Christie Lynn Herring
June 4, 2024
Christie Lynn Herring, 51, of Pensacola, Florida, passed away on May 28, 2024 in Pensacola, Florida.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Judy Herring; uncles, V.J. Harigel, Richard Harigel and Freddy Harigel; aunt, Glenda Gulsby.
She is survived by her husband, Corey Whitaker; daughter, Miranda Whitaker; father, Bill (Jodi) Herring; brother, Jason Herring; grandmother, Melba Herring; uncles, Kenny Herring and Frank Herring; aunt, Joyce Miller; nephews, Trent Herring and Colt Herring; grandsons, Luca Whitaker and Riker Whitaker; cousin, Ronnie Beasley.
Pallbearers will be Ronnie Olson, Justin Johnson, J.R. Lee, Trent Herring, Ricky Connors, Craig Kretschmer and Colt Herring. Honorary pallbearers will be Ronnie Beasley, Bill Herring, Frank Herring and Kenny Herring.
Funeral services will be Friday, May 31, 2024 at 11:00am at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 S. Highway 29, Cantonment, Florida 32533. Visitation will be prior to service from 10:00am until 11:00am.
Burial will follow at Pugh’s Chapel Cemetery in Molino, Florida.
Escambia Man Allegedly Shoots Neighbor In Argument Over Tree Limb
June 3, 2024
An Escambia County man was arrested Monday after allegedly shooting his neighbor during a dispute over tree limbs.
Derrick Jonathan Suell was charged with attempted homicide, firing a weapon in public or on residential property and criminal mischief with property damage and booked into the Escambia County Jail without bond.
The incident happened about 9 a.m. on Capitol Boulevard. near Cobb Lane. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said Suell got into a disagreement with his neighbor over tree limbs and escalated into Suell shooting his neighbor in the leg.
The victim reportedly suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Longtime Educator Bill Slayton Won’t Seek Reelection To School Board
June 3, 2024
Longtime educator and Escambia County School Board member Bill Slayton will not seek reelection this year.
“I think 16 years is enough,” Slayton said of his service on the school board. “This makes 52 years I have been in education.”
“It’s the best district in Escambia County, maybe in the State of Florida, to be a school board member,” Slayton said of District 5, “with all the thousands of students, no one of the schools scoring below a ‘B’ in state testing.”
“My wife told me that if I ran again, she would divorce me,” Slayton quipped.
Slayton holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from the University of Southern Mississippi. He served as band director for Tate High School’s “Showband of the South” from 1971 to 1987 and served as fine arts supervisor for the Escambia County School District from 1987 to 1991. From 1991 until 2007, he moved into administration for the school district, serving as assistant principal and principal at Woodham High and principal at George Stone Technical Center.
Slayton’s term ends in November.
To date, three candidates are pre-qualified for the seat: Thomas Harrell, Joshua Matthew Luther, and Jim “Andy Taylor”. A fourth candidate, Scott Taylor, prefiled but has withdrawn.
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PPD: Molino Man was Trafficking Meth To ‘Make Some Money’
June 3, 2024
Pensacola Police said a Molino man was trafficking meth to “make some money”.
Dustin Michael Hearn, 42, was charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia.
In April, a Pensacola Police Department officer pulled Hearn over for a brake light violation in the area of West Strong Street and North Rues Street.
PPD officers reporting finding a bag of meth in his pocket. In the vehicle, they located a digital scale, schedule 2 controlled substance pills containing acetaminophen and hydrocodone bitartrate.
“I then spoke with Hearn. Hearn stated he understood his rights and agreed to speak to me. I asked Hearn about the meth found in his pocket. Hearn stated that he lost his job about a week ago and was trying to make some money. Hearn explained that he got the meth to sell to a friend,” the officer wrote in an arrest report.
Hearn was also cited for habitual driving with a suspended license and received a written warning for a faulty brake light.
He remained in the Escambia County Jail without bond due a hold from Santa Rosa County.
Chance of Rain Tonight, Tuesday
June 3, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia forecast:
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90.
Escambia Man Charged With DUI After Wrong-Way Crash On I-110
June 3, 2024
An Escambia County man has been charged with driving under the influence after a wrong way crash on I-110 in Pensacola.
Liam Michael Collins, 28, was charged with DUI with property damage. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $1,000 bond.
The FHP said Collins was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of I-110 about 2:37 a.m. Friday and nearly struck a SUV head-on, side-swiping the vehicle. Tthe debris struck another another vehicle.
Troopers said Collins’ vehicle continued for another 400 feet down the southbound lanes after the crash before coming to a stop.
The drivers of the other vehicles were transported to local hospitals with minor injuries.
Collins was arrested after being medically cleared. He was also cited for driving on the wrong side of the road.
Florida Gas Prices Decline As Summer Season Travel Starts
June 3, 2024
Florida gas prices have declined the past 10 consecutive days. During that period, the state average dropped 11 cents per gallon.
Sunday’s state average was $3.45 per gallon. That’s five cents less than a week ago, but six cents more than this time last year.
