Escambia Firefighter That Suffered Heart Attack During Training Exercise Is Now Recovering At Home
October 16, 2021
An Escambia County firefighter that went into cardiac arrest during a training exercise was discharged from the hospital Friday evening.
According to the Escambia County Professional Firefighters union, the firefighter is now resting comfortably at home.
The firefighter was taking part in a search training exercise Monday afternoon at a former shopping center a the corner of Pace Boulevard and Fairfield Drive. Fellow firefighters immediately came to his aid, and he was transported to an area hospital by Escambia County EMS.
Fog machines were used during the Monday’s training scenarios, but there was no live fire or smoke.
Friday Night Football Finals
October 16, 2021
FLORIDA
- Crestview 7, Tate 3 [Story, photos...]
- Pensacola Catholic 45, Northview 13 [Story...]
- Wakulla 20, West Florida 14
- Pine Forest 49, Milton 20
- Gulf Breeze 21, Washington 16
- Godby 29, Pensacola High 0
- Navarre 41, Pace 34
- Jay (bye week)
- Escambia (bye week)
ALABAMA
- Escambia Academy 43, Lighthouse Christian 15
- Escambia County (Atmore) 36, W.S. Neal 24
- Hillcrest-Evergreen 21, Flomaton 9
- T.R. Miller (bye week)
NorthEscambia.com photo.
By The Numbers: Escambia Reports 216 New COVID-19 Cases
October 16, 2021
There were 216 new COVID-19 cases reported Escambia County over the last week by the Florida Department of Health.
Baptist, Ascension Sacred Heart and West Florida hospitals reported a combined 62 COVID-19 hospitalizations as of Friday.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 53,282 (+216)
Positivity rate last week: 6%
Current total hospitalizations: 62
Over age 18 and over hospitalizations: 59
Under age 18 hospitalized: 3
Total deaths reported last 7 days: 38 (CDC data)
Escambia County Vaccinations
People vaccinated: 152,159 (+879)
Total Population of Escambia County Partially Vaccinated: 54.8%
Total Population of Escambia County Fully Vaccinated: 47.1%
*These numbers are the percent of total Escambia County population vaccinated. Not the percentage of hospitalized individuals.
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 32,164 (+179)
Positivity rate last week: 7.0%
People vaccinated: 88,731 (+501)
Partial vaccination rate (age 12+): 55%
Total deaths last 7 days: 13 (CDC data)
Statewide cases:
Florida resident cases: 3,620,,562 (+19,519)
Case positivity rate: 3.8%
Deaths: 57,859 (+123)
FDOH has moved from daily to weekly reports and removed the COVID-19 dashboard. The state is now releasing a weekly report with local data limited only to number of cases and positivity rate The number of deaths by county or cases by local cities and communities is no longer provided by FDOH.
Troy Moore
October 16, 2021
Mr. Troy Moore went to be with our Lord and Savior on October 4, 2021. Mr. Moore was a genuinely kind, generous and loving man he never had an unkind word and just his presence alone brightened wherever he was and whomever he was around. He was an army veteran who served our country bravely in the Korean War.
Mr. Troy is survived by his long time confident, companion and closest friend Wanda Gaudet of Flomaton, Alabama and his fur baby daughter and partner in crime Rosebud Moore-Gaudet, she will forever and always be his singing partner. He is also survived by his sister, Mary Edith Radar of Hartford Indiana and his sister Eva May Maggard, of Marion Indiana. He was proceeded in death by his brother, Beverly Moore.
Mr. Moore is also survived by some family members that were not blood-related but he chose them to be a part of his family, adopted son Phillip Scott of Flomaton, Alabama and is adopted daughter Ginger Corley of Flomaton, Alabama and longtime family friend and adopted brother Edward Knowles of Flomaton, Alabama.
Troy Moore was as good a man as this world has ever known and will be missed deeply by anyone privileged enough to have known him, thank you Mr. Troy Moore for simply being you. We love you and we’ll miss you much more than words can convey, until the day we see you again in heaven, God bless you!
Petty- Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements, Atmore, Alabama.
Leonard Monroe Purvis
October 16, 2021
Leonard Monroe Purvis, age 68, of Atmore, AL passed away on October 4, 2021 in Atmore, AL. He was born on April 12, 1953 in Mobile, AL to the late Kellum Monroe and Helen Lorine Chandler Monroe. He retired from the Alabama Department of Corrections and also served with the Atmore Police Department. He was a member of Masonic Lodge, an airplane pilot and a gunsmith.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Miriam White Purvis; his son, Michael (Amy) Purvis of Pensacola, FL; his daughter, Amanda (Josh) Quinley of Atmore, AL; his brothers, Donald (Debbie) Purvis of Mobile, AL and Doug (Charlotte) Purvis of Atmore, AL; his sister, Shelia (James) Helton of Perdido, AL; his grandchildren, Bradley (Brandy), Allison (Bradley), Dylan, Elizabeth, Emma, McKenzie, Gage, and Sarah Kate; and great
grandchildren, Conner and River, along with many nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
Funeral services were held Friday, October 8, 2021, at 12 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel in Atmore, AL with Bro. Josh Long officiating.
Interment was at Serenity Gardens in Atmore, AL.
