The Chosen 12U Wins Montgomery Tournament
June 18, 2024
The Chosen 12U softball team went undefeated to take first place in a weekend tournament in Montgomery. The victories included a nail-biting squeeze bunt in extra innings for the semi-final victory and a 3-2 thriller in the championship game. The Chosen 12U softball team is home-based in Century with players from Century and the surrounding area. The Chosen team was founded last year in support of one of the player’s mother battling breast cancer. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
IP Pensacola Employee Scholarships Awarded
June 18, 2024
The I.P. Pensacola Employees Scholarship Foundation recently announced the recipients of its annual college scholarships. This year, two outstanding high school seniors have been awarded scholarships to support their higher education pursuits.
The foundation awarded two scholarships of $1,000 each to Maggie Godwin who will attend the University of West Florida and Ashlyn Greeson who will attend Auburn University.
“We are delighted to support the educational aspirations of our employees’ children by awarding these scholarships,” said Laura Osborne, president of the I.P. Employees Scholarship Foundation. “Investing in their future not only honors the dedication of our workforce, but also strengthens our community.”
For more than 40 years, these scholarships have been awarded to high school seniors who demonstrate academic excellence. Eligibility criteria include being a child of a current or retired employee of the International Paper Pensacola Mill, acceptance into an accredited institution of higher learning, and submission of an application accompanied by a qualifying ACT score.
Pictured: Scholarship winners Maggie Godwin (left) and Ashlyn Greeson. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Partly Sunny, High In The Upper 80s Tuesday
June 18, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia forecast:
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Juneteenth: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. East wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Barbara Faye Jenkins Aspinwall
June 18, 2024
Barbara Faye Jenkins Aspinwall, 72, passed from this life to eternal life on June 12, 2024. She has joined her son, Christopher, parents Ernest and Georgia Mae, and brothers Emory, Billy Ray, and Morris in heaven. A native of Georgia, she lived most of her life in Jacksonville, Florida, and was a long-time resident of Pensacola. She had a long and varied career in banking, working for Atlantic Bank, First Union, Wachovia, Gulf Winds Credit Union, and Navy Federal Credit Union.
Mom met Dad while pursuing one of her passions, bowling, in 1980 and they were married for 42 years. She enjoyed traveling, playing slot machines, bunco, and monthly lunches with her friends. Mom was also passionate about college football. To quote her, GO GATORS!
She is survived by her loving husband, Thomas Earl Aspinwall, daughter Lisa (Buddy) Yates; sister, Patricia (Thomas Clayton) Cox; sister-in-law, Von Jenkins; grandson Trey Yates, and a host of great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Visitation will be at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 S. Highway 29, Cantonment, Florida. Burial will take place at 10:00 am on June 20, 2024, at Aspinwall Cemetery, Odum, Georgia.
Flowers will be accepted but donations to charity in honor will also be accepted. Memorials can be made to the American Heart Association, Valvereplacement.org, and HeartValveSurgery.com.
Please remember Mom as you knew her during her life with us. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and friend. She will be missed.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 South Highway 29, Cantonment, is entrusted with arrangements.
Stephen Breyden Freeman
June 18, 2024
Stephen Breyden Freeman, 21 of Davisville, FL passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2024.
He was born on May 12, 2003 in Pensacola, FL to Steve Freeman and Monica Freeman.
Breyden was a 2021 graduate of Northview High School and worked at P&R Mining. He was preceded in death by his grandfather Marshall Lassitter and his uncle, Jack Lassitter
He was selfless and always was thinking of others. As an Organ Donor he was able to save five lives. He enjoyed music, time with family and friends and playing with his son Sawyer.
