Tate High AJROTC Lends A Helping Hand At Lipscomb Elementary
February 19, 2020
Cadets from AJROTC program volunteered and assisted teachers during a recent planning day at Lipscomb Elementary School. The cadets hung artwork in the hallways for an upcoming art show and helped teachers with various tasks in their classrooms. Tate AJROTC will also partner with Lipscomb at their upcoming Art Night and Mathnaseum to support and benefit the school’s community. Photos for North Escambia.com , click to enlarge.
Wet Weather Pattern: Rain Chance Jumps Wednesday Night, Thursday
February 19, 2020
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday: Showers. Temperature rising to near 60 by 9am, then falling to around 51 during the remainder of the day. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 30. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 53.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Tate High Tennis Opens Season With Win Over Escambia
February 19, 2020
Tate High boys and girls tennis kicked off their 2020 season with a 7-0 win Tuesday at Escambia High School.
Coach David Bonucchi said it was a good start for a long season ahead.
Their next match is at Pace High School on Thursday.
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Northview Softball And Baseball Scores; Tate And Northview Games Rescheduled
February 19, 2020
Tuesday Results:
Baseball
Northview Chiefs Junior Varsity 10, Navarre 3
*Tate High JV vs. Pace was rained out and rescheduled for March 30, 5:30 p.m. at Tate.
Softball
Northview Chiefs JV 12, T.R. Miller 1
*Northview varsity softball was rained out and rescheduled for 4:30 p.m. Friday at Northview.
Deputies Respond To Dispute; See Cocaine And Pot In Man’s Vehicle, ECSO Says
February 19, 2020
Deputies responded to a reported dispute between a Cantonment man and his ex-girlfriend, and he went to jail because they spotted crack cocaine and marijuana in his vehicle, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Raymond Marcus Fountain, 29, was charged with possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana less than 20 grams.
Fountain exited his Kia parked in the ex-girlfriend’s driveway when deputies arrived, and deputies could smell a strong odor of marijuana, according to an arrest report. A deputy reported he could see a baggie of marijuana in plain view inside the car and a white rock-like substance on the drier’s door handle that field tested positive for cocaine.
Fountain was booked into the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $18,000.
Lynn Ervin Powell
February 19, 2020
Mr. Lynn Ervin Powell, 65 of Canoe, AL. passed away February 18, 2020. He was born on May 8, 1954 in Pensacola, FL. He was a millwright at Georgia-Pacific in Brewton, AL and is preceded in death by his parents K.C. and Cordie Hopkins Powell and his wife Audrey Diane Powell.
He is survived by his two sons Josh (April) Powell and Jesse Powell all of Kansas. Two brothers, Rodney Powell of Gulf Shores, AL and Bodie Baker of Oklahoma. Two sisters, Gail Godwin of Andalusia, AL. and Jane Robbins of Texas. Four Grandchildren, Alexis Powell, Jesse Lambert, Addison Powell and Jimmy Lambert.
Services will be Sunday February 23, 2020 at 2PM from Atmore Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow in Serenity Gardens.
Family will receive friends Sunday, February 23, 2020 from 1 PM until service time at 2 PM at Atmore Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.
John Steven Watson
February 19, 2020
Mr. John Steven Watson, age 75, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 in Pensacola, Florida.
Mr. Watson was a native and resident of Jay, FL and had spent most of his life in the Byrneville, FL community. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict serving with the U.S. Marine Corp. He was a retired truck driver, loved playing the guitar, loved horses and race cars. He was a member of the Byneville Methodist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, John and Vendell Watson and brother, Gary Watson.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Louise Levins Watson of Jay, FL; three sons, Keith (Keely) Watson of Chipley, FL, Kevin (Lindy) Watson of Dexter, GA and Brian (Dawn) Watson of Birmingham, AL; two brothers, Tommie Watson of Mobile, AL and Danny Watson of Mobile, AL; seventeen grandchildren; four great grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Graveside services will be held Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10:00 AM at the Byrneville Methodist Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Thursday, February 20, 2020 from 6 to 8 PM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Joshua Watson, Wyatt Watson, Bradley Watson, Brayden Watson, Kalib Watson, Breanna Watson and Wynter Watson.
Overturned Log Truck Blocks Highway 29 In McDavid For Hours
February 18, 2020
An overturned log truck closed southbound Highway 29 in McDavid for hours late Tuesday afternoon into the evening.
The driver of the log truck was apparently northbound on Highway 29 south of Bogia Road when he crossed median into the southbound lanes and then traveled back into the median, causing the truck to overturn. The truck came to rest in the median with the logs blocking the entire southbound side of the roadway.
The driver suffered minor injuries.
Southbound traffic was diverted into the northbound lanes as northbound was reduced to one lane. Traffic was stopped in both directions at times during the cleanup. In addition to righting the log truck and removing the logs, a second semi-truck had to be pulled from the median after it became stuck when the driver attempted to crossover and go around the initial crash.
Te southbound lanes of Highway 29 remained blocked into the evening.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating. The McDavid Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded.
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Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence For Woman That Sat On And Killed Child
February 18, 2020
The First District Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction and sentence of Veronica Posey for the first degree murder of a young girl by sitting on her.
Posey was convicted by an Escambia County jury and sentenced to life without parole on March 15, 2019, for the murder of her nine year-old cousin Dericka Lindsay.
On October 14, 2017, Posey was arrested after law enforcement was called to the home of Grace and James Smith for a report of an unresponsive child. It was later learned Grace Smith had summoned Posey, her niece, to the home to assist her in disciplining her adopted children.
During the punishment, Posey sat on the Linday’s back for several minutes as she was bent facedown into the seat of a chair. As a result, the child died from mechanical asphyxia. Posey weighed about 325 pounds at the time.
Evidence from the autopsy also showed the child had been severely beaten in the days prior to her death. Both Posey and Grace Smith admitted to striking the child. James Smith was also present in the room when the death occurred. Both he and Grace Smith admitted being present and doing nothing to intervene with Posey’s method of discipline.
On May 28, 2019, Grace Smith was sentenced to 20 years in state prison after being convicted by of aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated child abuse. On November 29, 2018, James Smith entered a plea straight to the court and received 10 years in state prison on one count of aggravated manslaughter of a child.
No Injuries In Tate Road, Kingsfield Crash
February 18, 2020
There were no serious injuries in a two vehicle crash Tuesday at Tate Road and East Kingsfield Road.
After the collision of a Nissan Sentra and Ford Mustang about 8:10 a.m., the Mustang collided with a utility pole. Both drivers refused transport to the hospital by Escambia County EMS.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.
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