New National Chain ‘Dutch Bros’ Coffee Shop Opens On West Nine Mile Road
September 14, 2024
The national coffee chain Dutch Bros. opened Friday morning on West Nine Mile Road.
The drive-thru store is located at 523 West Nine Mile Road, at the corner of West Nine Road and Untriner Avenue, in front of the Home Depot. Throughout the day Friday, a lengthy line of customers snaked through the Home Depot parking lot.
Dutch Brothers is a publicly held drive-through coffee chain headquartered in Oregon. There are currently about hundreds of franchise locations, most in the western United States.
The store will be open Friday and Saturday from 5 a.m. until 11 p.m., and from 5 a.m. until 10 pm. Sunday through Thursday.
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Tate High School Crowns Homecoming Queen Hailey Locke (Gallery)
September 14, 2024
Friday night, Tate High School crowned Homecoming Queen Hailey Locke. First runner-up to the queen was Faith Etheridge, and second runner-up was Blakely Campbell.
For a homecoming queen and court photo gallery, click here.
For a game action story and photos, click here.
Loor for photo galleries over the next few days from the homecoming parade, the alumni cheerleaders, cheerleaders, student section, band, fans and more.
Pictured above: (L-R) Second runner-up Blakely Campbell. Homecoming Queen Hailey Locke. and first runner-up Faith Etheridge. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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Northview Dominates Central on Senior Night
September 14, 2024
The Northview Chiefs cruised to a 40-0 victory over the Central Jaguars on Friday night in Bratt, capping their senior night celebration with a shutout performance.
For more photos, click here.
A strong start set the tone for the Chiefs. Junior quarterback Dane King led the way with a quarterback keeper on the opening drive, setting up Zikel Jones for an 8-yard touchdown run. Sam Reid’s impressive catch-and-run play followed, leading to Moses Delarosa’s touchdown run to give Northview a comfortable 14-0 lead over the fledgling first year Central program.
The Chiefs continued their dominance in the second half, with Delarosa adding a 56-yard touchdown run and Jamaris Durant finding the end zone from 2 yards out.
With the victory, Northview improved to 2-2 on the season. They will look to keep their momentum going as they travel to Bonifay next Friday night to face the Holmes County Blue Devils.
Photos by Andrew Garner/Atmore Advance for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
A Great Place To Be: Tate Is Now 4-0 With Homecoming Win Over Milton (With Gallery)
September 14, 2024
“We are 4-0. We are proud of that. It’s a great place to be.”
That’s how Tate Head coach Rhett Summerford described the Aggies 30-14 homecoming night win over the Milton Panthers.
It’s a revival of sorts for the Aggies. 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.
The Aggies are coming off a 5-5 season last year and, before that, several tough years that saw them win just one game in each season from 2019 to 2022.
Before a huge crowd at Pete Gindl Stadium, Tate opened the scoring Friday when senior quarterback Taite Davis connected with Elijah West for a 13-yard touchdown pass to give the Aggies a 7-0 lead with 35 seconds to go in the first quarter.
Milton responded with a touchdown of their own but missed the extra point, leaving Tate with a narrow 7-6 advantage. Carson Secchiari added a 23-yard touchdown to extend the Aggies’ lead.
Nicco White later contributed 23-yard touchdown with 4:32 to go in the fourth, and Milton scored a late touchdown with less than a minute to go.
“Good things, bad things,” Tate head coach Rhett Summerford said following the win. “We’ve still got work to do. It was ugly at times. I think we got into the red zone plenty of times to score a lot of points, and we just didn’t capitalize enough.”
“Defense kind of played bend but don’t break; it was kind of grindy. It was only 14, and one of those they scored at the end, but offensively, we can’t get into the red zone and not score. I think that’s the frustration part of the night, and I told the kids we’ve got work to do.”
The Aggies will face a quick turnaround as they travel to West Florida next Thursday night. With a short week of preparation, including a JV game on Monday, Summerford said the Aggies “have got to kind of get after it.”
Loor for photo galleries over the next few days from the homecoming parade, the alumni cheerleaders, cheerleaders, student section, band, fans and more.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Escambia County Sample Ballots Now Available
September 14, 2024
As we prepare for the 2024 General Election, Escambia County voters are now able to access their sample ballots online.
To view your ballot, click here.
Voters who have not requested to receive a vote-by-mail ballot will also receive a sample ballot in the mail. The sample ballot mailer should be in mailboxes starting October 14, a full week before the start of early voting on October 21.
