Tate Grad Maum Awarded Escambia Retired Educators Scholarship
June 21, 2025
At this week’s Escambia County School Board meeting, the Escambia County Retired Educators Association awarded Nicholas Maum with a $1000 scholarship.
Maum, a 2025 Tate graduate, plans to enter the educational field.
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Gulf Coast Recreation Classic Is Next Week At John R. Jones Ballpark
June 21, 2025
Next week, Escambia County Parks and Recreation will host the 2025 Gulf Coast Recreation Classic at the John R. Jones Ballpark at 555 East. Nine Mile Road.
The games begin on Monday, June 23 and last until Saturday, June 28. Game times are 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m., and 7:15 p.m. Monday-Friday and Saturday games will begin at 9 a.m. Roger Scott Athletic Complex, located at 2130 Summit Boulevard., will host the 10U division games June 23-24, 26-27 at 5:30 and 7:15 p.m.
There will be 62 recreation-based all-star teams participating in the Gulf Coast Recreation Classic, including teams from Escambia County, City of Pensacola, City of Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa County, and Okaloosa County. Teams consist of youth baseball players ages 7-15. The tournament is open to the public at no charge. All spectators are welcome to support the recreation all-stars.
Escambia County teams include players from Northwest Escambia Baseball (NWE), Perdido Baseball, NEP Baseball, Molino Recreation Association, and West Pensacola Baseball.
“We’re thrilled to welcome these all-star teams back to Escambia County for another great year of youth sports,” Escambia Parks and Recreation Director Michael Rhodes said. “It’s an honor to be selected to host these teams, and I’d like to give a special shoutout to our staff who works hard to make this event happen. The passion our players and their families have for youth sports is what makes events like this possible. We look forward to a great week of youth sports and invite everyone to come out and join us.”
Pictured: NWE 10U at the Gulf Coast Recreation Classic. File photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Donald (Donnie) Clarence Nolin
June 21, 2025
Donald (Donnie) Clarence Nolin died unexpectedly on June 19, 2025, at Century Rehab Center. He was 71 years old. The family is deeply saddened and shocked by his sudden death. Donnie was born on April 7, 1954. Donnie loved life, loved his family, loved people and loved his work.
Donnie is survived and missed by his loving wife Brenda of 52 years; and his children and their spouses, Chris and Terra Pierce, Scottie and Alice Stewart, and Donald E. Nolin. Forever cherished and remembered by his eight grandchildren, Dawson, Reagan, Brody, Jordan, Hunter, Finn, Isaac, and Gracelynn.
Donnie was predeceased by his father, A.N. and his mother, Joy Jean Nolin.
He was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Flomaton, AL where he eventually met his wife. Some of his greatest joys came from spending time with his family. They created many memories gathering to grill, trips to the creek, and hunting with his son. He always had treats reserved for his grandchildren in a paper bag, handy snacks and even ice cream.
Donnie had one profession throughout his life as a welder and took great pride and care in his work. For nearly forty-two years, he worked locally and even out of state providing for his family.
Donnie enjoyed watching Alabama football with his wife and was an avid Roll Tide fan. He could be seen on game days with his houndstooth hat.
Donnie was such a kind man with a servant’s heart and did everything with honesty and integrity. He had very strong values, believed in helping others, and was well liked by everyone, mostly due to his big heart.
There are no words that can express how grateful and blessed we are to our family and friends who were there for us in this difficult time of need. Also a heartfelt thank you to the staff at Century Rehab who were with us in the passing of a loved husband, father and friend.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Flomaton Funeral Home on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 10 a.m. with speakers Mr. Ronnie Freeman and Mr. Carl Jackson.
Family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. until 10 a.m. service time.
White Debuts, Wahoos Fall In Wild 10-Inning Finish
June 21, 2025
written by Willie Phaler
Even with a 3-2 loss in extra innings on Friday night, there was a special buzz around Blue Wahoos Stadium. With specialty jerseys and a beanie giveaway for Snowmageddon night, a capacity crowd filed in.
Oh yeah, and for the Double-A debut of the Marlins’ No.1 and MLB Pipeline’s 30th overall prospect, Thomas White.
With all of the hype surrounding the young right-hander’s Blue Wahoos debut, it was overshadowed by pure chaos in extra innings.
