Tate Aggies Off To Best Start In Decades; Defeat WFHS 42-7 (With Gallery)
September 20, 2024
The Tate High School Aggies are off to their best start in over 20 years, winning their fifth straight game with a convincing 42-7 victory over the West Florida Jaguars on Thursday night.
Seniors Carson Secchiari and Demorion Clay, Jr. led the way for the Aggies with two touchdowns apiece. Laquarius Bradford and Elijah West also added touchdowns.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Tate dominated the first half, taking a 35-7 lead into the locker room.
The win improves Tate’s record to 5-0. The Aggies will look to keep their history-making winning streak going when they host the Navarre Raiders in a district game next Thursday night at 7:00 p.m.. The Raiders are currently 0-3 as they head into a Friday night game against 0-4 Milton on Friday night.
Look for a bonus photo gallery with the cheerleaders, Showband of the South and more in the coming days.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Convicted Murderer Get Second Life Sentence For Killing His Cellmate
September 20, 2024
A convicted murderer serving life has been sentenced to another life term for killing his cellmate.
Joshua Gardner, 32, was sentenced by Circuit Judge J. Scott Duncan to a consecutive life sentence in state prison after a jury convicted him of 2nd Degree Murder.
Prosecutors said Gardner was an inmate at the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution on February 1, 2020, when he brutally beat his cellmate, Jose Aparicio-Becerra.
“Becerra was found unresponsive by prison guards with injuries that included numerous facial fractures and a deformed skull. A prison official described the scene as the most gruesome thing she had witnessed in her 19 years of employment in the state prison system. Becerra was transported to a local hospital and passed away from complications of blunt force trauma,” the State Attorney’s Office said in a statement
Prosecutors said he was not eligible for the death penalty.
Gardner was sentenced to life in 2016 for a murder in Hernando County.
Here Is Friday Night’s High School Football Schedule (And Thursday Scores)
September 20, 2024
Here is this week’s high school Friday night football schedule, and a few Thursday night scores.
All games are at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
FLORIDA
Northview at Holmes County
Pine Forest at Pensacola Catholic (7:30 p.m.)
Washington at Gulf Breeze
Escambia at Mosley
Milton at Navarre (7:30 p.m.)
Pace at Andalusia
Tate 42, West Florida 7 (Thurs) [Read more, photos...]
Jay 23, Chipley 13 (Thurs)
ALABAMA
Flomaton at Bayside Academy
Clarke Prep at Escambia Academy
Hillcrest at T.R. Miller
W.S. Neal at Marianna
Escambia County at St. Michael Catholic
Pictured: The Tate Aggies defeated the West Florida Jaguars 42-7 Thursday night. NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Ransom Middle School Names Students Of The Month
September 20, 2024
Ransom Middle School has named their August Students of the Month. They are eighth graders Josiah Forest-Ratcliff and Brynlie Fulton. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Century Hires Town Clerk Away From Flomaton
September 19, 2024
The Town of Century has hired a new town clerk. And she’s crossing the state line from Flomaton.
The town council voted 5-0 to approve a recommendation from Mayor Luis Gomez, Jr. to hire Carrie Moore as Century town clerk. The position has been vacant since Leslie Howington took a leave of absence in mid-April before resigning in May for medical reasons.
Gomez said Moore will start in three weeks.
Moore has served as town clerk in Flomaton, a town of 1,458 residents, for the last three years. Century is a similar size town with a population of 1,736 residents, but Gomez acknowledged that Moore would have a slight learning curve since Florida statutes for municipalities can be different than Alabama. She previously worked with the City of Evergreen beginning in 2017 until her hiring in Flomaton in 2021.
“We have been weighing our options for a few months now,” Gomez said before the affirmative vote. “We had several applications in which I thoroughly vetted them along with my team, and we had one standout. Her name is Carrie Moore.”
“We’ve done a background check to a certain extent,” he added.
The council was told negotiations on Moore’s salary have not finalized, but her compensation was “well within” a salary range set back in May of $71,000 to $91,000, more than Howington was paid.
Council member Shelisa McCall questioned Moore’s employment history. McCall asked, “So when you spoke to her, did you ask about 13 months here, three months here, four months there? There’s an eight-month lapse, seven months here, and now with Flomaton for three years. So why is she leaving?”
“We did have the opportunity to ask her about her interests,” replied Cheryl Harrison-Lee, who works with Howard Brown and his Local Government Consulting Group of West Palm Beach that provides interim town manager consulting services. “She’s looking to expand her skill set, and she thought that moving over to Century would give he ran opportunity to expand her skill set.”
According to Moore’s resume, she worked as assistant CFO for Elgin, Texas, from May to August 2014; STS in Madison, Alabama, from April to August 2015, city clerk for Evergreen, Alabama, from September 2015 to April 201; and town clerk from April 2021 to present.
