Tate Cheerleading Wins Regionals, Headed To State Championship
January 18, 2023
The Tate High School Aggie cheerleaders are the Florida High School Athletic Association Region 1 small varsity champions.
Tate outscored Nease (Ponte Verde), Fort Walton Beach and Navarre.
The Aggies will advance directly to the 2023 FHSAA competitive cheerleading state championships in Gainesville February 3-4.
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Space Heater Blamed For Molino Mobile Home Fire
January 18, 2023
A space heater was determined to be the cause of a residential fire that damaged a mobile home in Molino midday Sunday.
Escambia County Fire Rescue responded to the mobile home fire in the 1200 block of Bet Raines Road, just east of Highway 29, about 11:50 a.m. Firefighters arrived to observe flames in the master bedroom window with the occupants standing outside. The fire was quickly brought under control.
There were no injuries.
The Cantonment, McDavid, Ensley and Bellview stations of the Escambia Fire Rescue responded.
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Woman Charged With Making Terroristic Threat Toward Flomaton Elementary
January 18, 2023
A Flomaton woman is facing felony charges for allegedly threatening to kill everyone at a local elementary school, and the sheriff says the state’s mental health system has failed to help people like her.
Lynda Ann Thompson, 39, was charged with felony making a terrorist threat and disturbing the peace after the incident last Friday at Flomaton Elementary School.
“She went to the school, talking out of her head and basically threatening to kill everyone,” Escambia County (AL) Sheriff Heath Jackson said. She did not have any weapons.
According to the school, the campus was immediately placed on lockdown, and law enforcement immediately responded when Thompson was discovered on campus. The school said she did not enter any building on campus.
“She is one of those individuals that mental health has turned their back on and failed to provide the services to those that drastically need it,” Jackson said. “The Sheriff’s Office is committed to keeping our schools safe, even if that includes doing mental health’s job.”
Thompson remained in the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center without bond.
Trash Fire Spreads, Ignites Shed
January 18, 2023
A trash fire sparked a fire that destroyed a shed in Cantonment Sunday afternoon.
The fire was reported about 4:15 p.m. in the 2100 block of Pompano Street, just off East Kingsfield Road and Highway 29.
Firefighters arrived to find the shed engulfed in flames that were threatening other nearby sheds. The first shed was destroyed, but Escambia County Fire Rescue was able to prevent damage to the others.
An ECFR investigation determined that a trash fire spread, catching the shed on fire.
There were no injuries reported .
The Cantonment, Ensley, Bellview, Brent, Ferry Pass, and Osceola stations of Escambia Fire Rescue responded.
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Good Chance Of Rain, Possibly A Thunderstorm Overnight
January 18, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Overnight: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then a chance of showers between 9am and noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 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 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 49. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy.
Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
Escambia Man Faces Up To Life In Prison For Sexual Battery Of Three Children
January 18, 2023
An Escambia County jury has found an Escambia County man guilty of molesting three children in his care.
James Randall Moehle, 65, was convicted on six counts of sexual battery by a person in familial or custodial authority and one count of lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim between 12 and 16 years old.
“During the trial, it was revealed that James Moehle had been sexually abusing three minor children over several years,” the State Attorney’s Office said.
Moehle faces a maximum sentence of life in prison when he is sentenced on April 20.
Town Of Century Issues Proclamation Honoring Northview Chiefs Football
January 18, 2023
The Town of Century issued a proclamation Tuesday night honoring the Northview Chiefs football team and their season that ended in the FHSAA 1-Rural state title game.
“Thank you all for representing, not only the town, but our local communities as well,” Mayor Ben Boutwell said.
Northview finished an astounding 2022 season, the best in school history, at 13-1. In the state championship game December 10 in Tallahassee, the Chiefs fell to Hawthorne.
Pictured: Century Mayor Ben Boutwell presents a proclamation Tuesday night recognizing the Northview Chiefs to head coach Wes Summerford and assistant coach Jace Gandy. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Amy Jo Lambeth
January 18, 2023
Mrs. Lambeth enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She loved taking pictures at the football games, and loved going fishing. She enjoyed cooking and traveling especially to New Orleans and Lafayette, LA.