The average in Escambia County was $3.21. A low $2.93 could be found Sunday night on East Nine Mile Road. In North Escambia, the low price was $2.99 at stations of Highway 29 near Roberts Road.
“The summer travel season is beginning with gasoline prices that are 20 cents less than the highest price this year,” said Mark Jenkins, public relations manager for AAA – The Auto Club Group. “While gasoline prices are usually volatile through the summer months, recent futures prices suggest the state average could move lower this week.”
The U.S. price for crude oil dropped 1% last week, amounting to a combined 4% drop through the past two weeks. Meanwhile, gasoline futures are down 16 cents during that time. On Sunday, OPEC and its allies agreed to extend oil production cuts into 2025 in effort to prop up oil prices. Oil analysts expected the decision and the price of oil was unchanged as of early Sunday night.
The U.S. price for crude oil dropped 1% last week, amounting to a combined 4% drop through the past two weeks. Meanwhile, gasoline futures are down 16 cents during that time. On Sunday, OPEC and its allies agreed to extend oil production cuts into 2025 in effort to prop up oil prices. Oil analysts expected the decision and the price of oil was unchanged as of early Sunday night.
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Leonard Stanley
June 3, 2024
Mr. Leonard Stanley, age 96, passed away, Wednesday, May 29, 2024 in Atmore, Alabama. He was a native and lifelong resident of Atmore, Alabama. He was a faithful member of Brooks Memorial Baptist Church.
Mr. Stanley proudly served in the United States Army, a very active member of the Atmore VFW and American Legion, doing many fish fries and many other activities throughout the years. He enjoyed hunting and was an avid fisherman, he also enjoyed square dancing as member of Escambia Squares, he also attended many dances with the VFW and American Legion. He was a very skilled carpenter, loved spending time with family especially when they could all go camping. Watching westerns and ballgames was also something he loved to do to pass the time. He greatly enjoyed spending time at his river camp and all the time he could spend on the water fishing.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Henry Watt and Ruby Bell Stanley; wife, Kathryn Watford Stanley; son, Ronald Stanley; great-granddaughter Anna Grace Faith Stanley; two brothers, Cecil Stanley and Aubrey Stanley; sister, Gertrude Childress.
Mr. Stanley is survived by his daughter Carolyn (Charlie) Woods of Atmore, Alabama; brother, Windom Stanley of Spanish Fort, Alabama; three grandchildren Sharlie Terry of Atmore, Alabama, Scotty (Toshia) Woods of Uriah, Alabama, Robbie (Jennifer) Stanley of Atmore, Alabama; three great-grandchildren, Robert Stanley, Colton Stanley and Ava Woods.
Funeral service will be held Monday, June 3, 2024, at 11:00 AM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC. with Dr. Tommy Smith officiating.
Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Monday, June 3, 2024 from 9:30 AM until service time at 11:00 AM at Petty-Eastside Chapel funeral Homes, LLC.
Pallbearers will be Greg Stanley, Ricky Stanley, Sammy Day, Robbie Stanley, Robert Stanley and Randy Day.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC. Atmore, AL. is in charge of all arrangements.
Blue Wahoos, Shuckers Canceled In Biloxi
June 3, 2024
written by Erik Bremer
Judy Ann Joyner Campbell
June 3, 2024
Judy Ann Joyner Campbell, 81, of Pensacola, Florida, passed away on May 23, 2024. She was born in her grandparents’ home in Evergreen, Alabama on October 12,1942 to Leroy and Vermelle Joyner.
Judy was a graduate of Pensacola Technical High School. She was married to Jimmy Campbell for 23 years.
Judy helped her husband run his used car dealership and worked as a Title Clerk for Muldon Ford and Mitchell Motors. She also worked as a cashier for Wal-mart at the Ensley location. She was of the Baptist faith.
She enjoyed visiting the casinos in Biloxi, Mississippi and loved to play bingo at various local bingo halls.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leroy and Vermelle Joyner, husband, Jimmy Campbell, in-laws, James and Winnie Campbell, sister-in-law Kay Joyner and various aunts and uncles.
She is survived by her brother, Ken Joyner, Pensacola, Florida, daughter, Sherri Gehrdes (Peter) of Cantonment, Florida, grandson, Jonathan Gehrdes of Minneapolis, Minnesota, granddaughter, Bethany Pendleton (Nathan) of Cannon AFB, New Mexico, nephews, Ken Joyner (LuAnn) and Randy Joyner of Pensacola, Florida and niece, Jennifer Foster of Pensacola, Florida.
Pallbearers will be Peter Gehrdes, Kenny Joyner, Randy Joyner, DeRand Black, Dan Black, and Bill Nodhturft.
Officiant will be Minette Nodhturft, a very dear friend of the family who was like a daughter to Judy.
Special thanks to the nurses and staff of Coral Bay at Pensacola and Vitas Healthcare for their wonderful support and care.
Family and friends will meet at the home of Sherri Gehrdes after the service for lunch.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 S Highway 29, Cantonment, Florida 32533. Visitation prior to service at 9:00am until 10:00am, Burial will follow at Pensacola Memorial Gardens, Pensacola, Florida.