Rain Chance Returns On Sunday

November 24, 2018

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind.

Sunday: A chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Flomaton Makes History With 12-10 Playoff Win (With Other Scores)

November 24, 2018

The Flomaton Hurricanes made history Friday night with their first-ever third round playoff win. The Hurricanes beat Pike County 12-10 on the road in Brundidge.

Pike County was first on the board 3-0 with a field goal with about six minutes to go in the second quarter.. The Hurricanes scored on a 14-yard pass from Da’Quan Johnson to Quincie McCall for a 6-3 advantage. Johnson was in again for Flomaton for a 12-3 lead with 3:06 to go in the half.

Pike County scored with a 69-yard touchdown run to pull within two of Flomaton.

Flomaton will host Providence Christian next Friday night at 7:00 in the state semifinal round.

Other scores:

FLORIDA

Class 1A Quarterfinals

Baker 51, Vernon 19

– Baker will host Play Port St. Joe in state semifinal

Class 6A Quarterfinals

Crestview 49 Navarre  27

Crestview  will face Armwood

ALABAMA

Class 3A Quarterfinals

Flomaton 12, Pike County 10

– Flomaton advances to host semifinals against Providence Christian

NorthEscambia.com file photo.

Thanksgiving Wreck Claims One Life

November 24, 2018

An Alabama man died in a Thanksgiving day vehicle crash in Escambia County.

Tyler William Glen Nelson, age 22 of Foley, was traveling east on Barrancas Avenue near Seamarge Lane when he left the roadway and overcorrected, causing his 1998 Jeep Cherokee to overturn about 12:20 a.m. Nelson, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Dorothy F. Hellman

November 24, 2018

Dorothy F. “Dot” Hellman, 94, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018, in Pensacola, Florida. She was born in Pensacola to Adrian V. Farinas, Sr. and Genevieve Erickson Farinas.

Dot was a 1942 graduate of Catholic High School. She worked at Mutual Federal for 30 years where she retired as Assistant Vice President. Dot was married to Carl Crosby for 36 years until his death in 1982. She was very fortunate to later meet William F. Hellman, to whom she was married for twenty-three years until his death in 2011. Dot enjoyed traveling the world with family and friends, going to Biloxi, and playing Bunco with her friends of over seventy years. She was an active and faithful member of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church.

Dot was preceded in death by her two brothers, Adrian V. Farinas, Jr. and Thomas William “Bill” Farinas, Sr.; sister-in-law, Claire Farinas; nephew, Adrian V. Farinas, III; stepdaughter, Kathy Sullivan; and step-grandson, Sean Sullivan.

Dot is survived by her sister-in-law, Betty Farinas; stepsons, Ted Hellman, Greg (Deborah) Hellman and Mark (Susie) Hellman; nephews, Bill (Karen) Farinas, Jr., Bob Farinas, and John (Suzanne) Farinas; niece, Susan Otte; step-grandchildren, Ryan (JJ) Sullivan , Christina (Chris) Tillman, and Garrett Hellman; grandnieces, Kimberly Farinas, Kerri (Cody) Cobb, Katie (Allen) Givens, and Kristen Farinas; six step-great-grandchildren; three great-grandnieces; and two great-grandnephews.

A Mass of Celebration was held on Friday, November 23, 2018, at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Nativity Catholic Church or Covenant Care of Pensacola.

Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with arrangements.

Jesse J. Mulder

November 24, 2018

Jesse J. Mulder, 77 of Flomaton, AL, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018, in Atmore, AL. He worked with timber as a heavy equipment operator. He was born in Canoe, AL, on June 10, 1941, to the late James Ralph and Viola Powell Mulder.

He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy K. Mulder; son, Thomas Christopher Agerton; and grandson, Brandon Christopher Agerton.

Survivors include one son, Keith (Melinda) Agerton of Ponchatoula, LA; one daughter, Tonya (Tony) Smith of Deatsville, AL; one brother, Robert O’Neal (Virginia) Mulder of Laurel, MS; three sisters, Doris M. Jones and Thelma Baker both of Atmore, AL and Louise (Larry) Hadley of Rabun, AL; four grandchildren, Khristian Agerton, Morgan Hadley, Taylor Smith and Tanner Smith.

Services were held Friday, November 23, 2018, at 11 a.m. from the Unity Baptist Church with Bro. Josh Long and Bro. John Johnson officiating.

Interment was in Sardis Baptist Cemetery.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.

Clark Hill, II

November 24, 2018

Clark Hill, II, 62, of Atmore, AL, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018, at his residence. He was an operator with Scott Paper Company. He was born in Atmore, AL on May 9, 1956.

He is preceded in death by his father, Dr. Robert Clark Hill; mother, Margaret Hill Lockwood and sister, Sheila Lockwood Ross.

Survivors include his daughter, Megan Hill of Atmore, AL; three sons, Robert Clark Hill and John Drew Hill both of Pensacola, FL and Timothy Brandon Hall of Atmore, AL; mother, Margaret Ellen Lockwood of Atmore, AL; and one sister, Deborah L. Soderlind of Pensacola, FL.

Memorial services were held Friday, November 23, 2018, from Crosspoint Church with Bro. Guy Heath officiating.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.

Cantonment Man Charged With Sex Crimes Against Juvenile Male

November 23, 2018

A Cantonment man was charged with sex crimes against a juvenile male.

Michael Davis Edgar, 45, was charged lewd lascivious behavior, distribution of obscene material to a minor, and two counts contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Edgar operated a business out of a trailer on Fowler Avenue near the Hadji Temple. Inside that trailer, he allegedly provided a juvenile male with alcohol, marijuana and prescription medication while he was working on the trailer, according to an arrest report. The victim told Escambia County Sheriff’s Office  investigators that he and Edgar watched pornography together and sexual acts occurred.

Edgar’s statements to deputies were redacted from the arrest report. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $112,000 bond.

Photos: A Christmas Carol At The Molino Library

November 23, 2018

The Hampstead Stage presented A Christmas Carol Wednesday at the Molino Branch Library.

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Showers And Possible Storms Move In Tonight

November 23, 2018

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 54. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

The Faces Of Thanksgiving At Waterfront Rescue Mission (With Gallery)

November 23, 2018

Dozens of volunteers spent their Thanksgiving working to feed the less fortunate at the Waterfront Rescue Mission. Turkey, dressing, gravy, vegetables and dessert were served to about 1,000 people in need at locations in Pensacola and Mobile.

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