Everything Is Free At Church Yard Sale Saturday In Cantonment
August 6, 2021
The Church of Christ at Milestone is holding a “Giveaway Day” on Saturday.
The church said it is like a yard sale, but everything is free from 9-11 a.m. The Church of Christ at Milestone is located at 4051 Stefani Road, about 500 feet north of Nine Mile Road.
Burdick And Conine Homer Again In Wahoos 10-2 Loss To The Shuckers
August 6, 2021
The Shuckers used a five-run sixth inning and hit a combined four homers in their 10-2 win over the Wahoos on Thursday at MGM Park.
Pensacola got off to the perfect start when Griffin Conine hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first off Justin Bullock (W, 2-0) to put the Wahoos up 1-0. For Conine it was his third homer in two days and his 29th of the season, which is the most in MiLB.
Unfortunately, Zach McCambley (L, 0-4) he was hit hard early and failed to make it past the fifth inning for the third time in five starts. David Hamilton and David Fry each homered off McCambley in the bottom of the first. In the second, Ryan Aguilar hit a two-run home run to put the Shuckers up 4-1.
After Peyton Burdick hit a solo home run in the top of the third, the Shuckers responded with a Mitch Longo home run to extend Biloxi’s lead up to 5-2.
In the bottom of the sixth, Biloxi sent 10 men to the plate and scored five times. After Tyler Stevens was lifted for Jefry Yan, Pensacola had a chance to escape the inning with no damage dealt. With the bases loaded and two outs, Yan induced a ground ball from Mitch Longo, however, the ball was misplayed by Demetrius Sims. Four more runs came home to score after the error, and when the dust settled, Biloxi led by eight.
Tevin Mitchell and Zack Kone each made their Double-A debuts, and both players tallied their first career Double-A hits. The loss snaps Pensacola’s three game-winning streak and is only the fourth loss in 15 tries against the Shuckers this year.
LHP Jake Eder (3-4, 1.95) gets the start for Pensacola in Friday’s contest against Biloxi. He will be opposed by RHP Noah Zavolas (3-6, 5.40).
Central Water Works Extends Office Closure After Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19
August 6, 2021
Central Water Works has extended their office closure through August 16.
The utility’s office was closed August 2 after staff exposure to COVID-19, and a Central Water Works employee tested positive for COVID-19 on August 5.
Following quarantine guidelines, the office will remain closed until Monday, August 16. Customers may leave payments in the dropbox on the front of the building, mail their payments, pay online at centralwaterworks.com, or call (850) 256-3849 to pay by phone.
Customers who need to connect or disconnect service, or have emergency issues should call the office at (850) 256-3849 for assistance.
Priscilla “Po Po” (Sarver) Lamb
August 6, 2021
Priscilla “Po Po” (Sarver) Lamb of Plattsmouth, NE, lost her battle with CNS lymphoma on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born on January 18, 1946 in Allison Park, Pennsylvania to Cyril C. and Martha E. ( Hill ) Sarver. Priscilla was raised in Pennsylvania and graduated from Hampton High School in Hampton Township, PA in 1963. She later attended California State Teacher’s College in California, Pennsylvania and Beauty School.
She met Gerald David Lamb formerly of Cottage Hill, Florida, while he was attending the Mina Wanca 4-H Camp at Stony Lake in Shelby, Michigan. The two courted for several years before uniting in marriage
in July 26, 1969, in Deer Creek, Pennsylvania. While David served in the Air Force, they traveled around the Orient and extensively around the United States, before making their home in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. They celebrated their 52 nd wedding anniversary in July of 2021. Throughout her life, she cared for her family, enjoying attending the various activities that her children and grandchildren participated in throughout the years. She had a love for
music and enjoyed singing, playing the piano and participated in Christmas Cantatas at her church. She was an excellent cook, enjoyed attending musical productions and enjoyed shopping trips to places like Von Maur. Above all she was a wonderful mother and friend. Priscilla was a member of Midwestern Baptist Church where she sang in the choir, and previously taught Sunday School, worked in the Jr. Church and the nursery, as well as made sure that Sunday School rooms were clean and that the pews were kept straight and orderly.
She is survived by her husband, G. David Lamb of Plattsmouth, NE, children, Hugh (Bret) & Hilary Lamb of Trinidad, CO and their children, Taylor (Vynce) Francis, MaKayla, Preston, Tessa (Brendan) Sanders, and Bret, Martha (Joey) & Harold Layne of Plattsmouth, NE and their children, Abby & Audrey, Joshua & Wendy Lamb of Plattsmouth, NE and their children, Kaleigh (Nick) Cannady, Kohlten, Kobi, Kyler, Kycen
& Kinslea, Lara & Pastor Tom McConkey of Yuma, AZ and their children, T.J., Justus and Harmony, Leah & Josh Glenn of Plattsmouth, NE and their children Parker, Cooper, Gracie, Bryar, Leo and Maverick-Barkley, Jared & Elizabeth Lamb of Schererville, IN and their child Lyric, Cyrina Lamb of Plattsmouth, NE. She is also survived by two sisters, Barbara Vogelsang of Madison, WI and Sally Cypher of The Villages, FL, brother, Robert
Sarver of Rock, Island, IL, numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother John Sarver and grandson Kenoch Lamb.
