Here Is Tonight’s High School Football Schedule
October 13, 2023
FLORIDA
- Jay at Northview
- Pace at Tate
- Pine Forest at IMG Academy
- West Florida at Pensacola
- Washington at Fort Walton Beach
- Escambia at Choctaw
- Pensacola Catholic at Walton
- Lighthouse Private Christian Academy at Sneads
- Navarre at Milton
- Tohopekaliga 18, Gulf Breeze 14 (Thursday p.m.)
ALABAMA
- Flomaton at W.S. Neal
- Escambia Academy at Patrician Academy
- T.R. Miller at Escambia County (Atmore)
Pictured: Tate defeated West Florida 58-41 last Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Drought Conditions Worsen: Will Recent Rainfall Improve The Situation?
October 13, 2023
A severe to extreme drought continues across the North Escambia area according to a new report.
The report is issued by the U.S. Drought Monitor each week on Thursday, but the information in the report was gathered before Wednesday which saw 1-2 inches of slow, steady rain across the area. The rain won’t be reflected in the report until next week.
The worst areas with an extreme drought include western Escambia County in Alabama and a small section of North Escambia in Florida, including Nokomis, Davisville and Bratt along the state line.
Free Dog And Cat Adoptions Through Saturday At The Escambia Animal Shelter
October 13, 2023
The Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare is participating in the Bissell Pet Foundation “Empty the Shelters” event through Saturday, October 15.
Adoptions for all cats and dogs 1 year or older will be free. Puppies will be available for $50 and kittens will be available for $25. An $11 licensing fee will be applied to all adoptions for Escambia County residents.
“We are proud to participate with Bissell for the second time for their ‘Empty the Shelters’ event,” said John Robinson, director for the Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare. “This will provide opportunities for all of our great dogs and cats to find their new families this summer. Adopting a pet not only gives our homeless animals a second chance, but also creates space that will allow our organization to help many other animals in need of temporary housing. We have a large number of animals available for adoption that will make a great addition to your family.”
The Escambia County Animal Welfare and Adoption Center is located at 200 W. Fairfield Drive. Hours of operation Friday from 12-5 p.m., and Saturdays from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m
Linda Faye Nelson Cox
October 13, 2023
Linda Faye Nelson Cox, 80, of Berrydale, FL passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. She was born in Century, FL and had lived in Berrydale for the last fifty years. She graduated from Allentown high school, Pensacola Junior college, and Faulkner State, and had worked for thirty years with the Santa Rosa County School Board.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Leonard Nelson and Violet Lee Holland Nelson, and her husband Billy Max Cox.
Survivors include her brother, Eddie Leonard Nelson Jr; uncle, Aaron Holland; aunt, Ola Mae Gill; her niece, Susana Michelle Caris; Nephew, Eddie Leonard Nelson III; several great nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 2:00 PM in the Jay Funeral Chapel with Pastor Jim Lassiter officiating. Visitation will be from 1-2 PM
Cantonment Woman Charged With Public Assistance Fraud
October 12, 2023
A Cantonment woman has been charged with felony public assistance fraud.
Tammy Anne Wooton, 49, was charged with failure to disclose a change in circumstances or failure to disclose a material fact to the Department of Children and Families.
Wooton failed to report change in employment, reported an extra household resident and failed to report a household member’s employment, according to court documents.
Prosecutors said she received benefits totalling $17,214.22 to which she was not entitled.
She was released from jail on a $5,000 bond.
Northview High Announces Homecoming Court
October 12, 2023
Northview High School has named their 2023 homecoming court.
Court members are:
12th Grade
- Chloe Criswell
- Army Findley
- Janiyah Hooks
- Tydeasia McKenzie
- Chloe Morris
11th Grade
- Aliyah Fountain
- Lacey Sapp
- Amiyah Smith
10th Grade
- Aakira Davis
- Noel Pugh
9th Grade
- Mikayla McAnally
- Jaycee Miller
- MaKayla Plato
The homecoming queen will be named during a ceremony that begins at 6 p.m. Friday in Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium on the Northview campus.
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No Rain Chance For The Next Week; Cooling Off Again Next Week
October 12, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Flomaton Police Report Someone Is Passing Counterfeit Money
October 12, 2023
The Flomaton Police Department is warning that someone is passing or attempting to pass counterfeit money.
FPD said they received several reports. They are asking anyone that believes they are a victim to call FPD at (25) 296-5811 or their local law enforcement agency.
Further details, including a suspect description, were not provided.
Photo: Courtesy U.S. Secret Service, click to enlarge.
Woman Gets One Year For Hospital Death Of Her Special Needs Daughter
October 12, 2023
An Escambia County woman convicted of battery and child abuse for an incident that claimed her daughter’s life in 2021 has been sentenced to one year in jail.
Jessica Ann Caroline Bortle, 36, also received three years probation and will be required to attend parenting classes. Bortle was originally charged with negligent manslaughter and aggravated child abuse for the death of 14-year old Jasmine Singletary inside Sacred Heart Hospital.
In July, a jury returned a guilty verdict on lesser charges of battery and child abuse.
Pensacola Police said Singletary — described as a special needs patient with a neuromuscular disorder — was in her room at Sacred Heart with her grandmother and Bortle.
Jasmine unexpectedly lost consciousness and stopped breathing, police said. Hospital staff began life saving procedures, but those efforts were unsuccessful and Jasmine died.
The autopsy showed that Jasmine had suffered massive injuries to her ribs and her liver. Those injuries were not present when she was admitted to the hospital.
Pensacola Police investigators said they determined that the injuries were caused by Bortle. An arrest report states she told police that she “slammed the hospital table into Singletary’s abdomen and then leaned onto the table with her weight” after she became angry after Jasmine cussed at her over color crayons.
During her trial, Bortle maintained that it was all an accident.
FWC Law Enforcement Report: Pitcher Plants, Undersized Fish
October 12, 2023
The Florida FWC Division of Law Enforcement reported the following recent activity:
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Officers Waters and Hahr responded to a complaint from the staff at Tarkiln Bayou State Park after a patron observed a subject picking protected pitcher plants. The patron advised the subject that picking the threatened plants was prohibited, but the subject responded she had permission and continued to pick them. The subject was found at her vehicle with the plants and issued a notice to appear for harvesting a threatened plant from public property without permission.
Officer Waters and Hahr were checking boats returning to the Navy Point boat ramp and located two boats in possession of undersized gray triggerfish. Both subjects responsible were charged with possession of undersized gray triggerfish. Later in the weekend, they located another boat with a four-person limit of gray triggerfish. All four of the fish were undersized, and the owner of the vessel was charged with possession of undersized gray triggerfish.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Officers Bower and Phillips were conducting resource inspections and located two subjects fishing from a local pier without valid saltwater fishing licenses. The officers conducted an inspection and located two flounder not in whole condition and additional undersized flounder. The flounder measured 10 inches in length. The legal size for flounder is 14 inches. A resource inspection was conducted on the second subject and two mangrove snapper filets were located at the bottom of the cooler, not in whole condition. Flounder and mangrove snapper are required to be landed in whole condition and possessing such fish not in whole condition in or on state waters or a public or private fishing pier is prohibited. Both subjects were cited appropriately for the violations.
This report represents some events the FWC handled during the time period; however, it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement. Information provided by FWC.
NorthEscambia.com photo.