Community Health COVID-19 Testing Cut To One Day A Week In Cantonment, Two In Pensacola
March 30, 2021
Community Health of Northwest Florida has cut their COVID-19 testing schedule to three days a week instead of five.
CHNWF drive-thru COVID-testing is now available from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the following schedule:
- Mondays at 2315 West Jackson Street, Pensacola
- Wednesdays at Cantonment Pediatrics, 470 South Highway 29, Cantonment
- Fridays at 2315 West Jackson Street, Pensacola
For send out tests, no appointment is needed. For rapid tests for symptomatic individuals an appointment is required. call the CHNWF COVID-19 testing call center at (850) 390-4276.
Northview Baseball Beats W.S. Neal; Pensacola Catholic Tops Northview Softball
March 30, 2021
SOFTBALL
Pensacola Catholic 8, Northview 2
The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders defeated the Northview Chiefs 8-2 in softball action Monday night.
Emma Gilmore game up eight runs on three hits, striking out five, in four and a third innings. Aubrey Stuckey tossed one and two thirds innings in relief, giving up no hits and striking out one.
Kaitlin Gafford, Payton Gilchrist and Nevaeh Brown had hits for the Chiefs.
BASEBALL
Northview 6, W.S. Neal 5
Northview 8, W.S. Neal 5 (JV)
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Rain Chances Rise Into Wednesday Before It Turns Colder
March 30, 2021
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Pensacola State To Hold In-Person Graduation At Bay Center
March 30, 2021
Pensacola State College has announced it will hold in-person commencement exercises in May for three graduation classes.
The ceremonies will be held Sunday, May 9 at the Pensacola Bay Center for students who graduated Fall 2020, Spring 2021 and students graduating Summer 2021.
The graduation begins at 3 p.m. in-person, and it will also be live streamed.
Graduates who plan to attend the in-person event must RSVP and are limited to six guests each. Beginning on April 26, students can pick up tickets for guests from the Admissions Office, Building 2, on the Pensacola campus.
All attendees must wear face masks and follow social distancing protocol. No hand shaking will take place during the ceremony. Also, graduates and their guests will not be allowed to congregate and will be directed to go directly to their vehicles following the event.
“Flash” Gordon Sprague, a businessman, philanthropist, farmer and former NASCAR driver, will be the guest speaker.
Pictured: Pensacola State College’s Spring 2020 graduation. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Jimmy W. Phillips
March 30, 2021
Jimmy W. Phillips, (Paw Paw) Age 80 passed away with his loving family by his side on Sunday, March 28, 2021 in Pensacola, FL.
He was born in Opp, AL but moved to Pensacola, Fl where he worked for Monsanto Company for 37 years. He retired at an early age and always enjoyed working on cars. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He enjoyed rebuilding antique cars, fishing, Auburn football, and multiple sports with his grandchildren which were his pride and joy. He will be greatly missed.
He is preceded in death by his father, Lonnie Phillips, stepmother Ethel Phillips and his mother, Ona Goodson.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Frances Harrison Phillips, son, Tim Phillips, daughter Judy (Brian) Illian, grandchildren, Adyson Illian, Tyler Illian, Peyton Illian, Tanner Illian, Lauren Illian, Tate Illian and Alexis Illian.; great grandson, Rawlings Illian and sister-in-law, Gloria Watson.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wed., March 31, 2021 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Pastor Ted Bridges officiating. Burial will follow in Peaceful Acres Memorial Cemetery, Opp, Alabama. The visitation will be held at 9:30 a.m. prior to services.
FDOH Reports Three New COVID-19 Cases In Escambia County
March 30, 2021
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
Monday, the Florida Department of Health reported just three COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths in Escambia County.
Note that an unusually low number of test results were reported by the state on Monday.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 34,782 (+3)
Non-Florida residents: 3,600
Recovered: 33,207*
Total deaths: 664
Long-term care facility deaths: 278
Current hospitalizations: 22 (-5)
Number of tests reported last day: 254
Percent positive reported last day: 3.0%
Percent positive reported last week: 4.5%
Escambia County cases by location*:
Pensacola: 25,940 (+17)
Cantonment: 3,129
Century: 1,172
—-including 774 Century prison inmates
Molino: 484
McDavid: 209
Bellview: 57
Walnut Hill: 53
Perdido Key: 21
Gonzalez: 13
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 17,709 (+7)
Non-Florida residents: 221
Total deaths: 278
Long-term care facility deaths: 81
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 850*
Number of tests reported last day: 137
Percent positive reported last day: 4.9%
Santa Rosa County cases by location*:
Milton: 8,449 (+2)
Navarre: 3,657 (+2)
Gulf Breeze: 3,281 (+2)
Pace: 1,423 (+1)
Jay: 544
Bagdad: 32
Florida cases:
Total cases: 2,047,379
Florida residents: 2,009,408
Deaths: 33,247
Hospitalizations: 84,707
*“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.
Tamara Gail Godwin
March 30, 2021
Mrs. Tamara Gail Godwin, age 65, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 in Century, Florida.
Mrs. Godwin was a resident of Century, Florida for the past 50 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bratt. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Velma Jean Smith and husband, Paul Howard Godwin.
She is survived by her son, Matthew Paul Godwin of Century, FL; mother-in-law, Nell Godwin of Century, FL; brother-in-law, Wayne Godwin of Century, FL and other relatives and a host of friends.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 10:00 AM at the Godwin Cemetery with Bro. Tim Hawsey officiating.
ECSO: Victim In Reported Cardiac Arrest in Gonzalez Was Found Suffering From Cuts; Person Of Interest In Custody
March 29, 2021
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrested a “person of interest” that fled after a reported cardiac arrest in Gonzalez Monday night.
Just after 7 p.m., the ECSO, fire and EMS responded to a mobile home on Conference Road, near the entrance to Ascend Performance Materials.
Morgan Lewis, an ECSO spokesperson, said the man was found to have injuries that appeared to be consistent with being cut. He was transported to an area hospital by Escambia County EMS; an update on his condition was not immediately available.
When first responders arrived, another man fled the scene. After a K-9 search, the person of interest was taken into custody on outstanding warrants.
Additional updates will be posted as they become available during the active investigation.
File photo.
Driver Collides With, Knocks Over Gas Pump In Cantonment
March 29, 2021
An older driver collided with a gas pump in Cantonment, knocking it over, Monday afternoon in Cantonment.
It happened at the QuickFill on Muscogee Road at Jacks Branch Road. The driver was not injured, and there was no fire or other public danger created by the accident.
We’re told the station remained open with another pump still operational.
The Florida Highway Patrol was called to investigate.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Pensacola Bay Bridge Reopening Delayed Again, This Time Until The Week Of Memorial Day
March 29, 2021
The projected reopening date for the Pensacola Bay Bridge has been delayed again; this time until the week of Memorial Day.
The Florida Department of Transportation said Monday afternoon that during repair efforts additional damage was found on a trophy piece — the large piers that support the bridge.
“During repair efforts on the trophy pieces at pier 70, repair crews identified additional damage that warranted replacing the interior trophy piece at pier 70,” FDOT said. “The trophy piece’s replacement at pier 70 is critical since the demolition, pile driving, trophy installation, beam placement and deck pouring will be required.”
Earlier this year, FDOT officials said the bridge would be reopened with at least two lanes on March 22. In early march, officials said that would not happen after more trophy piece damage was found.
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 Escambia County Area Transit’s (ECAT) temporary bus route travel between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze free of charge.
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