Gas Prices Fall A Few Cents
June 18, 2018
Motorists are getting some welcome relief from high prices at the pump. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is averaged $2.90 on Sunday, after declining 7 cents since Memorial Day weekend.
“Pump prices should sink even lower this week, after wholesale gasoline prices took a dive,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “There is now firm downward pressure on the oil market as it appears increasingly likely that OPEC will agree to ease production cuts. As a result, gas prices are poised for another 5-10 cent drop.”
Gas prices in Florida declined 5 cents during the past week. The price for a gallon of regular averaged $2.76 on Sunday. Since peaking at $2.92 per gallon on Memorial Day weekend, gasoline has dropped a total of 16 cents.’
The average price per gallon in Escambia Count was on par with the rest of the state at $2.76. One week ago, it was $2.78.
Escambia BOCC Weekly Meeting Schedule
June 18, 2018
Here is a schedule of Escambia County public meetings for the week of October 9-13:
Monday, June 18
District 4 Town Hall Meeting – 6 p.m., Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Board Chambers
Tuesday, June 19
Board of Electrical Examiners – 9 a.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place
Pensacola Escambia Development Commission Board of Directors – 10 a.m., 418 W. Garden St.
Environmental Enforcement Special Magistrate – 1:30 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place, Room 104 (Agenda)
X Street Vacation Town Hall hosted by Commissioner Doug Underhill & Commissioner Lumon May – 5:30 p.m., Brownsville Assembly of God, 3101 W. De Soto St.
Wednesday, June 20
Escambia Soil & Water Conservation District – 8 a.m., 151 Highway 97, Molino
Board of Adjustment – 8:30 a.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place (Agenda)
Corrections Director Selection Committee Interviews – 9:30 a.m., Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, 4th Floor Training Room
Development Review Committee – 1 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place
Thursday, June 21
Community Redevelopment Agency – 9 a.m., Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Board Chambers
Board of County Commissioners Agenda Review Session, Public Forum & BCC Regular Meeting – 9:15 a.m., 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, 221 Palafox Place, Board Chambers
A More Typical June Weather Pattern
June 18, 2018
Happy Father’s Day! Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.
Wahoos Drop First Half Finale To The Mobile BayBears
June 18, 2018
The BayBears rallied from behind to win the first-half finale 6-4 over Pensacola on a warm Sunday afternoon at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
Vladimir Gutierrez was excellent again today for the Blue Wahoos. He went six innings and allowed two runs on three hits. Those two runs were courtesy of Zach Houchin’s two-run home run in the fourth. Outside of that mistake, the Cuban right-hander was exceptional as he finished his outing with a season-high eight strikeouts and only one walk allowed.
The Wahoos rallied for runs in the fourth and fifth inning to tie the game at 2-2. In this sixth, after back-to-back hits from Nick Longhi and Brian O’Grady, the Wahoos scored on a wild pitch from Samil De Los Santos. Gavin LaValley later lifted a sac fly to center to score O’Grady to give Pensacola a 4-2 edge.
Wyatt Strahan (L, 5-6) entered the game in the eighth and struggled. He allowed a run in the eighth after Luis Rengifo tripled and later scored on Brennon Lund’s groundout. In the ninth he surrendered a leadoff single to Hutton Moyer who scored on Brendon Sanger’s game-tying double. In extras with a runner beginning on second base, Wade Wass homered on the first pitch he saw, which gave Mobile a 6-4 edge.
Jesus Castillo started the first three innings for Mobile. After that the BayBears used six different relievers for the final seven innings of the game, which included two position players in Bo Way and Jared Walsh. The Wahoos loaded the bases in the tenth but Dario Beltre worked around trouble to pick up the win (1-0).
The second-half starts on the road in Jackson when the Wahoos open up a six-game series against the Generals after the All-Star break. Four Wahoos will be participating for the South Division this year in Birmingham, AL. The Wahoos return to Blue Wahoos Stadium on June 28 when they host the Mississippi Braves. T
Portion Of Beulah Road To Have Nightly Detours And Closures
June 18, 2018
Beulah Road between Mobile Highway and Beulah Church Road will experience nightly detours and closures beginning Tuesday, June 19 at 7 p.m. Traffic will be detoured along Beulah Church Road and Rebel Road.
The road closure is expected to remain in effect for approximately four days between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. each day. Every effort will be made to expedite construction to reopen the road before Saturday, June 23.