He is survived by his father Steve Freeman; his mother Monica Lassiter Freeman; grandparents Bobby and Patricia Powell Freeman and Theresa Cleveland. His son, Sawyer Freeman, and his special friend and Sawyer’s mother, Jasmine Bryant. Brother and mentor Kolten (Chasity) Reid; brothers, Trent (Jessica) Freeman; Brannon (Grayson) Freeman; Chasen (Hannah) Freeman. Special Aunt, Tennelle Horning; and his aunt Kathy (Hub) Wilson. Uncle, Brandon Lassitter. Nieces and nephews, Leighton Freeman; Knox Freeman; Parker Freeman; Miles Freeman; Keelan McGhee; Niyah McGhee. Cousins, Paeton; Preston; Kaylee; Lane; Cole; Camden; Piper; Aubree; Alex; Aaron; Tyler; Lacey; Marissa; Harrison and Grayson.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 10:30 A.M. at Johnson – Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Michael Roley officiating.
Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Active Pallbearers will be, Cody Edwards; Kolten Reid; Preston Milstead; Keelan McGhee; Trent Freeman; Brannon Freeman; Chasen Freeman; and Jacob Findley.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 A.M. until service time at 10:30 A.M. at Johnson- Quimby Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to help the family with funeral expenses.
Johnson- Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Jerry Dian Goodwyn
June 18, 2024
Jerry Dian Goodwyn, of Pensacola, Florida, passed away Monday, June 10, 2024. She was born November 4, 1953, in Evergreen, Alabama, to Evelyn (Thomas) Riley and Carey Milliner. She was married to Collis Goodwin, III, for 16 years. Jerry worked as an independent housekeeper for several families over the years. She was a member of Restoration Worship Center. Jerry had a passion for ceramics, decorating and she was family oriented.
Jerry was preceded in death by her parents, Evelyn (Thomas) Riley and Carey Milliner; grandparents, Willie Clyde (WC) and Azzie Lee Thomas; brothers, Willie Clyde Thomas, Jr., Nimrod Evans, Gary Evans, and Jeffrey Horne; and nephew, Jarvis Horne.
Her memories and legacy will be cherished by her daughter, Latasha Goodwyn; loving grandchildren, Zayne and Zaiden Goodwyn; sisters, Brenda Evans, Kimberly Horne and Marion Horne; brother, Ronald Horne; uncle James Rogers; cousin, Terry Thomas; and a host of nieces, and nephews. She also leaves to cherish her the extensive god family to include Kim Clarke, Latecia (Sandy) Pusha, Zoey and Zuri Pusha, and a chosen sister and best friend, Delores Gardner.
Visitation will be on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Funeral Service will be Saturday, June 22, 2024, at 1:00 PM, at Restoration Worship Center, 8025 North Palafox Street, Pensacola, Florida 32534. Bishop Terrence Jones will be officiating. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Lavontra Benjamin, Terry Thomas, Brandon Horne, Delarian Wiggins, James Rogers and Sam Horne. Honorary pallbearers will be Darnell Beasley, Leo Riley and Richard Smith.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 South Highway 29, Cantonment, is entrusted with arrangements.
Brenda Stewart Spence
June 18, 2024
Mrs. Brenda Stewart Spence, age 83, passed away peacefully in Pensacola, Florida with her family by her bedside on June 17, 2024 , after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was a native of Phillipsville, Alabama and a resident of Pineville Florida for the past 67 years.
Mrs. Spence loved her family and would do anything for them. She spent many years as a preschool teacher sharing her love with others. She loved to cook especially to make cakes, pies and divinity candy. She also spent countless hours doing word search books. Most of all she taught her children and grandchildren to be strong.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 61 years and 11 months Alton Spence; parents Frank Johnson & Mattie Bell Downey Stewart; 6 Sisters, Christine Heathcock, Frances Hadley, Dorothy Goodson, Evelyn Goins, Jeannette Fickling & Annette McCullough; 6 brothers, Frank Stewart Jr., Edward Stewart, Everette Stewart, Ivan Stewart, Winston Stewart, & Calvin Stewart; numerous nieces and nephews.
She is survived by her children, Howard Spence of Walnut Hill, Florida & Connie (Wendell) Harden of Harvest, Alabama grandchildren, Jessica Ingram of Walnut Hill, Florida, Gunnar Harden of Portland, Oregon, Hunter Spence of Walnut Hill, Florida, Fisher Spence of Atmore, Alabama & Savannah Spence of Atmore Alabama; numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Graveside Services will be held at Pineville Community Cemetery, Tuesday June 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM with Sister Helen Stewart officiating.
