Warren Hart
July 15, 2020
Warren “David” Hart, 85, of Cantonment, FL, passed away on July 3, 2020. David was called home to Heaven after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
David was born in Quincy, FL, to Alger and Emmie Hart on November 4, 1934. He was to married Roberta for 68 years. She was the love of his life.
David is preceded in death by his parents, Alger and Emmie Hart; his son, David Jr, and his daughter, Barbara Ann.
He is survived by his youngest son, Daniel Hart (Betty Ann); his granddaughter, Rebecka Grice (Jacob); his great-grandchildren, Jackson Grice (Courtney) and Alyssa (Corbyn); and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services were held at Faith Chapel North on Monday, July 13, 2020, with Pastor Keith Mott officiating.
Though David will be missed by many friends and family alike, this is not truly goodbye, we will see him again.
Kenneth Jordan
July 15, 2020
Kenneth “Kenny Ray” Jordan, 67, of Atmore, AL, passed away on July 6, 2020. He was born on July 27, 1952, in Atmore, AL, to the late Franklin Buddy Jordan and Ella Ruth Stacey. He owned and operated Kenny’s Glass Company.
He is preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Shelby Jordan; and one son, Scotty Jordan.
He is survived by one son, Casey (Jennifer) Jordan of Atmore, AL; one daughter, Brandy Short of OR; one sister, Nancy (Tim) Jernigan of Barnett Crossroads, AL; three brothers Tommy (Betty) Jordan of Nokomis, AL, Howard (Jean) Jordan of Atmore, AL and Donald Jordan of Tallassee, AL; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral service were held Monday, July 13, 2020, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home with Pastor Alton Lister officiating.
Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Gary Smith, Cody Sanspree, D.J. Jordan, Bubba Jordan, Ridge Jordan and Bobby Ealum.
Honorary pallbearers were Matt Jernigan and Brandon Wiggins.
Please use social distancing requirements due to the current health care crisis and the safety of you and others.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
John Wayne Henderson, Sr.
July 15, 2020
John Wayne Henderson, Sr., age 77, of Flomaton, AL, passed away suddenly on July 11, 2020 in Milton, FL.
Wayne was born in Flomaton to John Wesley and Katie Lee Henderson on January 27, 1943. Wayne lived in the Byrneville, FL, and Flomaton, AL communities for most of his life. He was the oldest son of nine siblings. He loved construction, and he owned his own business later in life and during his career worked on many memorable projects throughout the years from the Hancock Building in Chicago to the Cochran Africa Town Bridge in Mobile, AL. He is preceded in death by his wife, Renee Henderson; his parents; his beloved son-in-law, Delton Boswell; sisters, Geraldine Davis, and Katherine Brown; brothers-in-law, Willie Lee Davis, Jim Brown, and Ralph Hayes, Sr.; sister-in-law, Marie Henderson.
He is survived by his children, Tammy Boswell of Cantonment, FL, John (Peggy) Henderson of Jay, FL, Monica Henderson of Franklin, TN, Patty (David) Smith of Smyrna, TN; grandchildren, Wes (Kendall) Henderson of Ballston Spa, NY, Jacob Boswell of Cantonment, FL, Kendal Smith and Macie Smith of Smyrna, TN; great-grandchildren, J.W. and Colt Henderson, Brantley and Maggie Boswell; mother of his children, Pat Henderson; siblings, Glenda Hayes of Jay, FL, Mike (Cheryl) Henderson of Mobile, AL, Gayle Sheppard of Theodore, AL, Kenny Henderson of Mobile, AL, Joyce Grissett of Irvington, AL, Donald (Kristine) of Mobile, AL; uncles, Bill (Maria) Henderson and Jack Lee as well as a host of friends, cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Flomaton Funeral Home Chapel from 6 to 8 P.M.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Flomaton Funeral Home Chapel at 11 A.M. with Brandon Rowell officiating.
Interment will be in Oak Grove Assembly of God Church Cemetery, Goodway, AL.
