Linda Faye Nelson Cox
October 13, 2023
Linda Faye Nelson Cox, 80, of Berrydale, FL passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. She was born in Century, FL and had lived in Berrydale for the last fifty years. She graduated from Allentown high school, Pensacola Junior college, and Faulkner State, and had worked for thirty years with the Santa Rosa County School Board.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Leonard Nelson and Violet Lee Holland Nelson, and her husband Billy Max Cox.
Survivors include her brother, Eddie Leonard Nelson Jr; uncle, Aaron Holland; aunt, Ola Mae Gill; her niece, Susana Michelle Caris; Nephew, Eddie Leonard Nelson III; several great nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 2:00 PM in the Jay Funeral Chapel with Pastor Jim Lassiter officiating. Visitation will be from 1-2 PM
Cantonment Woman Charged With Public Assistance Fraud
October 12, 2023
A Cantonment woman has been charged with felony public assistance fraud.
Tammy Anne Wooton, 49, was charged with failure to disclose a change in circumstances or failure to disclose a material fact to the Department of Children and Families.
Wooton failed to report change in employment, reported an extra household resident and failed to report a household member’s employment, according to court documents.
Prosecutors said she received benefits totalling $17,214.22 to which she was not entitled.
She was released from jail on a $5,000 bond.
Northview High Announces Homecoming Court
October 12, 2023
Northview High School has named their 2023 homecoming court.
Court members are:
12th Grade
- Chloe Criswell
- Army Findley
- Janiyah Hooks
- Tydeasia McKenzie
- Chloe Morris
11th Grade
- Aliyah Fountain
- Lacey Sapp
- Amiyah Smith
10th Grade
- Aakira Davis
- Noel Pugh
9th Grade
- Mikayla McAnally
- Jaycee Miller
- MaKayla Plato
The homecoming queen will be named during a ceremony that begins at 6 p.m. Friday in Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium on the Northview campus.
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No Rain Chance For The Next Week; Cooling Off Again Next Week
October 12, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Flomaton Police Report Someone Is Passing Counterfeit Money
October 12, 2023
The Flomaton Police Department is warning that someone is passing or attempting to pass counterfeit money.
FPD said they received several reports. They are asking anyone that believes they are a victim to call FPD at (25) 296-5811 or their local law enforcement agency.
Further details, including a suspect description, were not provided.
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Woman Gets One Year For Hospital Death Of Her Special Needs Daughter
October 12, 2023
An Escambia County woman convicted of battery and child abuse for an incident that claimed her daughter’s life in 2021 has been sentenced to one year in jail.
Jessica Ann Caroline Bortle, 36, also received three years probation and will be required to attend parenting classes. Bortle was originally charged with negligent manslaughter and aggravated child abuse for the death of 14-year old Jasmine Singletary inside Sacred Heart Hospital.
In July, a jury returned a guilty verdict on lesser charges of battery and child abuse.
Pensacola Police said Singletary — described as a special needs patient with a neuromuscular disorder — was in her room at Sacred Heart with her grandmother and Bortle.
Jasmine unexpectedly lost consciousness and stopped breathing, police said. Hospital staff began life saving procedures, but those efforts were unsuccessful and Jasmine died.
The autopsy showed that Jasmine had suffered massive injuries to her ribs and her liver. Those injuries were not present when she was admitted to the hospital.
Pensacola Police investigators said they determined that the injuries were caused by Bortle. An arrest report states she told police that she “slammed the hospital table into Singletary’s abdomen and then leaned onto the table with her weight” after she became angry after Jasmine cussed at her over color crayons.
During her trial, Bortle maintained that it was all an accident.
FWC Law Enforcement Report: Pitcher Plants, Undersized Fish
October 12, 2023
The Florida FWC Division of Law Enforcement reported the following recent activity:
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Officers Waters and Hahr responded to a complaint from the staff at Tarkiln Bayou State Park after a patron observed a subject picking protected pitcher plants. The patron advised the subject that picking the threatened plants was prohibited, but the subject responded she had permission and continued to pick them. The subject was found at her vehicle with the plants and issued a notice to appear for harvesting a threatened plant from public property without permission.
