Traffic Stop Leads To Fentanyl, Meth Arrest
September 6, 2022
Two people are facing drug charges after a traffic stop along Highway 29.
Harvey Drexel Heath, age 66 of McDavid, was charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription (fentanyl), possession of a controlled substance without a prescription (methamphetamine) and driving without a license.
James Tyler Josey, a 42-year old who listed an address of homeless, was charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription (methamphetamine) and possession of drug paraphernalia.
An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducted a traffic stop on a Nissan Titan driven by Heath at the Winn Dixie on Highway 29.
Josey, the passenger, was taken into custody due to an outstanding warrant from Santa Rosa County. The deputy noted a small bag containing methamphetamine and a straw in the passenger seat where Josey was seated.
A white powder that tested positive for fentanyl was found on a mirror in the center console, along with two bags containing fentanyl and two bags containing methamphetamine, according to an arrest report.
Heath told the deputy that a woman stole his truck in the past and had been driving it for a week, and the narcotics were not his, the report states.
Heath remained jailed Tuesday with bond set at $7,000 bond, while Josey was jailed with a $4,000 bond.
Pictured: Harvey Drexel Heath (left) and James Tyler Josey.
Deadline Today: Register For Northview Homecoming Parade
September 6, 2022
The Northview High School Homecoming Parade will take place Friday, September 16 with a longer route.
For free entry to participate in the parade, click here for a form (pdf). Registrations are due by Tuesday, September 6.
The parade will line up at noon and roll at noon from Northview High School. It will travel east on Highway 4 before turning on Bratt Road by the Travis Nelson Park, around the park to Ashcraft Road to Highway 99, travel north past Bratt Elementary School, turn back onto Highway 4 and end at Northview. Candy and other throws will not begin until the parade reaches the “Bratt Crossroads” at Highway 99 and Highway 4. (Note that Ashcraft Road has a very narrow shoulder with no place to park.)
In previous years, the parade has lined up at Bratt Elementary, but there is construction on that campus this year.
Here are some other changes to note for this year:
- Only parade participants will be allowed to enter Northview’s campus.
- Northview students will return to seventh period after the parade..
- Parents picking up parade participants from NWE, Ernest Ward, or other youth organizations may park at the NHS baseball field to pick up the child.
- Only parade floats should enter the NHS bus loop following the parade.
Pictured: Scenes from the 2021 Northview High School homecoming parade. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Bonus Gallery: Tate Cheerleaders, Showband And ROTC
September 6, 2022
The Tate Aggies defeated the Pensacola High Tigers 35-26 in a Saturday morning game.
For a bonus photo gallery with the Tate cheerleaders, Showband and ROTC, click here.
For a game action story and photos, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Betty Coleman Amerson
September 6, 2022
Betty Coleman Amerson, age 82, of Enon, FL passed away on September 4, 2022 in Mobile, AL.
She was born on September 20, 1939 in Enon, FL to the late Jackson C. and Margaret Elouise Jackson Coleman. She was a licensed practical nurse and worked at Fountain and Holman Prison in Atmore as well as at the Atmore Nursing Home before she retired. She was a member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church where she enjoyed singing in the choir. She enjoyed nature, animals and was very active with her family. She is preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband of 64 years Curtis Franklin Amerson, her sister Bertha C. Taylor, two brothers Marion C. Coleman and Ernest J. Coleman.
She is survived by her children Curtis Alan Amerson of Jay, FL; Alex David (Felicia) Amerson of Enon, FL; Lisa J. (Tracy) Fisher of Mobile, AL; Leah A. (Brian) Williams of Mobile, AL; eleven grandchildren; many great grandchildren; nieces; nephews; cousins; extended family; friends and a close family friend and caregiver Jamie Woods.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 11 AM at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home with Bro. Ted Bridges officiating. Interment will follow in Godwin Cemetery in Bratt, FL. Visitation will be held Thursday, September 8, 2022 from 10 AM until service time at 11 AM at Johnson-
Quimby Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Adam Amerson, Brad Williams, David Amerson, Jason Amerson, Billy Gilly, Dylan Amerson, Austin Snyder, Eugene Thames and Kyle Wayne Wilson.
ECFR Volunteers Take Part In Standards Training
September 6, 2022
Volunteers from the Beulah, Ferry Pass and Myrtle Grove stations of Escambia County Fire Rescue took part in training held recently at the Escambia County Equestrian Center in Beulah.
About 35 firefighters took part in the National Fire Protection Association standards training for emergency scene operations.
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Sarah Millie Coker Purvis
September 6, 2022
Sarah Millie Coker Purvis, age 96, of Atmore, AL passed away on August 31, 2022 at herresidence. She was born on August 13, 1926 in Escambia County, AL to W.E. and Jessie Maude Keller Coker. Sarah was a retired seamstress with Vanity Fair. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Atmore. She enjoyed bowling, quilting and yardwork. She was an avid Atlanta Braves and Alabama Crimson Tide Football fan… ROLL T I D E ROLL!