Pallbearers will be John Wayne Henderson, Jr., Wes Henderson, Charlie Blackman, Jackie Lee, Ralph Hayes, II, and Aaron Killam.
Baptist, Sacred Heart Hospitals Implement No Visitors Policy; West Florida Delays Elective Surgeries
July 14, 2020
West Florida Hospital has delayed all elective surgeries, as Ascension Sacred Heart and Baptist hospitals returned to a no visitors policy, due to the spread of COVID-19.
Ascension Sacred Heart Statement:
The health and safety of our patients, associates and visitors is our top priority. Because of the significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in our community, we have decided to temporarily impose additional restrictions to limit the number of visitors entering our Pensacola hospital.
Effective Wednesday, July 15 at 6 a.m. CT, we will be suspending patient visitation at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola.
Exceptions may be made for:
– Pediatric/Neonatal ICU patients: Two designated parents or guardians may visit, but only one at a time.
– Patients with disabilities or impairments or who are elderly: One visitor.
– Women giving birth: One partner
– Patients requiring surgery or other medical procedures: One visitor.
– Patients presenting to the Emergency Department: One family member or friend.
– Patients receiving end-of-life care: One visitor.
All visitors must be at least 18 years of age.
We will continue to require all staff and visitors to wear a mask inside the hospital. We also will continue to screen all permitted visitors, including temperature checks.
We encourage families and friends of our patients to communicate through the use of cell phones and apps for virtual visits. We have added these temporary restrictions with great reluctance. However, these steps are necessary to limit the numbers of people in our hospitals, and protect our patients, visitors, care teams and community to control the spread of this highly contagious virus. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation for the common good. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation for the common good.
West Florida Hospital Statement:
As positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Florida and here in our area, West Florida Hospital is taking proactive action in order to position our hospital to better serve the immediate health care needs of our community. Beginning Thursday, July 16, West Florida Hospital will temporarily defer the scheduling of elective surgeries as a measure to increase hospital bed capacity. This measure will be implemented as part of established hospital surge plans and is being done to ensure our care teams can continue to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care to our patients experiencing both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 health concerns. This change does not affect surgeries scheduled to take place before July 16, 2020. West Florida Hospital will continue with Urgent and Emergent surgery. Low acuity surgeries that were scheduled on or after July 16, 2020 will be appropriately deferred at a surgeon’s discretion, hospital policy and in consultation with the patient. The deferred cases will be concentrated in low acuity and those that may require an overnight stay at the hospital.
We are confident in our hospital’s ability to care for the community as the pandemic evolves in Florida and here in our area. Again, this step is proactive to ensure our readiness as we monitor the capacity in our hospital, which fluctuates daily, and the reported COVID-19 positive cases around the state. West Florida Hospital will work with our surgeons to evaluate the status of each elective surgery on a weekly basis and will work to reschedule as soon as possible.
Baptist Hospital Statement:
Because the recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in our state and local area threatens the health of everyone, Baptist Health Care has revised its visitation policy. Effective Wednesday, July 15 at 5 a.m., no visitors will be permitted at Baptist, Gulf Breeze and Jay Hospitals, Baptist Towers and all Baptist Health Care medical parks, urgent care centers and physician offices. Visitor exceptions will be made for end-of-life situations, critical caregivers and essential support persons.
The visitation policy includes limited entry doors. All patients and authorized support persons entering any Baptist Health Care location must wear a mask, be screened and have a temperature check. They should allow extra time upon arrival for this screening. Screening stations are set up at select entrances of all locations.”
Tuesday Report: Escambia COVID-19 Cases Up By 148, Santa Rosa Up 33
July 14, 2020
THIS REPORT IS OUTDATED. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST.
Escambia County had an increase of 148 new COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday, according to the Florida Department of Health.
Escambia County cases increased to 4,483 and Santa Rosa cases were up by 33 to 1,402.
Of the 862 test results returned on Monday, 13.9% were positive in Escambia County and 13.7% were positive from 208 tests in Santa Rosa County.
