Hot And Humid Wednesday, Chance Of Storms
June 26, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia forecast:
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 106. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92.
Show Stoppers Stop The Show With Undefeated USSSA Summer Classic Win
June 26, 2024
The Show Stoppers 2030 ladies stole the show recently in Tiger Point as they went a perfect 6-0 in the USSSA Summer Classic for the championship.
They are now preparing for the national championships in Gulf Shores in a few weeks.
The Show Stoppers finished the season ranked No. 4 in Florida and No. 18 in the country in USSSA amongst 12uB class teams.
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Boil Water Notice Issued For Cottage Hill Water Works Customers On And Near Cedar Tree Lane
June 26, 2024
THIS BOIL WATER NOTICE WAS RESCINDED ON JUNE 26.
A precautionary boil water notice has been issued for Cottage Hill Water Works customers on Cedar Tree Lane.
The utility said a system upgrade took place Monday to tie-in the connecting streets of Cedar Tree Lane to a newly upgraded main. The affected area includes Cedar Tree Lanen, Cedar Park Drive, Cedar Point Road, Phalrose Lane, and Cooley Road
The utility is advising, as a precaution, that all water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth, or washing dishes be boiled. A rolling boil of one minute is sufficient. As an alternative bottled water may be used.
This precautionary boil water notice will remain in effect until the problem has been corrected and a bacteriological survey shows that the water is safe to drink.
This story will be updated with the boil water notice is rescinded.
Wahoos Rally Falls Short In 5-4 Loss To Shuckers
June 26, 2024
written by Erik Bremer
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos dropped their second half opener on Tuesday night, falling 5-4 to the Biloxi Shuckers despite a spirited ninth-inning rally.
Down to their final strike in the ninth, Harrison Spohn hit a three-run homer to draw the Blue Wahoos to within a run before Jakob Marsee struck out on a 3-2 pitch to end the game.
The Shuckers manufactured an early run against Pensacola starter Adam Laskey (L, 3-2), turning a hit-by-pitch of Darrien Miller in the second inning into a 1-0 lead thanks to an Adam Hall sacrifice fly. That would be the only blemish for Laskey, who completed a season-high 5.0 innings and struck out six.
Biloxi starter Jacob Misiorowski (W, 2-2) was even better, turning in 5.2 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts in an encore performance after earning Southern League Pitcher of the Week honors on Monday.
The Shuckers extended their lead to 2-0 without a hit in the sixth, as Carlos Rodriguez drew a walk against Chandler Jozwiak and stole two bases before scoring on a throwing error from catcher Joe Mack. Three more unearned runs scored in the seventh, as a Jacob Berry throwing error at third base opened the door for RBI singles from Dylan O’Rae and Rodriguez.
The Blue Wahoos got on the board in the seventh with an RBI double from Cody Morissette, but even the Spohn homer in the ninth was not enough as Pensacola dropped just their third game out of 12 against the Shuckers this season.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Shuckers on Wednesday. First pitch from Keesler Federal Field is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
ECSO K-9 Streeter Treated And Released After Jumping Off Bridge In Pursuit Of Suspect
June 25, 2024
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said Tuesday morning that K-9 Streeter was treated and released after jumping off the Highway 90 bridge over Escambia Bay in pursuit of a drive-by shooting suspect Monday evening.
Simmons called Streeter a hero and said, “he deserves an extra treat today”.
He was transported to Davis Animal Hospital Emergency Center for evaluation overnight. He was released Tuesday morning after further evaluation at Westside Animal Hospital.
Streeter is on “desk duty” until Friday as he recovers from minor injuries.
For more on the drive-by shooting , the chase, and the death of one suspect, click here.
New Costco Planned For Nine Mile Road
June 25, 2024
Preliminary plans were filed Monday for a new Costco on Nine Mile Road.
The plans filed with Escambia County show the 161,780 square foot Costco retail store with a gas station and 885 parking spaces at 235 East Nine Mile Road, at the corner of East Nine Mile Road and Chemstrand Road. That’s the site of a current Planet Fitness and a former Kmart store.
The plans show the currently buildings being demolished for the new Costco on seven parcels totalling just under 22 acres.
The outlying parcels with Well Fargo Bank, Sam’s Seafood Restaurant and Dairy Queen will remain with the gas station between Sam’s Seafood and Well Fargo.
Thomas Engineering Group of Tampa filed the plans with Escambia County.
The plans have not been set for formal review by the Escambia County Development Review Committee and must go through numerous steps before a building permit is issued.
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Florida Man Charged With Murder In Flomaton Shooting
June 25, 2024
A Florida man is charged with murder following a fatal shooting Sunday evening in Flomaton.
Bradford Charlse Eusea of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, remains in the Escambia County Detention Center without bond.
Flomaton Police Chief Dereck Lowry told NorthEscambai.com that his department responded to the 20000 block of Highway 31, near Southern Wood Specialties, about 6 p.m.
“A family dispute turned deadly when the victim was shot,” Lowry said.
Family members have identified the victim as 26-year-old Tanner Coleman.
“It is an open investigation at this time,” Lowry said.
Three Suspects, ECSO K-9 Jump From Bridge After Chase; One Suspect Arrested, One Dead, One Not Captured
June 25, 2024
Three suspects and a sheriff’s office K-9 jumped from an Escambia County bridge Monday evening following a drive-by shooting and subsequent police chase.
One of the suspects died from his injuries after jumping off the bridge, Sheriff Chip Simmons said Tuesday morning.
A second suspect, 19-year-old Jaquarius Trayquan Etheridge, has been charged with murder while engaged in a crime for the death of the suspect, attempted murder for the drive-by shooting, fleeing and eluding, and a weapons offense. He is jailed without bond.
The third suspect, the one chased over the bridge by K-9 Streeter, was not captured as of mid-morning Tuesday.
The shooting with some 40 rounds fired happened about 6:30 p.m. in the Massachusetts Avenue and Montclair Elementary School area. A 70-year-old woman was reportedly shot in the neck. Simmons said she was continuing to fight for her life.
K-9 Streeter was treated and released. He is continuing his recovery. [Read more...]
The suspect vehicle was located and fled from deputies.
A pursuit was initiated, ending when deputies used a PIT maneuver to stop the stolen vehicle on the Highway 90 Bridge over Escambia Bay, near Scenic Highway.
Authorities said at least three firearms were located inside the vehicle.
No deputies were injured in the incident, and No names have been released.
Photos by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and Marty Forehand for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
10,000 Pound Food Distribution Tuesday Afternoon In Cantonment
June 25, 2024
Cantonment Improvement Committee will hold a 10,000 pound drive-thru food giveaway Tuesday afternoon, June 25 at Carver Park on Webb Street.
The food distribution will begin at 3 p.m. and continue while supplies last for anyone in need of food. People should line up their vehicles, single file on Webb Street facing north; food will be loaded into vehicles.
There is a maximum of three people per vehicle that can receive a box, and each person must have their ID. For Tuesday’s event, there is also a limit of one meat item per box.
NorthEscambia.com file photos.
Escambia Man Gets 25 Year For Shooting Ex In Front Of Two Kids
June 25, 2024
An Escambia County man has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison for shooting his ex-girlfriend in front of two children, one of which was his son.
Michael Jerome Henderson Jr., 28, was convicted of attempted manslaughter and armed burglary of a dwelling with a firearm.
The shooting happened on October 13, 2023, at an apartment complex on North Hayne Street.
Prosecutors said Henderson drove to the apartment complex over a domestic issue and shot the victim at point blank range. Henderson fled the scene immediately after the shooting but was apprehended by law enforcement the same day.
The woman survived the shooting.