Coming Sunday: Our 9/11 Museum, World Trade Center Site Photos
September 10, 2022
This Sunday, September 11, is the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
In late August, we took our NorthEscambia.com cameras to New York City. And this Sunday, we’ll take you on a photo tour of the National September 11 Memorial Museum and the memorial pools on the site of the World Trade Center towers.
Look for the photos Sunday morning, only on NorthEscambia.com.
Pictured: Ladder 3 in the National 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City. The truck’s crew was last known to be on the 35th floor of the North Tower when it collapsed. None survived. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
High School Football Score Recap
September 10, 2022
Here’s a recap of Thursday and Friday night football scores from across the North Escambia area:
FLORIDA
- Northview 34, Tate 25 [Story, photos...]
- Pace 42, West Florida 14
- Jay 37, Franklin County 0
- Milton 47, Washington (delayed to Saturday)
- Escambia 12, Gulf Breeze 10
- Navarre 37, Rickards 6
- Pensacola Catholic 49, St. Stanislaus (Miss.) 27
- Baker 21, Bozeman 20
- Pine Forest 41, Pensacola 8 (Saturday)
ALABAMA
- St. Michael Catholic 42, Escambia County (Atmore) 13
- T.R. Miller 32, Jackson 29
- W.S. Neal 41, Monroe County 12 (Thursday)
- Cottage Hill Christian 20, Flomaton 16 (Thursday)
- Banks Academy 23, Escambia Academy 12 (Thursday)
Pictured: Northview beat Tate 34-25 Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Scattered Showers For Saturday And Sunday
September 10, 2022
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Conine Ties Home Run Record As Blue Wahoos Sweep Doubleheader
September 10, 2022
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos swept their doubleheader from the Tennessee Smokies on Friday night, winning 5-4 in a tense game one and exploding for a 12-7 win in game two.
Griffin Conine launched his 23rd home run in the first inning of game two to tie the record for the most home runs in a single season in Blue Wahoos history, equaling Peyton Burdick’s total in 2021. Conine also claimed the top spot on the franchise’s RBI leaderboard with 70 RBI on the year, passing Travis Mattair’s 69 RBI in 2014.
In game one, Dax Fulton was dominant with eight strikeouts over 4.0 hitless innings before Marcus Chiu broke a scoreless tie with a solo home run in the fifth. Demetrius Sims added an RBI single before Conine forced in another run with a bases-loaded walk to put Pensacola ahead 3-0.
After a long layoff, Fulton came back out for the bottom of the fifth and promptly served up a three-run homer to Jake Washer to tie the game 3-3. Zack Leban (W, 1-3) allowed a leadoff walk to come around in the sixth on a Bryce Ball sacrifice fly to put the Smokies in front 4-3, but in the top of the seventh and final inning Will Banfield delivered one final big hit for the Blue Wahoos. Down to their final two outs, the catcher took Jarod Wright (L, 0-1) deep for a go-ahead two-run home run as the Blue Wahoos took a 5-4 lead for good.
In game two, Conine’s early blast was countered by a four-run second for the Smokies against A.J. Ladwig (W, 8-5). Chase Strumpf hit an RBI single, Cole Roederer hit a two-run homer, and Zach Davis scored on a Conine throwing error as the Smokies took a 4-2 lead. Miguel Amaya extended the lead to 5-2 with a solo home run in the third.
In the top of the fourth, the Blue Wahoos charged back to tie the game on a two-run double from Bubba Hollins and an RBI single from J.D. Osborne. Knotted up 5-5 going to the sixth, Pensacola took advantage of erratic control from the Smokies bullpen to push across seven runs on only four hits. Osborne brought home the first run of the inning when Ben Hecht (L, 1-2) hit him with a pitch with the bases loaded, and RBI singles from Davis Bradshaw, Paul McIntosh, Norel González and Bubba Hollins contributed to Pensacola’s biggest inning since late May.
