Molino Man Accused Of Child Abuse, Domestic Violence Battery
September 10, 2021
A Molino man is accused of striking his girlfriend and a juvenile during an argument.
Chad Allen Jones, 27, was charged with battery domestic violence and child abuse without great bodily harm.
According to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, Jones got into an argument with his girlfriend, striking her with a closed fist. During the altercation, he also allegedly hit an underage juvenile in the jaw with his closed fist.
The age and relationship of the juvenile were redacted from the arrest report.
Jones was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $6,000 bond.
9/11 Blood Drives Saturday in Flomaton, Pensacola (Molino Canceled)
September 10, 2021
OneBlood will hold blood drives Saturday in honor of the 20th anniversary of 9/11. All blood types are needed, according to OneBlood.
A blood drive scheduled for the Molino Library on Saturday has been canceled because a OneBlood bus broke down.
In the North Escambia area, blood drives will be held at:
- Better Me Nutrition, 6675 Pine Forest Road, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- WSRE TV, 1000 College Boulevard, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Nine Mile Donor Center, 1999 East 9 Mile Road, 8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- RaBo’s Sweets, 1927 Wilkerson Street, Flomaton, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. (donors will also receive a free ice cream cone)
All donors will receive a September 11th Commemorative T-Shirt and a $20 e-gift card.
Deputies Receive Lifesaving, Courage Medals At ECSO Awards Ceremony
September 10, 2021
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office presented awards to 11 deputies at the ECSO’s Semiannual Awards Ceremony Thursday.
Sheriff Chip W. Simmons and Chief Tommi Lyter awarded Deputy Luke McCracken, Deputy 1st Class Robert Greene, Deputy 1st Class Jeremiah Meeks , Deputy Meagan Kearns, Sergeant Doyle Gresham and Deputy Albert Bartok with the Life Saving Medal.
The Silver Medal of Courage was awarded Senior Deputy Corey Smith, Deputy 1st Class Romain Brissett, Deputy Matthew Tinch, Deputy Toby Down and Deputy Coltin Clark (not pictured).
During the ceremony, Sergeant Mitch Craft received his pinning for his recent promotion to Sergeant.
During the ceremony, Sergeant Mitch Craft received his pinning for his recent promotion to sergeant.
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JV Football: Gulf Breeze Upends Northview (With Photo Gallery)
September 10, 2021
The Gulf Breeze Dolphins upended the Northview Chiefs 36-0 Thursday evening in junior varsity football.
Up next, the JV Chiefs will travel to T.R. Miller on September 13 before hosting Baker back in Bratt on September 20.
For a photo gallery, click here.
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Pay Your Property Taxes On The Installment Plan? The Second Payment Is Due.
September 10, 2021
If you pay your property taxes using the Escambia County Tax Collector’s installment plan, the second payment is now due.
Visit EscambiaTaxCollector.com to view your bill, review payments history or make a payment. There’s no additional fee to pay with an eCheck.
If you are not on the installment plan, you can sign up online for future years.
Burdick Homers Again In Blue Wahoos Loss
September 10, 2021
Behind strong starting pitching from Noah Zavolas (W, 5-7) the Biloxi Shuckers defeated the Blue Wahoos 5-2 despite another home run from Peyton Burdick on Thursday night at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
Zach McCambley (L, 1-6) took the hill for the Wahoos and pitched well despite taking his sixth loss of the season. The former third-round selection worked five innings and allowed three runs on four hits while striking out nine.
Biloxi scored their first two runs courtesy of a pair of solo home runs. The first came from Thomas Dillard in the second inning to put the Shuckers ahead 1-0. The second was from Korry Howell in the fourth inning, which at the time tied the game at 2-2.
Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Burdick hit a two-run homer off Zavolas to give Pensacola a 2-1 lead. One night after setting the single-season home run record for the Wahoos, Burdick has homered in back-to-back games for the third time this season.
With the game tied at 2-2 in the fifth McCambley had two-outs and nobody on base before the inning began to unravel. After a hit-by-pitch and a bloop single to right, McCambley walked David Hamilton before walking Howell, allowing Hayden Cantrelle to score and give the Shuckers a 3-2 lead. Howell finished the night with four RBIs.
The score remained at 3-2 until the ninth inning. In the ninth, Pensacola turned to the league leader in saves, Colton Hock, to attempt to keep the deficit at one. Unfortunately, Hock surrendered a solo homer to Cam Devanney and allowed a Howell two-out RBI single up the middle to give Biloxi a 5-2 lead.
