Showers, Thunderstorms Likely
August 17, 2018
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday 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.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Pensacola Battered By Shrimp, 9-1
August 17, 2018
Jose Siri’s 11th home run for the Blue Wahoos was the lone bright spot in Thursday’s 9-1 loss to Jacksonville.
Trailing 9-0 in the eighth, Siri snapped an 0-for-10 skid with a solo homer to left, which broke the franchise record for most homers in the second half of a season. Four players had previously hit 10 home runs in the second-half, with the most recent being third baseman and current top prospect in the Reds organization, Nick Senzel. Siri recorded only one homer with the Tortugas prior to his promotion; however, he was still recovering from an injury he sustained in February during Spring Training.
The homer was the only run Pensacola could muster against Jacksonville. Tony Santillan (L, 4-1) suffered his first loss of the season after struggling against the Jumbo Shrimp. He was lifted after three innings and was charged with a career-high eight runs (seven earned).
Robert Dugger (W, 5-5) pitched seven shutout innings for the Jumbo Shrimp and tied his season-high with nine strikeouts. Pensacola’s best chance came in the first inning when the Wahoos loaded the bases and two outs. However, Dugger struck out Taylor Featherston to neutralize the threat. Despite having baserunners on in every inning except the seventh, the Wahoos had a runner in scoring position only once after the first inning. Pensacola has now allowed nine runs in back-to-back games, and the team has surrendered at least eight in five of their last six contests.
The Wahoos will try to even the series against Jacksonville on Friday.
FHP: Driver Traveling Over 100 MPH Slams Into Vehicle On I-10
August 17, 2018
One person was injured in a high speed two vehicle accident on I-10 about four miles east of the state line Thursday evening.
The Florida Highway Patrol said 27-yaer old Tiffany Simpson of Saraland was westbound on I-10 at a high rate of speed when she slammed her 2015 Dodge Charger into a 2007 Toyota driven by 40-year old Kendra Marra of Beachwood, NJ. Multiple witnesses told troopers that Simpson was traveling in excess of 100 mph at that time of the crash.
The Toyota left the roadway and overturned into a wooded area about 200 feet from the point of impact. Simpson came to a stop about three-quarters of a mile away.
Simpson received minor injuries and was not transported to the hospital. A 2-year old restrained child in her vehicle was not injured. Marra was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital with minor injuries.
Simpson was charged with reckless driving by the FHP.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Violent Sexual Predator From Century Arrested For Sex Offense At Mall
August 16, 2018
A registered violent sexual predator from Century was arrested Tuesday at a Cordova Mall restaurant for allegedly exposing himself.
Anthony Darnall Goldsmith, age 60 of 153 East Pond Street, was charged with indecent exposure of sexual organs after the incident at Panera Bread.
The adult female victim told Pensacola Police that Goldsmith sat down at a table in a corner of the restaurant a few feet away and began eating food that he brought with him. She said when she looked back up, he was exposed and pleasuring himself.
The victim screamed, and Goldsmith ran from the restaurant. An employee told officers that he is often at the restaurant, and he would also frequently visit the McDonald’s a few blocks away on Airport Boulevard.
When police checked the area of the McDonald’s, they found Goldsmith walking near Washington High School.
Goldsmith was convicted of predatory sexual assault of a child in Cook County, IL, in 2005. He was also convicted of two sexual predator registration violations in Escambia County in 2008 and 2011.
County Board Approves Plans For New First Baptist Church Of Cantonment Building
August 16, 2018
The Escambia County Board of Adjustment voted Wednesday to approve the conditional use of property owned by the First Baptist Church of Cantonment to construct a new sanctuary.
The church on Morris Avenue has proposed building a new 19,000 square foot building just west of their current location on a vacant lot the church owns and uses for sports fields and overflow parking. The new building and about 130 parking space will be located close to the Morris Avenue end of the eight acre property.
The existing First Baptist Church of Cantonment has been located at 118 Morris Avenue for over 60 years. The church purchased the vacant lot about 15 years ago for the purpose of one day building a new facility.
“The church has been growing and now has a need to expand a new church building to accommodate the growing needs of its increasing number of members,” according to their county application.
The church must still obtain the approval of the Escambia County Development Review Committee and complete the normal permitting process.
NorthEscambia.com photos and graphic, click to enlarge.
Tate Graduate Forecasts Career In Television Weather
August 16, 2018
Cantonment native Alexandra Kent is forecasting a career as a television meteorologist.
