A Slight Chance Of Tuesday Afternoon Rain, Dry The Rest Of The Week
May 18, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
10 New COVID-19 Cases Reported In Escambia County
May 18, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 10 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 36,381 (+10)
Non-Florida residents: 3,691
Recovered: 33,852*
Total deaths: 697
Long-term care facility deaths: 288
Current hospitalizations: 39 (+5)
Number of tests reported last day: 227
Percent positive reported last day: 3.4%
Percent positive reported last week: 5.0%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 27,273 (+12)
Cantonment: 3,267 (+3)
Century: 1,185
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 494
McDavid: 214
Bellview: 59
Walnut Hill: 57
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 18,365 (+12)
Non-Florida residents: 260
Total deaths: 291
Long-term care facility deaths: 82
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 910*
Number of tests reported last day: 187
Percent positive reported last day: 6.2%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,758 (+6)
Navarre: 3,781 (+1)
Gulf Breeze: 3,380
Pace: 1,504 (+4)
Jay: 556
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,293,980
Florida residents: 2,251,148
Deaths: 36,133
Hospitalizations: 93,148
*“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, 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.
Linda Darnell Brock
May 18, 2021
Mrs. Linda Darnell Brock, age 78, passed away Thursday, May 13, 2021 at a Pensacola hospital.
Mrs. Brock was a life-long resident of Flomaton. She worked as a seamstress at Vanity Fair, and later worked as a clerk at Flomaton Antique Auction. She was an avid quilt maker; loved riding horses and working in her garden. She was of he Holiness faith. Mrs. Brock was preceded in death by her parents, Narvie White and Mary Elizabeth Bell White; her mother and father-in-law, Clyde and Gladys Brock; and three sisters, Katherine White, Betty Ann Wamsley, and Elisabeth Ann Reid.
She is survived by her husband, Danny Brock of Flomaton; two sons, Joey Brock and Heather Fiorenti of Flomaton, and Stony (Lori) Brock of Cantonment, FL; daughter, Cheryl Watson of Norman, OK; sister, Treasa Lowry of Flomaton; special brother-in-law, Mr. Doug Reid of Flomaton; four grandchildren, Mallory Brock (Hunter Wise), Kamryn Brock, Destiny Watson, and Kobi Fiorenti; one great-grandchild, Kace Lambeth.
A time of visitation will be held at Flomaton Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 from 5 P.M. until 8 P.M.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Bratt Woman Charged After Allegedly Selling A Boat Motor Online But Never Delivering It
May 17, 2021
A Bratt woman is facing a felony charge after allegedly selling a boat motor online but never delivering it to the buyer.
Tammy Sue Amerson, 50, was charged with felony grand theft.
Amerson listed a 2012 Mercury 150 horsepower outboard motor as for sale on Facebook for $7,000, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. She sold the motor to an out of town victim, and he paid her an agreed upon total of $6,000, an arrest report states.
Investigators reported that they obtained emails, Facebooks posts, pictures, text messages and a signed bill of sale sent between Amerson and the victim. Amerson and victim communicated several time between his final payment on February 27 and March 11, when the ECSO says she stopped communicating with him.
On March 18, the victim filed a report with the sheriff’s office. The ECSO contacted her by phone on April 30 and she indicated that she was communicating with the buyer, but he motor was not delivered because he still owed her $3,000. When questioned about the for sale ad indicating the price to be $7,000 and a bill of sale for $6,000, Amerson told the deputy that she would refund his money, the report states.
On May 4, the deputy made contact with Amerson again, but he reported she stated she was busy and would call back. He unsuccessfully attempted to make contact again on May 5 and May 6, and Amerson texted him on May 7 saying she would have her attorney make contact. After no contact from Amerson or her attorney, the process of obtaining a warrant for her arrest was started on May 10.
Amerson was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
Beulah Middle School FFA Chapter Named One Of The Very Best In Florida
May 17, 2021
The Beulah Middle School FFA has been name one of the top chapters in the state.
Florida FFA has announced the Beulah Middle School FFA has completed the National Chapter Award program application and has been selected as one of the Florida Finest FFA Chapters. These chapters have excelled in the areas of growing leaders, building communities and strengthening agriculture and have worked hard to fulfill the mission and vision of the FFA.
Beulah Middle School FFA was the only FFA chapter in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties that received the award this year. They will be recognized during the during 93rd Florida FFA State Convention & Expo to be held at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando this summer.
The Beulah Middle School FFA chapter advisor is Leanne Jenkins.
