SUV, Semi Collide On Highway 29
April 3, 2021
One person was injured in a collision involving an SUV and a semi-truck Friday afternoon in Cantonment.
The Kia reportedly collided with the tires on the semi trailer on Highway 29 near Tree Street, near International Paper.
The driver of the Kia was transported to an area hospital by Escambia County EMS. Their injuries were not considered life threatening.
The Florida Highway Patrol investigated and has not released further details.
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Clear And Cool Saturday Night; Sunny And Nice For Easter Sunday
April 3, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Northview Chiefs Beat The Laurel Hill Hoboes 13-1
April 3, 2021
Northview 13, Laurel Hill 1
The Northview Chief completed a two-game district sweep over the Laurel Hill Hoboes 13-1 Friday night in Bratt. Thursday night, the Chiefs beat Laurel Hill 18-2.
Jamarkus Jefferson earned the win for the Chiefs, allowing two hits and one run while striking out four in three innings. Cameron Patrick pitched two innings in relief, giving up no hits, not runs and striking out five.
Josh Landis led the Chiefs, going 3-4 with three runs and four stolen bases. Cody Thomas was 2-3 with two runs and three RBIs; and Wyatt Scruggs went 2-2 with a run and two RBIs. Kaden Odom, Luke Bridges and Ethan Collier added one run each.
Escambia Records Two New COVID-19 Deaths, 47 New Cases
April 3, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
On Friday, the Florida Department of Health reported two new COVID-19 deaths and another 47 cases in Escambia County.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 34,926 (+47)
Non-Florida residents: 3,614
Recovered: 34,145*
Total deaths: 666 (+2)
Long-term care facility deaths: 279 (+1)
Current hospitalizations: 24 (-2)
Number of tests reported last day: 715
Percent positive reported last day: 5.4%
Percent positive reported last week: 4.5%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 26,054 (+34)
Cantonment: 3,143 (+6)
Century: 1,173 (+1)
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 485 (+1)
McDavid: 209
Bellview: 57
Walnut Hill: 53
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 17,781 (+18)
Non-Florida residents: 228
Total deaths: 278
Long-term care facility deaths: 81
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 858*
Number of tests reported last day: 392
Percent positive reported last day: 4.6%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,478 (+9)
Navarre: 3,670 (+4)
Gulf Breeze: 3,297 (+3)
Pace: 1,430
Jay: 544
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,071,015
Florida residents: 2,032,387
Deaths: 33,586
Hospitalizations: 85,538
*“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.
Escambia 19-Year Old Gets 18 Years On Child Porn Charges
April 3, 2021
An Escambia County man has been sentenced to state prison on child pornography charges.
Donnie James Mclachlan, 19, was sentenced to 18 years and designated as a sexual offenders by Judge Jennie Kinsey.
Mclachlan entered a plea straight up to the court on 15 counts of possession of child pornography, one count of using a computer to solicit the sexual conduct of a child, and one count of transmission of harmful material to a minor.
The charges stemmed from an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigation. An Escambia resident contacted law enforcement after Mclachlan sent her minor child a nude photograph of himself over social media. After an investigation, a search warrant was served at Mclachlan’s residence. A large quantity of child pornography was found on various storage devices in Mclachlan’s possession. After being interviewed by law enforcement, Mclachlan
admitted to possessing the child pornography and sending the nude photo to the minor victim.
Fire Destroys Abandoned Mobile Home In Cantonment
April 2, 2021
Fire destroyed an abandoned mobile home Friday afternoon in Cantonment.
The fire was reported about 1:15 p.m. in the 500 block of Robinson Street, a dirt lane north of Taylor Street. The first fire units arriving on scene found the mobile home about 50% involved in fire. Two nearby vehicles also burned.
There were no reports of any injuries.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Florida State Fire Marshal.
The Cantonment, Ensley, Beulah and Molino stations of Escambia Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS were among those responding.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
No Serious Injuries Reported In Highway 29, Highway 97 Traffic Crash
April 2, 2021
There were no serious injuries reported in a wreck Thursday night in Molino.
The crash occurred about 8:50 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway 97. The intersection was partially blocked for over two and a half-hours by the wreck.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating. The Molino Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded.
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FDOT: Damaged Trophy Piece Removed; Pensacola Bay Bridge Still Set To Open Week Of May 31
April 2, 2021
The Florida Department of Transportation said Wednesday that contractors have completed demolition and pile driving efforts at a damaged pier on the Pensacola Bay Bridge and are preparing the site for placement of the new trophy piece.
That means the targeted reopening of the bridge with at least two lanes remains the week of Memorial Day.
Damage was discovered last week that led to the replacement of the trophy piece at “Pier 70″.
FDOT is also improving the detour route on State Road 281 in Santa Rosa County by extending the southbound right turn lane on State Road (S.R.) 281 at U.S. 98 and installing a temporary traffic signal on Garcon Point Road (County Road 191) by Monday, April 5.
Multiple crews are working around the clock to complete repair projects critical to the opening of the Pensacola Bay Bridge that will uphold FDOT’s commitment to provide the safe and efficient reconnection of Gulf Breeze and Pensacola communities and deliver a bridge with a 75-year design life, FDOT said.
FDOT is regularly reviewing the contractor’s schedule of the entire Pensacola Bay Bridge Project with the anticipated completion date for all improvements currently scheduled for January 2022.
Motorists should continue to use all available detour routes, which include the Garcon Point Bridge and State Road 87. At this time, tolls on the Garcon Point Bridge are suspended through Friday, April 9, 2021. Commuters can also use the ECAT temporary bus route travel between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze free of charge.
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Patchy Frost Possible Overnight
April 2, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Areas of frost after 1am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 34. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Whataburger Thanks Employees With More Than $90 Million in Bonuses
April 2, 2021
Whataburger has awarded more than $90 million in bonuses to its employees in thanks for their extraordinary service during the pandemic and severe winter weather across its 10-state footprint. Whataburger employees also received Extra Mile bonuses, emergency pay, and a doubling of their 401(k) plan matching for 2020.
Whataburger employees — known as “Family Members” — continued to deliver despite challenging circumstances and helped set record company performance numbers from March 2020 to March 2021, according to the company.
“The past year reshaped how we live, work and play, with the restaurant and hospitality industry being heavily impacted by the pandemic and this year’s crippling winter storms. We are so humbled and grateful for the loyalty of our customers during this time,” said Ed Nelson, Whataburger CEO. “And we wanted to help ensure that our Family Members and their families were taken care of and thank them for continuing to go the extra mile to serve our guests with great Pride, Care and Love. Our Family Members and guests are the foundation of our success, and we are grateful for both.”
Pictured: Whataburger in Century. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.