Firefighters Battle House Fire Off East 10 Mile Road
January 14, 2018
ingle family home, fire contained to one room (garage converted into a room). No one Home at the time. (Camping) fire under investigation by the State Fire Marshal
The Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of a fire that damaged a single family home just north of East 10 Mile Road.
The fire on Valley Ridge Way was reported about 6:15 a.m. Saturday. The fire in the single family home was contained to a garage that had been converted into a living area. The remained of the home suffered some smoke damage.
There was no one home at the time of the fire, and there were no injuries reported.
The Ensley, Cantonment, Brent and Ferry Pass stations of Escambia Fire Rescue responded, along with Escambia County EMS.
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Jay Girls Weightlifting Team Advances To Regionals
January 14, 2018
The Jay High School Girls Weightlifting team has advanced to the regional meet next Friday in Baker.
Alexa Pabo placed sixth in the 110 division, Hailey Grenier placed sixth in the 139 division, Haylee Watson was the District 1 Champion in the 139 division, Carlyn Watson placed sixth in the 154 division and Sarah Barnhill placed third in the unlimited division. The team is coached is Melvin Kersey.
Editor’s Note: The Northview High School Girls Weightlifting team also advanced to regionals. Details will be published in an upcoming story.
Pictured: The Jay High School Girls Weightlifting team advanced to regionals. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Century Reschedules Council Meeting Due To MLK Holiday
January 14, 2018
The regular third Monday of the month town council meeting in Century has been rescheduled due to the Martin Luther Kings, Jr. Day holiday.
Instead of this Monday, the council will meet on Monday, January 22 at 7 p.m. at the Century Town Hall. All meetings are open to the public.
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Warning: Be Careful With Space Heaters
January 14, 2018
Here are some space heater safety tips from the National Weather Service:
Marilyn Edwards Branch
January 14, 2018
Mrs. Marilyn Edwards Branch, 68, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018 in Fairhope, Alabama.
Mrs. Branch was a native of New Orleans, LA, former resident of Bratt, FL and has resided in Atmore, AL for the past 48 years. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was the bookkeeper at the Presbyterian Church of Atmore and was a member of the Bratt First Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, T.J. & Lizzie Edwards, one sister, Sharon Zettlemoyer and two brothers, Alfred Edwards and James Edwards.
She is survived by her two sons, Travis (Tina) Branch of Daphne, AL and Michael (Julie James) Branch of Atmore, AL; three brothers, A.J. (Willie Jean) Edwards of Bratt, FL, Carlie Edwards of Bratt, FL and Bernie (Debra) Edwards of Bratt, FL and six grandchildren, Christian, Amy, Sarah, Hagan, Jaxson and Zachery.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Delbert Redditt officiating.
Burial will follow at the Godwin Cemetery.
Visitation will be Tuesday, January 16, 2018 from 6 to 8 PM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Wade Edwards, Robie Edwards, Chris Edwards, Josh Edwards, Cary Jordan and Christian Braden.
Woman Airlifted After Motorcycle Crash In Bratt
January 13, 2018
A motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital Saturday afternoon following a crash on Highway 4 in Bratt.
The motorcycle rider had reportedly pulled out of a muddy driveway when she lost control and was thrown from her Suzuki motorcycle. She came to rest in the eastbound travel lane of Highway 4 just east of Bratt Road. She was flown by LifeFlight helicopter from the nearby Travis Nelson Park to a Pensacola hospital as a “trauma alert”.
A man riding with the woman on a second motorcycle was not involved in the crash.
The accident is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Florida Highway Patrol also responded to the crash.
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Elderly Woman Killed In Escambia County Traffic Crash
January 13, 2018
An elderly Pensacola woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday night in Escambia County.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 90-year old Mary Alfreda Brink was traveling southbound on Blue Angel Parkway south of Highway 90 about 9 p.m. when she crossed into the northbound lanes with her Chevrolet Trailblazer and struck a 2002 Mercedes driven by 48-year old Robert Landis Gill of Pensacola.
Brink was pronounced deceased following the crash.
Gill and passenger Betty Stearns, 39, were transported to Baptist Hospital in critical condition. Two additional passengers — Sarah Stearns, age not provided, and Scott Stearns, age 9 — were transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in serious condition.
No charges were filed in the crash.
Boil Water Notice Lifted After E. Coli Bacteria Warning
January 13, 2018
The Bratt Davisville Water System has lifted precautionary boil water notice that was issued after a well tested positive for E. coli bacteria.
The boil water notice was put into place for customers in extreme northwestern Escambia County late Wednesday night after one raw sample taken at Bratt Davisville Well 2 tested positive for the presence of E. coli bacteria.
A bacteriological survey now shows the water is safe to drink, according to the utility, after “the return of chlorination to the water system”.
The now-rescinded boil water notice covered the areas below:
Nokomis Rd. from Rockaway Creek Rd. traveling West to North Pineville Rd., Rockaway Creek Rd. from Nokomis Rd. traveling North to Alabama Line, Gibbs Rd., Circle Rd., Shady Oak Dr., Miller Rd., Jakes Rd., Jones Rd., Reynolds Rd., Flowers Rd., Albritton Rd., Barlow Rd., Tullis Rd., North Pineville Rd. from Nokomis Rd. North to Alabama Line, Hollingsworth Rd., and three customers immediately south of Hollingsworth Rd. on North Pineville Rd.
ECUA Seeks To Take Cantonment Property By Eminent Domain For Sewage Lift Station
January 13, 2018
The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) is seeking to exercise its power of eminent domain to acquire property on Well Line Road for a sewage lift station.
ECUA has been unable to reach an agreement with the owner of unimproved land at 400 Well Line Road. The property is needed to replace and upgrade ECUA’s “Lift Station 143″. In order to take the property under eminent domain, ECUA must first obtain the approval of the Escambia County Commission.
The ECUA lift station on Well Line Road near Watson Avenue is outdated and deteriorated, in need of replacement and upgrades, according to ECUA. Plans call for it to potentially become a regional lift station.
ECUA said the property is not large enough to accommodate a regional lift station and emergency storage tanks which may also be placed next to it.
A letter from ECUA Board Chair Lois Benson states that ECUA has been unsuccessful in negotiations to acquire the property.
“Although ECUA intends to continue to negotiate with the property owner, it feels compelled to initiate those steps necessary in order to take the needed property by way of eminent domain, should that become necessary, as ECUA’s Lift Station 143 needs to be upsized, upgraded, and replaced in order to protect the public interest,” the letter states.
The Escambia County Commission will consider ECUA’s eminent domain request on January 18.
Under eminent domain, Florida law allows a governmental entity such as ECUA to seize property for the public good and provide full compensation to the owner.
SWAT Standoff Ends When Suspect Turns Gun On Himself
January 13, 2018
A SWAT standoff with a suspect in a motel room on Nine Mile Road came to an end late Friday afternoon when the man reportedly shot himself.
The armed man was inside a ground-level room at the Budget Inn. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT and a negotiation team responded with other law enforcement to the motel across from the John R. Jones Athletic Park. Deputies were attempting to arrest the man on three felony domestic abuse warrants including battery with a firearm when he barricaded himself inside the room with a weapon.
Deputies made contact with the man through the door, but he refused to come out for over an hour.
About 5 p.m., deputies heard a single gunshot from the room and made entry. The man was transported by Escambia County EMS to an area hospital suffering from a single self-inflicted gunshot would.
The man’s name and condition have not been released.
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