Rain Chance Up On Saturday; Heat Advisory In Effect
July 21, 2023
Another heat advisory is in effect with heat index values (the “feels like” temperature) expected ast high as 110 degrees on Saturday.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. High near 93. Heat index values as high as 110. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 86. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 93. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.
10U Show Stoppers Take Third In Road To The Beach National Championship
July 21, 2023
The 10U Show Stoppers finished third in the USSSA Road To The Beach 10U B-Class National Championship. Their season started in January and consisted of 11 tournaments, finishing with an overall record of 43-12-2. They placed first in five tournaments and second twice. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Jessica Ann Mathis
July 21, 2023
Ms. Jessica Ann Mathis, age 34, passed away, July 19, 2023, at Sacred Heart Hospital where she was born, on August 29, 1988. Jessica lived life to the fullest, she was fearless and a fighter. Her children were the light of her life, and although she was a parent and an adult, she was still her Daddy’s Princess Jessica. She always said she was his favorite kid and even once gave him a shirt saying so.
Jessica enjoyed going to the creek, the beach, she loved swimming, boating, basically anything pertaining to water she enjoyed. Jessica was a baptized Christian and read the Bible faithfully. We know the Lord has wrapped her in his arms and will make her whole for eternity.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Donna Childress Mathis.
She is survived by her father Tommy (Sandra) Mathis of Clermont, FL; three children: Ayden Mitchell, Arianna Mathis, and Julie Davidson, one sister Brandi Holt (Vida) of Dothan, AL; four brothers Jason (Amanda) Mathis, of Milton, FL; Jeremy (Jessica) Mathis, of Southport, FL; Eric Mathis, of Brooksville, FL; and Luke Mathis of Clermont, FL; aunts and uncles, Michael (Nikki) Childress, of Byrneville, FL; Jimmy (Phyllis) Mathis, of Byrneville, FL; many beloved nieces and nephews; Jordan, Tyler, Chase, Jayda, Joni, Katelyn, Havynn, Raylan, South, Joshua, Cannon, Keaton, Ridge, Dezmond, cherished friends that became family, Allisa Garrett, Emma Garrett, Wayne Martin, Brenton Emmons, Angela Simmons, other relatives and friends.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 22, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Faith Church 825 Dailey Street, East Brewton, AL, with Pastor Steve Massingill officiating..
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home in Atmore, Alabama is in charge of all arrangements.
Johnston’s Late Heroics Lead Wahoos To Third Straight Win
July 21, 2023
Troy Johnston had scorched pitches in two previous at-bats, only to come up empty on great defensive plays.
But he didn’t get disappointed the third time he made great contact.
Johnston hit a towering, eighth-inning shot that struck the left-field wall for a go-ahead, run-scoring double, then Jefry Yan followed with another impressive close for his second win as Pensacola beat the Rocket City Trash Pandas 4-3 on Mullet Thursday at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
In transforming to their alternate identity as the Pensacola Mullets, the Blue Wahoos continued their amazing three-year success against the Trash Pandas. This was their 13th consecutive home win against Rocket City, the Los Angeles Angels affiliate, located in Madison, Alabama near Huntsville.
The Blue Wahoos won all six meetings in 2022 against the Southern League North Division team, after claiming the last four games at home in 2021. The teams meet just once at each ballpark this season.
Rocket City had just tied Thursday’s game on Jeremiah Jackson’s 3-run homer in the top of the eighth against Pensacola reliever Josan Méndez.
Prior to that inning, Mullets starter Jonathan Bermudez had produced his best start of the season. He worked six scoreless innings, allowing just five hits with just one walk and eight strikeouts. Included in his performance was pitching out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth inning.
With two outs, he struck out Jackson on a high fastball, then thew a slider down low to strikeout Orlando Martinez to end the inning and his outing.
Pensacola catcher Bennett Hostetler helped provide run support with two solo homers in the third and fifth innings that were both moon shots toward the water beyond left field. After Hostetler hit his leadoff shot in the third, Dalvy Rosario went back-to-back with a blast over the left-center wall.
That 3-0 lead from four hits through seven innings had Pensacola in good shape.
In the bottom of the eighth, Cody Morissette led off with a walk. He then showed his baserunning skills by never hesitating and making a perfect slide to avoid a tag on Johnson’s double for the go-ahead run.
In the ninth, Yan walked the leadoff batter, then struck out the next three batters with a pair of fastballs and a curve to end the game. He has become the team’s go-to closer following Sean Reynolds’ call-up to Triple-A Jacksonville. Yan is 2-1 with a 1.97 ERA to go along with his eight saves.
The Blue Wahoos will try to clinch the series when the homestand continues on Friday.
by Bill Vilona, photo Nino Mendez / Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Audrey Ledkins
July 21, 2023
Audrey Ledkins, age 75, of Poarch, AL passed away on July 20, 2023 in Atmore, AL. She was born on June 10, 1948 in Walnut Hill, FL to William Carmel and Addie Cook Bartley. She was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith and retired from Vanity Fair Corporation. She is preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, William Bartley and Jerry Bartley, and three sisters, Verna Semora, Myrt Mallis and Norene Hall.
