Chance of Showers And Storm Friday And Saturday
August 29, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Increasing clouds with a 50 percent chance of mostly afternoon showers and thunderstorm, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Labor Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 87.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 87.
In Our House: Tate, Northview Look For Wins At Home Tonight
August 29, 2025
Gulf Breeze At Tate
“Nobody comes into our house and takes what’s ours.”
That’s the theme of the hype video that premiered last week at the big video board in Pete Gindl Stadium at Tate High School. (Fun fact: No other school in Escambia County has a big video board like the Tate Aggies.)
And last week, the Aggies held true with a big 21-7 win over Fort Walton Beach — the first of three straight games in the Aggies’ house.
Elijah West had 90 receiving yards for the Aggies with two touchdowns, including an impressive 77-yard reception from sophomore quarterback Miles Delarosa with just under five minutes to go in the first quarter. Tanner Clark had 88 yards on the ground for Tate.
The Aggies held Fort Walton to only 1.3 yards per carry with junior Cody White amassing 11 tackles, while seniors Samir Muhammad and Maliek North made eight stops apiece. And Tate recorded four QB sacks, with John Flynn taking the quarterback down three times and Tripp Daughtry adding one.
For a photo gallery from Fort Walton Beach at Tate, click here.
Gulf Breeze is coming off a 35-6 defeat at the hands of South Walton, giving up 402 yards total offense, with 270 of those in the air.
Kickoff for Gulf Breeze (0-1) at Tate is at 7 p.m. Friday on Carl Madison Field in Pete Gindl Stadium as the Aggies will be looking to again defend their house.
Opp at Northview
In the back of your mind, we bet you’ve heard of Opp, Alabama.
The little town near Andalusia is home of the Rattlesnake Rodeo, and birthplace of Mike DuBose, former Alabama Crimson Tide head football coach.
Friday night is the season opener for Opp, which went 7-4 last year.
For Northview, it’s the first home game under new head coach Doug Vickery as the Chiefs look to improve upon last week’s 37-2 loss on the road to the Destin Sharks.
Destin is a fairly new program, now in the fourth year under head coach E.G. Green, a former Florida State Seminoles star. If Destin were not a new school, they would likely be in 6A with 54 players on their MaxPreps roster.
Daniel Earnest, Jackson Helton, and Kayden Samelson each had a QB sack last week. Hunter Parker had 73 yards on 10 carries for the Chiefs, and Daniel Earnest had a safety for the Chiefs’ only points.
Kickoff for Opp (0-0) at Northview (0-1) is at 7 p.m. in Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Escambia County Approves New Church School In Walnut Hill
August 29, 2025
The Escambia County Development Review Committee (DRC) has approved plans for a new school in Walnut Hill, a joint project of two chuches.
Walnut Hill School is planned for nearly 65 acres in the 5000 block of Sandy Hollow Road. Most of the property is owned jointly by the Southern Harbor Mennonite Church on West Highway 4 and the Walnut Hill Mennonite Church on Highway 97.
Plans approved this week by the DRC show the project includes an 18,184 square foot school building with a gravel parking lot and a stormwater pond. Access to the school will only be from Sandy Hollow Road.
The new building is set replace the aging Walnut Hill School located on Highway 97.
Building permits are the next step in the county process before construction can begin.
Here Is Tonight’s High School Football Schedule
August 29, 2025
Here is a look at high school football games across the North Escambia area this week.
FLORIDA
- Gulf Breeze at Tate
- Opp at Northview
- Jay at Freeport
- Washington at West Florida
- Pine Forest at Daphone (AL)
- Pensacola Catholic at Pace
- Escambia at Niceville
- Milton at Pensacola High
ALABAMA
- Chickasaw at Flomaton
- North River Christian at Escambia Academy
- Monroe County at Escambia County (Atmore)
- T.R. Miller at Straughn
- Excel at W.S. Neal
Pictured: The Tate Aggies beat Fort Walton last Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Homers Not Enough As Wahoos Fall To Lookouts
August 29, 2025
witten by Bill Vilona
The Blue Wahoos have thrived at home this season with a low-scoring attack and late-inning battle of bullpens.
