Calloway Elected President Of Century Blackcat Youth Football; Registration Saturday
May 27, 2022
Kent Calloway was recently elected president of Century Blackcat Youth Football.
Calloway is a Century native and grew up loving Blackcat football.
“I always loved Blackcat football and I look forward to the upcoming season. This is an opportunity for the community to come together and support Blackcat Youth Football,” he said. “I am really excited about our teams, and I am excited about coming back and playing with friends and neighbors in the Escambia River Conference this year.”
The Escambia River Conference (ERC) includes teams from Century, Baker, Jay, Flomaton, Brewton, Andalusia, Neal, Straughn, Atmore and Excel.
An in-person registration for Blackcat football will be held Saturday, May 28 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Nadine McCaw Park on Highway 29 in Century.
For more information call (850) 861-4337. To register, call Calloway at (850) 554-4708.
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Man Charged With Child Abuse After Child Suffers Facial Injuries
May 27, 2022
An Atmore man is facing charges for allegedly causing facial injuries to a child.
Desmond DeQuan Knight, 26, was charged with felony child abuse without great bodily harm.
An investigation was opened after the child was seen at the Perdido Bay Emergency Room on May 22, 2021.
According to an arrest report, the child had significant bruising from near the jaw bone, to his left eye and eyelid and over to his left ear, along with blood in the corner of his left eye. The age of the child and any relationship to Knight was redacted.
The highly redacted 18-page arrest report states that the injuries were inconsistent with Knight’s claims that the bruising was caused when the child fell into a bed rail in May 2021.
During a dependency hearing, Jennifer Frydrychowicz ruled that the photographic evidence of the injuries clearly depicted a handprint from a slap, the report states.
Many of Knight’s statements and testimony were redacted from the report.
According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Knight could not provide a detailed and consistent account of the incident that occurred while was alone with the child, and it was not possible for the child to leap from a bed while sitting on the edge of a mattress and make contact with the railing below.
Knight was arrested this week for the incident. He was released from the Escambia County Jail at 10:35 Thursday night on a $5,000 bond
P-EBT Benefits Available For Some Families That Lost School Meals Due To COVID-19
May 27, 2022
Families that had children receiving free or reduced lunches may be eligible for benefits if they lost access to school meals due to COVID-19.
Florida has been approved to implement a Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program.
The P-EBT program is a supplemental benefit for households with students who temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price school meals due to COVID-related absences. Parents and guardians of students who meet the eligibility criteria should apply for P-EBT benefits for the just-ended 2021-2022 school year.
The application for P-EBT benefits can be accessed through the Florida Department of Children and Families website.
Once the application has been completed, parents and guardians will need to print or email the application and the school must confirm the student’s COVID-related absences.
Once the application has been certified through the student’s school, the parent or guardian of the student must submit the certified application through the P-EBT application portal. The Florida Department of Children and Families will review the information and issue the appropriate P-EBT benefits to the parents or guardians.
For more information, call the P-EBT Call Center (833) 311-0321.
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Heavy Rain Washed Away Portion Of Road In McDavid
May 27, 2022
Heavy rains the past few days washed away a portion of a dirt road in McDavid.
The side of Railroad Street collapsed just south of Main Street. It’s a seldom-traveled road between Main Street in McDavid and Mystic Springs Road with just one residence.
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Tate Grad Sherrill Named All-Sun Belt First Team
May 27, 2022
Georgia Southern’s Jesse Sherrill, a 2018 Tate High School graduate, was named All-Sun Belt First Team at second base.
Sherrill transferred in from Kennesaw State prior to the beginning of the 2022 season and led the Eagles in batting average with .358, good for eighth in the Sun Belt Conference. Sherrill is tied for the lead for the Eagles in HBP with 17, and is second in the SBC in total HBP, just behind Troy’s Jesse Hall. Sherrill also has 33 walks this season, which leads the GS baseball team and rounds out the top 10 in the conference.
At Tate, Sherrill batted .420 with 31 runs and 21 RBIs his senior season.
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Braves Beat The Wahoos 13-9
May 27, 2022
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos fought to the final out, scoring seven runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, but dropped Thursday’s game to the Mississippi Braves by a score of 13-9.
