Low To Mid 30s Friday Night
January 15, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. West wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 5 mph.
M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Century CVS Robbed Thursday Night; Suspect Demanded OxyContin
January 15, 2021
The CVS Pharmacy in Century was robbed Thursday night.
According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect demanded that OxyContin be placed in a bag before he ran from the store on North Century Boulevard. A K-9 was used to search for the suspect, but he was not located.
The suspect was described only as a white male about 18-20 years old. The ECSO said he did not display a weapon.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP or the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Pictured: The CVS Pharmacy in Century. NorthEscambia.com file photo.
First Replacement Deck Concrete Pour Completed For Pensacola Bay Bridge
January 15, 2021
Repairing the bridge requires repair or replacement of eight full spans and 14 partial spans. Each full span is 150-feet long, 59-feet wide, and weighs approximately two million pounds. The Pensacola Bay Bridge has a targeted re-opening date of March 2021. Once repairs are complete, all four lanes will be open with no load restrictions.
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Nine Mile Median Crossovers At Highway 29 Closed Beginning Tonight, Other Nine Mile Delays
January 15, 2021
Nine Mile Road median crossovers at the Highway 29 intersection will be temporarily closed from 8 p.m. Friday through 7 a.m. Monday.
The temporary closures are required to adjust the elevation of the median crossovers at the interchange.
Drivers will not be able to make left turns across the median during the temporary closure. Additionally, Nine Mile Road east and westbound may be intermittently reduced to a single travel lane at Highway 29 during the work.
The following detour routes will be in place:
- Eastbound Nine Mile Road to Highway 29 northbound drivers should travel north on Cove Avenue, then east on Nine and a Half Mile Road, then travel north on Highway 29.
- Westbound Nine Mile Road to Highway 29 southbound drivers should travel south on North Palafox Street, then west on Hood Drive, then south on Highway 29.
- Northbound Highway 29 to westbound Nine Mile Road drivers will make a U-turn at Nine and a Half Mile Road to merge onto Highway 29 southbound; then, exit onto Nine Mile Road westbound.
- Southbound Highway 29 to eastbound Nine Mile Road drivers will make a U-turn at West Hood Road, then travel north on Highway 29 to exit onto Nine Mile Road eastbound.
This work is part of the $49 million construction project that is widening Highway 29 from four to six travel lanes and improving the Highway 29/Nine Mile Road interchange. Work is slated to be completed this summer.
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Escambia County To Contact Residents With Incomplete CARES Grant Applications
January 15, 2021
Escambia County is taking a closer look at CARES grant applications that were not approved due to incomplete information.
The Escambia County Commission on Thursday instructed county staff to reach about again to about 2,500 Family CARES Grant applicants who do not have complete information on their application.
Applicants can check their status in an online portal. If the status indicates “Applications Under Review,” the applicant can expect contact from the county.
“The county would like to stress that staff will contact individuals who still need to submit additional paperwork,” said Deputy Administrator Chips Kirschenfeld. “Please do not email or call the county to check on your status because staff needs to concentrate on processing, rather than call taking. Applicants will have two weeks after they are contacted by staff to submit the necessary paperwork.”
The Escambia County Family CARES Grant program application and verification process began back on September 25 of last year. As of December 30, the county had approved 5,736 households for the $3,000 grants totaling over $17 million. In its four-day application window, the county received a higher than anticipated volume of applications with 9,558 households submitting information.
About $1.4 Billion Up For Grabs In Powerball, Mega Millions Drawings
January 15, 2021
The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have climbed to a combined total of about $1.4 billion. The Mega Millions jackpot rolled to an estimated $750 million, and the Powerball jackpot rolled to about $640 million.
Jackpot winners have the option to receive their winnings in 30 annual installments or as a one-time, lump-sum cash option of approximately $550.6 million for Mega Millions and $478.7 million for Powerball. In addition to the jackpot prize, players can win lower-tier prizes of up to $2 million with Powerball and up to $5 million with Mega Millions.
The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday at 10 p.m., and the next Powerball drawing is 10:50 p.m. Saturday.