There’s still time to request a vote-by-mail ballot in Escambia County. Voters wishing to request a vote-by-mail ballot can do so by visiting https://escambiavotes.gov/vote-by-mail, or by calling (850) 595-3900. Military and overseas vote-by-mail ballots will be mailed no later than Friday, September 20. The seven-day statutory window to mail domestic vote-by-mail ballots begins September 26. The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot is Thursday, October 24. You can also track your vote-by-mail ballot by signing up for notifications at https://escambiavotes.gov/track-my-ballot. You will be able to see when your ballot was received and accepted for tabulation.
The last day to register to vote for the November 5 election is Monday, October 7, 2024.
High School Football Scoreboard
September 14, 2024
Here are this week’s high school football scores from around the North Escambia area:
FLORIDA
- Tate 30, Milton 14 [Story, photos...]
- Northview 40, Central 0 [Story, photos...]
- Jay 41, Baker 0
- Walton 48, West Florida 21
- Escambia 30 Panama City Bay 29 (OT)
- Pine Forest 27, Choctaw 21 (OT)
- Pace 55, Gulf Breeze 0
- Pensacola 20, Destin 7
- Montgomery (AL) Catholic 28, Pensacola Catholic 14
- Washington Fort 22, Walton Beach 0 (Thurs)
- Mosley 30, Navarre 0 (Thurs)
ALABAMA
- T.R. Miller 56, Flomaton 7
- Mobile Christian 13, Escambia Co. 6
- Orange Beach 42, W.S. Neal 32
Pictured: The Tate Aggies went to 4-0 Friday night with a win over Milton. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Slight Chance Of a Saturday Showers; Increased Rain Chance Sunday
September 14, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Sunday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Here Is Saturday’s College Football TV Schedule
September 14, 2024
Here is this week’s college football schedule and where to watch the games.
All times are Central.
Week 3
11 a.m. | No. 4 Alabama at Wisconsin | FOX
11 a.m. | Arkansas State at No. 17 Michigan | Big Ten Network
11 a.m. | No. 13 Oklahoma State at Tulsa | ESPN2
11 a.m. | No. 16 LSU at South Carolina | ABC/ESPN+
11 a.m. | Louisiana Tech at NC State | ACC Network
11 a.m. | Central Michigan at Illinois | Peacock
11 a.m. | Memphis at Florida State | ESPN
11 a.m. | Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio) | ESPNU
11 a.m. | North Texas at Texas Tech | FS1
11 a.m. | Central Connecticut at Saint Francis (PA) | NEC Front Row
11 a.m. | Lehigh at LIU | NEC Front Row
11 a.m. | North Greenville at The Citadel | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Mercyhurst at Robert Morris | ESPN+
11 a.m. | Hillsdale at Michigan Tech | FloSports
11:30 a.m. | Marist at Lafayette | ESPN+
11:45 a.m. | No. 24 Boston College at No. 6 Missouri | SEC Network
12 p.m. | Massachusetts at Buffalo | CBSSN
12 p.m. | Delaware at North Carolina A&T | FloSports
12 p.m. | Stony Brook at Fordham | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Western Illinois at Illinois State | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Georgetown at Sacred Heart | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Virginia Lynchburg at Presbyterian | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Elizabeth City State at Erskine | FloSports
12 p.m. | Bluefield State University at Emory & Henry College | FloSports
12 p.m. | Findlay at Wayne State (Mich.) | FloSports
12 p.m. | Brockport at Susquehanna | FloSports
12 p.m. | Capitol at Catholic | FloSports
12 p.m. | Hartwick at Keystone | FloSports
12 p.m. | Assumption at Franklin Pierce | FloSports
12 p.m. | Bentley at St. Anselm | FloSports
1 p.m. | Coastal Carolina at Temple | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Charleston Southern at Richmond | FloSports
1 p.m. | Holy Cross at Bryant | FloSports
1 p.m. | Idaho State at North Dakota | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Duquesne at Youngstown State | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Stetson at Furman | ESPN+
1 p.m. | Wisconsin-Whitewater at Roosevelt | FloSports
2 p.m. | Wagner at Delaware State | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Morehead State at Montana | ESPN+
2 p.m. | Morehouse at Howard | CNBC
2:30 p.m. | No. 18 Notre Dame at Purdue | CBS/Paramount+
2:30 p.m. | No. 9 Oregon at Oregon State | FOX
2:30 p.m. | Ball State at No. 10 Miami (Fla.) | ACC Network
2:30 p.m. | Tulane at No. 15 Oklahoma | ESPN
2:30 p.m. | VMI at Georgia Tech | ESPN+/ACC Extra
2:30 p.m. | Texas A&M at Florida | ABC/ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Michigan State | Big Ten Network
2:30 p.m. | Nevada at Minnesota | Big Ten Network
2:30 p.m. | Washington State at Washington | Peacock
2:30 p.m. | West Virginia at Pitt | ESPN2
2:30 p.m. | Morgan State at Ohio | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | Monmouth at Maine | FloSports
2:30 p.m. | Towson at Villanova | FloSports
3 p.m. | Troy at Iowa | FS1
3 p.m. | Appalachian State at East Carolina | ESPNU
