Tate Boys Entering Soccer Districts As No. 2 Seed On Saturday
January 24, 2023
The Tate High School boys soccer team is headed into the 6A District playoffs as the second seed.
The tournament schedule is as follows:
Thursday, January 26
No. 4 Pace will host No. 5 Milton at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Saturday, January 28
No. 2 Tate will host No. 3 Navarre at Ashton Brosnaham Park at noon.
No 1 Gulf Breeze will play the winner of Pace and Milton at 2 p.m. at Ashton Brosnaham Park.
Wednesday, February 1
Championship game at 6 p.m. at Ashton Brosnaham Park.
Tickets will be available only on GoFan.
High Winds, Severe Storms Possible Tuesday Night
January 24, 2023
Severe storms will be possible late Tuesday evening into early Wednesday morning across the North Escambia area. Damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph and tornadoes will be possible, and a few tornadoes could be strong (EF-2+).
There is also a high wind warning in effect Tuesday afternoon through late Tuesday night. Winds will be up to 40 mph with gusts to 55 mph possible.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 9pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Temperature rising to around 70 by 2am. Windy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph becoming south 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 62 by 11am, then falling to around 53 during the remainder of the day. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Sunday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 68.
Police Seek Info On $12,000 Welder Stolen From Flomaton Business
January 24, 2023
The Flomaton Police Department is seeking information about the theft of a $12,000 welding machine from a local business.
The Lincoln Electric Vantage 322 was stolen on January 17 from L&L Welding on Highway 31. The unit number on the machine is 134910 and the serial number is U1210304170.
Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator Ashley Wood at (251) 809-4444.
Cantonment Woman Charged With Felony Child Neglect For Failing To Provide Medical Care
January 24, 2023
A Cantonment woman was arrested after allegedly failing to provide medical care for her son.
Sabrina Dawn Neufeldt, 45, was charged with felony child neglect and was being held in the Escambia County Jail with a $50,000 bond.
On January 18, a man contacted the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office to report the possible child abuse.
He told deputies that Neufeldt contacted him on December 20 asking if she and her child could stay with him for a while. He agreed to let her “stay with him rent-free until she was able to get her life back on track,” according to an arrest report. He drove to pick her up from a camper, and “when he arrived at the camper he noticed the living conditions were horrible such as black mold, rats, and a wet interior”.
The man told deputies that the child was emotionally distressed and malnourished, with pale skin, dark rings around his eyes, and severe rotting of the teeth with an abscess. She allegedly stated that she needed to get insurance to provide medical care for the boy.
On January 15, the boy lost consciousness on a ride at Foley amusement park. After paramedics determined he had low blood pressure, Neufeldt said she would take him to the hospital the next day. Instead, she decided to drink heavily and became intoxicated, the report states, before leaving home.
The man contacted deputies when she did not return for two days. The relationship between Neufeldt and the man is redacted from the arrest report, but the man told deputies that he had not seen her in six years and that he does not have custody or appear on the child’s birth certificate.
According to the ECSO, the child had about eight rotten teeth and is skinny, but appeared to be eating. There were no other injuries noted.
Another witness said Neufeldt’s camper in Flomaton had rats and black mold and she often did not have food to feed the child.
Frances Eloise Bailey
January 24, 2023
On January 18, 2023, Jesus embraced Frances Eloise Bailey and welcomed her into heaven. A great reunion began soon thereafter with her husband, Ralston Bailey, who had been helping find their new mansion in heaven. The reunion enlarged when Mercer Clustus and Essie Lou Wasden Vaughn, her mamma and daddy, her sisters Edwina Vaughn Waren and Ouida Vaughn, her brother, Ray Vaughn, and a nephew, Alan Waren, joined in the festivities of that glorious party in heaven. Born near her home in Walnut Hill, Florida, Jabbo, as many called her, graduated from Ernest Ward High School and soon fell in love and married her Navy Ensign flight student, a marriage that lasted 71 years before her love’s death in 2018.
Survived by son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Judy Bailey; grandchildren: Heather Bailey, Jennifer (Damien) French, Shannon (Bryan) Gott, Stephanie (Scott) Richards; great-grandchildren Bailey (Abhinav) Desai, Jamey Vaughn, Noah, Amelia and Simon French, Mason and Lila Nicholson, and Bankston Gott; neices and nephews: Greg (Cyndi) Vaughn, Susan Scarborough, Del (Jean) Butler, Ric (Alice) Butler, and Becky Stapletonp and a sister, Ruby Butler.
Mother (Frances, Granny) enjoyed the Navy officer’s wife social life and it carried on in later life as she welcomed so many people into whatever organization or neighborhood of which she was a part. Avid game (card and domino) player, national level square dancer, bowler, and RVer, she and Raleigh traveled to many locations before and after retirement, often with other RVer friends who shared their hobbies.
During her carrier days, after Raleigh retired from the Navy, mother was a management level accountant, at the then young, Holiday Inn Corporation in Memphis, and Budget Analyst for the Generals and Admirals associated with the building of the B-1 Bomber. In her ‘spare time’ she was also a Cub Scout den mother and a bowling instructor at a local bowling alley in between bridge clubs and other activities.
