Beulah Middle School FFA Chapter Named One Of The Very Best In Florida
May 17, 2021
The Beulah Middle School FFA has been name one of the top chapters in the state.
Florida FFA has announced the Beulah Middle School FFA has completed the National Chapter Award program application and has been selected as one of the Florida Finest FFA Chapters. These chapters have excelled in the areas of growing leaders, building communities and strengthening agriculture and have worked hard to fulfill the mission and vision of the FFA.
Beulah Middle School FFA was the only FFA chapter in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties that received the award this year. They will be recognized during the during 93rd Florida FFA State Convention & Expo to be held at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando this summer.
The Beulah Middle School FFA chapter advisor is Leanne Jenkins.
Pictured: Beulah Elementary School students on a virtual trip to the Beulah Middle School agricultural lab earlier this year, just one of the ways the FFA chapter adapted during pandemic restrictions. Pictured inset: Nugget (left) and Hazel were born in April at Beulah Middle and received plenty of community attention. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Tate High School Names Students Of The Month
May 17, 2021
Tate High School recently named their April Students of the Month. They are Xavion McNeil and Brianna White. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Mostly Sunny For Monday, Just Small Rain Chances For The Week
May 17, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Camp Fire Century Youth Learning Center Holds Pre-K Graduation
May 17, 2021
The Camp Fire Century Youth Learning Century held a graduation for their Pre-K Class of 2021. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
State Gas Prices Hold Steady; Escambia County Sees Jump After Terminal Closure
May 17, 2021
Florida gas prices have held relatively steady even after last week’s Colonial Pipeline outage led to a surge in gasoline demand.
The state average price for gasoline is $2.89 per gallon. That’s 1-cent more than a week ago and 2 cents less than this year’s highest price of $2.91 per gallon, set back in March.
In Escambia County the average price per gallon Sunday night was $2.98, up a dime over last week. A low $2.92 could be found in North Escambia at a station on Highway 29 in Cantonment, but most stations were at $2.99 or over. A warehouse club in Pensacola had the county’s lowest price Sunday night at $2.81 per gallon. Early last week, Escambia County drivers had trouble finding gasoline after a temporary shutdown at the Pensacola fuel terminal.
Florida filling stations are still recovering from surging demand last week. Gasoline sales were reportedly 2-3 times stronger than normal, as drivers lined up at pumps to top off their tanks. Although Tallahassee is the only major market directly serviced by the Colonial Pipeline, outages were reported at various filling stations throughout the state due to “panic buying”.
Pictured: Drivers line up for gas early last week at the Speed Mart on Highway 29 at Tate School Road (above), the Circle K at Highway and East Kingsfield Road (below), and Murphy Oil at the Ensley Walmart (bottom). Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Birmingham Beats The Blue Wahoos
May 17, 2021
The Blue Wahoos sustained a second hard-luck loss Sunday to end their first homestand of the season.
After holding a 5-4 lead in the ninth, the Birmingham Barons rallied with a pair of runs after loading the bases and held for a 6-5 win before a crowd of 4,102 at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
The comeback followed the Barons rally in the late innings Saturday to take that game.
The losses, however, were countered by a week where the Blue Wahoos (6-6) returned to their bayfront stadium for the first time in 20-plus months and played six games in sunset settings.
Sunday’s game began with the Blue Wahoos honoring the Pensacola Ice Flyers for their SPHL President’s Cup championship, complete with team captain Garrett Milan throwing out the first pitch.
The day ended with kids of families at the game running the bases amid perfect weather.
The bright sunlight Sunday created havoc for any fly balls in the outfield. That benefited both teams in scoring runs.
Trailing 4-0 in the fourth inning, Blue Wahoos third baseman Nick Lovello hit a fly ball that eluded Barons left fielder Craig Dedelow for what became a 3-run double.
Lovello then followed with a flare in the sixth inning that hit inside the right field line for a 2-run triple, giving him 5 RBI for the game.
The Blue Wahoos carried a 5-4 lead into the ninth with top closer Anthony Maldonado in to finish the game.
The Barons (9-3) tied the game on an RBI single from Ian Dawkins. On the third pitch Maldonado threw against cleanup hitter Micker Aldofo, he winced in pain with an arm injury.
