Bonus Photos: Northview Chiefs Fans, Band, Cheerleaders
September 2, 2025
The Northview Chiefs dropped their home opener to Opp Friday night 26-14.
For a bonus photo gallery including the band, fans, student section, and cheerleaders, click here.
For a game action story and photos, click here
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Sunny, Dry Week Ahead
September 2, 2025
Sunshine continues to dominate the North Escambia area forecast for the next several days, with temperatures gradually climbing from the upper 80s into the low 90s. Mornings and nights will be mild and clear, offering pleasant conditions before the daytime heat sets in. Light winds will keep things comfortable.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 69. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Dub’s Birthday Doubles Not Enough In Wahoos Loss To Shuckers
September 2, 2025
written by Erik Bremer
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos began a pivotal road series against the Biloxi Shuckers with a 6-3 loss on Monday night.
Playing on Labor Day for the first time since 2019, and playing on a Monday for just the third time in five years, the Blue Wahoos out-hit the Shuckers 11 to 8 but couldn’t overcome an early deficit.
First baseman Dub Gleed, celebrating his 23rd birthday, was 4-for-4 with three doubles, tying a franchise record last set by Royce Lewis in 2019.
Right fielder Fenwick Trimble, named the Southern League Player of the Week earlier in the afternoon, made a strong first impression in the field in the first inning. With two on and two outs, Shuckers designated hitter Mike Boeve made a bid for a three-run homer before Trimble reached over the right field wall to make an impressive catch.
Gleed’s first double of the night scored Mark Coley II from second base in the second inning to give the Blue Wahoos a 1-0 lead. That would be the only run allowed by Biloxi starter Tyson Hardin, who worked 2.1 innings in his continued return from a lengthy stay on the injured list.
Blue Wahoos starter Alex Williams (L, 4-4), saved from a Boeve homer by his right fielder in the first inning, surrendered a two-run shot to Garrett Spain in the second inning for a 2-1 Biloxi lead. The Shuckers added on in the third, loading the bases before a Darrien Miller RBI groundout extended their advantage to 3-1.
Three more Biloxi runs scored on a pivotal play in the fourth, as Cooper Pratt lifted a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to Trimble in right field. An errant relay throw from second baseman Payton Green sailed into foul ground, emptying the bases and putting the Shuckers ahead 6-1.
The Blue Wahoos got two back in the fifth inning on back-to-back RBI doubles from Michael Snyder and Jared Serna off Zach Peek (W, 6-2), but clutch hits eluded them the rest of the night. Two runners were stranded in scoring position in the seventh inning, and Abdiel Mendoza (S, 1) left runners at the corners in the ninth to seal a 6-3 final.
With the loss, the Blue Wahoos are now 4.5 games behind first-place Montgomery in the second half South Division standings with 11 games to play in the regular season.
After an off day Tuesday, the Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Shuckers on Wednesday.
Sylvia Ann Lunsford
September 2, 2025
Sylvia Ann Lunsford, 73, of Pace, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 30th, 2025. Sylvia was born December 6th, 1951, in Brewton, AL, to Clyde and Dollie Mae McCormick.
Sylvia was affectionately known as Mom, Nana, and Aunt Sib. She was kind, loving, and always generous. Anyone who entered her home was treated like family. Two of her favorite things were Diet Dr. Pepper and Gunsmoke. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed having her family together for special occasions. Sylvia was famous (at least in the immediate family) for her “Christmas stockings.” After all other activities were over, she would disappear only to reemerge with stockings for everyone – even the adults. It soon became a running joke that whenever she would go to another room, the family would all start yelling, “stocking time,” even when it wasn’t Christmas. On one occasion, she even hid them in a present addressed to herself so she could smuggle them into Kristen’s home without anyone knowing. She did threaten, though, to cancel Christmas anytime one of us failed to cooperate.
Sylvia also defended her daughters-in-law, claiming she didn’t know why they would put up with her sons’ antagonism and saying they could come live with her anytime they wanted.
She retired from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.
She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Max McCormick; and sister, Marie Caraway.
She is survived by her children, Jeffrey (Sue) McKee, Kristen (Jason) Mitchem, Stephen (Mary-Catherine) McKee; her grandchildren, Alexis Mitchem, Anna McKee, Stella McKee, and Jordan McKee; siblings, Barbara Merritt (Bill), Joseph (Dorothy) McCormick, Carolyn (Skip) Tompkins, Debra Morris, brother-in-law, Lavon Caraway; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She loved her family, and her family loved her. She will be sorely missed.
A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday September 6, 2025, at Lewis Funeral Home Milton Chapel, 6405 Highway 90 West Milton, FL, 32570, with visitation from 12:00-1:00pm and service at 1:00pm with Rev. Mike Poston officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Walling Cemetery.
