December Begins With Warmer Weather
December 1, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Tate’s Aaliyah Jordan Signs To Play Softball At Coastal Alabama East
December 1, 2021
Tate High School senior Aaliyah Jordan has signed to play softball at Coastal Alabama East in Brewton. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Former Mayor Henry Hawkins Applied To Be Century Town Manager. Here Is The Complete List Of Applicants.
December 1, 2021
Former Century Mayor Henry Hawkins is among 11 people that applied to be Century town manager.
Hawkins, a longtime pastor, also served on the town council.
Applications for the position have closed, with the town council Monday night deciding to take more time to consider their options. Tuesday was the last day on the job for Interim Town Manager Vernon Prather as he retires.
Council President Luis Gomez said council members were never provided with resumes and applications. NorthEscambia.com received the 71-page document on November 24 in response to a public records request.
Former, and future, town clerk Leslie Howington applied for both the town manager and town clerk positions. Monday night, the council voted unanimously to hire her as town clerk, and the council also agreed to consider her proposal to combine the two positions. In a written proposal, she said a new manager/clerk position would save the town money.
Other applicants for Century town manager were:
- Jason Davis of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, is a division director for Palm Beach County, FL. He has worked there since 2007.
- Fred Ventresco has been city administrator in Milan, Missouri, since 2019. He is a previous town manager or administrator in Sandisfield, Massachusetts; Limestone, Maine; and Milbridge, Maine.
- Rodney Lucas of Mascotte, Florida, has worked as an interim city manager in Pahokee, Florida; community development director in Bunnell, Florida; and interim city manager in Groveland, Florida
- Robert A. Riojas of Gulf Breeze, has worked since 2016 as a C-130J electronics upgrade coordinator for Lockheed Martin and has held additional aeronautical positions.
- Mackey Wright of Pensacola has worked as an investigator in the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Tampa and Pensacola, an investigator for the Mississippi State Public Defender Office, and as a licensed social worker.
- Shawn Hall of Pace has spent the past 15 years as a human resources manager.
- Timothy Day of Cape Coral, Florida, has 25 years experience in law enforcement and fire services, and town manager or interim town manager experience at Melbourne Beach, Florida, and Greenville, Florida.
- Derek Burr of Birmingham, is a director for Jefferson County, Alabama. He has served as a director in Palm Bay, Florida; manager in Cape Coral, Florida; and a planner for the Lee County School District in Fort Myers, Florida.
- Fred Vella of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has worked for J.C. Penney in three states, and was a school teacher .
Editor’s note: Details on each individual are taken from their resumes and/or applications as submitted to the Town of Century.
Pictured: Former Century mayor Henry Hawkins. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Escambia Reports 77 New COVID-19 Cases In Last Week
December 1, 2021
There were 77 new COVID-19 cases reported last week in Escambia County, according to a Florida Department of Health report. The report was released Tuesday, several days late due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 54,028 (+77)
Positivity rate last week: 3.1%
People vaccinated: 159,196 (+1,027)
Vaccination rate (age 5+): 52%
New hospital admissions: 16
Total deaths last 7 days: 0 (CDC data)
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 32,645 (+66)
Positivity rate last week: 3.7%
People vaccinated: 92,560 (+662)
Vaccination rate (age 5+): 52%
New hospital admissions: 0
Total deaths last 7 days: 0 (CDC data)
Statewide cases:
Florida resident cases: 3,686,860 (+6,663)
Case positivity rate: 2.4%
Deaths: 61,548 (+44)
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.