Escambia County (AL) School Board Member David Nolin Passes Away
September 5, 2021
Escambia County School Board member David Nolin has passed away.
Nolin, who represented District 6, was a 1966 Flomaton High School graduate.
He was former principal at A.C. Moore Elementary School in Atmore. At Flomaton High, he was a former teacher and head football, basketball and baseball coach. As baseball coach for the Hurricanes in 1976, he won one of two baseball state championships in the history of Flomaton High School.
Blue Wahoos Pitching Critical in 2-0 Win Over The Biscuits
September 5, 2021
One batter in, Pensacola has a 1-0 lead. Nine innings later, the Blue Wahoos had their fourth shutout of the season.
Pensacola’s pitching had all they needed thanks to Kameron Misner’s leadoff homer as the Wahoos shutout the Montgomery Biscuits 2-0 on Saturday night at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium.
Jeff Lindgren (W, 5-8) continued to dominant run of form with five shutout innings in his 18th start of the season. After the Biscuits had runners in scoring position in the first three innings, Lindgren wriggled out of trouble and ultimately stranded seven batters throughout the course of his start.
Offensively, the Blue Wahoos needed two pitches to take the lead. Alex Valverde (L, 2-4) surrendered a no-doubter to right off the bat of Misner for his first career Double-A home run. It was the first leadoff home run since former Wahoos and current Minnesota Twin Alex Kirilloff homered to begin the 2019 Southern League South Division Championship Series against Biloxi on September 7th, 2019.
In the top of third J.D. roped a one-out single, which extended his hitting streak to 13 games. Misner reached later on an error from Xavier Edwards before both runners advanced on a groundout from JJ Bleday. Orr doubled the Wahoos lead when he scored on a wild pitch, winning the footrace to the plate over Valverde.
With Pensacola leading 2-0 after Lindgren’s five innings, the bullpen dominated the rest of the way. Cody Carroll fired two more shutout innings and struck out three along the way. Matt Pobereyko pitched a scoreless eighth inning. In the ninth, the Blue Wahoos brought in Colton Hock (S, 17) for the second night in a row. After yielding a leadoff single, Hock retired the next three, including the final two batters via the strikeout.
Pensacola now leads the series 3-2, and trails Montgomery by 1.0 game for the second and final playoff spot. LHP Antonio Velez (1-0, 1.50) will get the start in the finale for the Blue Wahoos. He will be opposed by RHP Jack Labosky (0-4, 4.76).
DeSantis Announces Escambia County Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Site
September 4, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced a new monoclonal antibody treatment site in Escambia County.
The site will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bayview Community Center at 2001 East Lloyd Street in Pensacola.
During a Thursday morning Escambia County Commission meeting, the commission asked Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore to make a request to the Florida Department of Emergency Management to open a site in the county, By Thursday night, Gilmore delivered the news that a site was approved by the state.
Monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 can prevent severe illness, hospitalization and death among high-risk individuals.
The key to this is getting it early,” DeSantis said at the Florida Department of Health Escambia County.
Online registration is available at patientportalfl.com.
Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
ECSO, Federal Task Force Arrest 70, Including Four Murder Suspects, During Fugitive Round Up
September 4, 2021
Four homicide suspects were among 70 people arrested in a three day Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and U.S . Marshals Fugitive Task Force round up.
The task force targeted violent felony offenders with warrants ranging from homicide, aggravated assault, weapons offenses, robbery and sex offender violations.
Carlos Antione Holloway, Dewitt Charles Echols, Jaylan Madison Marshall and Tavares Jones were all four picked up on homicide charges.
Holloway and Echols were arrested in Mississippi for a homicide that occurred on August 23 on North Loop Road in Escambia County
Marshall was arrested for an attempted homicide that occurred on October 22 on Seminole Trail. Jones was arrested for a Florida Highway Patrol warrant for a traffic homicide.
Ten firearms were also seized during the operation.
“We appreciate our partnerships with other law enforcement agencies. This reinforces our commitment to bringing violent felons to justice. We are a safer community today,” said Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons.
The task force is made up of officers from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Pensacola Police Department, Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, Bay County Sheriff’s Office, Holmes County Sheriff’s Office, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, Panama City Police Department and members of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Tate Aggies Fall To Gulf Breeze (With Photo Gallery)
September 4, 2021
The Tate Aggies fell to the Gulf Breeze Dolphins 14-0 Friday night on Carl Madison Field.
The Aggies have not beat the Dolphins since a 42-38 win in the Region 1-6 quarterfinals back in 2016.
Tate was coming off a 9-0 season opening win over Pensacola High last week. The Tate Aggies (1-1) will host the Jaguars of West Florida next Friday night.
For a game action photo gallery, click here. (Look for a band, cheerleader and student life photo gallery by Monday.)
NorthEscambia.com photos by William Reynolds, click to enlarge.
Barrineau Park Bridge Is Now Open As Perdido River Falls
September 4, 2021
Barrineau Park Road at the Perdido River has reopened after being closed all week due to flooding of the Perdido River caused by Hurricane Ida.
After cresting at 15.84 feet late Wednesday night, the Perdido River was below flood stage at about 10 feet early Saturday morning and falling.