But not right now.
The Chattanooga Lookouts expanded a one-run lead off an eighth-inning miscue, then again turned to their stellar closer Trevor Kuncl to seal a 5-3 win Thursday night at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
It was the Lookouts’ (65-54, 27-26 in second half) third win in four games this week – two of these finished by Kuncl, who recorded his 20th save Thursday as one of the top relievers in Minor League Baseball.
Taking on their customary alternate identity on Thursdays as the Pensacola Mullets, the loss dropped the Blue Wahoos into a second-place tie with the Columbus Clingstones and three games back of the Montgomery Biscuits in the Southern League South Division race. The Biscuits had a 3-1 win against Biloxi to expand their lead.
For Pensacola, this was a game lost despite 10 hits, plus a sizeable number of hard-contact outs that could have changed the outcome.
One of those was the final out in the game.
The Blue Wahoos’ most dangerous hitter, Kemp Alderman, faced Kuncl representing the tying run at the plate with Jared Serna on base. Alderman squared up a fastball from Kuncl with two outs and sent it to the base of the right field wall, where Chattanooga’s Austin Hendrick snared it to end the game.
Alderman had blasted a solo homer over the left field wall in the first inning.
The Lookouts took a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning on Ethan O’Donnell’s solo homer off Blue Wahoos starter Will Schomberg, who made his Double-A debut after joining the team Aug. 19 from High-A level Beloit Sky Carp.
In the game-defining eighth inning, Blue Wahoos first baseman Tony Bullard made an errant throw on a grounder with reliever Josh Ekness running to cover first base. The ball rolled toward the dugout, allowing a run to score and runners going to second and third.
The Lookouts’ top prospect, third baseman Cam Collier, then followed with his third hit, a two-run single to open a 5-1 lead.
Bullard got two of those runs back with his opposite-field homer into the right field berm in the bottom of the eighth. The next two batters, Payton Green and Colby Shade, both singled. But Lookouts reliever Simon Miller struck out Emaarion Boyd to end the inning.
Serna, Bullard and Shade all had multiple hits for the Blue Wahoos. Collier was one of five multi-hit nights for the Lookouts, who collected 12 hits in the game.
The seven-game series, which included a makeup game doubleheader Wednesday, will continue on Friday night with the Blue Wahoos’ Orlando Ortiz-Mayr on the mound.
WANT TO GO?
WHO: Chattanooga Lookouts vs. Blue Wahoos.
WHERE: Blue Wahoos Stadium.
WHEN: Friday Thru Sunday.
GAMETIMES: Friday and Saturday games at 6:05 p.m., Sunday at 1:05 p.m.
UWF Receives $32.5 Million Triumph Grant For Cybersecurity, Computational Research Hub
August 29, 2025
The University of West Florida is positioned to further its robust research presence in Northwest Florida following the approval of a $32,515,120 grant proposal, subject to negotiating a term sheet and legal contract, from the Triumph Gulf Coast board of directors. The investment will accelerate the growth of UWF’s Institute for Analytics and Industry Advancement, or IAIA, and the Center for Cybersecurity, as well as establish a new Center for Computational Intelligence.
“This grant marks a pivotal step forward for UWF and our region,” said UWF Provost Dr. Jaromy Kuhl. “By expanding our capacity in cybersecurity and computational intelligence research, we are positioning Northwest Florida as a national leader in innovation. The work being done here will not only advance discovery and technology but will also strengthen our economy. We are grateful for the support from Triumph in our efforts to elevate our region to new heights.”
IAIA helps prepare individuals with technical skills to address workforce needs in data science, cybersecurity and engineering. The institute has concentrations in predictive and cognitive analytics, big data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, automation and computing. The areas of focus are intended to advance the research and scientific contribution of UWF, enabling it to move beyond simply teaching college classes and enable research faculty and staff to provide partnerships with businesses across key industry sectors. The Institute is also home to the UWF Predictive Analytics and Modeling Lab, where user-friendly analytics tools are developed for data-driven decision-making and predictions.