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Midwestern Baptist Church, 1025 N. 72nd Street, Omaha, NE.
Visitation will be Monday, August 9, 2021 from 4-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Harvey Funeral Home, Plattsmouth, NE
Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Plattsmouth, NE
Memorials may be directed to Midwestern Baptist Church.
Four Juveniles Charged With Vehicle Burglaries In Molino And Cantonment; Four Guns Seized
August 5, 2021
Four juveniles were arrested in connection with vehicle burglaries in Cantonment and Molino.
Deputies responded to a vehicle burglary in progress on the 2000-block of Winners Circle. Once on scene, deputies obtained video surveillance showing one of the suspects entering the victim’s vehicle.
Deputies began circling the area and found a vehicle with a scarf covering the tag. Four armed individuals were located inside the vehicle, and one of them was identified as the suspect from the surveillance video, according to ECSO.
Amadeus Rivers, 17; Kenai Daughtry, 16; Javis Dortch, 17; and Jaylen Betts, 16 were each charged with carrying a concealed weapon without a license, armed vehicle burglary on the 2000-block of Winners Circle and vehicle burglary on the 6200-block of Crest Way. River and Dortch were also charged with two counts each of grand theft of a firearm..
Inside the vehicle, deputies located a stolen wallet from a separate vehicle burglary that took place on the 6200-block of Crest Way in Molino and four firearms. Two of the firearms had been stolen from outside Escambia County.
Century Struggles With A ‘Breach Of Contract’ For A Wedding, And A Nonprofit Group’s Lease
August 5, 2021
The Century Town Council voted this week to allow a wedding to be held in a town community center for free due to a bad contract, and considered how to best solve a lease problem with a nonprofit group.
Community Center Wedding
Nancy Riley of Ewing Drive in Atmore rented the Century Community Center, also known as the Ag Building, for November 13, 2021, for $380, including security provided by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as required by the town. Ewing and town employee Emily Easterling signed the agreement on June 22. Riley stated the building would be used for a wedding and reception.
The problem, according to Council President Luis Gomez, is that the agreement was “null and void” because it was made using an updated contract that has not yet been approved by the council. It was an draft of an updated form containing language referencing CDC guidelines and illnesses. The council is still in the midst of updating rental policies with no formal action to date on that version.
“I think you should get it for free for breach of contract,” Gomez told Riley at a recent council meeting.
Stating “this is religious ceremony” Gomez asked for a motion to allow Riley to use the building for free. The motion passed 4-0, with no opportunity provided for public comment. Council member Leonard White was not present.
Community Group Lease
Northwest Florida Community Outreach (NWFCO) is a nonprofit that has held several food giveaways and other public benefit events over the last year at the Century Business Center on Pond Street, a former school site. The most recent food giveaway was held there on July 31.
Representing NWFCO, former mayor Henry Hawkins approached the council asking for the renewal of the group’s lease for one classroom in the building and requested to lease a second room so the group can expand their food giveaways and other benefit events. The original lease would have been signed during Hawkins’ term as mayor, which ended January 4.
Interim city manager Vernon Prather said he does not think the town has a copy of that lease, if it was every formally executed.
Hawkins said there was a lease that expired earlier in the summer, and the charity wanted assurance with a new lease that they could continue to operate from the town-owned building. Hawkins said he had tried in good faith with current Mayor Ben Boutwell to obtain a lease extension.
Gomez offered a temporary solution — allow Hawkins to bring his copy of the lease to town hall, add the other classroom, and sign.
“You come down here tomorrow and present your contract. Let them run a copy off and y’all make a new agreement on the spot,” Gomez told Hawkins, saying that would cover the group legally until a formal contract is completed.
“What should be happening is they just continue up under the terms of the old contract until they come up with a new one,” council member Dynette Lewis concurred.
“Whatever the number building that he wants added, please put it on the old contract, give him that contract to sign, and then send it to us (the council) so we know that he has it. Then you are covered, and then you (Hawkins) don’t have to come back,” council member James Lewis stated.
The council voted 4-0 for “what Mr. Smith just said,” with no chance for public comment.
NorthEscambia.com made a formal public records request Tuesday morning for any lease between the town and Northwest Florida Community Outreach. Our request extended to any executed lease, any draft, or any copy provided by Hawkins or another person. As of Thursday night, related to NWFCO, we had only received an unsigned draft lease agreement from January 2021.
