FWC: If You Find A Fawn, Leave It Alone
August 28, 2022
White-tailed deer fawning is in full swing in the Florida Panhandle. Sometimes people assume a fawn they find by itself has been abandoned, and they try to “rescue” it, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
But instead of trying to rescue it, FWC says just leave it alone.
During the first few weeks of a fawn’s life, a doe will hide her offspring then move to a safe distance to prevent her scent from attracting predators to the young animal’s hiding spot, FWC said. She’ll return often to nurse and care for the fawn. While hidden, the baby deer might lie motionless as a survival mechanism to deter predators. But sometimes people mistakenly think a fawn’s lack of movement means it’s sick or injured, prompting them to remove the animal to get it help.
“If you find a fawn that you think is abandoned, do not touch it, pick it up or remove it from its natural environment. Instead, leave it alone and quietly move away from the area,” FWC said.
Open House Tuesday At High Schools In Escambia County; Middle and Elementary Coming Soon
August 28, 2022
Open house events are this week for high schools in Escambia County and are coming up next month for middle and elementary schools.
All high school open houses in Escambia County will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 30.
Elementary school open houses will be September 13 and 15. The schedule is below.
Middle school open houses will be September 8 at 6 p.m.
Pictured top: Visitors to the open house Tuesday at Northview High School will get a look at the school’s new flooring. Pictured below: The elementary school open house time and date schedule. NorthEscambia.com graphic, click to enlarge.
Sunday: Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
August 28, 2022
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Here Are This Week’s Road Construction Slow Spots
August 28, 2022
Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.
Escambia County:
- Interstate 10 (I-10) Escambia County Welcome Center – The front parking lot is temporarily closed as crews work on resurfacing. All other parking areas remain open. Temporary sidewalk modifications are also in place while work is underway.
- U.S. 98 Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement – Drivers will encounter alternating lane closures and lane shifts on the Pensacola Bay Bridge Sunday, Aug. 28 through Thursday, Sept. 1 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. On Tuesday, Aug. 30, U.S. 98 westbound (Gulf Breeze to Pensacola) will have lane closures beginning at 10 p.m. due to Bands on the Beach. Crews will be using lanes on the current bridge as a platform to pour concrete decks for the westbound (Gulf Breeze to Pensacola) structure.
- West Cervantes Street (U.S. 90) Pedestrian Safety Improvement – Drivers may encounter intermittent daytime and nighttime single lane closures and lane shifts, between A Street and Dominguez Street, Sunday, Aug. 28 through Thursday, Sept. 1. The closures will allow crews to adjust manholes and the pedestrian fence.
- North Ninth Avenue (State Road (S.R.) 289) Carpenters Creek Bridge Replacement – All travel lanes are temporarily shifted to the southbound side of the bridge as crews construct the northbound portion. Additionally, drivers may encounter intermittent temporary lane closures Monday, Aug. 29 through Friday, Sept. 2 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. as crews mobilize materials and equipment.
- Pace Boulevard from Barrancas Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue – Pedestrians will encounter alternating sidewalk closures on Pace Boulevard, between Barrancas Avenue and North Palafox Street (U.S. 29), as crews perform sidewalk and curb improvements. Pedestrians will be detoured to the signalized intersections to access sidewalks on the opposite side of Pace Boulevard during this time.
- Pensacola Boulevard (U.S. 29) from Brent Lane to North of I-10 – Drivers will encounter alternating lane closures Sunday, Aug. 28 through Thursday, Sept. 1 from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. for paving operations.
- I-10 at the Interstate 110 (I-110) Interchange – Drivers will encounter alternating lane closures on the I-110 northbound ramp to I-10 eastbound from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 through Thursday, Sept. 1. Construction crews will be installing “rumble strips” and profiled thermoplastic edge lines on the ramp. In addition, the speed limit on the I-110 northbound ramp to I-10 westbound has been permanently reduced to 35 mph.
- Sorrento Road (S.R. 292) Intersection Improvements at Innerarity Point (County Road 292A) – Motorists can expect intermittent daytime shoulder closures Monday, Aug. 29 through Friday, Sept. 2 for placement of a watermain.
- Sorrento Road Resurfacing from the Theo Baars Bridge to Bauer Road – Drivers will encounter intermittent lane closures on Sorrento Road, between the Theo Baars Bridge and Bauer Road Sunday, Aug. 28 through Thursday, Sept. 1 from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. The closures will allow for shoulder base construction and drainage work.
- Barrancas Avenue Routine Maintenance from Manchester Street to the Bayou Chico Bridge – Drivers will encounter alternating lane closures on Barrancas Avenue and all side streets between Manchester Street and the Bayou Chico Bridge from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Sunday, Aug. 28 through the next several weeks. Crews will be adjusting manholes and paving and striping the roadway.