She loved life! She loved family! She loved moving and that was a good thing because we lived in or drove through all 48 contiguous states in the US. If it wasn’t from house to house as we transferred from city to city as a Navy family, it was moving furniture after her son went out on weekends during high school and college so he could not possibly reenter the house silently late at night as he came home from wherever he had been. I think she laughed each time I tripped over something and believe she is laughing about that still. Frances and Bob loved kidding with each other!
Family would like to thank staff of both Wesley Haven Villas and The Haven of Our Lady of Peace for incredible care and compassion.
Service will be held at Faith Chapel Funeral Home, 100 Beverly Parkway, Pensacola, Florida 32505 on Friday, January 27th. Visitation 10am, Service 11 am, and burial at Barrancas National Cemetery at 1 pm. If you desire to make memorial gifts, please make them to Lillian United Methodist Church, 12770 Perdido Street, Lillian, Al 36549 or to your favorite charity.
Amanda Grace Parker
January 24, 2023
Amanda Grace Parker, age 50, of Cantonment, Florida passed away Monday, January 23, 2023. She was born in Pensacola, Florida to Robert and Eileen Robinson. She was married to James Parker for 17 years. She was a stay-at-home wife and loved her fur baby, spending time with family and watching ghost hunters. She had a passion for helping others.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Eileen Robinson; sister, Candace Robinson; dog, Marley Parker. She is survived by her husband, James Parker; daughters, Brooklyn Sorrells and Donielle DeVries; sons, Dominick and Michael Hughes; grandchildren, Jaiden, Jordan, Autumn, and Waverly and Sage. Brothers and sister, Sandi, Andy, and Randy; Mother-in-law, Pat Hepler; father-in-law, Charles Parker; aunt, Sue Byrne; sister-cousin, Leigh Dionisio.
Funeral service be Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 3:00pm at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North. Visitation will be prior to service from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Burial will be at Spruell Cemetery in Cantonment, Florida.
Charlotte Presley McGhee
January 24, 2023
Mrs. Charlotte Presley McGhee, 67 years of age, passed away, Saturday, January 21, 2023, in Pensacola, FL; with her family at her bedside. She was born November 5, 1955, in Atmore, AL; and has resided the last 22 years in Penscola, FL. She was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church.
Mrs. McGhee enjoyed spending time with her family and taking care of her grandchildren. She loved going shopping, especially to thrift stores and yard sales. She was an avid New Orleans Saints Fan and she also enjoyed going to the beach. She loved her church family and served as a Greeter for 15 years.
She is preceded in death by her parents, David Franklin Presley and Margaret English Peavy, and one special niece, Brandy Morris.
She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, Jack Allen McGhee, of Pensacola, FL; two daughters, Venus (James) Prince, of Pensacola, FL; Taris (Chris) Wickizer, of Pensacola, FL; three sisters, Shelia (Jerry) Johnson, of Nokomis, AL; Sherry Lovell, of Atmore, AL; Jackie (Rodney) Stewart, of Perdido, AL; four grandchildren, Alexus(Wilmer) Nunez, Layne Wickizer, Aya Prince, Amara Prince, two great-grandchildren, Halle Nunez, Daniela Nunez, two nieces, Shelli Doremus, Geri (Olan) Albritton, and children.
Funeral services will be held Friday, January 27, 2023, at 11:00 AM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC. with Rev. Jim Locke officiating.
Burial will follow at Judson Creek Indian Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Friday, January 27, 2023, from 10:00 AM until service time at 11:00 AM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC.
Pallbearers will be Odell McGhee, Marion McGhee, Robert McGhee, Daniel McGhee, Robert English, and Phillip Presley.
Perdido May Join Pensacola And Century As Escambia County’s Municipalities
January 24, 2023
Right now there are just two municipalities in Escambia County — the city of Pensacola and the town of Century.
But that could change in the not so distant future with the addition of the city of Perdido.
Those hoping to officially incorporate Perdido as a city held a public information meeting Monday night.
Proponents say Perdido generates an estimated $60 million a year in revenue for Escambia County, holds 16% of the county’s taxable real estate value and produces 20% of the tourist development tax.
Over the coming months, Perdido’s citizens will work together to propose boundaries and guide the creation of a feasibility study, a five-year projected budget, and a proposed city charter. The results will be submitted to the local legislative delegation to be considered as a local bill by the Florida House and Senate. If it passes the legislature, citizens in the proposed city of Perdido will vote on incorporation in 2024.
The proposed Perdido municipality has about 19,400 residents. As proposed, it would include Perdido Key and the inland area to the north.
Glenda Penton Campbell
January 24, 2023
Glenda Penton Campbell, 71, of Jay went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 22, 2023 after a brief illness.
She was born May 31, 1951, in Century, Florida to Joe Ivey and Marlene Salter. Glenda was a lifelong resident of Jay and a member of Berrydale Baptist Church. She graduated from Jay High School, Class of 1969, and Pensacola Junior College. She was a devoted nurse and caregiver.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Campbell; parents, Joe Ivey and Marlene Salter; infant brother, Stanley Salter; maternal grandparents, George and Leona Ivey; and paternal grandparents, Cuyler and Emma Salter.
