Century Man Charged With Aggravated Stalking Of Female PSC Student
November 3, 2022
A Century man has been charged with stalking and threatening a female student at a local college.
Kenneth Tyrese Lowery, 23, was charged with felony aggravated stalking with the threat of injury.
Lowery texted a fellow student the Pensacola State College Century Campus multiple times and made “inappropriate sexual comments” to her on various social media platforms, according to an Pensacola State College Police Department arrest report. The text messages included harassing language, and Lowery threatened to rape the female student, the report continues.
The victim told police that she did not feel safe at her home or at school due to the sexual threats.
Lowery remained in the Escambia County Jail Thursday with bond set at $5,000.
Low Around 60 Tonight, Sunny For Friday
November 3, 2022
Here is your official North Escambia forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Two Now Arrested, One Wanted In Escambia County Murder
November 3, 2022
A second person has been arrested in connection with a homicide last Saturday, as the alleged gunman remains on the run.
Alyssa Marie Blackburn, 22, is the second person charged with principal to first-degree premeditated murder. Lawrence Bonner, Jr., 44, was arrested Monday on a charge principal to first-degree premeditated murder.
The alleged shooter, 29-year old Jacob Monroe Colville, is wanted for first degree premeditated murder.
The victim has been identified by family members as 22-year old Jesse Allen Geoghahan.
Saturday, the ECSO responded to the 1000 block of Medford Avenue where they found Geoghahan. with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
Blackburn contacted the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office to report that he had been shot inside the residence.
Bonner allegedly gave Colville the gun used in the murder. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Colville shot Geoghagan twice inside a closet, before shooting him a “few more times” as he limped out of the bedroom.
They fled in a stolen 1996 Toyota Avalon, which was later found burning under the Mobile Highway Bridge over Eleven Mile Creek.
A security system in the residence captured the murder, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
By The Numbers: How Many Calls Did Escambia Fire Rescue Answer Last Month?
November 3, 2022
Escambia Fire Rescue responded to 152 fires during October.
The department’s 1,688 calls also included 208 vehicle crashes and 462 medical calls.
Details are in the infographic below.
This infographic includes a sampling of Escambia Fire Rescue calls for service during October 2022.
Ransom Middle School Academic Team Competes in Fall Tournament
November 3, 2022
Members of the Ransom Middle School Academic Team traveled to Collegiate High School in Niceville recently to compete at the 15th Annual Fall Tournament at Northwest Florida State College.
The students competed against high school students on high school level questions. They scored points in every round, won two matches, and made it to the playoffs.
Ransom Academic Team members are: Aden Bailey, Nicholas Brown, Addisyn Butler, Bryan Chen, Izzy Killebrew, Dash Morado, Jordan Schellang and Nathan Sims.
Courtesy for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Dollars For Doers: Navy Federal Celebrates Employee Volunteerism With Grants
November 3, 2022
Navy Federal Credit Union is recognizing the volunteer service of its employees by awarding a record number of grants to nonprofits through its annual “Dollars for Doers” program. To celebrate the program’s 15th anniversary, the credit union awarded 150 employees with $1,000 grants each, to donate to the nonprofit where they serve their time. Typically, the program recognizes 100 employees.
Navy Federal is also celebrating a major milestone of the “Dollars for Doers” program by reaching $1 million granted since its inception. This is also the first year the program is recognizing virtual volunteerism.
“No matter when, where or how our team members volunteer, their service matters and creates meaningful change,” said Brandi Gomez, corporate social responsibility program manager at Navy Federal. “They are a force for good that deserves to be celebrated for consistently taking care of our communities, and our Dollars for Doers program allows us to do just that.”
Nearly 40% of the nonprofits chosen are in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
Here is a full list of nonprofits that were awarded “Dollars for Doers” grants in both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties:
- 309 Punk Project
- A Place of Hope Small Dog Rescue
- Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies
- Believers Life Center
- Bellview Youth Sports Association
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida
- Breaking Bread Outreach
- Capstone Adaptive Learning and Therapy Centers
- Chain Reaction
- Choral Society of Pensacola
- Council on Aging of West Florida
- Escambia County Council PTA
- Escambia County Public Schools Foundation for Excellence
- Feeding the Gulf Coast
- FoodRaising Friends
- Friends of the Escambia County Animal Shelter
- General Daniel Chappie James Flight Academy
- Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival
- Habitat for Humanity
- Impact 100 Pensacola Bay Area
- James B. Washington Education & Sports
- Junior League of Pensacola
- Krewe of Vixens – Ovarian Cancer Awareness
- Liberty Sertoma
- Ministry Village at Olive
- My Brothers and Sisters
- National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Pensacola Chapter
- Northwest Florida Community Outreach
- Northwest Florida Guardian Ad Litem Foundation
- OASIS Forida
- Pack-A-Sack
- Park Place Baptist Ministries
- Pensacola Dream Center
- Pensacola Habitat for Humanity
- Positively Pensacola
- ReadyKids!
