More Details Released On Hurricane Sally Drainage Project That Has Closed McElhaney Road In Bratt
October 31, 2023
As we first reported over a week ago, McElhaney Road just south of the state line in Bratt is now closed for a Hurricane Sally FEMA project to improve drainage structures.
Tuesday, Escambia County aacknowledged that work is now underway and released addiional information. Traffic will be detoured along Old Bratt Road to south on Morton Road, to Cecils Road and west back to McElhaney Road. The road is expected to re-open by January 2024.
Residents, pedestrians, local traffic and emergency vehicles will have access to properties within the work area at all times; however, there may be short periods when a driveway or entrance may be blocked temporarily as equipment and materials are moved during construction
The $810,715.45 project will replace the drainage structures at 7200 and 8000 McElhaney Road. FEMA will fund $770,179.68 (95%) of the cost, while Escambia County will be responsible for $40,535.77 (5%).
The work includes clearing of all hurricane debris, removing damaged existing culvert pipes and riprap, installing a new pipe/box culvert, restabilizing and reconstructing the roadway pavement, and replacing riprap within the ditch bottom. Minor ditch regrading, resetting existing fence, and installing concrete ditch pavement will be required.
IT is scheduled to take about 180 days to complete.
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ECSO: Burglar Caught In The Act
October 30, 2023
A 19- year old Pace man has been charged with multiple burglaries in Escambia County.
Joseph McGee is in Escambia County Jail is charged with four counts of burglaryy, larceny damaging property burglary – tools possession and drug possession
He was arrested early Sunday after the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office reponded to a burglary in progress on Mirabelle Circle.
Deputies arrived to find mcGee hiding behind a vehilce in a driveway. As deputies approached, he took off running but was soon captured in a backyard. Deputies discovered methamphetamine and blank business checks believed to have been stolen in his pockets.
When deputies returned to the residence they saw that a hatchet was jammed in the storm door in an attempt to pry it open. Additionally, deputies collected a machete and an open pocket knife near where the burglar initially tried to hide, the ECSO said.
McGee was charged with two residential burglaries and a vehicle burglary. He is believed to be a suspect in other burglaries from in Santa Rosa County
Cold Front To Bring Colder Temps This Week
October 28, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 39.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Partly Sunny and Warm Weekend, Cold Front Early Next Week
October 27, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light north wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Florida Gas Average Gas Prices Fall to 7-Month Lows
October 22, 2023
Florida drivers saw another round of falling prices at the pump. The state average dropped 10 cents per gallon, last week. Sunday’s gas price average was $3.23 per gallon. That’s the lowest daily average price since early March.
The state average has mostly declined for the past 34 days. During that time, the state average declined a total of 46 cents per gallon.
Gas prices are still falling on the momentum created by the seasonal downturn in fuel demand, coupled with stronger gasoline supplies and the switch to cheaper winter blend gasoline,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “However, this downward momentum may not continue, now that oil and gasoline futures prices logged a second consecutive week of gains.”
The U.S. price of oil logged a small 1% gain last week, amid ongoing concerns about the conflict between Israel and Hamas. In total, U.S. oil has risen $6 per barrel (7%) over the past two weeks. Gasoline futures also rose 11 cents per gallon last week, for a total increase of nearly 20 cents in two weeks.
Pensacola has the cheapest gas of any metro region in Florida at $3.12 per gallon. A North Escambia low of $2.97 was available on Muscogee Road in cantonment Sunday night, while Pensacola prices were as low sas $2.84 on Nine Mile Road.
NorthEscambia.com file photo.
Some Clouds, Middle 80s For Sunday
October 22, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Clouds, Middle 80s for Sunday
October 21, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 53. West wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Escambia Man Gets 25 Years For Producing Child Porn
October 19, 2023
An Escambia County man has been sentenced to to 25 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to producing multiple images and videos of child pornography. The sentence was announced Thursday by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
“Crimes against our children are among the most sinister types of offenses and deserving of the
most significant sentences,” said U.S. Attorney Coody. “Those who produce child pornography
facilitate the abuse of children, robbing them of their innocence. We will continue to work tirelessly with our law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute those who engage in such heinous conduct.”
In February 2023, Joseph T. Holbert, 54 was caught using hidden cameras to film two minor females invarious stages of undressing, and using an outdoor shower to clean themselves, in order to
capture images and videos of them without clothes. The victims were 8 and 9 years old. Law enforcement was alerted to this behavior and seized hidden cameras and Holbert’s cellular telephone. A forensic review of the seized items revealed the child pornography Holbert produced for his own pleasure.
“This sentencing confirms the FBI’s commitment to seek justice for our kids,” said Sherri E.
Onks, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Jacksonville. “Together with our partners, we have
ensured one less predator is victimizing the most innocent and vulnerable members of our
community, and we will continue to dedicate every available resource to identifying and
stopping those who exploit our children.”
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the
growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Launched in May 2006 by the
Department of Justice and led by the U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Divisions Child
Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), it marshals federal, state, and local resources to
better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well
as to identify and rescue victims.
Holbert’s prison sentence will be followed by lifetime of federal supervised release, and he will
be required to register as a sex offender.
This conviction was the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, and the
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney David L. Goldberg
prosecuted the case.
Northview High Names Students Of The Month
October 18, 2023
Northview High School recently named their Students of the Month for September. They are Cody Geneux and Hallie Emmons, pictured with Principal Michael Sherrill. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Turning Cooler By Sunday
October 14, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.