Flooding that closes the Barrineau Park bridge between Florida and Alabama is commonplace after heavy rainfall.
Friday Night North Escambia Area High School Football Scores
September 4, 2021
Here are Friday night’s high school football scores from across the North Escambia area:
FLORIDA
- Gulf Breeze 14, Tate 0 (Photo gallery coming Saturday)
- West Florida 21, Pine Forest 14
- Washington, 21 Pensacola High 3
- Escambia 35, Gulfport (MS) 28
- Milton 32, Pensacola Catholic 30
- Freeport 51, Jay 12
- Northview 43, Lighthouse 28 (Thursday night, click for story, photos)
- Pace – Bye week
ALABAMA
- Flomaton 54, Southern Choctaw 0
- Escambia Academy 34, Patrician Academy 14
- Mobile Christian 34, Escambia County (Atmore) 0
- T.R. Miller 36, Cottage 6
- Vigor 41, W.S. Neal 6
Pictured: The Tate Aggies gain yardage against the Gulf Breeze Dolphins Friday night at Tate. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Tractor Trailer Overturns, Closes I-10 To I-110 Ramp
September 4, 2021
A tractor trailer hauling scrap metal overturned on the I-10 to I-110 southbound ramp Friday afternoon.
The trailer flipped onto is side after collided with the barrier wall. The 27-year old male driver from Bonifay was not injured, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Pictured: An overturned truck accident Friday. Photos courtesy FHP and Perry Doggrell (first photo below) for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Escambia County Reports 2,516 New COVID-19 Cases, 315 Hospitalizations
September 4, 2021
There were 2,516 new COVID-19 cases reported Escambia County over the last week by the Florida Department of Health.
Baptist, Ascension Sacred Heart and West Florida hospitals reported a combined 315 COVID-19 hospitalizations as of Friday.
Here is the latest data:
Escambia County cases:
Total cases: 48,427 (+2,516)
Positivity rate last week: 23.3%
Current total hospitalizations: 315
Over age 18 and over hospitalizations: 308
Under age 18 hospitalized: 7
Escambia County Vaccinations
People vaccinated: 143,011
Total Population of Escambia County Partially Vaccinated: 50.8%
Total Population of Escambia County Fully Vaccinated: 41.5%
*These numbers are the percent of total Escambia County population vaccinated. Not the percentage of hospitalized individuals.
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 28,365 (+2,065)
Positivity rate last week: 27.6%
People vaccinated: 83,237
Partial vaccination rate (age 12+): 52%
Statewide cases:
Florida resident cases: 3,308.916 (+129,240)
Case positivity rate: 15.2%
Deaths: 46,324 (+433)
FDOH has moved from daily to weekly reports and removed the COVID-19 dashboard. The state is now releasing a weekly report with local data limited only to number of cases and positivity rate The number of deaths by county or cases by local cities and communities is no longer provided.
Blue Wahoos Score Four Late, Evens Series With Biscuits
September 4, 2021
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos scored four runs over the final two innings as they surged past Montgomery to a 5-1 win Friday night at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium.
With the game tied at 1-1, Kameron Misner led off the eighth inning with a double off Joel Peguero (L, 3-7). For Misner, it was his second double of the game and his third hit of the night. After a productive groundout from Peyton Burdick, Pensacola took the lead on JJ Bleday’s sac fly to center.
The Blue Wahoos added to their lead in the ninth inning, scoring three times of Ivan Pelaez. After Demetrius Sims walked and advanced to second, J.D. Orr grounded a two-out RBI single into right, which made it 3-1 Wahoos. After a single from Misner to set up runners on the corners, Orr scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-1. After Burdick walked—still with two outs in the inning—Bleday belted an RBI single to right, which scored Misner and made it 5-1. The former fourth overall pick finished the night with three RBI.
Will Stewart had to grind throughout his outing as the Biscuits had runners in scoring position in each of the first six innings of the game. In the second, Montgomery loaded the bases with nobody out, but after a strikeout, Stewart induced an inning-ending double play from Jake Palomaki to escape the threat.
In third, with one on and two outs, Stewart walked three batters in a row, including a bases-loaded walk to Blake Hunt to give the Biscuits their only run of the night.
In the fourth, Pensacola again escaped danger when with one out, Jim Haley struck out and was called for interference as Navaretto tried to make a throw to second base. That ended the fourth, and in the process Palomaki—who was a runner at third base—was ejected from the game.
Stewart was lifted in the fifth after allowing the first two batters to reach base. He was replaced by Dylan Bice who pitched two scoreless innings, including stranding both runners he inherited. After retiring one batter in the seventh, he was replaced by Andrew McInvale (W, 2-2), who worked 1.2 scoreless innings (his second consecutive scoreless appearance in Montgomery since surrendering the walk-off homer to Chris Betts on July 24th.
With the game clearly in hand, Colton Hock was brought into the game and closed out the ninth once again in scoreless fashion.
The Blue Wahoos will try and take a 3-2 series lead tomorrow night with Jeff Lindgren (4-8, 4.31), who is making his 18th start of the year. Opposing him will be RHP Alex Valverde (2-3, 4.20).