She is survived by her children, Timothy John Pearson (Jennifer Colbert) of Bratt, FL and Michelle Qualls of Atmore, AL; special nieces, Addie McGhee (Jamie Mondaca), Emily Craft and Mary Ann Hadley; her brothers, Michael (Annie Mae) Bartley of Loxley, AL and Kenny (Cindy) Bartley of Stockton, AL; her sisters, Luvenia Phillips of Mobile, AL, Mary Hodges of Mobile, AL, Carol Collier of Mobile, AL, Reetha (George) Thomley of Tensaw, AL, Emma Hadley of Atmore, AL, Yvonne (Terry) McGhee of Poarch, AL and Pamela Richardson of Atmore, AL; her grandchildren, Blake Pearson, Micah Herrington, and Taylor Qualls along with many nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Pine Barren Baptist Church Cemetery in Davisville, FL.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 26, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore, AL.
Fire Started In A Grill Before Igniting Home, Boat And RV, ECFR Says
July 21, 2023
Investigators said a grill next to home started a blaze that destroyed a home on Chemstrand Road Wednesday evening.
Escambia County Fire Rescue responded to the fire about 6:20 p.m. in the 10000 block of Chemstrand Road. They arrived to find most of the structure engulfed in flames, along with a boat and RV.
There were no injuries reported.
ECFR said a grease fire in a grill adjacent to the home caused the structure fire.
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Cigarettes In Trash Can Blamed For Cantonment House Fire That Displaced Four People
July 20, 2023
A discarded cigarette is being blamed for a fire that displaced four people Thursday in Cantonment.
The fire on Pauline Street at the corner of Old Chemstrand Road was reported at 11:12 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find fire showing from the home.
According to Escambia County Public Information Officer Davis Wood, the cause of the fire was determined to be discarded cigarettes in a trash can at the rear of the home.
There were no injuries reported.
The American Red cross is assisting the four occupants.
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Da’Quavion Snowden Found Guilty Of Ladarius Clardy Murder
July 20, 2023
Da’Quavion Snowden was found guilty Thursday of the July 2021 murder of 18-year old Ladarius Clardy.
Snowden, 23, was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder and attempted first-degree premeditated murder for the death of Clardy and injuring 19-year-old Eric Young. He will be sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Clardy, a former standout Pine Forest High School quarterback, was found shot dead in a vehicle crash about 1 a.m. on July 1, 2021. His vehicle was found with over 50 bullet holes in a ravine. Authorities say the murder was a case of mistaken identity. Young was also shot in the incident and survived.
Da’Quavion Snowden’s brother Amos Dehontiquan Snowden, Jr. is awaiting trial in the case and is due back in court in late September.
Charges in the case were dropped against Timothy Donaill Knight, Terrell Taquez Parker and Kobie Lashun Jenkins, Jr. due to a lack of evidence.
Chumuckla Man Murdered By His Cousin; Strangled And Ran Over By A Golf Cart, SRSO Says
July 20, 2023
A man was killed Wednesday evening in Chumuckla by his cousin, according to authorities.
Robert Patrick Jernigan, 53, is in the Santa Rosa County Jail without bond on a charge of homicide.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a death investigation Wednesday evening in the 1800 block of Schnoor Road at Chumuckla Springs Road.
Deputies arrived to find Stephen Lee Jernigan deceased. According to an arrest report, Robert Jernigan choked the victim and ran over him with a golf cart. Stephen Jernigan was found dead under the golf cart by his wife.
The report states it was the first time Robert Jernigan had been to the home in about six years. The wife told authorities that the men were arguing downstairs before going outside the home. It was about 45 minutes later that Stephen Jernigan was found deceased.
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Over Two Dozen North Escambia Roads Set For Resurfacing. Here’s The List.
July 20, 2023
The Escambia County Commission has approved the resurfacing of over two dozen roads in District 5, and over a dozen more will be considered at an upcoming commission meeting.
This week, the BOCC approved funding to resurface:
- Becks Lake (portion)
- Bentwood Lane
- Beulah Road (portion)
- Bocage Road
- Booth Avenue
- Calico Drive
- Callan Way
- Croquet Drive
- Destrehan Road
- Equestrian Way
- Hamilton Crossing Drive
- Homeland Avenue
- Jonah Avenue
- Mintz Lane
- Mustang Drive
- Pace Parkway
- Park Lane East
- Park Lane West
- Parlange Circle
- Pine Street
- Risen Drive
- Rocky Avenue
- Saddle Drive
- Streetirrup Drive
- Tara Road
- Wegner Avenue
The following District 5 roads will be considered at the August 3 commission meeting:
- Balboa Road
- Desoto Road
- Highway 196 (29 to 95A)
- Isabella Road
- Madrid Road North
- Madrid Road South
- Navarro Road
- Perdido Road
- Plaza Road
- Rittenberry
- San Carlos Road
- Santa Carlos Road SE
- Santa Rosa Road NE
There is no timetable yet available.
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