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Man Enters Plea, To Be Sentenced For Murdering A Former Molino Fire Chief
An Escambia County man will be sentenced in late October for the murder of a former Molino fire chief.
Jared Cordel Clakley, 31, entered a plea of no contest to a charge of second degree murder with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon for the shooting death of Gary Diamond.
Diamond was [...]
COVID-19 Exposed Students No Longer Required To Quarantine Under New Policy
A new COVID-19 quarantine policy is now in effect in Escambia County schools, keeping with a recent state directive that allows exposed students to never miss class.
Under the new rule, parents and guardians will be able to make the choice for their child in the Escambia County School District.
Students who are exposed to a COVID-19 [...]
T-Mobile Awards $50,000 Hometown Grant For Downtown Atmore Project
Atmore is one of 25 small towns awarded a “Hometown Grant” from T-Mobile.
Atmore will use the $50,000 to provide an internet technology lab as well as computer furnishings which will be located in the former Atmore Hardware store on Main Street.
The downtown hardware store and adjacent Strand Theatre are under renovation. The hardware store will [...]
Gary Diamond Of Molino Honored Posthumously As Florida’s Career Firefighter Of The Year
A firefighter from Molino was posthumously honored as Florida’s Career Firefighter of the Year in a ceremony this week in the Senate Chamber of the Florida Capitol.
Gary Diamond’s wife Cindy accepted the honor on his behalf from Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis.
Diamond was murdered at his Molino home on [...]
Fallen Escambia Fire Chief Dwain Bradshaw Among 18 Added To Florida Memorial
Taps played this week in the Florida Capitol Courtyard as 18 fallen firefighters were honored for answering their final call and making the ultimate sacrifice.
One of the 18 names now inscribed on the Florida Fallen Firefighter Memorial is Escambia County Fire Rescue District Chief Dwain S. Bradshaw.
Bradshaw, 41, lost his life early on the morning [...]
Police: Murder Victim’s Body Is Not Under Highway 29 Bridge
Authorities have ruled out the underside of a bridge on the state line as the location of the body of a Pensacola murder victim.
Law enforcement and NorthEscambia.com received numerous tips about a putrid smell coming from under the Highway 29 bridge between Century and Flomaton. About a half dozen railroad tracks are under the bridge, [...]
Cantonment Man Twice Sold Meth To Undercover Deputy, ECSO Says
A Cantonment man was charged after allegedly selling methamphetamine to undercover deputies on two different occasions.
Joshua Brennan Totty, 31, was charged with two felony counts of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to sell, manufacture or deliver.
According to arrest reports, Totty sold methamphetamine to an undercover Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputy on two different days. [...]
Early Morning Fire Burns Molino Storage Shed
Fire burned through a storage shed at a Molino home early Wednesday morning.
The fire was reported about 12:30 a.m. on Molino Road near Jahaza Road. Firefighters arrived to find flames and smoke coming from the shed.
There were no injuries reported and no word on the cause of the fire.
The Molino, McDavid, Cantonment and Walnut Hill [...]
Your ECUA Bill May Arrive Late
The Emerald Coast Utilities Authorities says their third party bill printing and mailing processor is running behind due to a COVID-19 related staffing shortage.
“As a result, some of our customers’ bills are being delivered near or after their due date,” ECUA Public Information Officer Nathalie Bowers said. “Customers’ account standing will not be adversely affected [...]
Searchers Return To Bratt Looking For Body Of Murdered Pensacola Woman
Authorities were back in Bratt Tuesday morning, searching an area less than two miles from Northview High School for the body of a murdered Pensacola woman.
Giles Curt Jones, 38, was charged with first degree murder for the death of 40-year old Latonya Antionette Baxter. She was reported missing by her daughter on September 12, the [...]
State Release School Grades, But Not For Escambia County. We Have The Grades Here.
The Florida Department of Education on Monday released school grades, but don’t expect to find grades for school in Escambia County on the list. The only place you will find them is on a list released last month on NorthEscambia.com, and reprinted below.
Escambia County A-F school grades were not released this year because the district [...]
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