Severe Storms Wednesday Night Into Early Thursday Morning
October 27, 2021
A strong cold front will move through the North Escambia area late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, bringing a chance of severe storms. The storms may include damaging wind or possibly a few tornadoes. By daybreak Thursday, the storms are forecast to have exited the area.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 62. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Tate And Northview Girls Golf Teams Both Advance To Regionals
October 27, 2021
Both the Tate and Northview girls golf teams have advanced to regionals next week.
Tate placed second in the District 1-3A girls golf tournament Tuesday at the Stonebrook Golf Club. They will compete in the regional tournament Monday in Gainesville.
Northview’s girls golf team placed in the District 1-1A girls golf tournament and advanced to regionals this weekend in St. Augustine.
Pictured top: The Tate High School girls golf team. Pictured below: The Northview High School girls golf team. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
FHP Apprehends Hit And Run Driver That Struck Cantonment Man’s Pickup
October 27, 2021
The Florida Highway Patrol patrol apprehended a hit and run driver Monday evening after he crashed into a Cantonment man’s pickup truck.
FHP said the driver of a Chevrolet Suburban was traveling west on Nine Mile Road when he turned left onto the Highway 29 entrance ramp. He collided with a Ford F150 driven by a 57-year old Cantonment man.
The driver of the Suburban fled south on Highway 29 and was later located and apprehended near an O’Reilly Auto Parts store. Elias Quintanilla was issued criminal citations by FHP for leaving the scene with damage and no valid driver’s license. He was also ticketed for failure to yield.
There were no injuries in the traffic crash.
Caregiver Charged With Abusing Seniors
October 27, 2021
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, with the assistance of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, arrested a former senior caregiver for abusing senior residents. According to the MFCU investigation, Twicka Jones, aka Tumicka Jones or Nikki Jones, pushed two elderly dementia residents resulting in them falling to the ground.
Attorney General Ashley Moody said, “Our seniors in assisted living facilities deserve the utmost care and respect. Especially dementia patients who may already feel vulnerable or scared. I am sickened by this caregiver’s actions, and my Medicaid Fraud Control Unit will hold her responsible for these crimes.”
Jones worked at The Beacon at Gulf Breeze, a Medicaid receiving facility. The MFCU investigation found video footage showing Jones aggressively pushing two elderly individuals to the ground. The first incident resulted in an elderly dementia resident bleeding from the back and head. The resident then had to be transported by ambulance for further care. Another video shows a confrontation with a separate dementia resident who may have tried to assist the first victim. Jones then pushed the second victim, who fell on their hip and back. The video then shows Jones stepping around the second victim and walking away without helping or requesting further care for the victim.
Jones is charged with two counts of abuse of an elderly person, both third-degree felonies. If convicted, Jones faces up to 10 years in state prison.
Assistant Attorney General Christi Hankins of Attorney General Moody’s MFCU will prosecute the cases through an agreement with the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit.
Beulah Man Charged With Child Abuse, Allegedly Struck Child Some 30 Times With A Belt
October 26, 2021
A Beulah man has been charged for allegedly hitting a child some 30 times with a belt, leaving “extensive” bruising.
Jake Braden Moore, 28, was charged with third degree felony child abuse in a domestic violence situation. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $2,500 bond.
The child had been at Moore’s house. He told the child’s caregiver that he had to spank the child “and that he might have left marks”, according to an arrest report. she found a “large amount” of bruising on the child’s buttocks, lower back, and legs while putting rash cream on the child. She then contacted the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
The child told investigators that he was at Moore’s residence working on school work when Moore slammed his computer down and made him stand up and grab the back of the chair before striking him about 10 times with a belt, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. The child continued to say Moore struck him an estimated 20 more times with a belt and five times with his hand, deputies said, before telling the child not to tell anyone about the bruising.
Moore’s girlfriend told deputies that she observed Moore spank about four times with a belt to discipline him after misbehaving, and she later observed bruising on his buttocks where he had been spanked, the report states.
A deputy noted in his report that the child had “extensive” bruising consistent with being struck numerous times with a belt-shaped object.
Other details about the incident, including the child’s age, were redacted from the arrest report.
ECUA Bills Are Still Arriving Late For Some Customers
October 26, 2021
About a month ago, the Emerald Coast Utilities Authorities said their third party bill printing and mailing processor was running behind due to a COVID-19 related staffing shortage.
Now, some customers’ bills are still being delivered near or after their due date.
Customers’ account standing will not be adversely affected nor be charged a late fee if they received a delayed bill, according to ECUA. Customer accounts enrolled in ECUA’s and E-Notification billing programs are not affected by these delays.
Customers who wish to access their bill online may do so by going to the ECUA website at https://ecua.fl.gov/my-bill and clicking on ‘View Your Bill’ to set up an account. Once on the Click2Gov website, customers may also opt-in to receive an email notification that their bill is ready to be viewed online on the same day that it is generated by the billing system.
ECUA has contracted a new vendor to process the billing and will start switching over next month.
Convicted Sex Offender From Atmore Accused Of Sexual Battery In Escambia, Florida
October 26, 2021
A convicted sex offender from Atmore has been charged with the sexual battery of a woman in Escambia County, Florida.
Antonio Dywone Hartley, 28, was booked into the Escambia County (FL) Jail Monday afternoon after he allegedly forced himself sexually on a woman in her bedroom.
Hartley entered the victim’s bedroom, undressed and got into bed with her, according to an arrest report. She told him to leave, but he began to sexually assault her, the report continues.
Two witnesses told deputies he received texts from the victim asking for help. One of them busted through the victim’s door and found Hartley in his underwear and getting dressed behind a door, according to the report.
Deputies said Hartley and the victim exchanged texts before the incident.
Hartley remained in the Escambia County Jail Tuesday morning with bond set at $10,000.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Sex Offender Registry, Hartley was convicted of second degree rape in June 2013.
Motorcyclist Dies In Escambia County Crash
October 26, 2021
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Monday afternoon in Southwest Escambia County.
A 64-year Escambia County man pulled his pickup truck from a stop sign on Allanthus Drive onto Bauer Road and into the path of a motorcycle driven by a 52-year old Pace man, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The motorcyclist attempted to avoid a collision by braking suddenly, but he was thrown from the bike. He was then struck by the pickup truck.
The man was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The FHP is continuing their investigation.
Great Tuesday, Chance Of Strong Storms By Wednesday Night
October 26, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7pm. Low around 64. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Volunteers Needed For Escambia County Extension Council
October 26, 2021
Escambia County is seeking residents interested in volunteering to be considered for an appointment to the Escambia County Extension Council for zones 1, 3, 7, 9 and 11.
Escambia County residents interested in serving on the Escambia County Extension Council, who meet the requirements noted in the job description below, are asked to submit an information sheet and letter indicating their desire to serve by 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. Info sheets and letters should be submitted via email to shendrix@ufl.edu or by mail to: Susan Hendrix, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment, FL 32533.
The zones are as follows:
Zone 1 – North of intersection at Highway 164 and Highway 97
Zone 3 – Tungoil Road to Gibson Road
Zone 7 – Nine Mile Road to Kingsfield Road
Zones 9 & 11 – At large