- North Davis Highway (S.R. 291) Routine Maintenance at the I-10 Westbound On-ramp – Motorists will encounter expect intermittent nighttime lane closures Sunday, Aug. 28 for barrier wall repair operations.
Santa Rosa County:
- Pensacola Bay Bridge (U.S. 98) Replacement – Drivers will encounter alternating lane closures and lane shifts on the Pensacola Bay Bridge Sunday, Aug. 28 through Thursday, Sept. 1 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. On Tuesday, Aug. 30, U.S. 98 westbound (Gulf Breeze to Pensacola) will have lane closures beginning at 10 p.m. due to Bands on the Beach. Crews will be using lanes on the current bridge as a platform to pour concrete decks for the westbound (Gulf Breeze to Pensacola) structure.
- U.S. 98 Widening from Bayshore Road to Portside Drive – Motorists will encounter the following traffic impacts:
- Median and turn-lane closures from Bayshore Road to Tiger Point Drive.
- Intermittent lane closures and additional median closures between S.R. 281 and Bayshore Road, Sunday, Aug. 28 through Friday, Sept. 2 from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. for stormwater drainage improvements and paving operations.
- I-10 Resurfacing East of S.R. 281 (Avalon Boulevard) to East of S.R. 87 – Motorists can expect intermittent nighttime and daytime lane closures the week of Monday, Aug. 29 for construction activities.
- U.S. 98 Turn Lane Construction at Rosewood Avenue – Motorists can expect intermittent outside westbound lane closure Sunday, Aug. 28 through Thursday, Sept. 1 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. for construction of turn lanes.
All activities are weather-dependent and may be delayed or rescheduled in the event of inclement weather.
Franklin “Shorty” Carnley
August 28, 2022
Mr. Franklin “Shorty” Carnley, age 87, passed away, Thursday, August 25, 2022 in Century, FL. He was born October 2, 1934 in Jay, FL; and resided most of his life in Davisville, FL. He was a member of Calvary Deliverance Temple Church.
Mr. Carnley enjoyed family reunions, going to church, and playing his bass guitar. He enjoyed going fishing in Escambia River Swamp catching shell crackers. He enjoyed playing golf and loved to travel in his motorhome.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Pink Holly (Gladys Carnley) Carnley, wife, Letha Carnley, seven brothers, Glenn Carnley, Floyd Carnley, Horace Carnley, Lenell Carnley, L J Carnley, Doug Carnley, Dan Carnley, three sisters, Jeanette Morris, Thelma Petty, and Mae Smith Owens.
He is survived by his three sons, Rick (Karen) Hardy, of Davisville, FL; Mark Kevin Carnley, of Davisville, FL; Darren (Judy) Carnley, of Davisville, FL; one daughter, Lorraine Kite, of McDavid, FL; six grandchildren, Shane Hardy, Dywane Carnley, Rachael Carnley, Julie Moyer, Cody Qualls, Alissa Williams, fourteen great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC with Sister. Enfinger, Sister; Darlene Defee, and Rev. Charles Blackmon officiating.
Burial will follow at Pine Barren Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Sunday, August 28, 2022 from 1:00 PM until service time at 2:00 PM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC.
Pallbearers will be Shane Hardy, Rick Hardy, Darren Carnley, Dywane Carnley, Josh Hardy, and Tristan Reeves.
Frances Meadows Kent
August 28, 2022
Frances Meadows Kent passed away on August 19, 2022 in Cantonment, Florida.
She was born on July 29, 1947 in Rome, Georgia to Rowe and Mary Margaret Meadows. Frances was a longtime member of First Pentecostal Church until health issues prevented her from attending.
She loved to write poems and she always had a song for everything. Her favorite saying was, “I LOVE you the most and I said it first!”, which was a phrase taken from her long-time friend, Shirley Welch, pastor’s wife of F.P.C.
Frances was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Margaret White Meadows; sister, Linda M. Kent; and brother, Jerry Meadows.
She is survived by her son, Earl David Kent, Jr.; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson; sister, Nancy Poillucci; brothers, Elton and Anthony Meadows; and one daughter-in-law, Kaye Kent.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, August 29, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Pastor Earl David Kent, Sr. officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Conine’s 20th Homer Helps Blue Wahoos Win Third In A Row
August 28, 2022
Griffin Conine became just the third player in team history to hit 20 home runs in a season as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos defeated the Montgomery Biscuits 7-4 on Saturday night.
Conine snapped an 0-for-20 hitless skid with a go-ahead home run in the sixth, joining Aristedes Aquino (20, 2018) and Peyton Burdick (23, 2021) in Pensacola’s 20-homer club.