She is survived by her father, John (George Ann) Johnson, of Walnut Hill, FL; mother, Ruth Martin, of Lawton, OK; husband, Dan Lambeth, of Flomaton, AL; one son, Silas Jackson Lambeth, of Flomaton, AL; one daughter, Madison Jewel Lambeth, of Flomaton, AL; one brother, Bradley Ross, of Albuquerque, NM; one sister, Sarah (Eli) Miller, of Molino, FL; special friend, Kelly Dove, other relatives, and friends.
Funeral service will be held Saturday, January 21, 2022, at 12:30 PM at Petty- Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC with Rev. Josh Long officiating.
Burial will follow at Travelers Rest Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Saturday, January 21, 2023, from 11:30 AM until service time at 12:30 PM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC.
Pallbearers will be Rusty Carden, Eli Himes, Ronnie Dove, Danny Taylor, Donnie Branch, and Ray Flores.
Honorary pallbearers will be Coach Ferron, Coach O’Neal, Flomaton Hurricane Junior Football Team, Joey Hasty, Wallace Byrd, David Strength, and Terry Boutwell.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC. is in charge of all arrangements.
Opal L. (Cornelia) Hatcher
January 18, 2023
Opal L. (Cornelia) Hatcher, 86, of Cantonment, Florida, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023, after a short illness.
She was born in Sneads, Florida on January 18, 1936, daughter of the late Percy and Blanche Lanier, and sister of her late brother William Lanier. She is survived by her daughter Janice Hardin and her husband Kerry, son Larry Hatcher and his wife Karen, and Allen Hatcher and his wife Yolanda. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews. Opal graduated from Sneads High School (Florida) where she was a cheerleader and then graduated as Salutatorian of her class. She met her future husband, Charles K. Hatcher, at a basketball game and married in October 1953; they were married for 45 years until his death in 1998. She soon thereafter attended and graduated from Montgomery Business College. They moved from Chattahoochee, Florida to Pensacola in 1957 and both began work at Chemstrand. She also worked in administration at the firm of Cabiness, Hiles, and McCloud and later had a long administrative career at Pensacola Junior College in the IT and Data Processing Department.
Charles and Opal built their first home in Ensley, Florida in 1960 and later built a new home in Cantonment. Opal was a very family-oriented lady; her family’s well-being always came first to her. She loved her husband and children dearly and was never more content than on those occasions when they could all be together. In addition to her family, she loved music and working in her yard and garden, but what she loved most was taking care of others. She could not bear to see anyone suffer and was tireless in her efforts to assist and heal. Her efforts in taking care of both her parents, her brother and her husband, when they were in ill health, were remarkable and set a standard for love and sacrifice that few will ever match.
She also loved to laugh, and her children discovered in her later years that she had much more humor within her than was ever suspected. She began exhibiting a degree of quick wit and humor they had never witnessed and this has left them with many fond and delightful memories of her latter days. Opal was a faithful member of the Pensacola Boulevard Church of Christ and later attended the Gateway Church of Christ. She was not “preachy” and she taught others primarily how she lived her life and how she treated others. She was an exemplary model of what a mother and wife should be. She laughed heartily in the good times, worked hard and long in times of difficulty, and seldom if ever, complained. She was a light in the world for many people and will be sorely missed. Pallbearers will be Justin Hatcher, Stan Oliver, Burt Goodman, Justin Hardy, Patrick Bradley, Austin
Smith.
A funeral service will be held at Faith Chapel Funeral Home-North on Friday, January 20. Visitation will be from 2 pm to 3:30 pm with the funeral service to follow immediately. Opal will be buried on Saturday at Pensacola Memorial Gardens at 2:00 pm and all family and friends are welcome to attend.
Crash Claims One Life Of Motorcyclist On Highway 95A In Molino
January 17, 2023
The Florida Highway Patrol said a 60-year old Nallen, West Virginia motorcyclist died the the crash.
Troopers said he was southbound on Highway 95A approaching Cedartown Road behind a car driven by a 73-year old Molino woman. She began to slow to turn onto Cedartown Road, and the motorcyclist attempted to pass her. The front of the motorcycle struck the left rear of the car, causing the motorcycle to overturn into the northbound lane. The motorcycle and its rider were then hit by a pickup truck driven by a 56-year old Cantonment man.
The motorcyclist was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other two drivers received minor injuries.
No names were released.
Escambia County EMS, the Cantonment and Molino stations of Escambia County Fire Rescue and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded.
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