Friday marked Pensacola’s first doubleheader sweep after splitting their first six twin bills of the season.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Olivia Bobe “Liv” Emmanuel
September 10, 2022
Our much-loved wife, mother and grandmother, Olivia Bobe “Liv” Emmanuel, died peacefully at home at the age of 101 on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. She was born December 8, 1920, in Denver, CO, the child of Pensacola natives, and grew up in Pensacola. She was loved deeply by her husband, Patrick Emmanuel, her seven children and twelve grandchildren. We have many happy memories of chilly holiday nights with a bushel of raw oysters in the yard followed by her famous chicken and oyster gumbo. Mom loved to entertain, frequently hosting dinner and cocktail parties, and the house was often filled with friends and great food. She loved decorating the house for holidays and was always so delighted to see the tree trimmed and lit for Christmas. Thanksgiving dinners were epic at “2020” or Innerarity, with many favorite family dishes covering every counter available.
We have many happy memories of a week spent every summer at “the cabin” at Innerarity with Mom and our maternal grandmother, Gram. There were many long sunny days crabbing, swimming, canoeing, and having an afternoon quiet hour reading library books. Mom loved the water and often took us all to Pensacola Beach for swimming, surfing, and early evening picnics. We all enjoy the beach and the water thanks to Mom. She will be greatly missed as the matriarch of our family.
She was an ardent supporter of the arts and was actively involved throughout her life with many arts-related organizations, including the Pensacola Symphony Guild and the Pensacola Museum of Art; she was a member of Nomads. She adored fashion and looked forward to dressing up for Mardi Gras and Fiesta balls while wearing Chanel No.5. She had wishes when young for a career in interior decorating and appreciated trips with her daughters to Atlanta to shop the fabric stores on the Westside. She appreciated travel, welcomed forays to New York or Chicago, and enjoyed many European trips with Patrick, returning home with lots of photos and stories of amazing sites and memorable meals. She was an avid reader and could often be seen at home side by side with Patrick reading novels, several daily papers, and multiple fashion and home décor magazines. She loved to point out gorgeous styles and designs. She and Patrick shared with all their children the love of books and reading, and she taught us the joy of a weekly trip to the library in the summer to load up on summer reading. This appreciation for reading and the library is now being passed down to great-grandchildren. She was always a gracious lady and a devout Catholic.
She is preceded in death by her daughters, Suzanne and Mary Jo Emmanuel Hanover; her parents, Ernest Henry (Jim) Bobe and Mattie O’Connell Bobe; as well as her siblings, Hortense, Florence, Annie Mae, and Ernest.
She is survived by her devoted husband of seventy-four years, Patrick; two daughters, Deborah Emmanuel and Barbara Emmanuel (Bernie Griner); four sons, Rick Emmanuel (Christy), Robert Emmanuel (Karen), Stephen Emmanuel (Susan), and John Emmanuel (Patty); son-in-law, Dennis Hanover; twelve grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
The family wishes to thank Mary Halstead and her team of warm, caring, and attentive caregivers.
A heartfelt thank you to nurse Laurabeth and nurse practitioner Katie for excellent care, expertise, and attention provided to our mother and warmth and advice provided to our family in Mom’s final years.
Funeral Mass will be held 2:00pm Friday, September 16, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, with Msgr. Michael Reed, celebrant.
Tanker Truck Burns On I-10 (With Video)
September 9, 2022
A fuel tanker fire closed I-10 early Friday morning.
The truck fire erupted about 12:25 a.m. on I-10 westbound at I-110. The cab of the tanker truck was fully engulfed in fire when Escambia County Fire Rescue arrived.
Firefighters quickly attacked the fire from across several traffic lanes using a fire truck’s high-capacity deck gun. That limited the major damage to the truck’s cab.
The tanker had been unloaded prior to the fire, but about 200 gallons of residual fuel spilled onto the interstate.
