Partly Cloudy, Patchy Fog Tonight
June 11, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 86. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 86. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 88. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 89. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Leadership Changes Coming At Jim Allen And McArthur Elementary Schools
June 11, 2025
Leadership changes are coming to Jim Allen and McArthur Elementary Schools.
Pending school board approval, Stephanie Gilmore, former assistant principal at Jim Allen, will be the new principal at McArthur Elementary School. Brianna Cooks, the former curriculum coordinator at JES, has been promoted to assistant principal at Jim Allen.
Pictured: Brianna Cooks (left) and Stephanie Gilmore (right). Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Joseph Alan Phillips
June 11, 2025
September 17, 1949 – June 10, 2025
Joseph Alan Phillips passed away on June 10th at his home in Atmore, Alabama, surrounded by his family.
Joe grew up in a farming family, and his love of the smell of the dirt, farming, and harvesting crops never left him. Joe worked on the farm through his teen years. After he married, Joe began working for Liberty National Life Insurance Company, where he remained for almost 25 years. After encountering some health issues, he decided to join Meyer Real Estate in Gulf Shores and worked for 10 years until health issues forced an early retirement. His love of people and the gift of talking to anyone and everyone suited him well in his sales career, and he remained friends with many of his customers even after his retirement.
Some of his best years were spent with his family and friends at Fort Morgan, Alabama. His greatest joy was watching his grandchildren enjoy the area that he and his sons had enjoyed as children. He thought there was nothing better than watching his sons catch mullet, having a fish fry with family, friends, and neighbors later that afternoon, and enjoying the beautiful sunset over the Bay.
Joe loved his family. He and Becky celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary on June 9th. He loved being with his sons, their families, and their friends. He was honored that their friends called him Pop. Joe told everyone he met about his grandchildren, how much he loved them, and how proud he was of them. Even on his worst days, just the sight of his grandchildren brought joy to his heart and a smile on his face.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey L. and Glenda Mildred Phillips, his sister, Joyce Phillips Sellers, and his brother, William Harvey (Bill) Phillips.
Joe is survived by his wife, Rebecca (Becky) Sellers Phillips; sons Jonathon Alan (Tracie) Phillips and Jarard Burton (Ashley) Phillips; grandchildren Piper Isabella Phillips, Sutton Hayes Phillips, Briggs Burton Phillips, Madison (Trae) Hall, Alexus (Hunter) Hanson, Mercedes (Aaron) Rupe, and Tryton Watson; four great-grandchildren; and sister, Barbara (Wayne) Harrison.
Joe was a member of Shell Banks Baptist Church at Fort Morgan, Alabama, and loved his Church family.
A Celebration of Life will be held from the chapel of Johnson Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore, Alabama, on Saturday, June 14th at 11:00 a.m. Family will receive friends at Johnson Quimby from 10:00 a.m. until service time at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery, Atmore, Alabama. The service will be officiated by Bro. Don Melton and Rev. John Ballard.
Active Pallbearers are Chris Harrison, Travis Harrison, Michael Harrison, Brandon Phillips, Chris Mixon, and Dewane Hayes. Honorary Pallbearers are Freddie Hobbs, Tony Wooten, Tryton Watson, Sutton Hayes Phillips, Camden Mixon, Carson Mixon, and Eric Stuart.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in memory of Joe Phillips to Shell Banks Baptist Church, 1940 Gasque Lane, Gulf Shores, Alabama, 36542, or your favorite charity.
Miller Leads One-Hit Shutout, Wahoos Beat Rocket City For Fifth Consecutive Win
June 11, 2025
written by Erik Bremer
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos won their fifth game in a row on Tuesday night, collecting a season-high 13 hits and holding the Rocket City Trash Pandas to only one in a 6-0 victory.
Jacob Miller (W, 2-4) turned in the best start of his Double-A career, striking out seven Rocket City batters over 6.0 scoreless innings. Only a fourth-inning double from Denzer Guzman kept the Blue Wahoos from a combined no-hitter, instead settling for the 13th one-hitter in team history and the club’s first since April 2023.
Johnny Olmstead broke a scoreless tie with his team-leading eighth home run, a two-run shot in the fourth inning, to give the Blue Wahoos a 2-0 lead. Josh Zamora added an RBI single in the sixth to extend the lead to 3-0 against Trash Pandas starter Sam Aldegheri (L, 2-4), who contributed a quality start but was handed a tough-luck loss.
The Blue Wahoos added three more runs in the ninth, loading the bases with singles before Mark Coley II delivered a sacrifice fly and two more runners scored on a Guzman fielding error at shortstop to extend the lead to 6-0.
Nigel Belgrave struck out five batters over 2.0 perfect innings of relief, and Justin King worked around a hit batsman and a walk to pitch a hitless ninth and secure the shutout victory.
The Blue Wahoos won comfortably despite making eight outs on the basepaths and going 2-for-11 in scoring position. Their five-game winning streak is a season high, and draws them within 5.0 games of first-place Biloxi with 11 games remaining in the first half.
