One Seriously Injured In Molino Wreck Involving Two Vehicles, Tree
February 7, 2023
One person was seriously injured in a two vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Molino.
The driver of a vehicle reportedly struck the rear of a SUV before the SUV crashed into a large tree on Highway 95A near Chipper Road.
The Florida Highway is investigating and has not released their determination on the cause of the 2:30 p.m. crash.
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Multiple Boats Destroyed By Fire
February 7, 2023
Multiple boats were lost in a marina fire Monday morning in Escambia County.
Escambia County Fire Rescue responded about 1 a.m. to the Swamp House Marina on Highway 90 near the Escambia River. They arrived to find three boats engulfed in flames, threatening additional boats in the marina. All three were were destroyed, but firefighter prevented other boatss from burning.
A fourth boat broke loose during the fire and sank after getting stuck in a canal.
ECFR brough the fire under control by 3:43 a.m. The Florida Bureau of Fire and Arson is investigating.
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Northview’s Jamarkus Jefferson Commits To Hinds College
February 7, 2023
Northview High School’s Jamarkus Jefferson signed Monday to play football at Hinds Community College in Mississippi.
Jefferson finished last season leading the state across all classifications with 47 total touchdowns — 43 rushing and four receiving. He was 11th in total touchdowns across the entire nation. Jefferson was first in Class 1R with rushing touchdowns, and fourth in all classifications in total yards rushing. With 2,377 yards on the ground, he was ranked third in Florida 1R.
“What a huge asset for our football program and what a great young man he’s been at Northview High School,” head football coach Wes Summerford said.
“I want to thank God for this opportunity, thank my parents for pushing me for this long journey,” Jefferson said as he went on to thank his coaches and fellow players.
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Tate’s Carmelo Campbell Signs With Waldorf University
February 7, 2023
Monday, Tate High School senior Carmelo Campbell signed to play football with Waldorf University in Forest City, Iowa. Photos by Maecy Mysak/Tate High School Yearbook for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Firefighter Injured In Nine Mile Road Apartment Fire
February 7, 2023
A firefighter was injured during an East Nine Mile Road apartment fire and transported to an area hospital.
The fire was reported about 4:45 p.m. at the Jasmine Creek Apartments across from Target.
Escambia County did release information detailing the nature of the firefighter’s injuries or current condition.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Evelyn Marie Dunkley Henry
February 7, 2023
Evelyn Marie Dunkley Henry, 85, of Cantonment, FL quietly passed away Thursday night February 2, 2023. She was born in Mobile, AL May 9, 1937 to George and Thelma Dunkley.
Evelyn grew up on a farm outside Linden, AL. She was either working on the 210 acre farm, picking cotton, going to school or helping raise her 5 brothers and sisters. She would often walk to and from school and work in the family store afterwards to help her parents.
She graduated from Marengo County High School in Thomaston, AL in 1955. She went to Fairhope, AL with the intent of going to dental hygiene school. Instead, she met at church the love of her life, George Douglas Henry. They married December 24, 1956 and were happily married 40 years until his death in 1997.
Her work ethic continued in her life as a mother. She raised four kids and helped to raise multiple foster kids. Baseball team mother, band mom, colorguard mom, camp cook, cheerleader, head switch picker, or emergency nurse. No task was too much for her. She loved being a stay-at-home mom and was truly a great one.
Once her kids were older, she started working outside her home. First, she and her oldest son got their driver’s license the same day. She worked at several retail stores and she also worked at West Florida Hospital with her son in respiratory therapy. Once her husband retired, they started a business together working side by side until his death. She passed this work ethic to all four of her kids. Her children became successful entrepreneurs, special forces soldiers, Russian foreign exchange students and world travelers.
Her family pride grew as she started seeing her grandkids come into the world. She was blessed to have 12 grandkids. Her grandkids included multiple Eagle Scouts, college baseball and football players, ministry workers, teachers, medical professionals, nurses, home builders, musicians and successful company leaders. She also has at last count 20 great-grandkids but still counting.
She started her life as a shy simple Christian farm worker. Before she finished her life on this earth, she had caught her granddaughter’s wedding bouquet, traveled across the US and Alaska several times, visited several foreign countries and built a snowman in Moscow’s Red Square. There is much more to this amazing woman but she was at her core a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 40 years, George Douglas Henry, and her brother, Jimmy Dunkley.
She is survived by her four children, Edwin (Susan) Henry, Douglas (Towana) Henry, Barbara Henry and Thomas Henry; twelve grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; her sisters, Francis Dunkley Crouch, Mary Jane Dunkley Goode and her brothers, Louis Dunkley and Cecil Dunkley.
Her grandchildren will be serving as pallbearers: Cody Henry, Jake Henry, Stephen Henry, Nikita Babkin, Sasha Babkin and Britt Pietrusewski.
Visitation will be Thursday, February 9, 2023, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North. Funeral service will be Friday, February 10, 2023, at 10:00am at Marcus Pointe Baptist Church. Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 South Highway 29, Cantonment, is entrusted with arrangements.
Linda Ann Scroggins
February 7, 2023
Mrs. Linda Ann Scroggins, age 70, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023, at her Brewton residence.