As of Tuesday, there were 195 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Escambia County.
Of the 54 deaths in Escambia County, 39 have been long-term care facility residents or staff. There have been 11 deaths in Santa Rosa County, seven of those at the Blackwater River Correctional Facility and none in long-term care facilities.
Statewide, there were 291,629 cases including 287,789 Florida residents. There have been 18,881 hospitalizations* and 4,409 deaths. The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.
Escambia County cases:
Total cases — 4,483 (148 since Monday)
Non-Florida residents — 570
Pensacola — 3,438 (+122)
Cantonment — 308 (+6)
Molino— 51
Century — 29
Bellview — 7
McDavid — 17 (+2)
Walnut Hill — 6
Gonzalez — 1
Perdido Key — 4 (+1)
Current hospitalizations: 195 (+20)
Deaths — 54
Male — 1,759
Female — 2,116
Youngest — 0
Oldest — 105
Median Age — 36
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases — 1,412 (+33 since Monday)
Non-Florida residents — 10
Milton — 571 (+18)
Gulf Breeze — 282 (+6)
Navarre — 248 (+4)
Pace — 142 (+2)
Jay — 45 (+1)
Bagdad — 1
Cumulative Hospitalizations — 70* (+5)
Deaths — 11
Male — 687
Female — 699
Youngest — 2 months
Oldest — 101
Median Age — 34
Florida cases:
Total cases — 291,629
Florida residents — 287,789
Deaths — 4,409
Hospitalizations — 18,881*
*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals is a count of all laboratory confirmed cases in which an inpatient hospitalization occurred at any time during the course of illness. These people may no longer be hospitalized. This number does not represent the number of COVID-19 positive persons currently hospitalized. The FDOH does not provide a count of patients currently hospitalized. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
Ascend Creates New Mask Technology To Protect Against COVID-19, And It’s Made In North Escambia
July 14, 2020
Ascend Performance Materials has developed a new mask technology that protect against SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, and the material to make it is manufactured at the company’s North Escambia facility on Old Chemstrand Road.
The masks, a nanofiber and a microfiber nonwoven version each branded under the Acteev Biodefend line for medical devices, deliver a one-two punch of antiviral properties plus top-level barrier protection against microbes, harmful airborne particles and fluid splatter, according to the company.
“The material that goes into this material is made in Pensacola. We’ve submitted a filing with the FDA to market technology in a surgical mask that lab tests show to be 99% effective against SARS-CoV-2,” Nicki Britton, Ascend’s global communications manager, told NorthEscambia.com. “It’s a new way of achieving efficacy – our scientists and engineers have invented a process for embedding active zinc ions into soft nylon, resulting in a fabric that is both antiviral and comfortable. The mask designs we filed also achieve top level filtration.”
“We’ve been working on this technology for several years. When the pandemic hit we went shifted our business to answer this immediate need. Our products are manufactured in the U.S.A.,” Britton said.
Ascend has filed the necessary paperwork with the FDA to market the masks and is hoping for approval soon.
Acteev technology has been shown in laboratory tests to deactivate SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and other pathogens including H1N1, betacoronavirus OC43, human coronavirus 229E and Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria such as staphylococcus and E. coli, according to Vikram Gopal, Ph.D., Ascend’s chief technology officer. The testing was conducted following the protocols of ISO, ASTM or other international standards organizations.
The proposed masks also meet the requirements to qualify as Level III standards, as tested by independent laboratories as well as Ascend scientists. Level III is the highest tier for physical barrier and safety properties, according to the common international testing standard.
Dr. Gopal said the combination of superior physical properties and antiviral protection is a breakthrough in medical device technology, as many masks succeed either at antiviral protection or at filtration and barrier effectiveness but not at both.
“Previous technologies rely on the materials within a mask to retain an electrical charge to achieve filtration efficiency,” Dr. Gopal said. “But when antimicrobial agents are added, those materials lose their charge and begin to fail as barriers.”
