Ronald C. Constance
January 16, 2020
Lieutenant Colonel Ronald C. Constance of Cantonment, Florida passed away on January 14, 2020 after a hard battle with cancer.
Ron was a proud Marine who served his country for 32 years. He was a great husband, Father, Papa, and friend to all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Linda; his children, Kristy, Ronnie (Bob), Connie, and Randy; nine grandchildren, Aaron, Jacquline, Joshua, Rylee, Landon, Kali, Lilly, Mason, and Kelcie; and two sisters, Lauri
Constance and Corrine Constance.
Funeral services will be held at 4 PM on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Pastor Alan Haas officiating. Inurnment will follow in Barrancas National Cemetery at a later date.
The family will receive friends from 2 PM to 4 PM at the funeral home.
Julius B. Darby
January 16, 2020
Julius B. Darby, 79, of Cantonment, FL passed away on January 14, 2020.
Mr. Darby was born on February 10, 1940 in McCullough, AL to Willis Bradford and Bonnie Lou Darby. He was a long-time and active member of Community of Christ Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and spending time with family.
Julius is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Nell Elizabeth Darby; son, Doug Darby (Linda); daughter, Jennifer Jeffords (Lee); siblings, Wynette Chandler, Lois Darby, and Carlos Darby; 2 grandchildren, Elizabeth Godwin and Hannah Darby; 2 great grandchildren, Colby Darby and Ivy Godwin, along with several nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be Friday, January 17, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with a funeral service beginning at 10:30 a.m. located at Eastern Gate Memorial Funeral Home in Pensacola, FL.
An interment will follow the funeral service at Berrydale Crossroads Cemetery in Milton, FL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cancer Center of Pensacola.
Earlene Killam Hayles
January 16, 2020
Mrs. Earlene Killam Hayles, age 90, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in Century, Florida.
Mrs. Hayles was a native of Byrneville, FL and resided in Lottie, AL since 1954. She was founder of the “Lottie Quilting Club”, worked in the cafeteria of Perdido School and owned a catering business. She attended the Lottie Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Calvin Hayles; son, Bubba Hayles and one brother, Edgar Killam.
She is survived by one son, Keith (Kathy) Hayles of Lottie, AL; one daughter, Betty Lynn (David) Corley of Lottie, AL; one brother, John Elton Killam of Byrneville, FL; one sister, Evelyn Killam of Byrneville, FL; four grandchildren, Justin Hayles, Jerrod (Emily) Hayles, Riley Waltman and Blane Waltman and two great grandchildren, Keaton Waltman and Chevelle Waltman.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 10:30 AM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Judd Coghin officiating.
Burial will follow at the Lottie Methodist Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Saturday, January 18, 2020 from 9:00 AM until service time at 10:30 AM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Jerrod Hayles, Blane Waltman, Paul Benton, Norman Myer, Steve Caldwell and Jim McCracken.
Honorary Pallbearers, Robert Hughes, Bennie Biggs and Bernard Etheridge.
The family would like to thank Century Health and Rehab and Vitas Hospice for there loving and compassionate care.
Clarence Edwin “Ed” Horne, Jr.
January 16, 2020
Clarence Edwin “Ed” Horne, Jr. , of McDavid, Florida, passed away on January 13, 2020 in an inpatient Covenant Hospice facility in Pensacola, Florida.
He was born on March 9, 1941 in Enon Community in Pike County, Alabama. Ed graduated from Baker Hill High School in Alabama and attended Troy State University.
One of Ed’s greatest loves in life was his Appaloosas. Nothing was more rewarding to him than showing these horses. This love gave the following quote new meaning – “There’s something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”
Ed retired from Monsanto in Gonzalez, Florida after 35 years of service, where he worked as an engineering technician in Research and Development.
Ed is preceded in death by his parents, C.E. Horne, Sr. and Dorothy Haisten Horne, brother-in-law Rothel Griffin and sister-in-law Jane McCurdy. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Edythe McCurdy Horne, daughters Denise Allain and Lynn Horne (Norman), son Dennis Horne, sisters Elizabeth Griffin and Elaine Sammons (Tommy), three grandchildren, nine great grandchildren and other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers are Joshua Greenwell, Jeremy Greenwell, Ashley Griffin, Art Sammons, Bert Sammons, and Tim Thomas with Norman McIntosh as honorary pallbearer.