He immediately left the game, forcing Tanner Andrews to rapidly warm up when called from the bullpen. Andrews, the sixth pitcher the Blue Wahoos used Sunday, threw a wild pitch that allowed the winning run to score.
In the Wahoos’ ninth, leadoff batter Connor Justus laced a pitch that reliever Andrew Perez snared. JJ Bleday followed by following off several two-strike pitches before striking out. Perez then ended the game on the next batter to record his first save.
In addition to Lovello, Jerar Encarnacion and Riley Mahan each had two hits.
The Blue Wahoos will have Monday off, along with all minor league teams, before facing the Rocket City Trash Pandas – one of newest minor league teams – for six games at Blue Wahoos Stadium beginning Tuesday.
The Trash Pandas, a franchise formed after formerly being the Mobile BayBears, are managed by Jay Bell, a Tate High graduate, who went on to a lengthy, distinguished career in Major League Baseball.
by Bill Vilona, Blue Wahoos Senior Writer
Escambia Reports 14 New COVID-19 Cases
May 17, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 14 new COVID-19 cases reported Sunday the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 36,371 (+14)
Non-Florida residents: 3,689
Recovered: 33,835*
Total deaths: 697
Long-term care facility deaths: 288
Current hospitalizations: 34
Number of tests reported last day: 269
Percent positive reported last day: 4.27%
Percent positive reported last week: 5.0%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 27,268 (+12)
Cantonment: 3,264 (+1)
Century: 1,185
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 494
McDavid: 214 (+1)
Bellview: 59
Walnut Hill: 57
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 18,353 (+112
Non-Florida residents: 259
Total deaths: 291
Long-term care facility deaths: 82
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 909*
Number of tests reported last day: 166
Percent positive reported last day: 5.7%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,752 (+8)
Navarre: 3,780 (+1)
Gulf Breeze: 3,380 (+2)
Pace: 1,500
Jay: 556 (+1)
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,249,210
Florida residents: 2,249,210
Deaths: 36,075
Hospitalizations: 93,110
*“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.
**On cases by location, the city is based upon zip code and is not always received as part of the initial notification. There may be a delay in reporting locations, and locations will not total the daily case increase as a result.
***The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals. Escambia County is reporting an approximate recovery number defined as the total cases prior to last month, minus deaths. In other words, anyone that tested positive more than a month ago is presumed to have recovered by Escambia County.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Woman Charged With DUI Manslaughter After Pedestrian Struck And Killed On Nine Mile Road
May 16, 2021
A Pace woman is charged with DUI manslaughter after hitting a pedestrian on Nine Mile Road.
Brittany Nicole Clark was booked into the Escambia County Jail without bond Saturday morning.
The Florida Highway Patrol said Clark was eastbound on Nine Mile Road west of Airway Drive, near the John. R. Johns Ballpark, when she ran off the roadway onto the south shoulder. She collided with the 42-year old male pedestrian and two bicycles that were on the shoulder of the road.
The pedestrian was pronounced deceased on scene. Clark was not injured.
No Serious Injuries In Highway 97, Highway 4 Crash
May 16, 2021
There were no series in a crash Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 97 and Highway in Davisville.
One person reportedly went to the hospital in a private vehicle.
The Florida Highway Patrol investigated. Escambia County and the Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue also responded.
Submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Escambia Commission, Pensacola Council To Hold Joint Meeting
May 16, 2021
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners, the Pensacola City Council and Mayor Grover Robinson will hold a joint workshop on Monday, May 17 from 3-5 p.m. at Bayview Community Resource Center, located at 2000 East Lloyd Street in Pensacola.
The current agenda includes WEst Florida Public Library System and a homeless reduction task force.
Members of the public may attend the meeting in person, however, seating capacity will be restricted to 50% occupancy. Consistent with CDC guidelines, attendees will be encouraged to sit at least six feet apart and the city council encourages citizens to wear face coverings that cover their nose and mouth. To watch the meeting live:
The meeting will be live streamed on the Escambia County YouTube page at the following link:https://www.youtube.com/c/EscambiaCountyTV98
Citizens may submit comments on any agenda item via email to Council Executive Don Kraher at dkraher@cityofpensacola.com by 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 17. All comments submitted will be made a part of the official record.