Steven Anthony Dennis
May 24, 2021
Steven Anthony Dennis, 61 went to be with his Heavenly Father, May 21,2021 at his home in Cantonment, FL. Born in Pensacola, FL, he was the cherished son of Marjorie F. Mathews, loyal Brother to Ellen Dennis Griffin (Jim) and Stephanie Dennis Pitts. He was the loving husband of Jamie Dennis, with whom he shared 42 years of marriage. He was the proud father of Kristine Moore (Brian) and Kelly Dennis. But perhaps his favorite title he carried was being a Grandpa (aka Baba) to Landon Gene and Lawson Anthony Moore. His favorite place to be was at the beach. He enjoyed fishing, watching sunsets at Fort Pickens, camping and most of all spending time with his family. He will be remembered for his love and devotion to his Girls and Grandsons. He leaves behind many nieces and nephews that credit him for many wonderful childhood memories, Michael Griffith (Wynde), Terry Ollervides Jr, Ben Griffith (Kim), Jamie Fielding (Danny), Sarah Jack (Dave), Ryan Ballard, Tina Ballard and Amy Ballard. His fun and loving spirit will remain deep within our hearts as we continue his legacy. Special thank you to Dr. Nicholas Drake and his oncology staff, Fresenius Kidney Center (Nine Mile) and Covenant Hospice for all of their care and compassion.
Funeral services will be held at 3PM, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Minister Ken Tackett officiating.
Burial will follow in Roberts Cemetery.
Joyce Harrison Mayo
May 24, 2021
Joyce Harrison Mayo, born April 27, 1948 in Jackson County, Florida passed away on May 21, 2021 in Pensacola, Florida.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James T. Mayo; maternal grandparents, William Gordon “Jake” Powell and Fannie Irene Grice Powell; paternal grandparents, James Allen Harrison and Lucy Ann Evans Harrison; parents, Odis Harrison and Bronnie Powell Harrison.
Joyce is survived by daughter, Marti C. Tabora of Pensacola, Florida; sons, Rickey T. (Rebecca) Mayo of Texas and Rodney D. (Bobbie) Mayo of Alabama; one grandson, Jake Harrison Brown of Pensacola; three granddaughters, Whitney (Jamie) Ripper and Marley Rae Mayo both of Texas, and Cassie Rae Mayo of Ohio; two great grandsons, Cameron Harrison Brown and Jameson Howard Ripper; one great granddaughter, Emery Lou Mayo; brother, who was so special to her, Robert (Donna) Horton of Washington Co., Florida; and sisters-in-law, Polly, Macklyn and Linda.
A special thank you to Dr. Hilliary White and Nadia who took such good care of Joyce. Joyce always said that Dr. White listened to her, understood her, and always made her feel better and Nadia who was always so caring and sweet. Also, D.J. with Covenant Hospice who was so kind to help Joyce to understand her medications and what they were for.
Graveside services will be held at noon on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Dixonville Community Cemetery, 9851 Travis Road, Brewton, AL 36426.
Hieu Van Nguyen
May 24, 2021
Hieu Van Nguyen was born in Cantho, Vietnam on October 14, 1967. This was where he met his loving wife, Kim Tuyen Ngo and eventually moved to the United States to have 2 daughters named Lauren and Kelly. Hieu passed away on Sat, May 15th 2021 at the age of 53.
Hieu was a hard worker and a natural handyman. If anyone needed help, he was there to lend a hand.
Hieu was preceded in death by his parents and a few siblings in Vietnam.
Hieu is survived by his wife Kim Tuyen Ngo and his daughters, Lauren Tram Nguyen and Kelly Ann Nguyen.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Project Vietnam Foundation, a non-profit program of the American Academy of Pediatrics providing hygiene, medical and educational facilities in Vietnam.
Funeral services will be held at 11AM, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North.
Carolyn McGhee Rackard
May 24, 2021
Carolyn McGhee Rackard, age 69, passed away May 17, 2021 in Atmore, AL. She was born on August 11, 1951 in Atmore, AL to the late Kinzy and Ethel McGhee. She was a member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. She served eleven years on the Poarch Band of Creek Indians Election Board and was an Elder Benefits Assistant retiring after sixteen years of service.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lonnie Lee Rackard and her siblings, Joe Frank McGhee, Raymond McGhee and Willie Lois Fore.
