Molino Man Charged With Felony Child Abuse
November 16, 2015
A Molino man has been arrested for allegedly punching a child.
Jarvarez Charles Weaden, 18, was charged with felony child abuse without great bodily harm.
Weaden’s mother told Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies that Weaden was eating dinner with the family when he got into a verbal argument with the child. The mother reported Weaden struck the child in the side of her face several times with his fist. The victim and a witness also related the same story to deputies, according to an arrest report.
The victim refused medical treatment.
Weaden was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $500 bond.
Warmer Air Returns, Rain For Midweek
November 16, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
No Injuries In Highway 29, Highway 97 Crash
November 16, 2015
There were no injuries in a two vehicle accident Sunday night at the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 97 in Molino. All parties involved in the crash refused medical treatment. The accident is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Price, click to enlarge.
RESTORE Advisory Council Meetings Scheduled
November 16, 2015
The Escambia County RESTORE Advisory Committee will meet Monday, November 16, and Monday, November. 30, at 4 p.m. in the board chambers on the first floor of 221 Palafox Place, to discuss submitted projects and the next step in the RESTORE process. The public is invited and encouraged to attend each meeting.
All RESTORE Advisory Committee meetings can be viewed live on MyEscambia.com/ectv, Channel 98 for Bright House, Cox Cable and Mediacom (Pensacola Beach) subscribers and channel 99 for AT&T U-verse subscribers and are available on ECTV On Demand.
The county’s RESTORE project submission portal website launched on July 1 and closed on October 2. More than 120 projects were submitted for entry, with initiatives ranging from bayou restoration to coastal sediment management, a native path boardwalk, workforce development, stormwater projects, habitat restoration, community centers and more.
For more information or general questions about the RESTORE process, upcoming meetings or related topics, visit myescambia.com/restore or contact Shelly Marshall, RESTORE coordinator for Escambia County, at (850) 595-3460 or email restore@myescambia.com and follow @EscambiaRESTORE on Twitter.
Operation Christmas Child Collection Week At First Baptist Bratt, Grace Fellowship Atmore
November 16, 2015
Volunteers be busy this week at the First Baptist Church of Bratt and Grace Fellowship in Atmore during “National Collection Week” for Operation Christmas Child. For the 22nd year, the simple, gift-filled shoe boxes will bring Christmas joy and evangelistic materials to children in over 130 countries across the world.
National Collection Week for OCC is November 16-23. The First Baptist Church of Bratt will be the official OCC Relay Center for the north end of Escambia County, FL, while Grace Fellowship will collect boxes in Escambia County, AL.
“This is not about the FBC of Bratt”, says Student Pastor Tim Hawsey, Relay Center coordinator. “This is about being a blessing and bringing God’s love and hope to children in poverty around the world that would not receive it otherwise. We have gone through the intense process of been approved as a church to be a Relay Center to collect the boxes from individuals, families, and churches of our area, document and pack them into special cartons and take them to the next level for Samaritan’s Purse, and we have been blessed to do it for six years now.”
Collection hours at the First Baptist Church of Bratt will be:
- Monday, Nov. 16 – Friday, Nov. 20: 8 a.m. – noon, 4-6 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 21: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 22: 9 a.m. – noon, 4-7 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 23: 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Collection hours at Grace Fellowship in Atmore will be:
- Monday, Nov. 16: 1-4 p.m.
- Tuesday, Nov. 17: 1-4 p.m.
- Wednesday, Nov. 18: 5 – 8 p.m. (packing party)
- Thursday, Nov. 19: 1-4 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 20: 1-4 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 20: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 22: Noon-3p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 23: 8-9a.m.
Operation Christmas Child boxes should be packed in a specific manner, and there are changes this year. For more information, call Hawsey at the First Baptist Church of Bratt at (850) 327-6529, visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ, or call (800) 353-5949. Resources are available for churches that wish to participate.
NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Tate High School Varsity Cheerleaders Place First At Competition
November 16, 2015
The Tate High School Varsity Cheerleaders won first place at the Cheer Omega Cheer Games this past Saturday. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Bill Would Propose Cap On Lottery Scratch Off Games
November 16, 2015
Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket players would have fewer options under a measure filed by state Rep. Frank Artiles, R-Miami. Artiles’ proposal would require the state lottery, which now offers nearly 60 different scratch-off games, to scale back that number to 20, with the most expensive single card selling for $5.
The state’s scratch-off games, which range in price from $1 to $25, collectively produce the largest amount of revenue for the state lottery.
During the past fiscal year, which ended June 30, scratch-off tickets generated $3.7 billion in sales, up from $3.4 billion a year earlier. Overall, the Florida Lottery reached $5.58 billion in sales during the year.
Candle Sparks Cantonment House Fire
November 15, 2015
Fire damaged a Cantonment home Sunday morning.
The fire was reported about 9:35 a.m. on Copper Ridge Drive, just off Pine Forest Road. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire and save a family dog. There were no injuries.
The fire was reportedly started by a candle.
NorthEscambia.com photo by Kristi Price, click to enlarge.
Mostly Cloudy Tonight
November 15, 2015
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. High near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Escambia County Crime Rate Increases As Overall State Crime Falls
November 15, 2015
The crime rate fell across Florida while inching up in Escambia County, according to the 2015 Semi-Annual Uniform Crime Report released Friday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
The report shows Florida’s crime volume dropped 2.2 percent compared to the first six months of 2014, but increased 2.6 percent in Escambia County.
The Semi-Annual UCR calculates crime volume, the number of index crimes known to law enforcement. The index crimes of murder, robbery, burglary, and larceny all fell statewide during the reporting period while forcible sex offenses, aggravated assault and motor vehicle thefts increased across Florida.
Overall indexed crimes in Escambia County increased to 7,143 from 6,961 from January to June 2015 when compared to first six months of 2014.
Murders increased from 8 to 7, rapes from 69 to 97, robberies from 167 to 197, aggravated assaults from 753 to 911, and larcenies from 4,285 to 4,443. The number of burglaries decreased from 1,384 to 1,300 and motor vehicle thefts were down from 296 to 287. The percent of crimes cleared increased from 30.2 percent to 32.7 percent.
The Escambia County numbers include not only crimes investigated by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, but also the Pensacola Police Department, FDLE, the UWF Police Department and Pensacola State College Police. Three of Escambia County’s eight total murders were in the City of Pensacola, and the Pensacola Police Department investigated about 20 percent of all index crimes during the period.
During 2014, the overall crime rate in Escambia County decreased 9.1 percent when compared to the previous year.
Pictured: The scene of a fatal shooting in late January 2015 on Backwoods Road in Century. NorthEscambia.com file photo. Raw Escambia County data from the 2015 Semi-Annual Uniform Crime Report is below, click to enlarge.