Over the final six innings, the Blue Wahoos offense managed just two hits. The Wahoos only had one runner in scoring position on the night, which came with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. In their three losses to Biloxi this week, the Wahoos have struck out 41 times, including 14 times on Thursday.
Pensacola will try and get back in the win column on Friday night when LHP Will Stewart (5-7, 4.32) makes his team-leading 20th start of the year.
Beulah Mobile Home Fire Was Sparked By A Candle, Investigators Say
September 9, 2021
A candle in a bathroom sparked an early morning mobile home fire Beulah, according to fire investigators.
The fire was reported at 3:15 a.m. Thursday in the 6600 block of Frank Reeder Road. Smoke and flames were visible when firefighters arrived at the mobile home. Firefighters from the Beulah fire station were able to quickly contain the fire, according to Escambia County.
There were no injuries reported.
The Beulah, Cantonment, Ensley and Bellview stations of Escambia Fire Rescue, and Escambia County EMS responded.
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Highway 95A Has Reopened At East Roberts After Being Closed Due To Gas Leak
September 9, 2021
Highway 95A at East Roberts Road was reopened by about 4 p.m. Thursday after being closed for hours for gas leak repairs.
Workers struck a gas pipe while digging in the area before noon.
Escambia Fire Rescue responded as a precaution, and Pensacola Energy worked to make repairs.
There were no injuries reported.
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Century Delays Business Center Space Leases For Non-Profit, Church At $1 Per Month
September 9, 2021
After lengthy discussion this week, the Century Town Council delayed action on $1 per month leases for a church and a non-profit.
Leases were prepared for approval for an building (pictured below) at the Century Business Center on Pond Street for Northwest Florida Community Outreach (NWFCO) and for a room (pictured above) at the center Wesley Chapel CME Church. No action was taken after both organizations expressed concern about air conditioning units that do not work.
Under the terms of both leases, HVAC and other maintenance would be the responsibly of the tenant, not the town, due to the low rent.
“We need to have those (HVAC units) working,” Mayor Ben Boutwell said. “That’s just good business.”
The council reached a general consensus to delay action on the leases until the heating and cooling systems could be evaluated to determine an estimated repair cost.
Interim Town Manager Vernon Prather said basic problems could be repaired using the town’s ordinary maintenance budget. If the problems are more severe, Prather said the town could fund replacement units from local options sales tax (LOST) revenue.
NWFCO is a nonprofit that has held several food giveaways and other public benefit events over the last year.
Wesley Chapel CME Church has held church services at the Business Center for several years, without a lease. The church’s Jefferson Street location was heavily damaged — shifted off its foundation — by the February 2016 tornado that ripped through Century. The remains of the building were reduced to rubble after an arsonist set fire to it in October 2016.
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Escambia COVID-19 Hospitalizations Down About 25%; Sacred Heart Says Case Load Is Still High
September 9, 2021
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Escambia County has declined about 25% in the past two weeks.
There were 288 COVID-19 patients in the hospital Wednesday, eight of those under age 18. Two weeks ago, there were 398 hospitalizations.
Ascension Sacred Heart Hospitalizations
The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola has declined over the past week but cases remain at a very high level, the hospital said Wednesday.
The number of hospitalized patients fluctuates frequently, so any individual data points are only a moment-in-time snapshot.
There were a total of 121 people being treated for complications from COVID-19 infection at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola. The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 a week ago was 149.
In addition, there were five children with COVID-19 being treated at Studer Family Children’s Hospital.
The current number of 121 patients is seven times higher than what it was on July 4, shortly before the current surge began in Northwest Florida. On July 4, the hospital had 17 patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
While cases have dropped over the past week, the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is still higher than the hospital’s previous peak of COVID-19 patients that occurred in January 2021.
Of all COVID-19 patients coming to Sacred Heart for care, including visits to the ER, more than half were under age 50.
Overall, the infection rate in the Pensacola area appears to be very high, Sacred Heart said. COVID-19 testing conducted in Pensacola by Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart Tuesday found that 34 percent of those who were swab tested were found to have COVID-19. That is 2.5 times higher than what Ascension Medical Group recorded on average last year. Among children 18 and under who had nasal swabs collected Tuesday, 36 percent were found to have the virus.
In the Ascension hospitals in Northwest Florida and Mobile, Ala., 93 percent of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are not vaccinated.
“The community should know that cases of COVID-19 remain high and the Delta variant of the virus is still widespread,” said Dawn Rudolph, president of Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola. “We grieve for those who have passed from COVID-19 and we encourage you to help us stop COVID19 spread by wearing masks in public indoor spaces, social distancing, and, most important, getting the vaccine. Everyone in our community plays a critical role in keeping us safe from this virus.”