District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry To Host Molino Town Hall
August 14, 2023
Escambia County District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry will host a town hall meeting on Tuesday, August 29 at 5:30 p.m. at the Molino Community Center.
This is an open forum event and residents of District 5 are invited and encouraged to attend. County staff will be in attendance to address any additional questions or concerns from residents.
The Molino Community Center is located at 6450 North Highway 95A.
Pictured: District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry’s last town hall meeting in April 2023 at the Langley Bell 4-H Center in Cantonment. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Excessive Heat Warning Monday; High 99, Heat Index Nearing 115
August 14, 2023
There is an excessive heat warning in effect for Sunday with a heat index reaching up to 115 degrees.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 115. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 115. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.
Escambia Fire Rescue Continues Safety Standbys In School Zones
August 14, 2023
Escambia County Fire Rescue firefighters are continuing safety standbys in school zones across the county.
The trucks are there to remind drivers to slow down and keep children safe in school zones.
Pictured: Engine 18 from the Molino Station of Escambia County Fire Rescue on Highway 97 in the Molino Park Elementary school zone. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
FWC Hunter Safety Courses Set For Molino, Cantonment, Jay, Milton
August 14, 2023
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety internet-completion courses in Molino, Cantonment, Jay and mIlton. Hunter safety courses are designed to help students become safe, responsible and knowledgeable hunters and learn about conservation.
Participants must take the online course before attending a class.
All firearms, ammunition and materials are provided free of charge. Students should bring a pen or pencil and paper. An adult must accompany children younger than 16 at all times.
Anyone born on or after June 1, 1975, must pass an approved hunter safety course and have a hunting license to hunt alone (unsupervised). The FWC course satisfies hunter-safety training requirements for all other states and Canadian provinces.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
- Aug 14, 6-10 pm & Sept 9, 9am-noon — Molino Community Center
- Sept 11, 6-10 pm & Sept 30, 9am-noon — Molino Community Center
- Oct 2, 6-10 pm & Oct 28, 9am-noon — Escambia County Extension, Cantonment
- Oct 9, 6-10 pm & Oct 28, 9am- noon — Molino Community Center
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
- Aug 21, 6-10pm & Sept 9, 9am-noon — Jay Community Center
- Aug 28, 6-10pm & Sept 9, 9am-noon — Santa Rosa County Extension, Milton
- Sept 18, 6-10pm & Sept 30, 9am-noon — Jay Community Center
- Sept 25, 6-10pm & Sept 30, 9am-noon — Santa Rosa County Extension, Milton
- Oct 16, 6-10pm & Oct 28, 9am-noon — Jay Community Center
- Oct 23, 6-10pm & Oct 28, 9am-noon — Santa Rosa County Extension, Milton
Those interested in attending a course can register online and obtain information about future hunter safety classes or by calling FWC safety coordinator Jeff Schumacher or staff assistant Linda Adams at (850) 413-0085 for more information.
Sunday Evening Fire Destroys Shed, Boat In Beulah
August 14, 2023
Fire destroyed a large shed and boat in Beulah Sunday evening.
The fire was reported to Escambia County Fire rescue about 6:50 p.m. at a home in the 7000 block West Nine Mile Road at the intersection with Mobile Highway, near a large radio tower.
There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire and no reported injuries.
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Florida Gas Prices Retreat From 2023 Highs
August 14, 2023
Florida gas prices are retreating from 2023 highs. A little more than a week ago, the state average reached $3.84 per gallon – the most expensive state average since August 2022. The state average has since declined nine consecutive days, falling a total of 10 cents per gallon, during that time.
Sunday’s state average was $3.74 per gallon. That’s the lowest daily average price since July 31. Florida drivers are paying just eight cents more than this time last year.
A North Escambia low of $3.35 was available Sunday night at a Cantonment station on South Highway 29. In the Pensacola area, a station on East Nine Mile Road was at $3.27.
“Florida drivers are likely relieved to see gas prices move lower again, but that downward trend may not last long,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Last week, gasoline futures prices rebounded to the same levels that led to the 2023-highs we saw earlier this month. Since it can sometimes take a week or two before changes in the futures market hits the retail side, drivers could see gas prices move higher early this week or next.”
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Wahoos Fall In Finale, Suffer Sweep In Chattanooga
August 14, 2023
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos dropped the finale of their series against the Chattanooga Lookouts on Sunday afternoon, falling by a score of 6-2.
The Blue Wahoos were swept in a six-game series for the first time in team history, and have lost six in a row for the first time since dropping seven straight in July of 2021.
Evan Fitterer (L, 6-5) allowed three runs over 5.0 innings, but didn’t receive enough run support as he lost for the second time in a week against the Lookouts.
Chattanooga took a 1-0 lead in the second on a Miguel Hernandez solo homer, and stretched their lead to 3-0 on a two-out, two-run single from Rece Hinds in the fourth.
The Blue Wahoos got a run back in the fifth on an RBI groundout from Tanner Allen, playing for the first time in a Pensacola uniform in his Double-A debut. Allen later added an infield single in a 1-for-4 day.
After Allen’s groundout, Vin Timpanelli (W, 2-2) relieved starter Julain Aguiar and got Nasim Nuñez to line into a double play to end the Pensacola threat. Nuñez hit into three double plays on the day, and the Blue Wahoos hit into five as a team.
The Lookouts scored three more in the eighth on a Quincy McAfee RBI single, passed ball, and throwing error. Will Banfield got a run back in the eighth with a solo homer, but the Blue Wahoos went down quietly in the ninth.
After an off day on Monday, the Blue Wahoos return home to Pensacola for a six-game series against the Montgomery Biscuits on Tuesday.
written by Erik Bremer
Century Woman Charged With Striking Deputy In The Face
August 13, 2023
A Century woman has been charged with allegedly resisting arrest and hitting a deputy in the face.
Amanda E. Hopkins, 33, was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, both felonies.
Hopkins was being taken into custody at her residence when she resisted, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
She grabbed a deputy’s arm, fell to the ground and refused to stand up, refused to get into the patrol vehicle, and forced deputies to pull her into the vehicle, according to an arrest report. As she continued to resist, a handcuff slid off her wrist and she struck a deputy in the chin, an arrest report states.
The deputy refused medical treatment.
Hopkins was released on a $20,000 bond.
The arrest report does not state the original reason Hopkins was being detained.
Sweltering Heat Continues: High Near 100, Heat Index Near 115 For Sunday
August 13, 2023
There is an excessive heat warning in effect for Sunday with a heat index reaching up to 115 degrees.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 115. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 116. Light west wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Byrneville Subdivision Plans Filed For 122 Acres
August 13, 2023
Plans have been filed for the “Byrneville Subdivision” on 122 acres near Byrneville Elementary School.
But the plans are much different than most we’ve reported on. The applicant, John Dean of Pensacola, wants to split the 122 acres on two parcels into just four residential lots — three that would be 20-25 acres each and one at nearly 55 acres.
The minor subdivision fronts both West Highway 4 and Byrneville Road in front of the elementary school.
Byrneville Subdivision is in the initial internal review stage at the Escambia County Development Review Committee.