The driver of the vehicle escaped the fire and was transported by Escambia County EMS to a local hospital.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the fire and has not released further details.
The Ensley, Ferry Pass, Brent, Osceola and Beulah stations of Escambia Fire Rescue and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded.
Escaped State Work Release Inmate Recaptured Friday Afternoon
September 9, 2022
An escaped state prisoner has been recaptured.
Cory A. Robinson, 22, escaped from the Pensacola CRC at 6:15 p.m. on L Street in Pensacola.
Robinson was serving a 2-year, 6-month sentence out of Bay County for burglary, grand theft and grand theft auto.
Century’s Approval Of 151% Property Tax Increase Delayed By Absent Councilman
September 9, 2022
The Town of Century’s attempt to tentatively approve a budget and property tax increase were stalled Thursday night after one council member was a no show.
The town is proposing a property tax rate that is 151.68% increase over what’s known as the rolled back rate. A millage rate higher than the rolled-back rate is defined by the State of Florida as a tax increase.
The tax increase is so great that the state requires a unanimous vote of the body for approval, or a special referendum at the ballot box.
Council member Leonard White did not attend Thursday night’s meeting, and the council waited 30 minutes for his arrival.
Town Clerk Leslie Howington said she did not hear from White on Thursday, but he is employed at Century Correctional Institution where he is not allowed to have his phone for security reasons. She stated that she had been told that the prison had gone into a “class 2″ lockdown at noon Thursday while he was presumed to be at work.
Howington said she would check with the Florida Department of Revenue to determine how the town should proceed with a rescheduled hearing.
Pictured above: Council President Luis Gomez, Jr. (light blue shirt) waits for a meeting to begin while three other council members pass the time on their phones Thursday night. They were waiting in hopes that council member Leonard White would arrive. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Flags At Half Staff To Honor Of Queen Elizabeth II
September 9, 2022
Following the Death of Queen Elizabeth II at age 96 on Thursday, flags were ordered to half staff at federal buildings by President Joe Biden.
Gov. Ron DeSantis also ordered flags in Florida to half staff at all local and state buildings and grounds.
Flags will remain at half staff until sunset on the day of interment.
Pictured: The flag at half staff Thursday night between the Century Town Hall (left) and the Century Branch of the West Florida Library. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Brother Vs. Brother: Tate Hosts Northview Tonight
September 9, 2022
Sunday dinner at the Summerford household will be interesting for sure.
Tate High head coach Rhet Summerford and Northview High head coach Wes Summerford live about a mile apart. Tate is the biggest school in Escambia County; Northview is the smallest public school in the county. Friday night, their schools will face off on the field at Tate High School. And the brothers said it’s going to be good high school football.
“It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be like old school I guess, when we usd to play in the backyard. It’s as close at we can get to playing anymore. We’re both getting old,” Rhett said. “I’m looking forward to it. It’s going to be a fun atmosphere; it’ll be fun to play Wes. He’s a good coach, and it’s going tobe a little bit different looking across the sidelines from him.
Wes agrees. He said it will be a family reunion of sorts, with family members coming into town.
“It’s going to be a fun atmosphere,” Wes said. “It will be a special time for us, I guarantee it.”
“Momma said once the game is over, the game is over,” Rhett said. But he’s thinking the loser will be washing those Sunday dinner dishes.
THE GAME: Northview at Tate
WHERE: Carl Madison Field in Pete Gindle Stadium at Tate High
TIME: 7 p.m. Arrive early to see the Showband march in at 6:20
Admission: $7 – tickets only on Gofan.co
Parking: $2
Food: Credit cards are accepted for concessions.
Tate Student Theme: “Lei Down the Chiefs” — wear beach/Hawaiian
NHS Student Theme: “Stampede the Aggies” — wear western/cowboy
Big 40: Tate High Class of 1982 will be celebrating 40 years
NorthEscambia.com photos/graphic, click to enlarge.