3 p.m. | Hampton at Norfolk State | ESPN+
3 p.m. | UAlbany at Idaho | ESPN+
3 p.m. | South Dakota at Portland State | ESPN+
3 p.m. | Abilene Christian at Northern Colorado | ESPN+
3:15 p.m. | UAB at Arkansas | SEC Network
3:30 p.m. | No. 12 Utah at Utah State | CBSSN
4 p.m. | Edward Waters at Alcorn State | SWAC Digital Network
4:30 p.m. | North Dakota State at ETSU | ESPN+
5 p.m. | UConn at Duke | ESPN+/ACC Extra
5 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Old Dominion | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Florida International at Florida Atlantic | ESPN+
5 p.m. | UTEP at Liberty | ESPN+
5 p.m. | South Carolina State at Georgia Southern | ESPN+
5 p.m. | North Carolina Central at North Carolina | ESPN+/ACC Extra
5 p.m. | Colgate at Akron | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Charlotte | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Campbell at Rhode Island | FloSports
5 p.m. | William & Mary at Wofford | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Western Carolina at Elon | FloSports
5 p.m. | Stonehill at New Hampshire | FloSports
5 p.m. | West Georgia at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Mercer at Chattanooga | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Dayton at Indiana State | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Merrimack at Bucknell | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Tiffin at Lenoir-Rhyne | FloSports
5 p.m. | Barton College at Chowan | FloSports
5 p.m. | Lane at Benedict | ESPN+
5 p.m. | Central State (Ohio) at Savannah State | ESPN+
5 p.m. | LaGrange College at Anderson (SC) | FloSports
5 p.m. | Ferrum at North Carolina Wesleyan | FloSports
5:30 p.m. | No. 5 Ole Miss at Wake Forest | CW Network
5:30 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman at Western Michigan | ESPN+
6 p.m. | UTSA at No. 2 Texas | ESPN
6 p.m. | Vanderbilt at Georgia State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Jacksonville State at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Kennesaw State at San Jose State | truTV/Max
6 p.m. | Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Hawai’i at Sam Houston | ESPN+
6 p.m. | South Florida at Southern Miss | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Austin Peay at Central Arkansas | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Lindenwood at Missouri State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Murray State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Augustana (SD) at South Dakota State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | UIW at Southern Illinois | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Alabama State at Samford | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Tennessee State | HBCUGO
6 p.m. | Southern at Jackson State | ESPN+
6 p.m. | North Alabama at UT Martin | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Grambling State at Texas A&M-Commerce | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Louisiana Christian at Houston Christian | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Weber State at Lamar | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Eastern Washington at SE Louisiana | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Georgetown (KY) at Alabama A&M | SWAC Digital Network
6 p.m. | Point University at Davidson | ESPN+
6 p.m. | Adams State at UT Permian Basin | LSC Digital Network/FloSports
6 p.m. | Fayetteville State at Valdosta State | FloSports
6 p.m. | Limestone at West Alabama | FloSports
6 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico at Angelo State | LSC Digital Network/FloSports
6:30 p.m. | No. 1 Georgia at Kentucky | ABC/ESPN+
6:30 p.m. | New Mexico at Auburn | ESPN2
6:30 p.m. | Toledo at Mississippi State | ESPNU
6:30 p.m. | Indiana at UCLA | NBC/Peacock
6:30 p.m. | UNI at No. 23 Nebraska | Big Ten Network
6:30 p.m. | Air Force at Baylor | FS1
6:30 p.m. | Colorado at Colorado State | CBS
6:30 p.m. | UCF at TCU | FOX
6:30 p.m. | Eastern Illinois at Northwestern | Big Ten Network
6:30 p.m. | Indiana Wesleyan at Valparaiso | ESPN+
6:45 p.m. | Kent State at No. 7 Tennessee | SEC Network
7 p.m. | Maryland at Virginia | ACC Network
7 p.m. | Rice at Houston | ESPN+
7 p.m. | UC Davis at Southern Utah | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Western Oregon at Cal Poly | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin at McNeese | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Western Colorado at West Texas A&M | FloSports
7 p.m. | New Mexico Highlands at Western New Mexico | LSC Digital Network
8 p.m. | BYU at Wyoming | CBSSN
8 p.m. | Northern Arizona at Utah Tech | ESPN+
8 p.m. | Nicholls at Sacramento State | ESPN+
9:30 p.m. | San Diego State at Cal | ESPN
9:30 p.m. | New Mexico State at Fresno State | truTV/Max
Blue Wahoos Clinch Eighth Consecutive Winning Season After Beating Biscuits
September 14, 2024
written by Bill Vilona
The Blue Wahoos missed out on a playoff berth this season.
