Cantonment Man Charged With Battery On Deputy, Stealing Services For Cat
June 6, 2016
A Cantonment man was charged with battery on a Sheriff’s deputy for striking him with a door as deputies tried to arrest him on an outstanding warrant.
Four deputies attempted to serve the warrant on 41-year old Jason Carmine Colacci at his home on Well Line Road after seeing him standing on the porch of the home. Deputies reported knocking on the door, the back door and a side window, announcing that they were law enforcement and had warrant. They also used the load speaker on a patrol vehicle to announce their presence. For about 20 minutes, they could hear voices inside the home as they continued their efforts to get Colacci to exit.
As a deputy knocked on the front door of the home again, the door opened, and they could see Colacci inside the residence. He then rushed toward the door, pushing it closed on and trapping a deputy’s foot. Additional deputies were able to force the door open and free the first deputy’s foot, according to an arrest report. After a struggle inside the residence, Colacci was taken into custody.
Colacci was charged with felony battery on a officer and felony resisting arrest with violence.
He was also arrested on the outstanding warrant for second degree petit theft for allegedly failing to pay $76.30 for veterinary services performed on his cat at a Nine Mile Road clinic. After the clinic performed services on the cat, Colacci allegedly took the cat out to his vehicle and fled without paying. The business has a policy of collecting payment when services are rendered.
Colacci was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
Tropical Storm Colin Heads Toward Florida; Thunderstorms Today
June 6, 2016
Tropical Storm Colin, which formed Sunday afternoon, is headed toward a landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida. It will have no great impact on our North Escambia weather. The latest information on the storm, including wind speed and coordinates, are in the graphic above (click to enlarge).
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 93.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90.
Former Century High Bricks And Monument Committee To Meet
June 6, 2016
A committee working to decide how to preserve bricks from the former Century High School in a monument will meet Tuesday evening.
The “Bricks and Monument Committee” will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Century Area Chamber of Commerce at 7811 North Century Boulevard. The meeting is open to the public.
The former school, the oldest portion of which was constructed in the 1930’s, was demolished due damage received during the February 15 tornado.
Bricks from the school, along with a flagpole and monument, were salvaged. The bricks will be sold, engraved and place at a monument to the school at a location yet to be determined, but likely the Alger-Sullivan Historical Park, the Nadine McCaw Park or Showalter Park. The town formed the committee to decide how to use the bricks and memorialize the old Century High School.
Pictured: A 1936 monument at the former Century High School is being salvaged for inclusion in a new monument. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Bratt Elementary Grade 3-5 Award Winners Announced
June 6, 2016
BRATT ELEMENTARY 3RD GRADE AND 4TH GRADE AWARDS
Honor Roll
• Abbott, Rabekah
• Blanton, Kyle
• Boatwright, Olivia
• Brock, Ava
• Carter, Dixie
• Carter, Jakyra
• Carter, Kaedence
• Coker, Kinslee Abigail
• Dawson, Riley
• Dubose, Tyteanna
• Eicher, Gage
• Elliott, Scotty
• Faulkner, Noah
• Fountain, Aaliyah
• Hall, Berklee
• Hudson, Jared
• Johnson, Mattison
• Jones, Allyson
• Laborde, Laura
• Lloyd, Kaitlin
• McGhee, Michael