Heading into extras with the score at 1-1, there had already been nine unpredictable innings played. White and his counterpart, Brody Hopkins, both made early exits, and each team’s bullpen was lights out. To pair with on-the-fly bullpen pairings from each side, Pensacola manager Nelson Prada was ejected in the third inning, arguing a ball-in-play call with home plate umpire Jared Duerson.
In the top of the tenth, Montgomery took a two-run lead after a double from Matthew Etzel off of Will Kempner (L, 0-1), with Tatem Levins getting just under Ryan Ignoffo’s tag at the plate, infuriating the Blue Wahoos on the field and in the dugout. Following the play, multiple ejections ensued, including reliever Ricky DeVito in the bullpen and second baseman Cody Morissette.
The Blue Wahoos, fielding a makeshift defense that included Nathan Martorella moving from first to left field and Dalvy Rosario coming in to second from center field, escaped the top of the tenth. Martorella singled in Grant Richardson on the first pitch of the bottom half of the inning to cut the lead to 3-2.
The Blue Wahoos were able to load the bases with two outs, as Johnny Olmstead reached on a dropped third strike and Ignoffo reached on an infield single. The Biscuits let nothing more come from it, as Jackson Lancaster (S, 1) induced a ground ball to short from Dalvy Rosario to end the night.
White’s night began with an up-and-down first inning. After notching his first career Double-A strikeout against Homer Bush Jr. to lead off the night, he walked the next two hitters, along with a single to Matthew Etzel. White picked up two more punchouts, sitting down Colton Ledbetter and Tres Barrera to wiggle out of the self-induced jam, but not without racking up his pitch count to 37 in the first frame.
Montgomery continued to force White into elevating the pitch count, forcing an early exit. As the Massachusetts native was taken out at 2.2 IP, he allowed three hits, one earned run, four walks and four strikeouts in his first start at Double-A.
“It’s good to see that my stuff definitely does play,” White said. “I felt pretty comfortable, actually. I think there’s sometimes you just go out there and maybe you just don’t have it, whether something’s not clicking mechanically or just release point-wise.”
After the Biscuits pushed a run across against White in the third thanks to an infield single by Etzel, the Blue Wahoos tied things up at one with a bases-loaded walk. Montgomery starter Brody Hopkins walked four in the fourth, allowing Shane Sasaki to score to bring it to 1-1.
Alex Williams was a standout for the Pensacola bullpen as he shouldered the load for the staff. After White lasted only 2.2 IP while pushing his pitch count to 70, Williams provided 4.2 IP of shutout baseball. While allowing only two hits, the right-hander pushed his scoreless streak to 19.1 IP, tying Tim Adelman for the tenth-longest streak in franchise history.
The Biscuits found success in the bullpen, piecing together 5.0 shutout innings prior to Martorella’s RBI in the tenth against Lancaster. Dan Hammer, Keyshawn Askew and Trevor Martin (W, 3-1) put together this stretch that helped push the Biscuits to their third win of the week.
The Blue Wahoos and Biscuits will meet for the fifth game of a six-game series Saturday night, with Dax Fulton (3-4, 3.60 ERA) taking the mound for Pensacola while Ty Cummings (2-2, 3.07 ERA) will make his fifth start of the year for Montgomery.
WANT TO GO?
WHO: Montgomery Biscuits vs. Blue Wahoos
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday.
GAMETIMES: Saturday’s game starts at 6:05 p.m. The game on Sunday starts at 4:05 p.m.
WHERE: Blue Wahoos Stadium
Rufus Burch
June 20, 2025
Rufus Burch, age 67, passed away at his residence on June 17, 2025.
Mr. Rufus was born in Atmore, Alabama and has been a lifelong resident of Escambia County Alabama. He was an avid Trump supporter. Mr. Burch loved his family, loved to fish, watch family feud, and listen to country music. He loved to work all the time. He is preceded in death by his parents – Albert & Ola Burch; brothers – Douglas Burch, Clarence Burch, and Albert Burch Jr.; sister – Debra Kay Burch; Mother and father n law – Doris and Leon Graves; brother n law – Lee Graves.