Zach McCambley (L, 2-3) allowed three runs, all unearned, over 5.0 innings, but the Pensacola bullpen struggled mightily after his departure. Mississippi put up six runs in the sixth against Brady Puckett and four in the eighth against A.J. Ladwig, making difficult debuts for the two newest Blue Wahoos relievers.
Michael Harris II chopped a two-run single in the second inning to give the M-Braves the game’s first lead, but J.D. Osborne got a run back for Pensacola in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single. After an unearned run came home against McCambley in the fourth, Luis Aviles Jr. brought the game to 3-2 with a solo homer in the bottom of the inning.
Darius Vines (W, 3-2) struck out eight Pensacola batters over 5.0 innings, and witnessed his offense break the game open in the sixth. Puckett allowed RBI doubles to Trey Harris and Yariel Gonzalez, and saw Colton Hock let in all three of his inherited runners on RBI singles from Jalen Miller and Andrew Moritz for a six-run frame.
Ladwig allowed three doubles and a two-run homer to Miller in the eighth, giving the M-Braves four insurance runs and a 13-2 edge. The first five Pensacola batters reached in the ninth, and Paul McIntosh hit a three-run homer to bring the score to 13-9, but Justin Yeager entered for the final two outs to put an end to the rally and the ballgame.
Troy Johnston was 2-for-5 with a pair of singles, extending his hitting streak to 10 games. At 3:11, the game was Pensacola’s first nine-inning game of more than three hours since pitch clock rules were implemented in mid-April.
With the loss, the Blue Wahoos’ division lead has fallen to 2.5 games over Mississippi and Biloxi with 27 to play in the first half.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Mississippi Braves on Friday.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
SUV, Semi Collided On Highway 29 At Quintette Road
May 26, 2022
There were no injuries in a crash involving a semi-truck and a SUV on Highway 29 Thursday.
The crash happened about 9 a.m. on Highway 29 at West Quintette Road and involved a GMC Envoy and a semi hauling an oversized load of prefabricated lumber. Everyone involved refused medical transport.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.
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Stolen Car Found Burning In A Wooded Area Near Walnut Hill
May 26, 2022
A car reportedly stolen in Alabama was found burning in Walnut Hill Thursday.
The car was some 50 yards down a trail in a wooded area off Corley Road with no one around.
According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, the car was stolen from the Atmore area, but at the time had not yet been reported as stolen by the owner.
The fire marshal is investigating the fire.
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Molino Man Charged With Firing Shotgun At Man Next Door
May 26, 2022
A Molino man is accused of firing a shotgun toward a man working on his neighbor’s home.
Joseph Adam Greco, 49, was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and discharging a firearm in public following the incident on Schaag Road.
Greco allegedly yelled obscenities at an individual working to remodel a neighboring home. The victim told deputies that he was working on the roof when he saw Greco at his front door pointing a shotgun at him. The victim said he saw a muzzle flash as Greco fired in his direction. Greco then went back inside his residence without saying anything, an arrest report states.
The victim told deputies that a similar incident had occurred in the past, but he did not file a report.
The report states that there is currently an ongoing civil dispute between Greco and the victim. Deputies recovered a loaded shotgun and a spent shell casing at Greco’s home, the report continues.
Greco remained in the Escambia County Jail Thursday morning with bond set at $5,500.
Jay Lady Royals Win 1A State Softball Championship
May 26, 2022
The Jay Lady Royals won the FHSAA 1A state softball championship Wednesday evening.
The Lady Royals beat Fort White 6-5 in Clermont, Florida. It was Jay’s fifth trip to the championship game in the past 10 years, and their first win in that decade.
Mattie Cochran was in the circle for Jay, giving up four runs and four hits in five innings while striking out two. Alayna Lowery threw two innings, allowing six hits and one run while striking out three.
Lowery had an over the wall home run in the fourth inning for Jay, her 14th for the season.
Lowery and Cochran led the Royals at the plate with two hits each. Ella Nelson, Brooklyn Sorrells, Kaylee Gilbreath and Bailey Lopez each added one hit.
The Lady Royals ended the season at 22-5 with 17 straight wins. And some really nice hardware for the trophy case.
