Tate And Northview Girls Golf Teams Both Advance To Regionals
October 27, 2021
Both the Tate and Northview girls golf teams have advanced to regionals next week.
Tate placed second in the District 1-3A girls golf tournament Tuesday at the Stonebrook Golf Club. They will compete in the regional tournament Monday in Gainesville.
Northview’s girls golf team placed in the District 1-1A girls golf tournament and advanced to regionals this weekend in St. Augustine.
Pictured top: The Tate High School girls golf team. Pictured below: The Northview High School girls golf team. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
FHP Apprehends Hit And Run Driver That Struck Cantonment Man’s Pickup
October 27, 2021
The Florida Highway Patrol patrol apprehended a hit and run driver Monday evening after he crashed into a Cantonment man’s pickup truck.
FHP said the driver of a Chevrolet Suburban was traveling west on Nine Mile Road when he turned left onto the Highway 29 entrance ramp. He collided with a Ford F150 driven by a 57-year old Cantonment man.
The driver of the Suburban fled south on Highway 29 and was later located and apprehended near an O’Reilly Auto Parts store. Elias Quintanilla was issued criminal citations by FHP for leaving the scene with damage and no valid driver’s license. He was also ticketed for failure to yield.
There were no injuries in the traffic crash.
Caregiver Charged With Abusing Seniors
October 27, 2021
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, with the assistance of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, arrested a former senior caregiver for abusing senior residents. According to the MFCU investigation, Twicka Jones, aka Tumicka Jones or Nikki Jones, pushed two elderly dementia residents resulting in them falling to the ground.
Attorney General Ashley Moody said, “Our seniors in assisted living facilities deserve the utmost care and respect. Especially dementia patients who may already feel vulnerable or scared. I am sickened by this caregiver’s actions, and my Medicaid Fraud Control Unit will hold her responsible for these crimes.”
Jones worked at The Beacon at Gulf Breeze, a Medicaid receiving facility. The MFCU investigation found video footage showing Jones aggressively pushing two elderly individuals to the ground. The first incident resulted in an elderly dementia resident bleeding from the back and head. The resident then had to be transported by ambulance for further care. Another video shows a confrontation with a separate dementia resident who may have tried to assist the first victim. Jones then pushed the second victim, who fell on their hip and back. The video then shows Jones stepping around the second victim and walking away without helping or requesting further care for the victim.
Jones is charged with two counts of abuse of an elderly person, both third-degree felonies. If convicted, Jones faces up to 10 years in state prison.
Assistant Attorney General Christi Hankins of Attorney General Moody’s MFCU will prosecute the cases through an agreement with the State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit.
Beulah Man Charged With Child Abuse, Allegedly Struck Child Some 30 Times With A Belt
October 26, 2021
A Beulah man has been charged for allegedly hitting a child some 30 times with a belt, leaving “extensive” bruising.
Jake Braden Moore, 28, was charged with third degree felony child abuse in a domestic violence situation. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $2,500 bond.
The child had been at Moore’s house. He told the child’s caregiver that he had to spank the child “and that he might have left marks”, according to an arrest report. she found a “large amount” of bruising on the child’s buttocks, lower back, and legs while putting rash cream on the child. She then contacted the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
The child told investigators that he was at Moore’s residence working on school work when Moore slammed his computer down and made him stand up and grab the back of the chair before striking him about 10 times with a belt, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. The child continued to say Moore struck him an estimated 20 more times with a belt and five times with his hand, deputies said, before telling the child not to tell anyone about the bruising.
Moore’s girlfriend told deputies that she observed Moore spank about four times with a belt to discipline him after misbehaving, and she later observed bruising on his buttocks where he had been spanked, the report states.
A deputy noted in his report that the child had “extensive” bruising consistent with being struck numerous times with a belt-shaped object.
Other details about the incident, including the child’s age, were redacted from the arrest report.
ECUA Bills Are Still Arriving Late For Some Customers
October 26, 2021
About a month ago, the Emerald Coast Utilities Authorities said their third party bill printing and mailing processor was running behind due to a COVID-19 related staffing shortage.
Now, some customers’ bills are still being delivered near or after their due date.
Customers’ account standing will not be adversely affected nor be charged a late fee if they received a delayed bill, according to ECUA. Customer accounts enrolled in ECUA’s and E-Notification billing programs are not affected by these delays.
Customers who wish to access their bill online may do so by going to the ECUA website at https://ecua.fl.gov/my-bill and clicking on ‘View Your Bill’ to set up an account. Once on the Click2Gov website, customers may also opt-in to receive an email notification that their bill is ready to be viewed online on the same day that it is generated by the billing system.