Acteev masks, however, achieve antiviral effectiveness through active zinc ions embedded within the polymer structure of polyamide 66, a hygroscopic nylon material whose equilibrium moisture keeps the zinc ions active.
“With Acteev, we have cracked the code of balancing top physical performance with antiviral protection,” Dr. Gopal said.
The technology, covered by more than 15 patent families, has been tested in multiple end forms, including knit and woven fabrics; engineered plastics; and nanofiber meltblown, microfiber meltblown and spunbond nonwoven materials.
Photos courtesy Ascend Performance Materials for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Cantonment Man, 18, Charged With Sexual Battery Of 14-Year Old Runaway
July 14, 2020
An 18-year old Cantonment resident is facing two felony charges for allegedly have sex with an endangered 14-year old runaway.
Samuel Tate Mullen, 18, was charged with two second degree felony counts of lewd or lascivious battery on a victim age 12-16.
Mullen allegedly met the teenage girl after she texted to say she had snuck out of her house, according to an arrest report.
The girl told deputies she had sexual encounters with Mullen two or three times, and that she had been dating him for two weeks in an ongoing relationship, the report states. The arrest report indicates Mullen lied about his age, and the girl told him she was 16.
He was released from the Escambia County Jail on $10,000 bond.
Ballots Mailed For August Primary, But About 50,000 Escambia Voters Not Eligible
July 14, 2020
Vote-by-mail ballots for the August 18 primary election are now in the mail to voters that requested them, according to Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford.
Florida law establishes a window for mailing civilian ballots between 40 and 33 days prior to election day. Ballots for military and overseas voters were sent on July 2.
However, not all registered voters in Escambia County are eligible to receive a ballot in the primary election, as a result of Florida’s closed primary system and Escambia County’s single-member districts. This impacts nearly 50,000 of Escambia County’s 223,000 registered voters in the primary election.
All registered Republican voters are eligible in at least one contest due to the countywide primary for the U.S. House of Representatives nomination. Registered Democrats, No Party Affiliation voters, and minor party voters in some but not all precincts are eligible, depending on the district in which they are registered.
Registered Democratic voters in the following precincts do not have any contests in which they are eligible to vote in the primary, and as a result will not be issued a ballot:
- 1, 3, 15, 24, 30, 35, 40, 41, 42, 46, 49, 50, 54, 58, 64, 67, 71, 72.1, 77, 82, 83, 94, 97, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110.1
Voters in the following precincts with No Party Affiliation or registered in a minor party do not have any contests in which they are eligible to vote in the primary, and as a result will not be issued a ballot:
- 1, 3, 15, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 58, 60, 63, 64, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 77, 80, 82, 83, 90, 91, 94, 97, 98, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 113
Any Florida voter can choose to vote by mail. If you have not already made a request and wish to receive your ballot in the mail, visit EscambiaVotes.com/vote-by-mail or call us at (850) 595-3900. The request deadline is August 8.
The deadline to register to vote or change party affiliation before the August 18 Primary Election is July 20. Visit EscambiaVotes.com/register-to-vote for more information. A sample ballot will be mailed to all registered voters prior to the start of early voting and will be posted at EscambiaVotes.com. Voters with questions about their eligibility should call (850) 595-3900 or visit EscambiaVotes.com/am-i-registered for more information.
Pictured: Escambia County vote-by-mail ballots were mailed Monday. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Summer Heat And Afternoon Showers Roll On This Week
July 14, 2020
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday Night: .Partly cloudy, with a low around 75, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Community Fresh Produce Distribution Wednesday At Highland Baptist In Molino
July 14, 2020
Highland Baptist Church will host a free community fresh produce distribution again this Wednesday, July 15.
It will take place from 5-6 p.m., or while supplies last at the church, 6240 Highway 95A in Molino. It is limited to one box per vehicle and will take place rain or shine. The produce is being provided in conjunction with the USDA and Gulf Coast Produce.
For more information, call (850) 587-5174.