jesse Casey (Rep.)
- Karen Sindel (Rep.)
County Commissioner, District 3
- Delarian Wiggins (NPA)
- Lumon May (Dem.)
- Mirza Aftab Ahmad (NPA)
County Commissioner, District 5
- Steven Barry (Rep.)
- Daniel Smillie Jr. (Rep.)
School Board, District 1
- Kevin Adams
- Willie Kirkland
ECUA, District 1
- Vicki Campbell (Rep.)
- James Faxlanger (Rep.)
- Dawnmarie Kakatitieoy Kacachos-Ingwell (Write-In)
ECUA, District 3
- Clorissti Mitchell (Dem.)
- Charles Thornton Sr. (Dem.)
- Derrick Gainer (NPA)
- Elvin McCorvey (Dem.)
- John Johnson (NPA)
- Kennie Lyons (Dem.)
- Tiffany Washington (NPA)
- Benell English (NPA)
ECUA, District 5
- Jim Hunt (NPA)
- Jim Taylor (Rep.)
- Larry Walker (Rep.)
- William Fink (Write-in)
Pensacola City Council, District 1
- C.J. Lewis
- P.C. Wu
Pensacola City Council, District 7
- Anny Shepard
- Jewel Cannada-Wynn
Mayor of Century
- Benjamin Boutwell
- Felic Fussner
- Freddie McCall
- Henry Hawkins
FHP: Woman Distracted By Cell Phone Hits House
June 25, 2016
An Escambia County woman distracted by her cell phone crashed into a house, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The FHP said 48-year old Jessic Ludvik was eastbound on Olive Road through a construction zone. She swerved partially off the roadway after being distracted by her cell phone. She hit a concrete barrier, over-corrected and hit a house with her 2015 Ford Mustang.
Ludvik was cited with careless driving by the FHP.
Four Seek To Be Century’s Mayor; Two Council Members Unopposed
June 25, 2016
Four people are running for the office of mayor in Century, and two people have been re-elected to the town council by default.
Incumbent Mayor Freddie McCall is seeking a third term. He was elected to the Century Town Council in 2004, and was elected mayor in 2007 and to his current term in 2011.
McCall is being challenged by
- Ben Boutwell, a first term member of the town council
- Felic Fussner, a political newcomer
- Henry Hawkins, a former council member who ran unsuccessfully for council in 2007 and mayor in 2011.
Five years ago, McCall defeated Hawkins 292 votes to 186.
Clear Tonight, A Chance Of Rain For Sunday
June 25, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Operation Dry Water: FWC Crackdown On Boating Under The Influence
June 25, 2016
As the summer recreational boating season gets into full swing, the FWC Law Enforcement Division is ramping up its enforcement efforts as part of a national crackdown on boating under the influence this weekend.
The annual heightened awareness and enforcement campaign, Operation Dry Water, focuses on deterring boaters from boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Law enforcement agencies nationwide will be out in force through Sunda looking for boaters who choose to boat under the influence, and then removing them from the water. Increased awareness about the dangers of boating under the influence, along with officers focused on identifying impaired operators, aim to drastically reduce the number of accidents and deaths due to impaired boating.
“It is our job as law enforcement officers to identify and remove impaired boaters from the water so that everyone else can continue to have an enjoyable boating season and not become a victim of boating under the influence. Protecting the public goes to the heart of our mission,” said Maj. Richard Moore, FWC’s Boating and Waterways Section Leader. “Our agency is participating in Operation Dry Water, and joining thousands of law enforcement officers nationwide to decrease the number of accidents, injuries and deaths that come as a result of boaters who choose to drink and boat.”
In Florida it is illegal to operate a vessel with a BAC level of .08 or higher. The FWC wants to remind boaters to stay safe this summer by staying sober on the water. Alcohol use is one of the leading contributing factors in recreational boater deaths. During the national weekend of heightened awareness and high-visibility enforcement, boaters can expect to see an enhanced law enforcement presence and increased messaging about this dangerous and preventable crime.