Glenda is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Bradley (Paul) of Jay, Florida; grandsons, Dalton and Dylan Bradley, of Jay, Florida; sister, Joan Salter Shell, of Pensacola; nephews, Jason Shell and Logan Shell, of Pensacola, Florida; great- nephew, Jordan Shell (Heather), of Dawsonville, Georgia; special aunt and uncle, Charles and Grace Carnley, of Jay, Florida; stepsons, Hugh Campbell (Jerusha) of Pensacola, Florida and Jason Campbell (Debra), of Jay, Florida and their families; and special friends, Kathy and Salinda.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2023, from 1:00- 2:00 PM at Cora Baptist Church, 12953 Chumuckla Highway Jay, Florida 32565, with funeral service to start at 2:00pm. Pastor Bobby Carnley and Pastor Frederick Barrow officiating. Interment will follow at Cora Baptist Cemetery with Lewis Funeral Home directing.
Active pallbearers will be Dalton Bradley, Dylan Bradley, Marcus Wallace, Nick Pittman, Jordan Kent, and Kaleb Lowe. Honorary pallbearers will be Jason Shell, Logan Shell, Buddy Bradley, Truss Shell, Frank Lowry, Michael Rowell, and the JHS class of 1969.
The family would like to extend a special Thank You to the staff at The Terrace, Dr. David Smith, the doctors at Baptist Hospital for the great care given during her illness, and the MICU nurses for their compassionate and amazing care. We are forever grateful.
Per Glenda’s request, if you have something red, please wear it in celebration of her home going.
Alonzo Dillard Hutchinson
January 24, 2023
Alonzo Dillard Hutchinson was born September 11, 1937, in Columbia, TN, to the late Luvenia and James Hutchinson. He transitioned on January 18, 2023. He met and married his high school sweetheart, Octavia Joy Frey on June 7, 1957. To this union – one daughter, Barretta J. Alonzo was mostly known as “Pappy”, “Mr. Hut”, “Godfather”, and “One Putt”. Ms. Joy takes the privilege of calling him her “3-T’s” (Tall, Tan and Terrific). Another point of interest was to see the birth of his grandson, Clinton Bernard Keene.
Alonzo was an Army Veteran serving in artillery squad, 1955-1958, spending most of his military time in Germany.
He was employed with Monsanto Chemical Co., Columbia, TN and held the position of Chemical Analyst. In addition, he became a Department Supervisor in TN and Soda Springs, ID. He retired after 35 years’ service. He was an avid sportsman-Monsanto Bowling League (Columbia, Tennessee and the region). He also enjoyed tennis and ping-pong but his love was “Golf”. He was a member of the Ambassador Golf Club- Tennessee, Oregon Trail Golf Club- Idaho, Idaho State Senior Golf Association. They moved to Pensacola, Florida to become members at Monsanto Golf Course (Cypress Lakes Golf Course), Cantonment, FL.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Luvenia and James Hutchinson; brothers, James Hutchinson, and Lewis Hutchinson; sisters, Dorothy Smith and Gladys Jones.
He is survived by his loving wife, Octavia Joy Hutchinson; daughter, Barretta (Clinton L.) Keene; grandson, Clinton B. (Emily) Keene; sister-in-law, Norma Hutchinson; aunt, Emily (Robert Lee) Osborne; Godsons Edward Hamlett, Richie Conner, John Conner, Calvin Conner, Rodney Williams and Scott Taylor. Special nieces, Gloria Duke, Deborah Smith; special nephew, Terry Hutchinson. Extended families- Lewis Conner Family, Briggs/Turner Family, Helen Pigg Family, Thaggett Polk Family, Armstrong Family, Shelly Ortega Family, Dooley/Parks Family, Anita Jackson Family, Gloria Taylor Family, Sylvia Smith Owens Family, Doris Hayden Family.
Devoted cousins, Harold Osborne, Pamela (Gray) Francis and Michael (Robin) Osborne. “Our Girls”, Wanda Ward Dunn, Linda Fleming and Christinetta Shelton and so many others, nieces, nephews and friends.
Pallbearers Clinton L. Keene, Clinton B. Keene, Louis Conner, Richie Conner, John Conner and Gregory Pigg.
Honorary Pallbearers Willie Morgan, Hugh Mitchell, Lewis Nicholson, Enoch George, Otis Ray, Charles Tanner, Pee Wee Johnson, Mike Morrow, Kelly Bolingbrook, Monsanto Employees, American Legion, Ambassador Golf Club, Greater True Vine Church, Deluna Rehab Center, Sacred Heart Covenant Care.
In Lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to the Greater True Vine Missionary Baptist Church.
Graveside service will be Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Barrancas National Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 25, 2023 from 4: 00p.m to 6:00p.m. at Greater True Vine Missionary Baptist Church.
The repass will be at the Greater True Vine Multi-Purpose Center following graveside service.