She is survived by her sons, Jason (Mary) Rackard of Atmore, AL and Jeremy (Jasmine) Rackard of Loxley, AL; her grandchildren, Kinzie Rackard, Dallon Rackard, Destiny Ingelmon, Khalia Inglemon, Jackson Rackard and Macey Rackard; her siblings, Mary Gibbs of Atmore, AL and Betty Sheppard (Gene) of Dothan, AL along with her two fur babies, Zoey and Posey.
Homegoing Service will be held Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Alton Lister, Bro. Jason Sims, Speaker Arthur Mothershed and Speaker Jackson Rackard officiating. Interment will follow at New Home Cemetery in Poarch, AL.
Active pallbearers will be Chet McGhee, Ken McGhee, Eddie Rolin, Cecil Corey, Jared Carlton, Robert Hollingsworth, Kevin White and Michael Woods.
Honorary pallbearers will be Gilbert McGhee, Jake Carlton, Johnnie Hughes, John Reed, Slick Corey, Eddie Fore, David McNair, Chad White, Larry Flurnoy, Charles “Bo” Bray
and David Gibbs.
Visitation will be held Saturday, May 22, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Johnson- Quimby Funeral Home.
18 New COVID-19 Cases Recorded In Escambia County
May 24, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 18 new COVID-19 cases reported Sunday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 36,497 (+18)
Non-Florida residents: 3,696
Recovered: 33,987*
Total deaths: 697
Long-term care facility deaths: 287
Current hospitalizations: 27
Number of tests reported last day: 217
Percent positive reported last day: 6.5%
Percent positive reported last week: 4.0%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 27,361 (+14)
Cantonment: 3,286 (+1)
Century: 1,185
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 496
McDavid: 215
Bellview: 59
Walnut Hill: 58
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 18,453 (+11)
Non-Florida residents: 261
Total deaths: 291
Long-term care facility deaths: 82
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 915*
Number of tests reported last day: 108
Percent positive reported last day: 9.2%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,813 (+7)
Navarre: 3,785 (+1)
Gulf Breeze: 3,386 (+2)
Pace: 1,512
Jay: 560 (+1)
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,310,335
Florida residents: 2,267,144
Deaths: 36,474
Hospitalizations: 94,123
*“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.
Pensacola Entrepreneur Quint Studer Injured In Hit And Run Crash While Bicycling
May 23, 2021
A bicyclist struck in a hit and run crash Saturday night in Pensacola has been identified by Pensacola Police as philanthropist and entrepreneur Quint Studer. Police said he suffered minor injuries.
Studer was riding his bicycle along Bayfront Parkway near Bartram Park about 9 p.m. when he was hit. He was transported to a local hospital where he was treated and released.
The vehicle was described as a black Nissan Altima with right side damage and was last seen headed in the direction of the closed Pensacola Bay Bridge. The vehicle will be missing the passenger mirror and will have damage to the front bumper.
Have You Seen The ‘Dynamic Envelopes’ Painted At Area Railroad Crossings?
May 23, 2021
Have you seen the crosshatched lines at railroad crossings in Escambia County?
It’s called a dynamic envelope design, part of Operation STRIDE — Statewide Traffic and Railroad Initiative using Dynamic Envelopes — from the Florida Department of Transportation.
Simply put, the FDOT says the white pattern is designed to keep motorists out of the danger zone at railroad crossings. White connecting X’s are used to visually highlight the zone at railroad crossings that drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians should not stop to increase safety for motorists. A FDOT pilot program showed that dynamic envelopes reduce the number of vehicles that stop on or near the tracks by at least 15%.
The dynamic envelopes have been placed or are planned for several crossings, including East Highway 4 in Century, Nine Mile Road, 9th Avenue, Airport Boulevard, and most recently Highway 29 near Muscogee Road in Cantonment.
Pictured top and bottom: A completed dynamic envelope at the railroad crossing on East Highway 4 in Century. Pictured below: The installation of a dynamic envelope on Highway 29 near Muscogee Road in Cantonment. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Two Ejected, Seriously Injured After Vehicle Pulls In Front Of Their Motorcycle
May 23, 2021
Two people were injured when they were ejected from their motorcycle on Highway 29 after a vehicle pulled into their path.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a Toyota RAV4 was stopped in the southbound left turn lane of Highway 29 at the Burgess Road intersection. Troopers said the drier decided not to turn and pulled back into the inside lane, colliding with a motorcycle shortly before noon Saturday.