Kent was the featured weather personality Wednesday afternoon on WTVA TV in Tupelo, MS. She has interned at the station this summer as she works toward her meteorology degree at Mississippi State.
She will graduate in 2019, and plans to apply for a masters degree program at the University of Oklahoma.
Kent graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2014 from Tate High School where she was a member of the Multimedia Academy. She also attended Ransom Middle School and Pine Meadow Elementary, and volunteered at Escambia Westgate.
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Nine Mile Road Carjacking Foiled Because Suspect Couldn’t Drive Stick Shift; Bystander Pulls Gun
August 16, 2018
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a carjacking suspect that could not get away because he was unable to drive a stick shift when a bystander pulled a gun.
On August 9th, the suspect entered an occupied vehicle at the Circle K at 3225 West Nine Mile Road. He then pulled a gun on the driver and demanded he exit the vehicle, the ECSO said Wednesday.
The driver yelled for help. Another citizen heard him yell, exited his own vehicle with a gun and demanded the suspect get out of the car. Deputies said the suspect was unable to drive away because he couldn’t operate the standard transmission car. A surveillance video shows him running through the parking lot of a nearby business.
The suspect was described as a black male in his mid-20s. He was wearing a gray hoodie, black running pants with two white stripes down each side, according to the ECSO.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or CrimeStoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
Survelliance images provide by the ECSO.
Meet The Northview Chiefs This Evening
August 16, 2018
The annual “Meet the Chiefs” will be held at 6:00 p.m. today in the Northview High football stadium.
“This is a great opportunity for fans to come see the Chiefs before they take the field for the first time this season in the preseason Kickoff Classic Friday night at home against Vernon,” Coach Derek Marshman said. Friday’s kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
All of the youth teams from Century and Northwest Escambia have been invited, along with the Ernest Ward Middle School football team. All teams, including the Northview varsity and junior varsity teams, will be introduced by name to the crowd.
The Northview High School Quarterback Club will be selling drinks at the event.
Pictured: The Northview Chiefs held at 12:01 a.m. practice on Saturday, August 4. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Details Released In Century Counterfeit Cash Arrest; Deputies Search For Suspect
August 16, 2018
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is continuing their search for a man they say passed counterfeit cash in Century, a week after another suspect was arrested.
Montaio Dearies Mitchell was booked into the Escambia County Jail last Thursday night and released on a $2,500 bond.
An employee of Odom’s Bar on North Century Boulevard reported the counterfeit $100 was passed to her at the business’s drive-thru window when Mitchell requested a 99-cent bottle of orange juice.
When the employee told him the bill was counterfeit, Mitchell told her to return it to him, and he paid for the orange juice with a $1 bill, according to an arrest report.
The same day, deputies responded to Odom’s Bar where counterfeit bills were allegedly passed by Antonio Demetrius Ewing. Ewing fled from deputies on foot and was not pursued, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Ewing is wanted for fleeing and eluding law enforcement, driving with a suspended license and vehicle theft. If you have any information on Ewing’s whereabouts, call Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP or the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620.
DUI Driver Pleads Guilty In Pace Crash That Left Two Sisters Dead
August 16, 2018
A Santa Rosa County man has entered a guilty plea to 14 charges in connection with the DUI manslaughter death of two girls in Pace.
Kailen Kelly, age 35 of Pace, was traveling at a high rate of speed May 6 when he crossed into another lane on Woodbine Road and slammed his 2008 Ford pickup head-on into a 2010 Buick driven by 39-year old Melanie Harrell of Pace. . Stormie P. Harrell, 7, and Michaela D. Sidney, 17, were killed. Melanie Harrell and 18-year old McKenzie Murphy were injured.
Kelly’s license was suspended until April 2018 — reinstated just days before the crash — after he refused to submit to a DUI test in Okaloosa County in 2017. His past includes threatening a person with a firearm and discharging a firearm in Escambia County and two prior DUI convictions.
He had a blood alcohol level of .149, had marijuana in his system and refused a breath test after the double fatal crash May 6, according to testimony. He showed no remorse, and a 12 pack of beer was found in his truck.
Kelly was charged with two counts of DUI-vehicular manslaughter, DUI with serious bodily injury to another, refusing to submit to a DUI test after license suspension, reckless driving, fleeing/eluding police and other traffic offenses.
Pictured top: Kelly’s vehicle following a double fatal crash. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.