• Mondaca, Adannaya
• Mosley, Gracie
• Moya, Alexis
• Schoonover, Angel
• Smith, Zakyla
• Stilwell, Emily
• Stilwell, Jonathon
• Turberville, Corbin
• Victor, Brayden
• Watson, Raycer
Academic Achievement Award
• Abbott, Raegan
• Bailey, Sarah
• Castro, Alexa
• Criswell, Colton
• Dortch, Carsyn
• Dortch, Jacee
• Edwards, Mayson
• Fountain, Zykuria
• Gilman, Jamison
• Godwin, Maggie
• Gurganus, Ava
• Hetrick, Sarah
• Hughes, Mary Catherine
• Moorer, Jaquez
• Pugh, Colby
• Richardson, Ally
• Scott, Maggie
• Spence, Jacob
• Van Pelt, Bentley
Progress Award
• Andrews, Denise
• Ard, Troy
• Bailey, Sophia
• Banks, Zania
• Bryan, Kyra
• Dettling, Samuel
• Gibson, Raleigh
• Hasting, Logan
• Helton, Joshlynn
• Hughes, Cole
• Jay, Kayleigh
• Laborde, Laura
• Mason, Kaya
• McNeir, Anyla
• White, Brayson
Outstanding Attendance
• Adams, Adam
• Brock, Ava
• Brooks, Quantavia
• Criswell, Chloe
• Criswell, Colton
• Curry, Malonie
• Dubose, Tyteanna
• Elliott, Scotty
• Faulkner, Noah
• Fountain, Aaliyah
• Gilman, Jamison
• Hall, Berklee
• Hudson, Jared
• Hughes, Mary Catherine
• Hunter, Matthew
• Jordan, Dylan
• Laborde, Laura
• Lambert, Gage
• Long, Sarah
• Miller, Anthony Robert
• Mitchell, Ayden
• Moorer, Jaquez
• Mosley, Gracie
• Pugh, Colby
• Richardson, Ally
• Sanders, Bryson
• Sanders, Tyondray
• Stilwell, Emily
• Thomas, Ja’mya
• Van Pelt, Bentley
• Walker, Jayda
Perfect Attendance
• Ewing, Khaliah
• Fountain, Zykuria
• Watson, Raycer
Outstanding Citizenship Award
• Abbott, Rabekah
• Abbott, Raegan
• Bailey, Sarah
• Criswell, Colton
• Dortch, Carsyn
• Fehr, Noah
• Fountain, Aaliyah
• Fountain, Zykuria
• Godwin, Maggie
• Hetrick, Leah
• Hughes, Mary Catherine
• Johnson, Markavia
• Richardson, Ally
• Van Pelt, Bentley
AR
• Abbott, Raegan
• Amerson, Elijah
• Amerson, Luke
• Ard, Troy
• Dortch, Jacee
• Fountain, Zykuria
• Richardson, Ally
• Scott, Maggie
• Spence, Jacob
• Stilwell, Emily
• Van Pelt, Bentley
Art
• Dortch, Jacee
• Dubose, Tyteanna
• Hughes, Mary Catherine
• Jones, Allyson
• Laborde, Laura
• Long, Sarah
• Moorer, Jaquez
• Richardson, Ally
Music
• Blanton, Kyle
• Coker, Abigail
• Faulkner, Noah
• Helton, Joshlynn
• Hughes, Cole
• McNeir, Anija
• Smith, Zakyla
• Williams, Skyler
P.E.
• Bailey, Sarah
• Carter, Kaedence
• Criswell, Colton
• Dawson, Riley
• Dixon, Irmani
• Fountain, Aaliyah
• Stilwell, Jonathon
• Van Pelt, Bentley
Battle of the Books Team Members
• Abbott, Raegan
• Amerson, Elijah
• Bailey, Sarah
• Criswell, Colton
• Dortch, Jacee
• Fountain, Zykuria
• Gurganus, Ava
• Hetrick, Leah
• Scott, Maggie
• Spence, Jacob
• Van Pelt, Bentley
Sunshine Math Team Members
• Abbott, Raegan
• Amerson, Luke
• Criswell, Colton
• Dawson, Riley
• Edwards, Mayson
• Faulkner, Noah
• Fountain, Zykuria
• Garrett, Johnathan
• Gurganus, Ava
• Hetrick, Leah
• Laborde, Laura
• Pugh, Colby
• Richardson, Ally
• Spence, Jacob
• Van Pelt, Bentley
Sons of the American Revolution
• Bingham, Ethan
• Boatwright, Olivia
• Dawson, Riley
• Dettling, Samuel
• Gurganus, Ava
• Hall, Berklee
• Hudson, Ji’keir
• Moorer, Jaquez
BRATT ELEMENTARY 5TH GRADE AWARDS
Honor Roll
• Amerson, Erich
• Dove, Ryan
• Evans, Ja’Kayla Alexis
• Gilley, Charles David
• Harigel, Kohle
• Knighten, Trent
• Long, Kennedy
• Lowry, Houston
• McGhee, Braeden
• McGhee, Megan
• Morales, Elianna
• Richardson, Torian
• Simmons, McKenna
• Smith, Arquavian
• Stabler, Alyssa
• Ward, John Michael
Academic Achievement Award
• Bridges, Luke
• Gibson, Caitlyn
• Gilmore, Emma
• Moya, Alyssa
• Stewart, Kole
• Stuckey, Aubrey
• Wilson, Clay
Progress Award
• Blackwell, Riley
• Carter, Rosa
• Peters, Derek
• Smith, Arquavian
• Ward, John Michael
• Wesley, T’ahna
Outstanding Attendance
• Albritton, Drew
• Brown, Na’khya
• Findley, Tatyanna
• Garrett, Kayci
• Gilman, J.P.