Escambia Reports Three Additional COVID-19 Deaths, 365 New Cases
January 15, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were three additional COVID-19 deaths and 363 new cases reported Thursday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Escambia County also set a new daily high of 291 people hospitalized on Thursday; the previous record was 270 set last Saturday.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 26,577 (+365)
Non-Florida residents: 2,876
Recovered: 22,931*
Total deaths: 435 (+3)
Long-term care facility deaths : 182
Current hospitalizations: 291 (+28)
Number of tests reported last day: 1,955
Percent positive reported last day: 14.0%
Percent positive reported last week: 19.0%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 19,516 (+279)
Cantonment: 2,375 (+32)
Century: 1,073 (+4)
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 330 (+1)
McDavid: 164
Walnut Hill: 46
Bellview: 41
Perdido Key: 18
Gonzalez: 11
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 13,337 (+192)
Non-Florida residents: 168
Total deaths: 169 (+5)
Long-term care facility deaths: 44 (+4)
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 623*
Number of tests reported day: 678
Percent positive reported last day: 21.8%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 6,375 (+63)
Navarre: 2,640 (+52)
Gulf Breeze: 2,414 (+44)
Pace: 1,063 (+21)
Jay: 407 (+5)
Bagdad: 27
Florida cases:
Total cases: 1,531,192
Florida residents: 1,503,529
Deaths: 23,613
Hospitalizations: 67,036*
*“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.
**On cases by location, the city is based upon zip code and is not always received as part of the initial notification. There may be a delay in reporting locations as a result, and locations will not total the daily case increase as a result.
***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 is reporting an approximate recovery number defined as the total cases prior to last month, minus deaths. In other words, anyone that tested positive more than a month ago is presumed to have recovered by Escambia County.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Estella Rena’ Floyd
January 15, 2021
Estella Rena’ Floyd, 53, of Cantonment FL was called home in the early morning of January 5 2021. Rena was known for her kind spirit and humble heart and had a passion for teaching and cooking. She was employed with the Escambia County School District for over 20 years when she retired from Pine Forest High School
She is survived by three children: Kamisha and Alexzandrea Thompkins, Loucheiz Purifoy.
Funeral services will be Saturday, January 16, 2021 @ 11:30AM at The City of Refuge Bible Center, 614 Muscogee Rd, Cantonment FL.
Lois Yvonne Stuckey
January 15, 2021
Lois Yvonne Stuckey, age 70, of Walnut Hill, FL passed away on January 4, 2021. She was born on May 27, 1951 in Charleston, SC to the Archie Eagerton and Adele Mitchem Ryals. She was a member of Dry Springs Community Church.
She is preceded in death by her father, Archie Eagerton.
She is survived by her husband, Jerry M. Stuckey; her mother, Adele Mitchem Ryals; her children, Pamela “Renee” Boyington of Walnut Hill, FL, Jerry Wayne (Tracy) Stuckey of Walnut Hill, FL, Anthony (Cathy) Stuckey of Castleberry, AL and Clifford (Katrina) Stuckey of McDavid, FL; her brothers, Loisil “Chip” Baker of Lake Martin, AL and Paul (Linda) Ryals of Walnut Hill, FL; her sisters, Althea (Fred) Rudd of Saluda, SC, Geneva
(Leon) Hewett of Jackson Gap, AL, Elaine Herndon of SC and Sherry (Donald) Williamson of Hogansville, GA; twelve grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 15, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. John Spence officiating. Interment will follow in Pineville Cemetery in Pineville, FL.
Active pallbearers will be Jerry Wayne Stuckey, Dakota Stuckey, Troy Stuckey, Tony Hadley, Tony Chavers, Steve McCullough and Dustin Boyington.
Visitation will be Friday, January 15, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. until service time at 11:00 a.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
For the safety of you and others, please practice social distancing requirements, though wearing a facial mask is strongly encouraged.
Elizabeth “Sue” Grimsley
January 15, 2021
Elizabeth “Sue” Grimsley of Molino, FL passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at the age of 74. She was born in Pensacola, FL on Feb. 2, 1946 to the late L. W. Grimsley and Elizabeth Mae Thomas. She graduated from Tate High School in 1964 and Samford University in 1971. Sue was a pharmacist for 40 years. She was a member of Olive Baptist Church and the Joy Sunday School Class. Sue had a servant’s heart and gave to anyone in need.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Sue is survived by her sisters, Sandra (Jim) Moore and Linda (David) Partrick; five nephews, Dave, Earl, Chris, Michael, and Matt; one great niece, MacKenize; three great nephews, Wes, Cameron, and Reece; best friend, Beverly (Bill) Warren and their children, Jennifer and Brandon; and extended family.
Funeral services will be held at 2PM on Fri., Jan. 15, 2021 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Duck officiating. Burial will follow in Enon Cemetery, Walnut Hill, Florida.
The family will receive friends at 1PM prior to services.