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Curtis E. Purvis; her daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Alday and her siblings: George Coker, Billy Coker, Elbert Coker, Bobbie Stallworth, Peggy Moye and Evelyn Thurman.
She is survived by her brother, Jimmy (Suzie) Coker of Atmore, AL; her sister, Faye (Mike) Morris of Molino, FL; her grandchildren: Amanda (B.J.) Finch and Natalie (Kenny) Horton and four great grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held Friday, September 9, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore, AL. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Friday, September 9, 2022 from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore, AL.
Everyone is welcome to Celebrate the Life of Sarah Millie Purvis at her home immediately following the graveside service.
Leon Hawthorne
September 6, 2022
Mr. Leon Hawthorne, age 89 of Brewton, passed away Sunday evening September 04,2022, surrounded by family and friends.
Mr. Hawthorne was a native of Cantonment, Florida and a Brewton resident for the past 16 years. He served in the United States Army, during the Korean War era, and retired as a Bottomer Operator from St. Regis Paper Company after 30 years of dedicated service.
Mr. Hawthorne enjoyed fishing, hunting, and wood working. He was of the Holiness faith, and a faithful member of Beams of Light Holiness Church in Molino, Florida.
He is survived by his loving wife, Peggy Fleming Hawthorne of Brewton, Alabama; daughter Sherry (Olen) Morris of Stanardsville, Virginia; sons, Richard (Shelia) Hawthorne of Flomaton, Alabama, Michael (Beth) Hawthorne of Clear Springs, Alabama, Gregory (Marion) Hawthorne of Brewton, Alabama; sister Ouida Richards of Pensacola, Florida; grandchildren, Tammy (Destry) Findley of Flomaton, Alabama, Roger (Tally) Hawthorne of Pensacola, Florida, Michael (Heather) Hawthorne of Robertsdale, Alabama, Kelly (Stephen) Young of Torrance California, Amy Morris of Crozet Virginia, Robert (Kelsey) Morris of Barboursville Virginia, David (Candace) Morris of Barboursville Virginia, Clay (Tanya) Hawthorne of Flomaton, Alabama; great-grandchildren, Buck Hawthorne of Pensacola, Florida, Rory Hawthorne of Pensacola, Florida, Hank Hawthorne of Pensacola, Florida, Mia Hawthorne of Robertsdale, Alabama. Lily Young of Torrance, California, Addison Morris of Barboursville, Virginia, Makenzie Morris of Barboursville, Virginia, Connor Morris of Crozet, Virginia, Landon Morris of Crozet, Virginia, Tanner Morris of Barboursville, Virginia, Amberley Morris of Barboursville, Virginia, Sawyer Thomley of Flomaton, Ambria and Greyson Hawthorne of Flomaton., Alabama.
Preceded in death by his father and mother, Mannon Hawthorne and Connie Tyree; sisters, Earline Mitchell, Verna Wood, Mary Padgett; brothers, Cecil Hawthorne, Danny Tyree; grandchildren, Ryan Hawthorne and Brent Hawthorne.
Visitation will be held Wednesday evening, September 07,2022 from 6 P.M. until 9 P.M. at Cravers Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Mr. Leon Hawthorne will be held Thursday afternoon September 08, 2022, at 2 P.M. from the chapel of Cravers Funeral Home with Brother Philip Deane, and Brother Donnis Bowman officiating. Interment will follow in Beams of Light Holiness Church Cemetery in Molino Florida, with Cravers Funeral Home directing.
Active Pallbearers: Roger Hawthorne, Michael Hawthorne, Robert Morris, David Morris, Clay Hawthorne, Buddy Johnson.
Honorary Pallbearers: Billy Campbell, James Lansdon, Tommy Wood, Howard Ard.
AAA Says Gas Prices Declined During The Labor Day Weekend
September 6, 2022
Florida gas prices declined during the past week and through the Labor Day holiday weekend. Holiday travelers paid the fourth-most expensive Labor Day gas prices on record. The all-time highest price for Labor Day weekend was set back in 2012, at $3.78 per gallon, according to AAA.
On Monday, the state average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $3.52 per gallon. That’s 50 cents per gallon more than what drivers paid during last year’s holiday.
The average price Monday night in Escambia County was $3.37 per gallon. A North Escambia low of $3.28 could be found on Muscogee Road in Cantonment, while Pensacola prices bottomed out at $3.09 at multiple station on Nine Mile Road.
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Slightly Lower Chance Of Scattered Rain Today
September 6, 2022
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. High near 85. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Earl Stanley Patterson
September 6, 2022
Earl Stanley Patterson, 87, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022. He was born on August 19, 1935 in Robertsdale, AL.
He was a member of the American Legion and a former member of the Moose Lodge.
Mr. Patterson is preceded in death by his parents, Early and Bessie Patterson and a son, Stanley Elwood Patterson.
Left to cherish his memory is his beloved wife, Geraldine Patterson, a son, Shane Patterson and a grandson, Shane Earl Abney.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home, North 1000 S Highway 29 Cantonment, FL 32533. The family will receive friends from Noon until 1:00 PM the day of the service.