Tate Lady Aggies Hold Annual Softball Skills Clinic (With Photo Gallery)
July 14, 2022
The Tate High School Lady Aggies held their annual Summer Softball Skills Clinic this week.
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Escambia Man Convicted Of Aggravated Manslaughter For Death Of 8-Month Old
July 14, 2022
An Escambia County man was convicted Wednesday for the September 2019 death of his infant son.
Courtland Ahmad Freeman, 32, was found guilty of aggravated manslaughter of a child. He is set to be sentenced on September 8.
Freemen was taking care of his 8-month old child at a home on Hillcrest Avenue when Escambia County EMS was called for a child in distress that had stopped breathing.
The child was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital where he passed away six days later. An autopsy found the child’s skull was fractured in five places and he had severe retinal hemorrhaging.
Soler Homers Twice In Wahoos 7-3 Victory
July 14, 2022
Jorge Soler hit a pair of home runs and Zach McCambley struck out a career-high 11 batters as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts on Wednesday night by a score of 7-3.
Soler, in his second game on a rehab assignment for the Marlins, went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the first inning and a two-run home run in the seventh.
McCambley (W, 4-5), fresh off six no-hit innings in his previous start last Thursday, was sharp once again. The righty allowed only two hits and a run over 6.2 innings, striking out 11 batters to establish a new career high.
Pensacola scored single runs in the first three innings, with a Soler home run in the first, a Cobie Fletcher-Vance RBI double in the second and a sacrifice fly from Victor Victor Mesa in the third against Chattanooga starter Connor Phillips (L, 0-2).
The Lookouts scored their only run against McCambley with a fourth-inning solo home run from T.J. Hopkins, but threatened in the seventh by drawing a pair of two-out walks before Anthony Maldonado escaped the jam by coaxing an inning-ending popout.
In the bottom of the seventh, Soler’s second homer of the night was followed by a two-run double from Mesa, who finished the night 3-for-3 with three RBI. The Lookouts scored a pair against Sean Reynolds in the eighth on a two-run single from Alex McGarry, but Josh Simpson sealed the win with a perfect ninth inning.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Chattanooga Lookouts on Friday.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Tropical Development Chance Drops To Zero Over The Next Five Days
July 13, 2022
The chance of tropical development in the next five days is now 0%, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center.
We had been watching a disturbance just offshore in the northern Gulf of Mexico for possible development, but now the hurricane forecasters don’t believe it will strengthen.
But we will still see a high rain chance from the system over the next several days, along with an elevated risk of flash flooding.
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Century Shuffles Fund Balances So Gas Department Can Pay Bills
July 13, 2022
Rising costs across the board left the Town of Century Gas Department without enough money on the books to pay its bills without the help of other town enterprise funds.
The town council has approved transferring $50,000 from the water department and $25,000 from the garbage fund. It is projected the $75,000 will allow the gas department to meet its obligations through the end of the fiscal year on September 30.
“Due to the unanticipated high price of natural gas, the income in the Gas Department funds is inadequate to pay all of the bills,” Town Clerk Leslie Howington wrote in a council agenda item. She said that the increased cost of doing business — from vehicle fuel to supplies and equipment — have also hurt the bottom line.
It’s not the first time other town funds have been used to sustain the gas department’s operations.. During the fiscal year ending in 2019, the gas department received $121,447 from the two funds, and $73,049 in 2020. During the four-year period ending in September 2019, Century’s gas department losses topped $1 million. That prompted the town to get to work replacing inaccurate residential and commercial meters and correcting billing problems.
There’s Less Than Two Weeks To Register To Vote In The Primary Election
July 13, 2022
There are less than two week remaining to register to vote or change your party for the primary election.
You must register to vote or change your party by July 25 in order for the changes to be made effective in time for the August 23 primary election, according to the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office.
For more information, visit EscambiaVotes.gov.
Armed, Dangerous Attempted Murder Suspect Still On The Run
July 13, 2022
The search is continuing for an attempted murder suspect from Atmore.
Rayvon Desha Madison, age 31 of Atmore, is wanted for attempted murder and multiple other charges.
The Atmore Police Department responded to a residence in Atmore just after midnight June 20 for a domestic disturbance with shots fired and determined Madison was a suspect.
Atmore Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Darrell McMann told NorthEscambia.com that Madison is still at large.
Madison should be considered armed and dangerous, according to police, and should not be approached. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911.
Wahoos Open Series With 2-1 Win Over Chattanooga
July 13, 2022
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos opened up their series against the Chattanooga Lookouts with a 2-1 win on Tuesday night, riding 6.1 scoreless innings from starter A.J. Ladwig to their second straight victory.
Ladwig (W, 3-3) struck out a season-high seven batters and held the Lookouts to six harmless hits for his fourth quality start in a Blue Wahoos uniform.
Jorge Soler, joining the Blue Wahoos on a rehab assignment from Miami, was 1-for-4 with a single in his first game in the Southern League since 2016.
Pensacola’s only scoring against Chattanooga starter Andrew Abbott (L, 4-5) came in the second, as they turned a Paul McIntosh single into the game’s first run thanks to three walks. Devin Hairston drew a free pass with the bases loaded to force McIntosh home, and José Devers extended the lead to 2-0 with an infield RBI single.
Ladwig departed with two runners in scoring position and one out in the seventh, but Jefry Yan cleaned up the mess with back-to-back strikeouts to neutralize the threat. Eli Villalobos (S, 5) surrendered a two-out solo home run to Ivan Johnson in the ninth, but retired the next batter to close out the game.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Chattanooga Lookouts on Wednesday.
Two Arrested During ECSO Warrant Service At Bratt Home
July 12, 2022
Two people were arrested after the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office conducted a warrant service operation at home in Bratt midday Monday.
Matthew John McGhee, 32, booked into the Escambia County Jail in Pensacola as a fugitive from justice on outstanding warrants out of Atmore. Curtis James Jackson, 32, was charged by Florida authorities with felony dealing in stolen property and later released from jail Monday on a $2,500 bond.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Division responded to a home in the 7400 block of North Highway 99, about one-third of a mile south of the Florida-Alabama state line. They were acting on a tip received by Atmore Police that McGhee was at the residence and a stolen truck was outside.
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Atmore Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Darrell McMann told NorthEscambia.com that his department holds warrants on Jackson for attempting to elude and violation of probation. McMann said McGhee had previously fled from Atmore police when they attempted to stop him in a silver Audi vehicle for traffic violations.
McGhee remained in the Escambia County Jail Tuesday without bond awaiting extradition back to Alabama.
A black Ford F150 pickup truck reported stolen off Robinsonville Road near Atmore was recovered Monday at the Bratt residence.
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Plans Filed For Popeyes Restaurant In Cantonment
July 12, 2022
Plans are in the works for a Popeyes in Cantonment.
Plans have been filed with the Escambia County Development Review Committee for a Popeyes in the 700 block of Highway 29 — between a convenience store to the south and the Grocery Advantage shopping center to the north.
Plans show a 2,354 square foot Popeye’s restaurant and 24 parking spaces on half of the 2.4 acre parcel, with the southern half of the property reserved for “future development”. There will be access to the parking lot from both Highway 29 and Highway 95A.
The Development Review Committee has a pre-application meeting scheduled for Wednesday on the proposal. Multiple additional steps in the review and permitting process would be required before any construction could begin, and the developer could choose to never build the project.
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