Active pallbearers were Michael Purvis, Dylan Purvis, Doug Purvis, Bradley Crenshaw, Bradley Homan, Josh Quinley, Aaron Purvis, Heath Fillmore, and Jeremy Lisenby.
Honorary pallbearers were Wallace Byrd, Freddie McCall, Dan Lambeth, and Steve Jernigan.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Pilot’s For Christ, P.O. Box 707, Monroeville, AL 36461.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Calvin Raymond McCall
October 16, 2021
Calvin Raymond McCall, known to most as C.R. entered his eternal heavenly home on Monday, October 4, 2021, at the age of 95. He was born on August 4, 1926, in Atmore, AL to Thomas Joseph and Lucille Walker McCall. He was an avid outdoorsman. He loved hunting and shooting. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Oak Grove, Florida where he lived. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
He is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Edward McCall and Wayne McCall.
His memory will be cherished and kept alive by his loving wife of nearly 70 years, Ann Graham McCall, his children, Eric (Donna) McCall, Lisa (Mike) McCall; two sisters, Erlene Pugh and Norma Taylor, his special grandchildren, Erin (Jeremi) Pritchett, Jessie McCall and Reid McCall, and two great grandsons, Jase and Tucker Pritchett.
Graveside services were held Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Oak Grove, FL with Bro. Larry Gilley officiating.
Interment was at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Steve Pugh, Jerry Sheppard, Sam Walker, John McCall, Mitch McCall and Joey McCall.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
At Least One Reported Injured In Highway 29 Rollover In Molino
October 15, 2021
At least one person was reportedly injured in a rollover crash Friday afternoon in Molino.
The crash occurred on Highway 29 near Chance Road, between CrossFaith Church and Barnes Feed Store.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating and has not released further information.
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Alger Sullivan Mill Property In Century Cleaned Up For The First Time Since 2016; Old Owner Faces $85K In Fines
October 15, 2021
For the first time since it was ravaged by tornado five years ago, the former Alger Sullivan Lumber Mill property in Century is officially cleaned up.
The 38-acre abandoned industrial site was heavily damaged and was mostly untouched since EF-3 tornado winds of 150 mph on February 15, 2016.
The property was purchased March 1, 2021, by Creighton Sounds, LLC of Pensacola for an industrial project, the nature of which has not yet been announced. But the company has made good on a promise to clean up the property.
Environmental enforcement costs and fines of $50 a day had accumulated against the previous property owners since 2016. Earlier this year, a special magistrate ordered the fines on the property put on hold as of March 1, the date of the property purchase by Creighton Sounds.
Now that Escambia County Code Enforcement has signed off on the cleanup, a final cost order was issued this week by a special magistrate for $85,000. The previous owner, DMT Holdings LLC of Navarre, placed $85,000 in a trust fund at the time of sale to pay the fines.
The principal owner of Creighton Sounds was involved in “Project Fusion” that in November 2020 canceled a pending contract with the Town of Century to purchase the former Helicopter Technology building and about 40 acres in the Century Industrial Park. The company had promised 80 new jobs and a $15.3 million capital investment during their first five years.
“We’re very excited that we’re in Century to help the fine folks of that town to bring jobs and to clean up an area that’s been devastated by a tornado since 2016 that ravished their neighborhood,” Creighton Sounds representative Kipp Anglin told NorthEscambia.com in March, when he appeared before an Escambia County Special Magistrate Robert O. Beasley to ask the county to put code enforcement violation fines on hold.
Creighton Sounds worked over the past few months to salvage about 60,000 square feet of one large building on the property. The structure was stripped to its metal skeleton.
Escambia County received three bids for the demolition and cleanup of the mill in 2017, but bids ranged from $800,000 to $3 million — far in excess of the county’s entire 2017 cleanup budget of $463,425. Property records show the value of the property was $802,189 before the tornado, but the most recent assessment shows what remains was worth $226,535.
Pictured above and below: The former Alger Sullivan Lumber Mill property in Century as seen in 2020. Pictured inset: A 2019 view of the building as seen from an adjacent neighborhood on Front Street. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Reimagine Cantonment Is Saturday With Free Food, Free Clothes, Free Lunch And Much More
October 15, 2021
An outreach will be held Saturday in Cantonment to help those in need.
Reimagine Cantonment will be held from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Carver Park, 208 Webb Street in Cantonment.
“We want to love on the community and meet physical needs,” said organizer Linda English. “And do it all while showing people Jesus’ love.”
The faith-based event will include a 20,000 pound food giveaway, lunch, fishing lessons with free fishing rods, baby diapers, HIV testing, clothing, and health tests. Absolutely everything is free. There will also be free children’s activities, including train rides, inflatables, face painting, games, popcorn, and a coloring contest with three participants winning a new bicycle.
Reimagine Cantonment is a project of Doers of the Word Ministry and is sponsored by numerous churches and other organizations, including NorthEscambia.com.
“We are excited and ready to serve,” English said.
Editor’s note: The food giveaway and other events will NOT be drive-thru like the traditional Tuesday distributions at Carver Park. This is an in-person event.
Pictured: Reimagine Cantonment held in October 2020. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
Warm Today, Turning Cooler For The Weekend
October 15, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. North wind around 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.