ECUA has contracted a new vendor to process the billing and will start switching over next month.
Convicted Sex Offender From Atmore Accused Of Sexual Battery In Escambia, Florida
October 26, 2021
A convicted sex offender from Atmore has been charged with the sexual battery of a woman in Escambia County, Florida.
Antonio Dywone Hartley, 28, was booked into the Escambia County (FL) Jail Monday afternoon after he allegedly forced himself sexually on a woman in her bedroom.
Hartley entered the victim’s bedroom, undressed and got into bed with her, according to an arrest report. She told him to leave, but he began to sexually assault her, the report continues.
Two witnesses told deputies he received texts from the victim asking for help. One of them busted through the victim’s door and found Hartley in his underwear and getting dressed behind a door, according to the report.
Deputies said Hartley and the victim exchanged texts before the incident.
Hartley remained in the Escambia County Jail Tuesday morning with bond set at $10,000.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Sex Offender Registry, Hartley was convicted of second degree rape in June 2013.
Motorcyclist Dies In Escambia County Crash
October 26, 2021
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Monday afternoon in Southwest Escambia County.
A 64-year Escambia County man pulled his pickup truck from a stop sign on Allanthus Drive onto Bauer Road and into the path of a motorcycle driven by a 52-year old Pace man, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The motorcyclist attempted to avoid a collision by braking suddenly, but he was thrown from the bike. He was then struck by the pickup truck.
The man was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The FHP is continuing their investigation.
Volunteers Needed For Escambia County Extension Council
October 26, 2021
Escambia County is seeking residents interested in volunteering to be considered for an appointment to the Escambia County Extension Council for zones 1, 3, 7, 9 and 11.
Escambia County residents interested in serving on the Escambia County Extension Council, who meet the requirements noted in the job description below, are asked to submit an information sheet and letter indicating their desire to serve by 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. Info sheets and letters should be submitted via email to shendrix@ufl.edu or by mail to: Susan Hendrix, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment, FL 32533.
The zones are as follows:
Zone 1 – North of intersection at Highway 164 and Highway 97
Zone 3 – Tungoil Road to Gibson Road
Zone 7 – Nine Mile Road to Kingsfield Road
Zones 9 & 11 – At large
Community Health Northwest Florida Offering COVID-19 Booster Clinics
October 26, 2021
Community Health Northwest Florida, in partnership with Escambia County, is offering COVID-19 booster shots of Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccines on Wednesday October 27 and Friday October 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at its vaccination clinic inside Brownsville Community Center. The booster shot clinics are open to individuals age 18 and older.
There are now booster recommendations from the CDC/FDA for all three available COVID-19 vaccines in the United States. The recommendations are:
- Moderna: The use of a single booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine that may be administered at least 6 months after completion of the primary series to
- Individuals 65 years of age and older,
- Individuals 18 through 64 years of age at high risk of severe COVID-19,
- Individuals 18 through 64 years of age with frequent institutional or occupational exposure to COVID-19.
- Pfizer: The use of a single booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine that may be administered at least 6 months after completion of the primary series to
- Individuals 65 years of age and older,
- Individuals 18 through 64 years of age at high risk of severe COVID-19,
- Individuals 18 through 64 years of age with frequent institutional or occupational exposure to COVID-19.
- Johnson & Johnson: The use of a single booster dose of the Janssen (Johnson and Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine may be administered at least 2 months after completion of the single-dose primary series to
- Individuals 18 years of age and older.
Eligible individuals may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose. Some people may have a preference for the vaccine type that they originally received, and others may prefer to get a different booster. CDC’s recommendations now allow for this type of mix and match dosing for booster shots.
Persons wishing to receive a COVID booster dose may call the Community Health Vaccine Call Center at 850-439-3358 to schedule an appointment.
- Participants desiring the COVID-19 booster should bring their COVID-19 vaccination card to their appointment.
- All adult participants will be required to show photo ID at time of appointment.
- Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days or have had symptoms of illness (fever, cough, shortness of breath) in the past 14 days should not receive the vaccine and should not enter clinic facility.
- Individuals who have had the monoclonal antibody infusion treatment should wait at least 90 days before receiving any COVID-19 vaccine.
Atmore Man Killed In Head On Crash With Semi Truck
October 25, 2021
An Atmore man was killed in a wreck in Atmore Monday morning.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said 62-year old Robert Marion Hadley was driving a 2010 Ford F-150 northbound in the southbound lane and collided head-on with a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia semi driven by 55-year old Wendel L. Nelson, also of Atmore.
Hadley was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The crash happened just after 10 a.m. on Highway 21 near the Oak Hill Cemetery, just north of Walmart.
Alabama troopers are continuing their investigation.