Friends are cordially invited to join the family for a visitation at Eastern Gate Memorial Funeral Home in Pensacola, Florida on Saturday, January 18, 2020 from 12:00-2:00PM. Graveside service will follow at 2PM with Chaplin Jason Adams officiating.
Century Continues To Find ‘Missing’ Natural Gas, Accounts Not Billed Due To Faulty Meters
January 15, 2020
The Town of Century is continuing to make strides to get its natural gas billing on track.
The town could not account for 31.6% of the natural gas it purchased for resale in December 2019, a big improvement over 58% in August 2018.
The town has taken a systematic approaches to auditing natural gas accounts and replacing meters. The audits have uncovered at least a half dozen locations that were not in the billing system and over two dozen meters that had stopped working. Additionally, locations have been turned off that were not being billing, and a handful of new customers have signed up for service.
There were 20 stopped meters replaced December 23-27 and eight stopped meters replaced December 30-January 3. A total of 142 gas meters system wide have been changed out by city staff.
“…these activities do not address every possible metering issue in the gas system,” Veron Prather, interim city manager, wrote in a memo to the town council. “There is still the possibility of slow or out of calibration gas meters. These will require additional testing and corrective action to resolve.”
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Winter? Spring? Yeah, Both Of Those In The Forecast
January 15, 2020
After a muggy spring-like high in the upper 70s on Wednesday, by the end of the seven day forecast period, we will see winter-like overnight lows in the low 30s and daytime highs only around 50.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Cloudy, with a high near 64. East wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48.
Escambia Man Gets 76 Months In Federal Prison For Firearm Possession By Convicted Felon
January 15, 2020
An Escambia County man has sentenced to more than six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Charleston Pierre Wiggins, 32, was sentenced to 76 months.
On April 29, 2019, the Pensacola Police Department responded to a shots fired report. As a result of its investigation, PPD learned that Wiggins, a convicted felon, and another individual with whom he had a dispute, exchanged gunfire. During the exchange, Wiggins was shot in the leg. The PPD officers who located Wiggins followed a blood trail that led them to the pistol witnesses saw Wiggins carrying as he attempted to flee the area. The officers determined that the firearm, a Smith and Wesson .40 caliber pistol, was stolen.
“We will vigorously prosecute those whose actions recklessly endanger the public,” U.S. Attorney Keefe said. “This convicted felon chose to arm himself with a firearm and now he will pay the heavy consequences for his actions.”
This case is part of Project Guardian, the Department of Justice’s signature initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws..
Once Again, Littleton Street At Nine Mile Road Closure Extended
January 15, 2020
Once again, the temporary closure of Littleton Street at Nine Mile Road has been extended.
The road will be closed at the Milestone Subdivision through January 23. The closure, which began January 7, was due to end January 11, with that date later extended to January 18.
Crews are performing drainage work. Traffic is detoured to Milestone Boulevard and Oldenburg Boulevard. Signs and variable message boards are in place to alert drivers of the temporary closure and direct traffic to the alternate routes.
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Pensacola Man Wanted By Flomaton Police
January 15, 2020
The Flomaton Police Department is searching for a Pensacola man for cashing a forged check.
Michael Patrick Horgan is wanted for theft by deception second degree and possession of a forged instrument. Flomaton Police said he went to a local bank with a forged check and obtained an undisclosed amount of currency.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Flomaton Police at (251) 296-5811.
Century Community Development Agency Sets 2020 Meeting Dates
January 15, 2020
The Century Community Redevelopment Agency has set meeting dates for 2020.
The CRA will hold quarterly meetings at 6 p.m. before regular council meeting on February 3, April 6, July 20 and October 5.
The redevelopment area will receive 95 percent of the property tax generated in excess of the frozen base value as property values rise. It is estimated that will amount to about $10,000 the first year for the beginning in 2020.
The CRA funds will be used to improve conditions in the 510 acres, bounded by Jefferson Avenue to the south, Jefferson Avenue to the east, East High 4 to the north and the center line of North Century Boulevard to the west. It also extends north on the east side of North Century Boulevard to include commercial properties up to, and including, the former Burger King.