“Both occupants on the motorcycle were thrown onto the pavement as the motorcycle slid across the southbound lanes after contact with the Toyota,” according to a FHP report. A 54-year old man and an unknown age female were transported to Sacred Heart Hospital with serious injuries.
The 36-year old female driver of the Toyota and her passengers, ages 1, 11, and 15, were not injured.
Sunny And Warm, High Near 90 For Sunday
May 23, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Traffic Alerts: What To Expect This Week
May 23, 2021
Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities. In preparation for the Memorial Day Holiday weekend, there will be no lane closures or other activities which impede traffic on state roads beginning 9 a.m. Friday, May 28, and ending at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, June 1.
Escambia County:
- U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement - The intersection of North 17th Avenue and Bayfront Parkway will remain closed until spring 2021 as construction continues for the new 17th Avenue interchange. The Visitor’s Center and adjacent boat launch remain accessible from 17th Avenue. Also, the ramp from 17th Avenue to East Gregory Street remains open. Eastbound drivers on Bayfront Parkway should use North 14th Avenue and Cervantes Street (U.S. 90) as a detour route.
- North Ninth Avenue (State Road (S.R.) 289) Carpenters Creek Bridge Replacement- All travel lanes are temporarily shifted to the northbound side of the bridge as crews work to replace the southbound portion of the structure.
- Drivers will encounter brief, intermittent lane closures to allow crews to mobilize materials and equipment. The brief, intermittent lane closures and traffic configuration will continue through the end of the year. Traffic flaggers will be on-site to safely direct drivers through the construction zone.
- Pile driving work is also slated to begin next week. Crews will be driving piles during the daytime hours. Nearby residents and commercial property owners may experience noise and vibration.
- · Interstate 10 (I-10) Bridge Repair and Rehabilitation over Perdido River Bridge – Motorists will encounter intermittent nighttime lane closures the week of Monday, May 24 as crews perform paving operations.
- · U.S. 29 from South of Muscogee Road (County Road (C.R.) 184) to Atmore Hwy (S.R. 97) – Motorists will encounter intermittent northbound and southbound lane closures between Morris Avenue and north of Cantonment and north of S.R. 97 in Molino 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, May 24 through Friday, May 28, as crews perform paving operations.
- West Cervantes Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project –The following will take place the week of Monday, May 24.
- The speed limit between Dominguez Street and A Street will be permanently reduced from 35 mph to 30 mph.
- Drivers will encounter inside lane closures between Dominguez Street and Kirk Street as crews perform median improvement work. One lane in each direction will be always maintained. The median work and lane closures will progress eastward on Cervantes Street until the end of the year.
- U.S. 29 Widening from I-10 to Nine Mile Road (U.S. 90) – Motorists can expect nighttime intermittent lane closures and shifts, on U.S. 29, between I-10 and Nine and Half Mile Road, and on Nine Mile Road at the U.S. 29 Overpass, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday, May 24 through Friday, May 29.
- Nine Mile Road (U.S. 90) Widening from Pine Forest (S.R. 297) to U.S. 29 – Drivers will experience intermittent lane closures at the Nine Mile Road and Fowler Road intersection 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, May 24 as crews to preform paving operations.
- S.R. 292 (Sorrento Road) Intersection Improvements at the Innerarity Point (C.R. 292A)– Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. as crews restripe and install temporary asphalt in preparation for installation of low-profile barrier wall the week of Sunday, May 23.
- S.R. 291 (Davis Highway) Underground Utility Maintenance at the Northeast Intersection of Davis Highway and Wright Street – Motorists will encounter intermittent lane closures 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 25 as crews a repair water valve.
Santa Rosa County:
- Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement- The bridge remains closed.
- U.S. 98 Widening from Bayshore Road to Portside Drive- Early construction activities have begun to prepare for the widening and improvements of the 4.25-mile section. These activities include utility relocations, clearing, excavation, and drainage improvements. As part of the upgraded drainage system, the project includes the construction of five stormwater ponds. Clearing and excavating of areas for the stormwater ponds are currently underway. There are no traffic impacts associated with the construction of the ponds, but nearby residents and businesses may experience some noise. Access to residences and businesses will be maintained.
- S.R. 98 Utility Maintenance from Whispering Pines Boulevard to Palmetto Lake Ridge Road in Navarre – Motorists will encounter intermittent lane closures 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, May 24 through Friday, May 28 as lineman replace power poles.
All activities are weather-dependent and may be delayed or rescheduled in the event of inclement weather.