• Gilmore, Emma
• Knighten, Trent
• Moya, Alyssa
• Spence, Anna
• Stabler, Alyssa
• Thomas, Madison
• Wesley, T’ahna
Outstanding Citizenship
• Albritton, Drew
• Bryan, Anastasia
• Smith, Arquavian
Art
• Feagin, Jamyla
• Berry, Leah
• Stabler, Alyssa
Music
• Knighten, Trent
• Richardson, Torian
• Smith, Hailey
P.E.
• Albritton, Drew
• Stewart, Kole
• Wilson, Clay
AR
• Amerson, Erich
• Brown, Na’khya
• Gilmore, Emma
• Moya, Alyssa
• Stewart, Kole
Battle of the Books Team Members
• Amerson, Erich
• Gilmore, Emma
• Moya, Alyssa
• Stewart, Kole
Sunshine Math Team Members
• Gilley, Charles David
• Gilman, J.P.
• Moya, Alyssa
• Spence, Anna
• Stuckey, Aubrey
Sons of the American Revolution
• Albritton, Drew
• Chavers, Landon
• Gilmore, Emma
• Moya, Alyssa
• Simmons, McKenna
• Wilson, Clay
Spelling Bee
• Pruitt, Matthew
Century Lions Club
• Moya, Alyssa
Cox
• Gruenwald, Jamie
Shining Star
• Harigel, Kohle
Presidential Achievement
• Amerson, Erich
• Bridges, Terrell Luke
• Gilley, Charles David
• Knighten, Trent
• Long, Kennedy
• Lowry, Houston
• McGhee, Braeden
• Simmons, McKenna
• Stabler, Alyssa
• Wilson, Clay
Presidential Excellence
• Gibson, Caitlyn
• Moya, Alyssa
• Stewart, Kristopher Kole
• Stuckey, Aubrey
Two Tate Graduates To Be Featured On Times Square Billboard
June 6, 2016
On Wednesday, The Get Schooled Foundation and partner Taco Bell Foundation will honor 300 students, including two from Tate High School.
Their pictures and stories will be featured on a six story digital yearbook in the heart of Times Square. Each of the applicants were asked to detail their life passion and how they used education to further their passions and dreams this school year.
Two J.M. Tate High School Class of 2016 graduates being honored are Devon Ledbetter and Miranda Nock. Their featured stories are as follows:
- “My dream career is being an editor for a publishing company. I have had a passion for reading and writing from a very young age, and I have had the opportunity to explore my interests through being the Editor-in-Chief of my school’s yearbook for two consecutive years now. This position has allowed me to grow and learn so much before I even start college, and has secured my sense of belonging in this career path. There is nothing I desire to pursue more, and I cannot wait to study at FSU!” — Devon Ledbetter
- “I’ve always know I wanted to work with animals since I can remember. I joined the vet academy at my high school helping me gain knowledge of the career and to confirm further my passion to work with animals. For a year now I have been working in a vet clinic being very hands on. I get to give shots, take care of animals, and even assist in surgeries! I even achieved getting my Florida State Veterinarian Assistant certification taking me a step closer to becoming a veterinarian! ” — Miranda Nock
Each of the honorees will also receive a $1,000 scholarship.
Florida Coach Jim McElwain To Host Football Skills Camp
June 6, 2016
The Booker T. Washington football program will host University of Florida Coach Jim McElwain in a high school skills camp on June 17.
Rising high school players should visit www.btwfootball.org for details, the registration form, and the parent consent form (which must be notarized).
The price is $35 now (payment must be received by Booker T. Washington High by June 16) or $50 for walk-up registration and includes a camp T-shirt. Coach McElwain will have members of his coaching staff with him.
The camp is open to any and all rising 9-12 graders and all junior college student athletes. For more information, follow the link above or call (850) 475-5237 ext. 236.
Generals Beat Pensacola 8-5
June 6, 2016
The top team in the Southern League Northern Division and Southern Division faced each other Sunday at The Ballpark at Jackson.
In the end, it was the Jackson Generals who defeated the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 8-5, behind two homers by first baseman D.J. Peterson. After a nine game win streak, Jackson had lost to the Tennessee Smokies on Saturday.
Jackson won again and remains in first with a 37-19 record with its win, while Pensacola also stayed atop the South Division despite the loss with its 32-23 record to remain one game ahead of the Biloxi Shuckers.
Blue Wahoos second baseman Brandon Dixon kept his hot-hitting streak going with his third two homer game in the past six games and his third straight game with a homer.