But they now have continued an impressive feat.
In a performance Friday that reminded of early summer success, complete with a near-capacity crowd at Blue Wahoos Stadium filled with energy, along with quality pitching and a big inning, the Blue Wahoos clinched an eighth consecutive winning season with an 6-2 victory against the Montgomery Biscuits.
The Blue Wahoos (69-65) have now had winning seasons since 2016 with three different affiliations. This one is the fourth in a row for Blue Wahoos manager Kevin Randel – the only manager in franchise history to do it – and he guided this season’s ballclub with 60 different players.
Pensacola is the only team in the Miami Marlins organization in 2024, from the big-league club through Class A, that will end the season with a winning record.
After the game, a sizable portion of the crowd remained in the ballpark to cheer Jessica Webster, a stomach cancer survivor and member of the Miracle League of Northwest Florida and ARC-Gateway, as she took a trip around the bases with Blue Wahoos mascot Kazoo.
The crowd cheered when learning after six months of treatment, Jessica is now cancer-free.
It provided a poignant finale to a game the Blue Wahoos needed to end a three-game losing streak this week and bring good vibes back to their dugout.
The game began with Montgomery’s leadoff batter, third baseman Brayden Taylor, smashing a home run off Blue Wahoos starter Tristian Stevens. Taylor is one of nine Biscuits players ranked in the top 10 of the Tampa Bay Rays’ best 30 prospects by MLB Pipeline.
He was also a big part of why the Rays won the first three games of this series to clinch the second half Southern League South Division title, following their first-half division win.
But from that point Stevens settled into a groove and did not allow another run in his four innings of work. He struck out four and had zero walks.
The Blue Wahoos tied the game in the fourth inning on Johnny Olmstead’s two-out single to score Joe Mack, who had led off the inning with a walk.
The Biscuits reclaimed the lead in the fifth against reliever Adam Laskey when Jalen Battles hit an RBI double in the gap to score Willy Vasquez.
And then, the Blue Wahoos produced a rally they had lacked earlier this week.
They scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth, beginning with Nathan Martorella’s leadoff homer. The next three batters reached base on a walk and two singles. Graham Pauley’s single scored Jared Serna, who had walked and stolen second.
Paul McIntosh followed with a sacrifice fly to score Mack. Olmstead delivered another RBI single.
The lead expanded to 6-2 in the sixth when Serna’s sacrifice fly scored Andrew Pintar, who had led off the inning with a single. Pintar, Martorella and Olmstead all had two hits as part of the Blue Wahoos’ 11-hit attack.
Laskey earned his sixth win in relief, working four innings and allowing just two hits, one walk and striking out four batters. Woo-Suk Go finished the game in the ninth with a scoreless inning.
WANT TO GO?
WHO: Montgomery Biscuits vs. Blue Wahoos
WHEN: Saturday, 6:05 p.m.
WHERE: BlueWahoos Stadium
Patty Faye Inman
September 14, 2024
Mrs. Patty Faye Inman, age 71, passed away, Friday September 13, 2024, in Century, FL. She has resided most of her life in Byrneville, FL. She attended Holy Ground Holiness Church and where she enjoyed attending church services and singing in the Choir so much.
Mrs. Inman enjoyed spending time with her family, and playing Solitaire. She greatly enjoyed sitting around watching cooking shows, game shows and serving others. She loved to travel to Fort Payne, AL; and going to the mountains.
She is preceded in death by her parents, James Dallas (Syble Lonnell Tedder) Ratliff, two sons, James Oscar Wood, Jimmy Daniel Boone Wood, one brother, Dallas Ratliff, two sisters, Alma Dixon, Patsy Capps, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her two daughters, Evelyn (Cliff) Emmons, of Flomaton, AL; Belinda (Daniel) Morgan, of Atmore, AL; one sister, Amanda Louise Amerson, of Century, FL; ten grandchildren, twenty-four great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be held Monday, September 16, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Ebenezer Community Church with Rev. Kathy Stophel and Rev. Bobby Carnley officiating.
Burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Sunday, September 15, 2024 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Daniel Morgan, Brenton Emmons, Quinton Emmons, Justin Amerson, Kevin Dixon, and Larry Day.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, Atmore, Alabama is in charge of all arrangements.