Tonight Is Jim Allen Elementary Book Fair Family Night
April 27, 2023
The annual spring book fair is going on this week at Jim Allen Elementary.
Tonight, April 27, is family night until 7 p.m. during which students can shop with their families. The book fair will close at 10 a.m. Friday.
Pictured: The spring book fair at Jim Allen Elementary School. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Escambia County Websites Down Tonight For Internet Upgrade
April 27, 2023
Escambia County’s websites are expected to be down for about an hour tonight beginning at 8 p.m.
The county’s information technology department will be performing upgrades to the county’s internet connection.
Escambia County IT will upgrade the internet connection speeds from one to two gigabits.
During the upgrade process, all county-owned websites, including main MyEscambia.com site, the library, property appraiser and ECAT, will be unavailable to the public.
Breezy Tonight, Low In The 60s
April 27, 2023
It will be breezy tonight, especially as you get closer to the coast. Winds up to 20 mph in North Escambia, about 30-40 mph along the coast.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
1A Northview Falls To 6A Niceville 4-1; Tate Shuts Out Milton
April 27, 2023
Niceville 4, Northview 1
The 1A Northview Chiefs closed their regular season Wednesday night in Bratt with a 4-1 loss to 6A Niceville 4-1.
Northview took a 1-0 lead in the third before Niceville evened the score in the fourth. After a couple of scoreless innings, Niceville took the lead in the top of the seventh.
Cason Burkett threw six and a third innings for the Chiefs, allowing three runs and six hits while striking out eight. Kaden Odom closed on the mound for Northview, allowing two hits and one run in the final two-thirds of an inning.
Odom, Josh Landis and Trent Knighten both had a hit for Northview.
The Chiefs move into the district tournament next week at the No. 1 seed.
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Tate 10, Milton 0
Tate Aggies pitchers Rilee Lowery and Colton Swiers combined to throw a 10-0 shutout of Milton Wednesday night in Santa Rosa County.
Lowery was on the mound for four innings, striking out five while allowing no runs on three hits. Swiers threw one inning in relief with no runs and three strikeouts.
Clifton Quiggins, James Davis, Cade Kelly and Kaleb Posta had two hits each. Frank Randall and Ethan McAnally had one hit each.
Up next, the Aggies move into the district playoffs next week at the No. 3 seed.
Pictured: Niceville slipped past Northview Wednesday night. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Residents Receive License, Registration Services In Century On ‘FLOW’ Bus
April 27, 2023
The Florida Licensing On Wheels (FLOW) mobile office was back in Century on Tuesday.
According to the Escambia County Tax Collector Office, the FLOW unit had 29 total visitors and completed 11 vehicle registrations, five identification cards, three driver’s license renewals, and two license reinstatements.
The event was a partnership between Tax Collector Scott Lunsford and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles at the Billy G. Ward Courthouse on North Century Boulevard.
NorthEscambia.com photo.
Northview Downs W.S. Neal 12-8 (With Gallery)
April 27, 2023
The Northview Chiefs beat the W.S. Neal Eagles 12-8 Wednesday night in Bratt.
The Chiefs took a commanding lead with a seven-run second inning.
Aubrey Stuckey went for four innings, striking out four while giving up six runs and seven hits. Emma Gilmore was in the circle for three, giving up two runs and four hits while striking out four.
Gilmore went 3-4 to lead Northview at the plate. Kendall Alvarée went 2-3 and Stuckey was 2-4. Jamison Gilman, Mary-Clayton Dawson, Allison Flowers and Makayla Golson added one hit each.
Northview will travel to Crestview Friday to end their regular season before the district tournament begins next week.
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Johnston Has Two Homers, Six Runs As Wahoos Beat The Biscuits
April 27, 2023
Troy Johnston tied a Blue Wahoos franchise record with two homers and six runs batted in as Pensacola defeated the Montgomery Biscuits 9-2 on Wednesday afternoon.
In front of a lively Education Day crowd at Riverwalk Stadium, Johnston teed off for his first two homers of the year – a two-run blast in the third and a three-run shot in the fourth – to accomplish just the third six-RBI game in franchise history, and first since Brandon Dixon achieved the feat in 2016.
Eury Pérez (W, 2-1) took the run support and ran with it, cruising through 6.0 innings of two-hit, one-run ball. The 20-year-old top prospect fanned five, securing the third quality start of his professional career.
Cody Morissette went deep on the heels of Johnston’s third-inning homer, giving the infielder his first Double-A hit and homer in his second game with the Blue Wahoos. That marked the end of the day for Biscuits starter Anthony Molina (L, 0-2), who allowed six runs while recording only six outs.
Joe Rizzo was 3-for-5 with a two-run double to open the scoring in the first before Johnston and Morissette contributed the remainder of the run-scoring hits.
Austin Roberts and Sean Reynolds completed the game for the Pensacola bullpen.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Biscuits on Thursday evening in Montgomery.
by Erik Bremer, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, photo courtesy
Man Struck By Ammo While Burning Trash, ECSO Says
April 26, 2023
A Cantonment man was hit by exploding ammunition while burning trash midday Wednesday in Cantonment.
The accident happened at a home on Goldenrod Road about 11:45 a.m. Escambia County EMS responded and transported the victim to a local hospital.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the incident by the hospital about 2 p.m., according to spokesperson Morgan Lewis. She said the man did not know that there was ammunition in the trash he was burning.
“It popped off and hit him in the hand,” Lewis said. His injuries were not considered life threatening.
Escambia Man Gets 30 For Threatening To ‘Shoot Up’ High School
April 26, 2023
An Escambia County man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for making threats against a high school.
Freeman Quyva Lindsey was convicted of two counts of electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, conduct a mass shooting, or conduct an act of terrorism.
The charges stem from texts, and both public posts and private messages on Facebook where Lindsey threatened to “shoot Washington High School up” in February of 2022, according to prosecutors.
Lindsey was designated a habitual felony offender by Judge Jenny Kinsey, and his 30 year sentence on this case is to run consecutive to any other sentence he is currently serving.
County Code Enforcement Officer Met By McDavid Felon With A Gun, ECSO Says
April 26, 2023
An Escambia County Code Enforcement officer investigating a case near Walnut Hill was met by a convicted felon with a holstered gun on his side, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Haden Brock Howard, 28, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and failure to appear for a misdemeanor offense following the incident.
While investigating a complaint, a code enforcement officer spotted Howard near his residence in the 2500 block of Green Village Road with a pistol in a side holster. The code officer retreated his vehicle and notified law enforcement.
When a deputy arrived, Howard hid in front of a red pickup truck and stepped out when ordered, with an empty holster, according to an arrest report. He was immediately taken into custody on an outstanding warrant, and the pistol was located under a rubber mat in front of the pickup truck.
Howard was wanted on for failure to appear on a charge of knowingly driving with a suspended or revoked license. He remained in the Escambia County Jail Wednesday with bond set at $17,000. He was convicted of felony grand theft in July 2014.
According to Escambia County Code Enforcement reports, the house is a known drug house and the code violations at the home appear to have gotten worse. The address has an obviously dilapidated house with broken, trash and debris, vegetation overgrowth, two inoperable trucks, and it appears someone has been burning plastic and other trash.
Code enforcement noted that the home does not have ECUA trash service.
