All Escambia County FEMA Registration Centers Move To New Locations Due To Early Voting
October 19, 2020
The FEMA Mobile Registration Intake Centers in Escambia County have moved due to early voting.
The disaster assistance registration centers will now be located at:
- Escambia County Equestrian Center, 7750 Mobile Highway
- Marie K. Young Community Center, 6405 Wagner Road
- Lexington Terrace Community Center, 700 S. Old Corry Field Road, Pensacola
The centers are open from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and are staffed with FEMA personnel who can assist with registration and answer questions about disaster-assistance programs.
The previous locations of the centers were all at sites that opened Monday for early voting.
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ECUA Recycling Back Up And Running With Normal Curbside Collections
October 19, 2020
After restarting last week for the first time since Hurricane Sally, the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is back in the recycling business.
The ECUA recycling program was halted temporarily after Hurricane Sally caused about $800,000 in damage to the ECUA Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) at the Perdido Landfill.
ECUA also returned to collecting yard trash and bulk waste last week — but only if the items were not debris from Hurricane Sally. Hurricane debris is being collected by FEMA contractors in Escambia County, totally separate from the services provided by ECUA.
Pictured: Hurricane Sally damage to the ECUA Material Recycling Facility at the Perdido Landfill. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Free Food Distribution Monday Morning In Molino
October 19, 2020
THIS EVENT IS OVER.
A food distribution will be held Monday morning at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino.
The distribution will be held from 10 a.m. until noon at the church, 6915 North Highway 29, just south of the Highway 97 intersection.
The event is Florida residents with identification only. Everyone is asked to stay in their vehicle.
Week Begins Sunny And Warmer; Rain Chance Later
October 19, 2020
A burn ban remains in effect for Escambia County.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
AAA: Gas Prices Expected To Decline This Week
October 19, 2020
Florida gas prices decline an average of seven cents last week.
Earlier this month, gas prices averaged around $2.20 per gallon. Now, Florida drivers are paying an average price of $2.13. The state average is nearly 4 cents less than a week ago, and 36 cents less than this time last year.
In Escambia County, the price per gallon Sunday night hovered around $2.12 on average. In Cantonment, a low of $2.03 could be found at a couple of stations, while the lowest price to be found in Pensacola as $1.91.
“Pump prices should tick even lower this week,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Many Florida drivers began to see lower prices over the weekend. Considering the current level of wholesale prices, it’s likely the state average will sink to around $2.05 per gallon in the near future.”
Escambia Deputies Arrest Man Wanted For Sexual Battery, Child Abuse
October 19, 2020
UPDATE: THIS SUSPECT HAS BEEN ARRESTED.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man wanted for several felony charges.
Cornell Demidrious Smith, 42, is wanted for sexual battery, kidnapping, aggravated child abuse, child abuse, battery and grand theft of a motor vehicle.
He maybe driving a grey 2017 Nissan Sentra with Florida tag number GSIS18.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP or the ECSO at (850) 436-9620.
Flomaton Man Charged With Burglary Of Nail And Beauty Salon
October 19, 2020
A Flomaton man has been charged with burglarizing a nail and beauty salon in Andalusia, Alabama.
Travis Lee Salter, 32, was charged with burglary third and theft of property third.
Sgt. Gene Jackson of the Andalusia Police Department said investigators received a report from the owner that Magnolia Jane Nail and Beauty was burglarized and several items were missing.
Officers reviewed indoor business surveillance video and determined that a white male with tattoos down both arms, wearing a white tank top, cap and blue jeans had unlawfully entered the business. Andalusia Police later caught up with Salter in the parking lot of a McDonald’s.
When officers made contact, they observed a cell phone that had been reported stolen in his back pocket and found other items on his person, according to Jackson. Police also discovered that other items taken from the business had been place in a nearby hole and covered with grass. Police did not specify exactly what the other items were.
Salter was booked into jail with bond set at $20,000.
30 New COVID-19 Cases, No New Deaths Reported Sunday In Escambia County
October 19, 2020
THIS STORY IS OUTDATED. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
Escambia County recorded 30 new COVID-19 positives and no additional deaths, according to the Florida Department of Health on Sunday.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 12,989 (+30)
Non-Florida residents: 1,256
Total deaths: 269
Long-term care facility deaths : 125
Current hospitalizations: 42
Number of tests last day: 511
Percent positive last day: 3.6%
Percent positive last week: 4.5%
Escambia County cases by location:
Pensacola: 9,481 (+19)
Cantonment: 960 (+1)
Century: 935
—-including 773 Century prison inmates
Molino: 151
McDavid: 75 (+1)
Walnut Hill: 18
Bellview: 17
Perdido Key: 9
Gonzalez: 7
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 5,722 (+17)
Non-Florida residents: 61
Total deaths: 85
Long-term care facility deaths: 19
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 346*
Number of tests last day: 190
Percent positive last day: 8.7%
Santa County cases by location:
Milton: 2,933 (+7)
Gulf Breeze: 825 (+1)
Navarre: 740 (+8)
Pace: 482 (+1)
Jay: 159
Bagdad: 12
Florida cases:
Total cases: 755,020
Florida residents: 745,492
Deaths: 15,967
Hospitalizations: 47,053*
*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals is a count of all laboratory confirmed cases in which an inpatient hospitalization occurred at any time during the course of illness. Most of these people are longer be hospitalized. The FDOH does not provide a count of patients currently hospitalized. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
*The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Additional COVID-19 Death Reported In Escambia County, Alabama
October 19, 2020
Escambia County, Alabama, recorded an additional COVID-19 death last week.
The number of deaths is now at 28, and there have been 1,702 cases reported. In the last 14 days, Escambia County has seen 62 new cases from 437 tests, a positivity rate of 14.2%.
According to the Escambia County Healthcare Authority, 589 of the positive tests were conducted at Atmore Community Hospital and 242 were performed at DW McMillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton.
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Residents Hear Loud Noise Around Canoe, Bratt As Natural Gas Is Released From Pipeline
October 19, 2020
Residents in the area of Canoe, Bratt and the surrounding heard loud noises as gas was released from a natural gas pipeline on Monday.
Florida Gas Transmission Company was working on Cowpen Creek Road just north of Escambia Academy in Canoe. They opened a high pressure natural gas transmission pipeline as part of a maintenance procedure.
“The release of natural gas will cause a loud roaring sound,” the company said in an advisory to residents. “Do not be alarmed. There is no danger.”
Area residents described the noise that began after 9 a.m. Monday as sounding like a jet engine.