Woman Passes Away After Crashing Into ECUA Truck
November 19, 2020
A local woman has passed away after rear-ending a stopped garbage truck Tuesday morning on Highway 29, according to family members.
Monica Oglesby, 30, crashed into the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority truck as it was stopped in the outside lane of Highway 29 near Archer Road to pick up a garbage can. She was airlifted to a Pensacola hospital where she later passed away.
No one on the ECUA truck was reported to be injured.
The Florida Highway Patrol has not released any information about the crash.
The family has organized a GoFundMe fundraiser for funeral expenses. Any remaining funds will go to her two young boys. Click or tap here.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
By The Numbers: Local COVID-19 Hospitalization Rate Doubles In The Past Month
November 19, 2020
The COVID-19 hospitalization rate in Escambia County has doubled in the past month.
The data in the chart above, compiled by the City of Pensacola, reflects the current combined number of patients hospitalized on the listed date at Ascension Sacred Heart, Baptist Hospital and West Florida Hospital. The numbers are not cumulative.
On month ago, the number of patients hospitalized was around 45. There were 95 hospitalized for COVID-19 on Wednesday.
The numbers are still below the well over 200 on multiple days in July.
Sunshine And Near 70 For Thursday
November 19, 2020
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tate High School Mens Soccer Senior Spotlight
November 19, 2020
Tate High School Mens varsity soccer opened their 2020 season with a 7-0 win over Pensacola High School.
And 2020 promises to be an exciting season for the returning senior varsity players.
Logan Tyree #7 is a four-year varsity starter. Tyree plays on the Gulf Coast Texans club team, as well as the Pensacola FC NPSL team.
Calen Arnevik #6 is also a 4-year varsity player. Arnevik once a Gulf Coast Texans player now plays for Bay Side as well as being the starting kicker for Tate Varsity football.
Owen Jacobs #2 has been in the program for 4 years. Jacobs plays for the Gulf Coast Texans and has already committed to playing soccer next season for Belhaven University.
Caleb Thompson #1 is another four-year veteran to Tate soccer and is goal keeper Caleb plays for the Gulf Coast Texans, Pensacola FC and has also committed to playing soccer next year at Belhaven University.
Nathan Bailey #10 brought his skills to the varsity team the year he arrived in Pensacola as a sophomore. Bailey too plays for both the Gulf Coast Texans and Pensacola FC.
Tate will host Pace High Friday. Junior varsity begins at 5:30 p.m., and varsity plays at 7:30 p.m. at Ashton Brosnaham Park. Click or tap here to purchase tickets.
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ECSO Seek Woman That Used Multiple Stolen Credit Cards At Nine Mile Road Store
November 19, 2020
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a woman that allegedly used several stolen credit cards at the Walmart Neighborhood Market in the 1500 block of Nine Mile Road.
She was seen leaving in the pictured white Infiniti sedan.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP or the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620.
Photos provided by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office for NorthEscambia.com.
Today Is The Great American Smokeout. Here’s How You Can Get Help To Quit Smoking.
November 19, 2020
Tobacco Free Florida in Escambia County is encouraging Floridians to use Tobacco Free Florida’s free tools and services to make a plan to quit smoking for the American Cancer Society’s 45th annual Great American Smokeout on Thursday, November 19.
Tobacco Free Florida aims to educate Floridians on the various free quit resources available in the state and support them through the process – on the Great American Smokeout and year-round.
Our program is reaching out to local businesses, virtually. We are encouraging business owners and management teams to help their employees quit. Employers have a unique opportunity to provide employees with access to proven-effective tobacco cessation medications and counseling. And our program can assist, free of charge”, stated Dr. Vanessa Phillips, director for Communications, Health Education, Nutrition, & Public Health Preparedness Division.
Most adult cigarette smokers say that they want to quit, but quitting smoking is hard and may require several attempts. Creating a quit plan and using proven-effective resources, like Tobacco Free Florida, can significantly increase your chances of quitting smoking for good. Smokers can and do quit smoking. In fact, today there are more former smokers than current smokers in Florida.
Tobacco Free Florida’s Quit Your Way program offers free Phone Quit, Group Quit and Web Quit services, in addition to individual tools like texting support, a Quit Guide and helpful emails. Free nicotine replacement therapy – nicotine patches, gum or lozenges – are available to tobacco users who are 18 or older, if medically appropriate.
For more information about Quit Your Way, visit tobaccofreeflorida.com/quityourway.
Ernest Ward Middle Students Honor Malcolm Thomas For His Military Service
November 19, 2020
Last week for Veterans Day, Ernest Ward Middle School made patriotic wreaths that were presented to members of the community.
On Wednesday, they presented their final wreath to Malcolm Thomas, who just retired as Escambia County school superintendent. Thomas served with the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division.