Construction will consist of upgrading the existing cross drains through the area as part of a Florida Department of Transportation project.
If other lane or roadway closures are necessary beyond the anticipated time periods, another notice will be issued.
Roy Alexander Baggett
June 18, 2018
Mr. Roy Alexander Baggett, age 76, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2018 in Pensacola, Florida.
Mr. Baggett was a native of Uriah, AL and has resided in Atmore, AL for the past 44 years. He was a retired Correctional Officer (State of Alabama) with 32 years of service. Was an avid fisherman, hunter, worked the gate at the race track, mechanic, auto, lawnmowers, tractors and etc. He was a member of the New Beginnings Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, Leroy and Zadie Baggett and one brother, Douglas Baggett.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Evie Baggett of Atmore, AL; one son, Rex Alexander (Stephanie) Baggett of Atmore, AL; two grandchildren, Lindsey Baggett and Clay Dall both of Atmore, AL; three brothers, Ronald (Linda) Baggett of Atmore, AL, William (Janice) Baggett of Lottie, AL and Kenneth (Patricia) Baggett of Uriah, AL and four sisters, Bobbie Lee Stinston of Frisco City, AL, Sharon (Sam) Tuberville of Uriah, AL, Mary Ann (Edward) Stuart of McKenzie, AL and Lois Baggett of Poarch, AL.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 3:00 PM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Ricky Peebles officiating.
Burial will follow at the Little Rock Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 19, 2018 from 1:00 PM until service time at 3:00 PM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Josh Baggett, Chance Baggett, Riley Baggett, David Cooper, Doug Murphy and Cameron Murphy.
Driver Crashes Into Highway 97 Cemetery Fence
June 17, 2018
A driver escaped injured when she ran off Highway 97 in Walnut Hill early Sunday morning.
The 19-year old female was northbound on Highway 97 when she missed a curve at North Highway 99. The vehicle left the roadway, crossed over Highway 99, struck several road signs, a fence, a telephone company pedestal, several bushes and a fire hydrant. The vehicle plowed along and destroyed about 125 feet of chain link fence at the cemetery at the Walnut Hill Mennonite Church.
The accident was reported about 5:30 a.m., but authorities believe it may have happened earlier.
The wreck remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS also responded.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Fiery Quintette Road Wreck Claims Two Lives
June 17, 2018
A horrific two vehicle crash on Quintette Road late Saturday night claimed two lives.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a 2011 Dodge Charger was westbound on Quintette Road west of Wallace Lake in Santa Rosa County about 11:35 p.m. when the driver veered into the eastbound lane and collided with a 2018 Harley motorcycle driven by 34-year old Steven Bailey of Milton. Bailey was ejected from the motorcycle.
After the collision, the Charger caught fire and struck a tree.
Both drivers were pronounced deceased at the scene. The name of the Charger driver has not yet been released as the FHP works to notify next of kin.
Bailey was a 2002 Northview High School graduate.
The Florida Highway Patrol is continuing their investigation and is expected to release further details. Emergency personnel from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties responded to the wreck.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Out Of Reach: The High Cost Of Rental Housing In Escambia County
June 17, 2018
A new report shows affordable housing is simply out of reach for many Escambia County residents.
According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), a minimum wage worker in Escambia County must work 80 hours per week to afford a two bedroom apartment at fair market value.
Florida’s minimum wage is $8.25, and Escambia County’s fair market rent for a modest two bedroom rental is $846. According to the NLIHC, workers need to earn $33,840 to afford that apartment — the equivalent of two full time jobs at minimum wage.
The numbers are based on a renter spending 30 percent of his or her income on housing costs, and fair market rent provides an estimate of what a family moving today can expect to pay for a modestly priced rental in a given area.
In order the afford a two bedroom apartment in Escambia County, the report says a worker needs to earn $16.27 per hour. There are 46,096 renter households — about 40 percent of all households — in Escambia County. Those household earn an estimate average wage of $15.12.
“Florida has the nation’s third-highest homeless population, including veterans and families with children. More than 950,000 low income hardworking families, elders and disabled Floridians living on fixed incomes pay more than 50 percent of their incomes for housing,” said Jaimie Ross, president of the Florida Housing Coalition. “Florida’s housing crisis is real; we have a dedicated revenue source to address this crisis.”
NorthEscambia.com graphic.
Chance Off Showers And Thunderstorms
June 17, 2018
Happy Father’s Day! Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.