Pictured: A previous Northwest Florida Community Outreach food distribution at the Century Business Center on March 27, 2021. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Mystery Solved: The One Where The USPS Returned Mail To Sender Six Years Later
August 5, 2021
We now know what likely happened with a letter that was returned to a local utility this week nearly six years after it was mailed.
Central Water Works mailed the pictured water bill to a local address on September 16, 2015. Monday, almost six years later, the bill arrived back at the water company on Byrneville Road with a yellow U.S. Postal Service “Return to Sender” sticker dated July 31, 2021.
After NorthEscambia.com posted the story, we heard from two other companies that also received multiple pieces of years-old mail returned from the same address on Monday.
It appears the mail was properly delivered back in 2015 and the next year or so to the address in Century. It sat in a mailbox perhaps at an abandoned address and was just recently placed back into the mail system.
“In the case of the mailpieces returned to sender recently, it appears the items in question were delivered; however, the recipients may have moved and did not retrieve the letters,” Carol Hunt, U.S. Postal Service strategic communications specialist in Dallas told NorthEscambia.com. “Such occurrences are rare and we regret the items were not properly returned sooner. Local management is aware and is ensuring all mail is handled correctly.”
“The Postal Service handles over 154 billion pieces of mail each year. We strive to provide exceptional service to our customers and any report of mail delivery issues is of great concern to us,” Hunt added.
Local COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue To Climb; Sacred Heart Implements New Visitation Policies
August 5, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Escambia County almost doubled in the past week.
On July 28, there were 131 people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Ascension Sacred Heart, Baptist and West Florida hospitals. By Wednesday, August 4, that number was at 242. On July 4, there were only 32 hospitalizations.
“I cannot emphasize enough the importance of getting vaccinated, and I encourage everyone to get the COVID-19 vaccine if you are able,” Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said..
The numbers in the graph indicate daily hospitalizations in Escambia County and are provided daily by Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital, Baptist Hospital and West Florida Hospital. The daily numbers are not cumulative.
Baptist Health Care Cases
Baptist Hospital has also implemented at least twice-weekly reporting with additional information for their facility. Between July 1 and August 3, Baptist Health Care has treated a total of 178 patients who have been hospitalized for COVID-19. Of those, 150 stated they are unvaccinated.
Ascension Sacred Heart Visitation
Due to the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases within our hospital and the community, Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola has adjusted its visitation policies.
Effective August 5, the revised policy says:
Due to the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases within our hospital and the community, Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola has adjusted its visitation policies.
Effective August 5, the revised policy says:
– One designated visitor per patient is allowed in the main hospital. All visitors to the main hospital must be over age 12.
– One designated visitor is allowed to accompany or visit a patient in the emergency department or procedural areas.
– Two designated visitors per day are allowed to visit patients in Studer Family Children’s Hospital and the Maternity Center.
– One designated support person wearing adequate personal protective equipment is allowed to visit a patient with COVID-19. However, visitors are not allowed in a patient room where an aerosol generating procedure is being performed and may cause the release of airborne particles. Procedures include certain respiratory treatments, suctioning, and intubation.
– The hospital has reduced visiting hours in its Intensive Care Units.
– Visitors continue to be required to wear a mask that covers the mouth and nose, especially in patient’s rooms, regardless of COVID-19 vaccine status.
– All visitors should wash their hands before entering or exiting patient rooms.
Slight Chance Of An Evening Shower, Low Tonight Around 71
August 5, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 71. West wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
NOAA Predicts The Rest Of Hurricane Season Will Be Active
August 5, 2021
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is well underway, and atmospheric and oceanic conditions remain conducive for an above-average hurricane season, according to the annual mid-season update issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service.
The latest outlook reflects that the number of expected named storms (winds of 39 mph or greater) is 15-21, including 7-10 hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or greater), of which 3-5 could become major hurricanes (Category 3, 4, or 5 with winds 111 mph or greater). This updated outlook includes the five named storms that have formed so far, with Hurricane Elsa becoming the earliest fifth named storm on record.
“After a record-setting start, the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season does not show any signs of relenting as it enters the peak months ahead,” said Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., NOAA administrator. “NOAA will continue to provide the science and services that are foundational to keeping communities prepared for any threatening storm.”
NOAA scientists predict that the likelihood of an above-normal 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is 65%. There is a 25% chance of a near-normal season and a 10% chance of a below-normal season.
Atlantic sea surface temperatures are not expected to be as warm as they were during the record-breaking 2020 season; however, reduced vertical wind shear and an enhanced west Africa monsoon all contribute to the current conditions that can increase seasonal hurricane activity. These conditions are set against the backdrop of the ongoing warm phase of the Atlantic Multi-Decadal Oscillation, which has been favoring more active hurricane seasons since 1995.