Learn About Future Flood Mitigation Efforts And Planning At Escambia Meeting
September 1, 2025
Escambia County will host a public meeting this week to give residents a chance to learn more about future flood mitigation efforts and long-term adaptation planning.
Escambia County, in partnership with Jacobs Engineering, will hold the Adaptation Planning Project Wednesday, September 3 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Langley Bell 4-H Center, located at 3730 Stefani Road in Cantonment.
During the meeting, attendees will hear from Escambia County staff and representatives from Jacobs Engineering and APTIM on the countywide vulnerability assessment results, adaptation strategies, and project metrics and prioritization. Attendees will have the chance to provide feedback on the results and participate in a question-and-answer session at the end of the meeting.
Anyone unable to attend in person can sign up here to receive a Teams link to join the meeting virtually. A link will be sent out the day of the meeting.
The Adaptation Planning Project is an initiative aimed at safeguarding the unincorporated areas of Escambia County against environmental risks, including rising sea levels and flooding.
Escambia County Unemployment Up Only Slightly
September 1, 2025
The Escambia County unemployment rate increased only slightly over the last month.
Escambia County and the Pensacola metro area education and health services sector added 1,000 jobs over the year in July 2025, FloridaCommerce announced. The Pensacola metro area added 200 jobs (+0.3%) in the private sector over the year in July 2025.
The area labor force was down 0.8% (-1,930) over the year in July 2025. The Escambia County unemployment rate increased to 4.5% in July 2025, up from 4.4% in June and 4.0% a year ago, according to the latest release from the state.
Florida’s statewide unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in July 2025 and has been lower than the national rate for 57 consecutive months since November 2020.
Sunny Labor Day Ahead Of A Mostly Dry Week
September 1, 2025
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 86. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Calm wind.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Byrneville Elementary Names Students Of The Month
September 1, 2025
Byrneville Elementary School has named their August Students of the Month.
They are:
Kindergarten: Alyssa Rogers and Emmy Lou Tamondong
1st Grade: Zeke Wester and Remy Levins
2nd Grade: Ares Parish and Bailey Rogers
3rd Grade: Cole Lashley and Ava Culliver
4th Grade: Kase Calloway and Kipton Little
5th Grade: Paislee Cash and Kolin Rogers
Art: Devon Hall
Music: Conner Fowler
PE: Evin Levins
Cameras Capture Over 17,500 Pensacola Red Light Violations
September 1, 2025
The City of Pensacola’s red light camera program has been active since January 2025 and is now averaging approximately 97 citations a day.
In June, the city saw a decrease in red light camera citation numbers from 3,162 to 2,673, the second-lowest total since citations began in February. However, in July, the number of citations began to increase.
“These are egregious violations, not just someone who was a couple inches over the line,” Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves said. “Anyone watching the footage can see the complete disregard for the public’s safety, which is exactly why the cameras were installed.”
Red Light Camera Intersections by the Numbers
- 9th Avenue & Bayou — 5,557 (31% of citations)
- north, south, east and west approaches
- 9th Avenue & Airport — 2,606 (15% of citations)
- north, south, east and west approaches
- 9th Avenue & Fairfield Drive — 3,449 (20% of citations)
- east and west approaches
- 9th Avenue & Gregory Street — 6,052 (34% of citations)
- west approach
Labor Day Closure Info (Including USPS, Schools And Trash Collection)
September 1, 2025
Here’s a look at Labor Day closures in Escambia County:
Escambia County
- Escambia County Board of County Commissioners (all departments)
- Escambia County Administration
- Escambia County Area Transit Administrative Offices and Customer Service
- Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare and Animal Shelter
- Escambia County Extension Office
- Escambia County Waste Services Administration and the Perdido Landfill
- West Florida Public Libraries (all locations)
- Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller (all offices)
- Escambia County Property Appraiser
- Escambia County Supervisor of Elections
- Escambia County Tax Collector
- ECAT will not run regular bus service, FlexTransit service, or UWF trolley service on Monday, Sept. 1.
- Pensacola Beach Trolleys will operate on Monday, Sept. 1 from 4 p.m. until midnight.
ECUA
- ECUA business offices will be closed.. Residential and Pensacola Beach commercial collections will be unaffected by the holiday and will be carried out as usual. However, mainland commercial sanitation collections for ECUA customers will be collected one day later on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Town of Century
- All Town of Century offices will be closed.
Schools
All public schools in Escambia County are closed.
Banks
- Banks are closed on Monday. However, ATMs and digital banking will be open.
Mail, Package Delivery
- USPS does not deliver regular packages or mail on Labor Day. Priority mail will be delivered.
- Fedex and UPS do not offer delivery or package pick up or Labor Day