Marlins #9 prospect Dax Fulton overcame a wobbly introduction in his Double-A debut to deliver 5.0 innings, though two of his four runs were unearned due to his own throwing errors. The 20-year-old lefty allowed two walks and a throwing error in the first to put Montgomery ahead 2-0 before a bases-loaded sacrifice fly from Will Banfield in the bottom of the inning cut Pensacola’s deficit to 2-1.
In the third, the Blue Wahoos took a brief 3-2 lead thanks to a two-out, two-run double from Banfield. Another Fulton throwing error in the fourth preceded a two-run homer from Evan Edwards to put the Biscuits in front 4-3.
Nasim Nuñez tied the game 4-4 with an RBI double against Biscuits starter John Doxakis (L, 2-6) in the bottom of the fourth, and the score would hold until Conine led off the sixth with his solo blast to right-center. J.D. Orr doubled, Nuñez singled him home, and scored from first on a stolen base followed by a pair of throwing errors to bring the Pensacola lead to 7-4.
Anthony Maldonado (W, 3-3) struck out six batters over 3.0 scoreless innings of relief, and Sean Reynolds (S, 4) worked around trouble in the ninth to earn the save.
The Blue Wahoos wrap up their series against the Biscuits on Sunday.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Century Man Facing Charges After Allegedly Trying To Flush Drugs
August 27, 2022
A Century man is facing drug charges after he allegedly tried to flush drugs as deputies arrested him.
William Johnathan Hamilton, 31, was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell or distribute, tampering or attempting to destroy evidence, resisting without violence, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to 90 Hilltop Road to arrest Hamilton on an outstanding warrant from Santa Rosa County.
Deputies found him standing outside his mobile home. When told that he was under arrest, Hamilton snatched his arm away from a deputy and took off, running all the way through the mobile to a bathroom in the back, according to an arrest report. After a brief struggle, deputies were able to apprehend him at the toilet.
After he was cuffed, deputies observed a pill bottle and a plastic bag floating in the toilet. They also recovered a plastic bag with methamphetamine in his pants pocket. The pill bottle in the toilet contacted 43 combination hydrocodone-acetaminophen tablets, 10 alprazolam tablets and a substance that tested positive for methamphetamine.
He remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $29,500.
Northview Gets 48-33 Win Over Flomaton (With Photo Gallery)
August 27, 2022
With a strong second half, the Northview Chiefs beat the Flomaton Hurricanes 48-33 Friday night in Bratt.
The game was tied 27-27 at the half, and Northview coach Wes Summerford worked to fire up his Chiefs during halftime.
“I thought in the second half we did special teams a lot better. Special teams killed us in the first half,” he said. “I knew some of those lumps were gonna happen; we were gonna face the adversity. But I told the guys, second half, I said, we’re gonna find out what you’re about, and we got to take care of the little things first. And we did that in the second half and that was the outcome.”
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A newly upgraded Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium was nearly packed Friday night as the Chiefs opened the scoring with a 63-yard touchdown run — his first of four TDs on a muggy but comfortable night in Bratt. With a good kick, the Chiefs were on top 7-0.
The Hurricanes answered with a 42-yard pass from quarterback Will Smith to Jaxson Filmore. Jefferson added a 5-yard rushing touchdown for the Chiefs in the first quarter. Northview fell short on a 2-point attempt, as the Chiefs were on top 13-6. Flomaton’s James Spizzirro took a block punt 42-yards to make it 13-12 before the first quarter ended.
In the second, Deontay Averette scored with a 42-yard rushing touchdown.
For the Chiefs, Jefferson added a 32-yard touchdown run in the third and TD #4 in the fourth on a 25-yard run. Quarterback Kaden Odom had a 14-yard keeper and a 7-yarder, and Luke Bridges had a 55-yard sprint for a touchdown.
Summerford was quick to give credit to the Flomaton Hurricanes for a stellar performance.
“It’s such a joy to watch all those guys. Flomaton’s got some great players, he said. “You hear about those guys, and I’m sure they hear about our guys, but they battle. And what a great atmosphere. You can’t get better than this in Bratt, Florida.”
The Northview Chiefs (1-0) will travel to Pensacola next Friday night to face Lighthouse Private Christian Academy, and Flomaton ( 1-1) will head up I-65 to take on Hillcrest (1-1) in Evergreen.
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Motorcyclist Dies After Fleeing From Police, Crashing Into Apartment Building
August 27, 2022
A motorcyclist died after fleeing from Pensacola Police and crashing into an apartment building on Friday.
A Pensacola Police officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a motorcycle in the area of East Cervantes Street and Knowles Avenue. Police said the 57-year old motorcyclist attempted to flee and missed a curve at Cervantes and Chipley Avenue. The motorcycle left the roadway and collided with the apartment building, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The motorcyclist was pronounced deceased at the scene. His name has not been released.