Mrs. Scroggins was born in Tensaw, AL and had been a resident of Brewton for the past 32 years, coming from Nokomis, FL. She had worked as a stock clerk at Walmart for a number of years. She loved Alabama Football, and her church, Jubilee Full Gospel Church in Riverview. She especially adored her family. She loved to help people when she could.
Mrs. Scroggins was preceded in death by a grandson, Mikey Edwards.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Edward Scroggins of Brewton; a son, Terry Laray (Kristen) Hastings of Riverview; a daughter, Tina (Eddie) Smith of Bay Minette; two sisters, Nancy Ellis of Flomaton and Karen Jerkins of Riverview; three grandchildren, Porsche Helton, Rebecca Kilpatrick, Shay Rollin; three great-grandchildren, Layla Rollin, Lynsey Rollin, and Chase Helton.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at noon at Jubilee Full Gospel Church in Riverview with Bro. Reo Pugh officiating. Interment will follow at Dry Springs Cemetery in McDavid, FL.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday at Jubilee Full Gospel Church from 11 a.m. until service time at noon.
Betty Jean Kennedy Adams
February 7, 2023
Betty Jean Kennedy Adams, 88, of Pensacola, Florida went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 4 2023. She was born on September 27, 1934 in Atmore. Alabama. She was raised in Defuniak Springs, Florida.
Betty married John Adams in March 1954 and they built a life together in Pensacola, Florida. She was a homemaker and worked occasionally at Ben Franklin and Woolworth stores part-time. She loved to golf, fish and bowl. Betty was a member of Hillcrest Baptist church. She devoted her life to God, her family and her friends. She found great joy in watching her grandchildren and great-grandchildren play sports.
Betty is preceded in death by her loving husband, John Adams and her dear grandmother Liddie Kennedy.
She is survived by her daughter Jeanie Forte, and her sons Johnny Adams and Steve (Judy) Adams, her grandchildren Mandy (Rusty) Moye, Robert (Cayce) Forte, Doug Adams, Andrea Vinson, Jennifer Rolin, Lauren McQuigg, and Hunter (Bailey) Adams, great-grandchildren, Josh, Brittany, Russ, Brad, Trenton, Kash, Madison, Jordan, Levi, Bryson, James, Andie, Chris, Nico, Enzo and numerous nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed by everyone who was blessed to have known her.
The family would like to give our heartfelt thanks to the wonderful people who devote their lives to caring for others-The doctors, nurses and staff at HCA Florida West Hospital and De Luna Health and Rehabilitation Center. You have been such a blessing to Betty and our family.
Visitation will be Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 10:00 am at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North. Funeral Services will follow at 11:00 am. A private burial will be held at Barrancas National Cemetery, NAS Pensacola, Florida.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 South Highway 29, Cantonment, is entrusted with arrangements.
Donald Ray Black
February 7, 2023
Donald Ray Black grew up in Century, Florida where he attended Century Elementary and High schools.
After high school, at age 17 he began working as a roughneck in the oil fields with his older brother Ellie. He worked on various oilfield assignments over the years that carried him all over the U.S. and other parts of the world including the Gulf of Mexico, Nigeria and Russia.
When he wasn’t working in the oilfields, he also worked as a truck driver; a career he truly loved. He long-hauled cargo over-the-road but also ran short trips hauling sand and gravel. He traveled all over the country and even into Canada and Mexico; occasionally partnering with his older brother Glynn, a fellow trucker. Donald traveled hundreds of thousands of miles and knew the highways like the back of his hand. In doing so, he’d also received traffic tickets in nearly all 48 states in the continental United States.
After the passing of his parents, he moved back into his childhood home and lived there the rest of his years. He took great pride in maintaining and improving the house and property. In his later years, he focused on repairing and selling outdoor power equipment. Donald also loved cooking, growing vegetables, shooting guns, and listening to Country Music and Classic Rock.
Donald was a free spirit that lived life on his own terms, with a heart as big as the Earth he’d traveled. He was generous to a fault, often helping family and friends without ever expecting anything in return. He is sorely missed by his friends and family, but he will always be remembered for his generosity, his knack for fixing things, his contagious laughter, and his precarious traveling stories.
He is preceded in death by his parents Ellie and Ida Black and his brother Glynn Black. He is survived by his sister, Linda Davis, his brother, Ellie (Belinda) Black, Jr, his favorite niece, Robin, and a whole semi-truckload of second favorite nieces and nephews, regular and great.
Investigation Continues After Human Remains Found In Bratt
February 6, 2023
An investigation is continuing after human remains were found near Bratt.
Highly decomposed remains were first discovered by a hunter on Christmas Eve, according to Escambia County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Morgan Lewis.
Monday, ECSO and Medical Examiner’s Office investigators returned to the scene on C.W. Caraway Road with cadaver dogs to search for additional remains. NorthEscambia.com was there as crime scene technicians, investigators, and volunteers with the cadaver dogs returned from a heavily wooded area, some carrying evidence bags.
“We found more of the evidence we were looking for today,” Dan Schebler, director of operations for the District One Medical Examiner’s Office, told NorthEscambia.com. The additional remains located Monday were believed to be from the same individual as the December discovery.
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C.W. Caraway Road is a private dirt lane that travels north off West Highway 4, about 1.5 miles east of Northview High School.
Lewis said the remains are part of an ongoing death investigation, and the remains may be those of an individual in an open missing person case. The Medical Examiner’s Office will make the final identification and determination if any foul play was involved.
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