McCall also questioned if Moore living some 30-45 minutes away from Century would be an issue. According to her resume, she lives in Repton, Alabama.
Pictured: Carrie Moore, Century’s new town clerk. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
ECSO: Cantonment Man Tried To Eat Bag Of Meth After Traffic Stop
September 19, 2024
A Cantonment man was charged after allegedly tried to eat a bag of meth following a traffic stop.
Theodore Reynolds Paige, 29, was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, two counts of destruction of evidence and resisting arrest without violence. He was released on a $13,000 bond.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office stopped Paige’s vehicle in the area of Ensley Street and Argo Drier for a seat belt violation.
According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Paige threw a bag out of the driver’s side window that was later found to contain amphetamine/dextroamphetamine, a schedule 2 controlled substance. Deputies said Paige resisted when being searched, reaching into his pants, and grabbing a bag containing a white powder.
“Paige then grabbed a large bag of a white powdery substance from his groin area and started to rip it open,” the arrest report states. “Paige was then placed on the ground where he was able to grab a bag of powder that had fallen on the ground with his mouth and eat it. He continued to resist and rip another bag open covering himself in the white substance.”
The white substance field tested positive for methamphetamine, according to an arrest report.
Due to allegedly eating the white powder, Paige was transported to Baptist Hospital for evaluation.
“At the hospital, he was forced to take a shower due to the fact he was covered in meth,” the report states. He was booked into the Escambia County Jail after being released from the hospital.
Driver’s License, Tag, Tax Collector Services Today In Century, Walnut Hill Next Week
September 19, 2024
Mark your calendar…driver’s license and other tax collector services will be available in Century today and next week in Walnut Hill.
The Escambia County Tax Collector will be at the:
- Billy G. Ward Courthouse in Century on Thursday, September 19, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Walnut Hill Community Center on Tuesday, September 24 from 10 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Mobile Licensing and Identification Office (MILO) is a fully functional tax collector office on wheels, offering a range of services. The mobile unit provides a convenient method to renew a driver license, obtain a replacement driver license, conversion/reciprocation of out-of-state license, change a name or address on a current driver license or identification card, and get a first-time identification card. In addition to licensing services, the mobile unit also provides an opportunity to renew or replace a vehicle registration, receive a parking placard, transfer a title, pay property taxes, and apply for a business tax receipt. Written and driving tests are not available from the MILO unit.
The Walnut Hill Community Center, also known as the “Ruritan Building”, is at 7850 Highway 97, just north of Ernest Ward Middle School and the fire department. The Billy G. Courthouse is at 7500 North Century Boulevard.
Pictured: The Escambia Tax Collector’s MILO at the Walnut Hill Community Center on June 11. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Around 70 Tonight; Sunny Skies Through The Weekend
September 19, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Calm wind.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Tate Aggies Looking For Fifth Straight Win Tonight Against West Florida
September 19, 2024
The Tate High School Aggies will take their 4-0 record on the road Thursday night to take on the West Florida Jaguars.
Tate is coming off a strong 30-14 homecoming night win over the Milton Panthers last week.
Tate has not started a season at 4-0 since 2016, and they dropped that fifth game that year to Niceville on the way to a 9-3 season.
Now Tate is on a roll as they head down to Burgess Road looking for five consecutive wins for the first time in over 20 years.
Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
Also Thursday night, Jay will host Chipley at 7 p.m.
Pictured: Tate defeated Milton 30-14 last Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
New Images Released Of Man Wanted For Attacking Woman In Flomaton
September 19, 2024
The Flomaton Police Department has released more images of a man they say attacked a woman Tuesday afternoon not far from the Alabama-Florida state line.
Flomaton Police Chief Dereck Lowry said 38-year-old Christopher Moody is wanted for on felony charges of kidnapping, burglary and assault.
The new, undated screenshots (top) were from a video recorded at the Nadine McCaw Park on North Century Boulevard in Century.
Lowry said a female had pulled to the side of the road Tuesday afternoon near a railroad trestle in the area of Railroad Street and Martin Luther King Drive when Moody approached.
“After she stopped, she cracked her door open and he came out of nowhere,” the police chief said. He said Moodey assaulted the woman and attempted to rob her before fleeing. A K-9 team responded for a manhunt, but they were hampered by a sudden downpour.
The area of the alleged crime is about 1,200 feet north of the Alabama-Florida state line. The Escambia County (FL) Sheriff’s Office also took part in the search for Moody.
Moody was described as a being a homeless individual from Mobile.
Anyone with information on Mooday’s whereabouts is asked to call the Flomaton Police Department at (251) 296-5811, their local law enforcement agency, or 911.
FPD previously released an image from a surveillance video of Moody in a Flomaton convenience store on Monday.