Pictured: Beulah Elementary School students on a virtual trip to the Beulah Middle School agricultural lab earlier this year, just one of the ways the FFA chapter adapted during pandemic restrictions. Pictured inset: Nugget (left) and Hazel were born in April at Beulah Middle and received plenty of community attention. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate High School Names Students Of The Month
May 17, 2021
Tate High School recently named their April Students of the Month. They are Xavion McNeil and Brianna White. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Mostly Sunny For Monday, Just Small Rain Chances For The Week
May 17, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Camp Fire Century Youth Learning Center Holds Pre-K Graduation
May 17, 2021
The Camp Fire Century Youth Learning Century held a graduation for their Pre-K Class of 2021. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
State Gas Prices Hold Steady; Escambia County Sees Jump After Terminal Closure
May 17, 2021
Florida gas prices have held relatively steady even after last week’s Colonial Pipeline outage led to a surge in gasoline demand.
The state average price for gasoline is $2.89 per gallon. That’s 1-cent more than a week ago and 2 cents less than this year’s highest price of $2.91 per gallon, set back in March.
In Escambia County the average price per gallon Sunday night was $2.98, up a dime over last week. A low $2.92 could be found in North Escambia at a station on Highway 29 in Cantonment, but most stations were at $2.99 or over. A warehouse club in Pensacola had the county’s lowest price Sunday night at $2.81 per gallon. Early last week, Escambia County drivers had trouble finding gasoline after a temporary shutdown at the Pensacola fuel terminal.
Florida filling stations are still recovering from surging demand last week. Gasoline sales were reportedly 2-3 times stronger than normal, as drivers lined up at pumps to top off their tanks. Although Tallahassee is the only major market directly serviced by the Colonial Pipeline, outages were reported at various filling stations throughout the state due to “panic buying”.
Pictured: Drivers line up for gas early last week at the Speed Mart on Highway 29 at Tate School Road (above), the Circle K at Highway and East Kingsfield Road (below), and Murphy Oil at the Ensley Walmart (bottom). Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Birmingham Beats The Blue Wahoos
May 17, 2021
The Blue Wahoos sustained a second hard-luck loss Sunday to end their first homestand of the season.
After holding a 5-4 lead in the ninth, the Birmingham Barons rallied with a pair of runs after loading the bases and held for a 6-5 win before a crowd of 4,102 at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
The comeback followed the Barons rally in the late innings Saturday to take that game.
The losses, however, were countered by a week where the Blue Wahoos (6-6) returned to their bayfront stadium for the first time in 20-plus months and played six games in sunset settings.
Sunday’s game began with the Blue Wahoos honoring the Pensacola Ice Flyers for their SPHL President’s Cup championship, complete with team captain Garrett Milan throwing out the first pitch.
The day ended with kids of families at the game running the bases amid perfect weather.
The bright sunlight Sunday created havoc for any fly balls in the outfield. That benefited both teams in scoring runs.
Trailing 4-0 in the fourth inning, Blue Wahoos third baseman Nick Lovello hit a fly ball that eluded Barons left fielder Craig Dedelow for what became a 3-run double.
Lovello then followed with a flare in the sixth inning that hit inside the right field line for a 2-run triple, giving him 5 RBI for the game.
The Blue Wahoos carried a 5-4 lead into the ninth with top closer Anthony Maldonado in to finish the game.
The Barons (9-3) tied the game on an RBI single from Ian Dawkins. On the third pitch Maldonado threw against cleanup hitter Micker Aldofo, he winced in pain with an arm injury.
He immediately left the game, forcing Tanner Andrews to rapidly warm up when called from the bullpen. Andrews, the sixth pitcher the Blue Wahoos used Sunday, threw a wild pitch that allowed the winning run to score.
In the Wahoos’ ninth, leadoff batter Connor Justus laced a pitch that reliever Andrew Perez snared. JJ Bleday followed by following off several two-strike pitches before striking out. Perez then ended the game on the next batter to record his first save.
In addition to Lovello, Jerar Encarnacion and Riley Mahan each had two hits.
The Blue Wahoos will have Monday off, along with all minor league teams, before facing the Rocket City Trash Pandas – one of newest minor league teams – for six games at Blue Wahoos Stadium beginning Tuesday.
The Trash Pandas, a franchise formed after formerly being the Mobile BayBears, are managed by Jay Bell, a Tate High graduate, who went on to a lengthy, distinguished career in Major League Baseball.
by Bill Vilona, Blue Wahoos Senior Writer