The wreaths were made by Ernest Ward students in Glenda Bell’s personal development class.
For an earlier story about wreath recipients Michael and Gayle Hanks, and Louis Ward, click or tap here.
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138 New COVID-19 Cases, One Death Reported Wednesday In Escambia County
November 19, 2020
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED REPORT. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 138 additional COVID-19 cases and one new death reported Wednesday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Total cases: 15,436 (+138)
Non-Florida residents: 1,634
Total deaths: 290 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths : 133
Current hospitalizations: 95 (+9)
Number of tests last day: 1,153
Percent positive last day: 9.4%
Percent positive last week: 9.3%
Escambia County cases by location:
Pensacola: 11,254 (+101)
Cantonment: 1,147 (+9)
Century: 951
—-including 773 Century prison inmates
Molino: 178 (+2)
McDavid: 87 (+5)
Bellview: 23
Walnut Hill: 18
Perdido Key: 13
Gonzalez: 8
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 6,740 (+67)
Non-Florida residents: 85
Total deaths: 96 (+1)
Long-term care facility deaths: 21
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 406*
Number of tests last day: 433
Percent positive last day: 13.4%
Santa Rosa County cases by location:
Milton: 3,254 (+27)
Gulf Breeze: 995 (+6)
Navarre: 956 (+15)
Pace: 575 (+8)
Jay: 169 (+2)
Bagdad: 13
Florida cases:
Total cases: 905,248
Florida residents: 892,352
Deaths: 17,731
Hospitalizations: 52,637*
*“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. Most of these people are longer be 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.
*The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Joseph Randolph (Randy) Hornsby
November 19, 2020
Joseph Randolph (Randy) Hornsby. Randy was born and raised in Pensacola, FL. He passed peacefully hanging his wings on November 18, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. He was a ladies man, avid hunter and fisherman who loved the outdoors and hanging out at the river. The women in his life were numerous. One of his favorites was his mom and he was a “Mama’s Boy” – he would grin from ear to ear when he was reminded of this by other.
He married his main squeeze (love of his life), Susan Hornsby late in life, but they shared a lifetime of experiences in their short time together. They had a love for one another that was so pure and sweet. He taught his son how to hunt, love nature and to just be thankful. His brothers and sisters could sit and tell stories of all his shenanigans they were apart of or laughed about afterwards as they heard him tell them. He loved to travel with his oldest bonus daughter. They had many trips planned that will be completed with him in her heart. Randy has many lifelong friends to many to name. He enjoyed hunting, fishing or just sitting around a fire sharing jokes, stories and lots of laughter.
Randy was a Shriner, Free Mason and maintenance roofer. Randy always had a smile on his face and a joke on his lips. There was nothing Randy liked better than an interesting conversation with a good old or new friend. He could have a conversation with anyone. He was a strong, proud and good man. He is loved by many and will be missed but never forgotten. We would like to say a big “thank you” to Covenant Care for taking care of Randy and family to help make his journey home peaceful for all. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Hornsby; Bonus father, Hugh Cleveland and his brother, Larry Hornsby.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Cleveland Hornsby; wife, Susan Hornsby; son, Joshua (Taylor) Hornsby; bonus daughters, Tonya Scheibel and Felecia (Tony) Dykes; bonus son, Duane (Heather) Dykes; grandchildren, James Hornsby, Lander and Hannah Dykes, and Ashlyn and Mason Murphy; brother Mickey (Beverly) Hornsby; sister, Cindy (Paul) Cascone; three nieces and three nephews and many great nieces and nephews.
The family suggest donation be made to the local Shriner’s Club.
Visitation will be at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, Saturday, November 21, 2020 beginning at 2:00 p.m. with a memorial service at 3:00 p.m. Reverend Gene Hudson will be officiating.
Helen Joann Johnson
November 19, 2020
Mrs. Helen Joann Johnson, age 73, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at her home in Flomaton, Alabama.
Mrs. Johnson was a native of Pollard, AL and had resided in Flomaton, AL for most of her life. She was a long-time nurse at Abernethy Hospital, a traveling nurse, home health care nurse and was of the Baptist Faith. She is preceded in death by her parents, JB and Helen Stephens, husband, Leon Johnson and son, Kenneth Johnson.
She is survived by one son, Richard Johnson of Flomaton, AL; one daughter-in-law, Tonya Johnson of Flomaton, AL; two brothers, John (Brenda) Stephens of Uriah, AL and Joseph Ivey of Brewton, AL; five sisters, Myrtle (Floyd) Hill of Flomaton, AL, Frieda (Comer) Johnson of Flomaton, AL, Linda (George) Stokes of Castleberry, AL, Ellen Greer of Dallas, TX and Pam Zorin of Leesburg, FL; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Memorial will be held at a later date.