A key component of the project is the creation of the Center for Computational Intelligence, or CCI, within the Institute. The new center will serve as a world-class hub for advanced computational research, uniting faculty, researchers, students and industry partners around the development of next-generation technologies.
CCI will focus on designing and applying computational models and systems capable of performing complex tasks — work that supports breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, computational chemistry and bioinformatics. By fostering collaboration across disciplines, CCI will accelerate innovations with direct applications in healthcare, energy, environmental monitoring, personalized education and defense.
The grant will also allow UWF’s Center for Cybersecurity to leverage its role as a national leader in cybersecurity research and education programs to enable transformational impact across Northwest Florida and strengthen the region’s economic and workforce development. The Center will integrate AI into its initiatives and expand collaborations with defense, private sectors and regional partners to develop innovative solutions and provide long-lasting benefits to Northwest Florida.
In addition, the grant will help fund expansion of the new sciences and engineering building to provide added space for the Center for Cybersecurity and CCI, as well as the renovation of the Laboratory Sciences Annex to house advanced computational research labs. The overall project is projected to cost $130,204,292 over a 10-year period.
Molino Wreck Brings Down Power Lines Early Thursday
August 28, 2025
A single vehicle rollover crash brought down power lines early Thursday morning in Molino.
The driver of a Chevrolet Silverado ran off Highway 95A near Schaag Road about 5:40 a.m. and collided with a power pole, breaking the pole and sending power lines to the ground.
The driver was reportedly able to exit the truck on their own.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating. Escambia County EMS and the Molino Station of Escambia County Fire Rescue also responded.
FPL worked for hours to make repairs; there was no immediate word on the number of people who may have lost power.
Reader submitted photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Cantonment Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Narcotics Trafficking
August 28, 2025
A Cantonment man has been sentenced to federal prison on narcotics trafficking charge.
Bennie Charles Deloach, age 36 of Hazard Lane, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine or 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.
“Methamphetamine is a dangerous drug that is plaguing our community and threatening the health and safety of our citizens,” United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida John P. Heekin said. “I deeply appreciate the hard work of our state and federal law enforcement partners to help keep drug traffickers like this defendant off our streets, and my office will not hesitate to aggressively prosecute these offenses to safeguard our community.”
According to court records, a Pensacola Police Department Officer attempted to stop Deloach’s vehicle, as Deloach had active felony warrants. Deloach fled from the officer, hitting a pole and a parked vehicle, and then got out of the vehicle and fled on foot. Officers located narcotics, including a large amount of methamphetamine, in a backpack Deloach dropped, as well as more narcotics in the vehicle. The methamphetamine weighed over 830 grams.
“Effective law enforcement in the war on drugs isn’t just about reacting to crime … it’s about anticipating it, disrupting the supply chains, and working together with all of our law enforcement partners to stop it,” said Pensacola Police Department acting Chief Kristin Brown. “Illegal use of drugs in our community is something that cannot be tolerated, and we will use all avenues in the war on drugs.”
“Those who distribute methamphetamine in Florida will be held accountable,” said DEA Miami Field Division Special Agent in Charge Deanne L. Reuter. “The health and safety of our Florida communities is my top priority – always.”
The conviction and sentence were the result of a joint investigation by the Pensacola Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Task Force. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jessica S. Etherton.
Rain Chance Increases The Weekend
August 28, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 82. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Labor Day: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Quarter Million Little Tabs, Big Impact: Molino Park Elementary Helps Families At Ronald McDonald House
August 28, 2025
Last school year, the students, faculty and families at Molino Park Elementary School collected 196 pounds of pop tabs—those little pull tabs off the tops of aluminum drink cans—to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida.
The charity recycles the aluminum tabs, with the proceeds contributing to their mission of keeping families close to their children receiving medical treatment.
Just how many pop tabs is that? With an estimated 1,267 tabs per pound, Molino Park’s donation is just under a quarter million pop tabs!
Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.