Petty Funeral Homes, LLC is in charge of all arrangements.
Santa Rosa Plastic Surgeon Charged With Death Of His Wife
June 17, 2024
A Santa Rosa County plastic surgeon has been charged with the death of his wife last November following a procedure.
Ben Brown, 41. surrendered at the Santa Rosa County Jail Monday morning on a charge of second-degree felony homicide – manslaughter by culpable negligence.
His wife, 33-year-old Hillary Brown, died a week after a procedure at her husband’s Restore Plastic Surgery office in Gulf Breeze. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation into her death at the time.
On May 12, the medical examiner ruled Hillary Brown’s cause of death as “complications following lidocaine toxicity.” In early May, the Florida Department of Health issued an immediate restriction to Dr. Ben Brown’s medical license.
An arrest report state Hillary Brown was scheduled to undergo several procedures, including liposuction, lip injections and ear adjustments, and Dr. Brown documented that she took valium, tramadol, Zofran, and other substances. The report states she assisted in her own procedure by suturing the skin back together.
The report states Dr. Brown continued injecting lidocaine and xylocaine in Hillary’s face. Soon after, she became unresponsive and began to have a seizure, according to the report. An investigation found that a medical assistant asked Dr. Brown multiple times if they should call 911, but he replied “no” or “wait”. The call to 911 was eventually made, and Hillary Brown was transported to the hospital. She never regained consciousness and died a week later, according to the report.
The medical examiner found Hillary Brown “did not overdose by means of self-administered substances”.
The arrest report states, “In conclusion, witness interviews all corroborated that when the victim began to show signs of overdose, Brown continues injecting unknown amounts of lidocaine and did not stop until the victim went into a seizure and cardiac arrest. When this occurred, Brown delayed the reporting of the incident to 911 and used his status as a doctor to do so, when it is required by law. Brown showed a history of allowing unsafe practice to occur and took no precautions for the well being of human life, even after an incident where he could not wake the victim during a procedure in January 2023.”
Driver, 82, Killed In Traffic Crash Northeast Of Jay
June 17, 2024
An 82-year-old Alabama woman was killed in a crash after pulling into the path of a truck Monday afternoon in northern Santa Rosa County.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the woman from Castleberry, Alabama, was exiting the parking lot of the Sanhandle Lotto store on Highway 87 just south of the Florida-Alabama state line, about eight miles northeast of Jay. Troopers said she failed to see a tractor-trailer and pulled out in front of it. The truck struck the left side of man’s car, sending it spinning off the roadway.
The 61-year-old truck driver was not injured.
Boil Water Notice Issued For Portion Of Highway 297A And Area
June 17, 2024
THIS BOIL WATER NOTICE WAS LIFTED ON JUNE 19.
Due to a broken 12-inch water main, ECUA has issued a precautionary boil water notice for a portion of Highway 297A and the surrounding area.
Specifically, the boil water notice includes:
- 2548 – 2611 Hwy 297A.,
- 411 – 441 Pinebrook Cir.,
- 2636 – 2741 Pleasant Valley Dr.
This story will be updated when the advisory has been lifted.
Residents located in the specified boil water notice area are advised to boil water for one minute at a rolling boil or to use eight drops of regular unscented household bleach per gallon of water, for water to be used for drinking or cooking purposes. Two independent bacteriological samples have been initiated and the advisory will be lifted as soon as possible. This process routinely takes 48 hours and the notice will be rescinded at that time.
ECUA crews have completed the repairs and flushed out the lines. Residents within the area and nearby are advised that there is a possibility of discolored water as a result of the utility work, and to flush their home’s plumbing by running their taps for a few minutes. If problems persist, customers are asked to contact ECUA Customer Service at (850) 476-0480 for assistance.
Precautionary boil water notices are issued as a part of the standard protocol following any loss of water pressure, whether as a result of planned maintenance activities or unscheduled repairs.