The series against the Trash Pandas continues on Wednesday, with a first pitch from Toyota Field scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
Mosquito Control To Spray Tonight In Portion Of Cantonment
June 10, 2025
Weather permitting, the Escambia County Mosquito Control Division will conduct fogging missions today, June 10, in a portion of the Cantonment area.
Mission hours vary, but typically occur in the evening hours from 6-9:30 p.m. All operations are dependent on weather conditions.
When possible, pre-application and post-application surveillance is performed to ensure fogging is warranted. Methods used to determine need include dry ice-baited light traps, landing rate counts, and service requests received from the public.
Cantonment Man Charged With Cemetery Burglary
June 10, 2025
A Cantonment man is charged with theft of items from a Pensacola Cemetery.
Jonathan Andre Vaughn Endress, 39, was charged with multiple felonies, including burglary, dealing in stolen property, and grand theft, all felonies.
Endress allegedly stole equipment from a locked tool room in the maintenance shop at Bayview Memorial Park Cemetery, including a string trimmer, chainsaw, and generator. According to an arrest report, Endress was a cemetery employee at the time of the alleged thefts and was caught on security video forcing his way into the tool room.
The Pensacola Police Department learned that the string trimmer, valued at $399, was pawned by Endress at Capital Pawn for $100. The pawn shop returned the string trimmer to the cemetery at no charge, resulting in a $100 loss for the business and a misdemeanor larceny charge against Endress.
Endress remained in the Escambia County Jail Tuesday with bond set at $17,000.
Rain And Thunderstorms Remain Likely For Tuesday
June 10, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 85. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 86. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 88. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. High near 86. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 86. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 87. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Atmore Police Arrest Sixth And Final Suspect In Main Street Shooting Incident
June 10, 2025
A sixth suspect has now been charged in connection with two shootings in Atmore.
Lemareyoun Moore, 19, is charged with attempted murder, discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, and discharging a firearm into an unoccupied building. He turned himself into officers at the Atmore Police Department and was transported to the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center in Brewton.
APD said he is the final suspect in the shooting.
Police have also arrested 18-year-old Dexter Adams, 21-year-old Ryeheem Banks, and three 17-year-old juveniles for the shootings. The juveniles are being charged as adults, but Alabama law prevents police from releasing their names.
About 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, Atmore officers responded to the area of North Main and Howard Street following reports of shots fired into a passing vehicle. The Wing & Burger Box restaurant on the northeast corner of the intersection was also hit by gunfire. No injuries were reported.
Responding officers recovered a significant amount of evidence at the scene, collecting 47 spent shell casings believed to be from two different caliber firearms.
Do Career Offenders Live Near You? Florida’s Registry Offers New Search Capabilities
June 10, 2025
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) today launched Florida’s enhanced Career Offender registry on FDLE’s website, with new neighborhood search features and maps. The Career Offender registry is a public safety application that gives the public access to search for court-designated violent offenders throughout Florida.
The new Florida Career Offender registry is located here.
“I encourage citizens to bookmark FDLE’s website and use our online registries regularly. The Career Offender registry, like the Sexual Offender registry, is an absolute necessity for your safety toolbox. We have nearly 20, 0000 Florida career offender felons on the registry. Knowing the locations of these folks can help keep Florida’s citizens, their families and visitors safe,” said
The public can search for career offenders by name, region, county, city, and address. The online Career Offender registry’s neighborhood searches can be tailored to find registrants residing within a one-quarter mile radius to within a five-mile radius of an address, and the results can be displayed on an interactive map as well as in a comprehensive list format.
FDLE launched the original online Career Offender registry in 2003, under the Florida Career Offender Registration Act. The registry at the time included approximately 400 registrants. Today, the registry includes nearly 20,000 Florida career offenders
Career offenders are individuals who have been designated by a court as a habitual violent felony offender, a violent career criminal, or a three-time violent felony offender under s. 775.084, or as a prison releasee reoffender under s. 775.082(9), AND who are serving or have been released from sanction in the State of Florida on or after July 1, 2002.
Legal Help: Lawyers In The Library Tuesday In Century, Wednesday In Molino
June 10, 2025
“Lawyers in the Library” will be held this week at the libraries in Century and Molino.
Legal Services of Northeast Florida (LSNF) will provide the service as follows:
- Century Library: Tuesday, June 10 from 10 a.m. until noon
- Molino Library: Wednesday, June 11 from 10:30 a.m. until 11:20 a.m.
LSNF can help with legal information or help eligible clients apply for services on a first-come, first-served basis. Areas of law may include: family law issues, employment law, bankruptcy/collections, custody/child support, property disputes, title clearing/probate, housing law, domestic violence, and sexual violence.
Attendees should bring any document related to their question.
The program is held the second Tuesday of every month at the Century Library and every second Wednesday of the month at the Molino Library. For more information contact LSNF at (850) 432-8222.