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida
- Stamped Film Festival
- Sunday’s Child
- The Birthday Party
- The Mylo Foundation
- Troop 632 Scouts BSA
- USO Northwest Florida
- Water and Youth Safety
- Youths Left Behind Corp
Walnut Hill VFD Fish Fry Is This Saturday
November 3, 2022
The Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department will host their 53rd annual fish fry on Saturday.
The fish fry will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Walnut Hill Fire Station at 7760 Highway 97, just north of Ernest Ward Middle School.
Plates will be $12 each with a choice of grilled catfish, fried catfish or grilled chicken, plus baked beans, coleslaw, homemade bread and homemade desserts. There will also be a drawing for door prizes throughout the event.
The Big Red Bus will also be on hand for blood donations.
NorthEscambia.com photo.
Betty Jean Ward
November 3, 2022
Betty Jean Ward, 91, of Atlanta, Georgia, (previously of Atmore, Alabama), passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of November 1, 2022, surrounded by her son and husband.
Betty Jean Steele was born on August 12, 1931, in Oak Grove, Florida. As a child, Betty moved with her family to Walnut Hill, Florida, where she met the love of her life, Clark “Jack” Ward, in high school and were married on June 11, 1949. Betty was an educator and delighted students, teachers, and parents for 40 years. In February 2020, Betty and Jack moved to Atlanta, Georgia where they lived with their son until her death.
Betty is preceded in death by both of her parents, Brady Redford Steele and Nanie Beasley Steele; her two brothers, Alton Redford Steele and Ronald Wayne Steele; and her son, Gregory Clark Ward.
Betty is survived by her husband, Clark Hill Ward; her daughter, Kathryn Ward Ochoa; and her son, Jason Steele Ward; three grandchildren, Heather Ashley Feller, Heath Edward Harrison and Jordan Steele Spaulding; six great grandchildren, Zachary Wayne Feller, Makenzie Kathryn Feller, Madison Hill Feller, Haleigh Elizabeth Harrison, Gregory Crosby Harrison, Ryleigh Austyn Harrison; and one great-great grandchild, Stokley Hill Feller.
Funeral services will be held Monday, November 7, 2022 at 1 PM at First Baptist Church of Atmore, 310 South Main Street, Atmore, Alabama 36502. Interment will follow at Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, 5741 Arthur Brown Road, McDavid, Florida 32568.
Visitation will be held Monday, November 7, 2022 from 12 Noon until service time at 1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Atmore.
Jessie Mae McGhee Peavy
November 3, 2022
Jessie Mae McGhee Peavy, age 75, of Poarch, AL passed away on October 28, 2022, in Pensacola, FL. She was born on January 21, 1947 in Poarch, AL to Tom and Allie Rolin McGhee. She was of the Pentecostal faith and retired from Wind Creek Casino. She is preceded in death by her parents and her son-in-law, Johnny Lucas.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Hilton W. Peavy; her sons: Shannon (Memori) Peavy of McDavid, FL and Darby (Kim) Peavy of Nokomis, AL; her daughter, Chastity Peavy of East Brewton, AL; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 12 Noon at Johnson- Quimby Funeral Home Chapel in Atmore, AL with Rev. Steven Breceda officiating.Interment to follow in New Home Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Shannon Peavy, Justin Peavy, Matthew Peavy, Robert Talmage, Kalem Talmage and Chris Findley.
Honorary pallbearer will be Daniel Davis.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. until service at noon at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Howard “Mac” McCormick
November 3, 2022
Howard “Mac” McCormick, age 65, passed from this earth to his heavenly home on Thursday, October 27, 2022 surrounded by his family.
Those that know him, know he has been longing to be in heaven for the last 10 years. Mac was born on December 17, 1956 to Mac and Clara McCormick. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Morgan. Mac married his childhood sweetheart, Debi, on July 1, 1977 and moved to Mobile, AL for a couple of years before permanently moving to Pensacola where he worked in the electrical wholesale business for many years before developing his own custom homebuilding business, a job he dearly loved. Mac was very active in church, first at East Brent Baptist, where he served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher, then at Hillcrest, where he led a Connect Group. The members of both of these groups are family that he chose. His fervent desire was for everyone he knew to find joy of his salvation, Jesus Christ, in order to spend eternity with him. He enjoyed westerns, traveling and getting together with close friends for game nights at each other’s houses.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 45 years, Debi McCormick, his daughter Lindsay McDonald, his son-in-love, Kenny McDonald and their two children, Kinsely and Tripp, his parents, brother Scott and his wife Celeste McCormick, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at Hillcrest Baptist Church on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 12:00 noon. Visitation will be prior to service from 10:00am to 12:00pm at Hillcrest Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Samaritan’s purse Operation Christmas Child or the church of your choice.