Mr. Rufus Burch is survived by his wife of 47 years Mrs. Dorie Graves Burch; daughter – Loren Lee Burch of Michigan; brothers – Fred (Loree) Burch of Castleberry, Kenny Burch of Satsuma, Jesse (Cindy) Burch of Brewton, David Burch of Brewton; sisters – Sally Blackwell – Brewton, Dot (Elbert) Turberville of Excel, Carolyn Presley of Atmore, Lisa Pontiff of Panama City, FL, and Sue Baby Burch of Brewton.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at 10:00 am from the chapel of Craver’s Funeral Home with Bro. Bobby Carnley officiating. Interment will follow at the Hartwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Friday, June 20, 2025, from 6Pm until 8:00 PM at the Craver’s Funeral Home Chapel.
Pallbearers – MacKenzie Locklear, Chris Burch, Justin Burch, Michael Carraway, Vince Turberville, Jonathan Turberville.
Honorary Pallbearers – Brian Grantham and Barry Fillmore.
FHP: Cantonment Man Charged With DUI After Fleeing From Trooper Twice
June 20, 2025
A 53-year-old Cantonment mans is accused of DUI and fleeing from a state trooper that pursued him twice.
Bruce Maurice Tucker was charged with DUI, fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, and resisting an officer. He was later released on an $8,000 bond.
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a Cedar Point Road in Cantonment where they found Tucker passed out behind the wheel of his Chevrolet Silverado in the middle of the road with the engine running, according to an FHP report. The trooper activated his blue lights and woke Tucker up. He reported smelling alcohol on Tucker’s breath.
FHP said he refused to exit the vehicle and drove away, with the trooper in pursuit. He stopped a short distance later, before fleeing again with the trooper pursuing him to a yard. The trooper reported hitting a tree stump, disabling his cruiser with a bent rim and Tucker continued down the roadway.
Troopers later obtained video of the Chevy swerving in the road prior to it stopping on Cedar Point Road, and FHP identified Tucker as the driver.
Want To Play Molino Photo Bingo? Take These Photos, Join Library Group On Monday
June 20, 2025
Want to play Molino Photo Bingo?
The Molino Library Photography Club will meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 23 at the library.
Attendees are taking part in Molino Photo Bingo to learn and improve their skills. The bingo card is pictured above (click to enlarge) or click here for a pdf. It is not necessary to participate in the bingo to attend the meeting.
Club members learn about photography, whether using a simple a simple camera, a more professional DSLR, or a phone. The meeting is open to anyone, whether a beginner or pro.
Why Is The Power Going Off So Much In The Flomaton, McCall Area?
June 20, 2025
Residents in the Flomaton and McCall areas has reported to us that they are experience frequent power outages, and Southern Pine Electric Cooperative has explained why.
In the Flomaton, McCall, Keego, and Pineview areas, Southern Pine is in the process of upgrading the three-phase power distribution lines in the area, and contractors are doing the work while the lines are still energized.
“For their safety we have to set the breaker in the substation to open much faster. This will help keep the workers in a much more safe position just in case an accident occurs while they are working,” Southern Pine said. “One downside to this is, anytime there is an issue such as lightning or any other fault on the lines, it can cause the breaker in the substation to cut the power much faster than it normally would.”
The utility said the upgrades are designed to ultimately enhance system reliability.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Candidate Qualifying Is Next Week For Open Century Town Council Seat
June 20, 2025
Candidates can qualify next week to seek an open seat on the Century Town Council.
On May 6, Councilmember Sandra McMurray-Jackson resigned from Seat 5 for personal reasons. With more than six months remaining until the end of her term in January 2027, the town charter requires that the council set a special election and appoint a replacement to the five-member body. To date, the council has failed to appoint an interim replacement.
The special election has been set for Tuesday, July 29. If no candidate for the non-partisan seat receives one vote more than 50%, a runoff will be held on September 29. The winner will take office 10 days after certification of the election.
What are the qualifications?
A candidate must be a registered voter in the Town of Century, as set forth in the town charter. There are no other qualifications.
How to file?
A candidate must with the Escambia County Supervisor of elections from Monday, June 23 at 8 a.m. through Wednesday, June 25 at 5 p.m at the Supervisor of Elections Office. Alternatively, a candidate may qualify with a Supervisor of Elections representative that will be at Century Town Hall on Monday, June 23 from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
What does is cost?
The qualifying fee that must be paid is 1% of the annual salary, plus a $12.85 filing fee for a total of $50. There is no option to qualify by petition.
Early Evening Showers, Low In The Low 70s Friday Night
June 20, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.