Officer Waters and Hahr were checking boats returning to the Navy Point boat ramp and located two boats in possession of undersized gray triggerfish. Both subjects responsible were charged with possession of undersized gray triggerfish. Later in the weekend, they located another boat with a four-person limit of gray triggerfish. All four of the fish were undersized, and the owner of the vessel was charged with possession of undersized gray triggerfish.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Officers Bower and Phillips were conducting resource inspections and located two subjects fishing from a local pier without valid saltwater fishing licenses. The officers conducted an inspection and located two flounder not in whole condition and additional undersized flounder. The flounder measured 10 inches in length. The legal size for flounder is 14 inches. A resource inspection was conducted on the second subject and two mangrove snapper filets were located at the bottom of the cooler, not in whole condition. Flounder and mangrove snapper are required to be landed in whole condition and possessing such fish not in whole condition in or on state waters or a public or private fishing pier is prohibited. Both subjects were cited appropriately for the violations.
This report represents some events the FWC handled during the time period; however, it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement. Information provided by FWC.
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Escambia Man Gets 30 Years For Child Porn
October 12, 2023
An Escambia County man has been sentenced to 30 years on state prison on child porn charges.
Brandon Lee Stafford pleaded to 15 counts of possession of certain images of child pornography, and he was designated a sexual offender by Circuit Judge Linda Nobles.
On February 24, 2022, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the Stafford’s residence in the course of an economic crime investigation. During that investigation, it was determined that he was in possession of child sexual abuse material on his electronic devices, according to prosecutors. That investigation was then turned over to the Special Victim’s Unit at the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
“This defendant had over 700 images of child pornography on his computer when it was seized by the Sheriff’s Department,” prosecuting attorney Carrie Gilmer said. “The child pornography found on the defendant’s devices was extremely disturbing and some of the worst that the investigator has come across in this type of case. This sentence will help protect the community and children in the future.”
Donald Ray White, Jr.
October 12, 2023
Donald Ray White, Jr. left for his heavenly home on October 7, 2023, at the age of 56.
Ray, as he was best known, was born in Brewton, Alabama, but lived most of his life in Jay and Milton, Florida. He was an alumnus of Jay High School and the University of West Florida. He dedicated his life to the service of Santa Rosa County, working in the Road and Bridge Department for almost 30 years. He was a dedicated Christian and a member of Harold First Baptist Church. His parents were Donald Ray White Sr. and Nora Nobley White Hunsucker.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Ray is survived by his wife of 33 years, Nelda Campbell White; his three children Brittany, Brandon, and Bethany White; his mother, Nora Nobley White Hunsucker; and his sister, Susan White Powell.
A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, October 13, 2023, at Lewis Funeral Home Pace Chapel, 4777 West Spencer Field Road Pace, Florida 32571, with visitation from 1:00-2:00pm and service at 2:00pm. Interment will immediately follow at Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery.
Brother Levi Blackmon officiating.
The family wishes to thank his coworkers at the county, for the valuable friendship they provided him for many years.
Glenn Lee Calloway
October 12, 2023
Glenn Lee Calloway of McDavid, Florida passed away on October 11, 2023 at the age of 75.
He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 13, 1947 to the late Comer Lee Calloway and Elma McCurdy Calloway.
Glenn was an accomplished welder/millwright with International Paper. He was a proud Veteran and a Master Mason. Glenn enjoyed racing and was a member of the Southern Outlaw Gassers.
He is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Judy Calloway; and great granddaughter, Lyla Rose Mathis.
Glenn is survived by his loving wife of 11 years, Belinda Eller Calloway; children, Kerrie Ann (Troy) Kersey and Jason (Beth) Calloway, Heather (Slick) Roley, Nikki Eller, and Danny (Kristi) Eller; grandchildren, Heather (John) Smith, Lacey (Jake) Stewart, Brittany Calloway, Brandon Calloway (Sarah Siemsen), Alex Ferris, Danny Gay, Alanna Gay, Falicia Maddox, Makinzi Roley, Hunter Eller, and Cami Eller; great grandchildren, Kayden, Evelyn, Jaxton, Raylee, Ryli, Ryan, Aiden, Kali, Kynlee, Weston, Zane, Myiah, Grayson, and Rivers.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 South Highway 29, Cantonment, is entrusted with arrangements