Dixon has 11 homers on the season—eight in the past six games since May 29—helping him leap frog to second in the Southern League for the season.
The 24-year-old Dixon went 2-4 with two homers, two runs and three RBIs Sunday and is now 15-24 (.625) in his six-game hitting streak. He has eight home runs and 18 runs-batted in during his streak and 37 on the season. He now has a .617 slugging percentage, which is second in the Southern League. Dixon is batting .322 this year, which ranks fourth in the league.
Jackson Stephens took the mound for Pensacola and worked 4.1 innings, giving up six runs, three earned on seven hits and three walks. He dropped to 5-4 on the season with a 3.36 ERA.
Jackson’s starter Andrew Moore improved to 2-0 for the Generals with a 3.78 ERA. He pitched 6.2 innings and allowed three runs on eight hits and one walk, while striking out seven.
The Generals scored first when DH Leon Landry lined a two-out single to right field to score both left fielder Ian Miller and center fielder Guillermo Heredia to put the team up, 2-0, in the third inning over Pensacola.
Pensacola came back in the top of the fourth with Dixon smacking a solo homer to right field to pull the Blue Wahoos within, 2-1.
Miller singled to left field in the bottom of the fourth inning with one out to drive in Jackson catcher Steve Baron, who had singled to center, for a 3-1 Generals’ lead.
Pensacola leadoff hitter Tony Renda, who was playing left, then hit a two-out double to drive in center fielder Jeff Gellalich, who tripled with two out, to pull the Blue Wahoos within, 3-2, in the top of the fifth inning. Pensacola right fielder Sebastian Elizalde then hit a two-out, game-tying single to center to drive in Renda and knot the score, 3-3.
In the bottom of the fifth, Jackson’s first baseman Peterson hit a three-run, line drive home run to centerfield that also brought home right fielder Tyler O’Neill and Landry to put the Generals up, 6-3. O’Neill earned the Southern League Player of the Month for May for hitting in 24 of 28 games and posted a .348 average in the month.
The Generals’ Peterson hit his second home run of the game—eighth on the year—in the bottom of the seventh to increase Jackson’s lead to 7-3. Jackson third baseman Brock Hebert singled to center to drive in second baseman Tim Lopes to extend Jackson’s lead to 8-3.
Dixon hit his third two-homer in six games in the top of the eighth when he rocketed the ball to left center, which also brought home Elizalde, and pulled Pensacola within, 8-5.
Jackson closer Dan Altavilla finished the ninth by striking out the side for his fifth save of the year.
Also leading the Blue Wahoos at the plate were Renda, who went 2-4, with a double, run scored and RBI and Elizalde, who also was 2-4, with a double, run scored and RBI. Renda has a seven-game hitting streak and 15 multi-hit games and is now hitting .310 this season. Elizalde has hit in five of the last six games and is batting .313 on the year.
Cantonment Man Cited After 3-Vehicle Interstate Wreck
June 5, 2016
A Cantonment man was cited by the Florida Highway Patrol after a three-vehicle crash on I-10 near Pine Forest Road Saturday afternoon.
According to the FHP, 28-year old Christopher Michael Benoit was westbound on the interstate when he noticed a vehicle stopped in his lane. His 2003 Ford F150 entered the median. Due to rainy and wet conditions, he lost control and re-entered the westbound lanes, causing a collision with a Kia Forte and a Cadillac STS.
The occupants of the Kia – driver Nina Marie Chestnut, 53, and passenger Gary Frank Chestnut, 61 – were critically injured and transported to Sacred Heart Hospital. Benoit received minor injuries as did 62-year old Suzanne Peabody Holm, the driver of the CTS.
Benoit was cited for failure to drive in a single lane by the FHP.
No Driver Found In Early Morning Nokomis Crash
June 5, 2016
Firefighters discovered a pickup truck with major damage early Sunday morning in Nokomis, but the driver and any passengers were not around the vehicle.
The wreck was reported on Nokomis Road, just west of Jakes Road, in extreme northwestern Escambia County just after 3 a.m. The vehicle had apparently struck a bridge guardrail where a tire was sheered off, hit a guardrail, had a door ripped off that landed under the bridge and rolled several times.
Firefighters searched the area for anyone that may have been ejected from the crash, but they were unable to locate a driver.
The accident is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and Atmore Ambulance also responded to the crash.
Pictured top and below: The pickup rolled several times after the crash. Pictured below: A tire was sheered off when the pickup hit a bridge. Pictured bottom: The passenger door was ripped from the vehicle and deposited under the bridge. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Showers, Thunderstorms Today
June 5, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 84. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.