Fire Destroys Mobile Home, Vehicle In Cantonment
April 21, 2019
Fire destroyed mobile home and a vehicle in Cantonment Saturday afternoon.
There were no injuries reported in the blaze on Robinson Street. Firefighters were able to save an adjacent mobile home.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Easter Bunny Visits The Molino Branch Library (With Photo Gallery)
April 21, 2019
The Easter Bunny stopped by the Molino Branch Library last week for story time and to take photos with the kids.
Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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Bicyclist Hit By Car On North Palafox, Critically Injured
April 21, 2019
A bicyclist was seriously injured Saturday afternoon when he was hit by a car.
The 54-year old man entered the direct path of a Chevrolet Malibu driven by 42-year old Lakeshia Snow of Pensacola about 3:45 p.m.on North Palafox Street south of Hope Drive.
The bicyclist was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in critical condition. His name has not been released as the FHP attempted to notify his next of kin.
Wahoos Shut Out The BayBears
April 21, 2019
Pensacola’s lauded starting pitching rotation got a new cast member on Saturday evening at Blue Wahoos Stadium as Sean Poppen made his first start in a Blue Wahoos uniform. True to the part, the Harvard grad delivered 5.0 shutout innings and struck out 11 BayBears batters in a 5-0 win for Pensacola. With tonight’s outing by Poppen, Blue Wahoos starting pitchers now have a 1.39 ERA this season, having allowed just 13 earned runs in 84.1 innings.
Poppen, who made his first appearance of the year on the mound for AAA-Rochester, recovered from some first inning hiccups before cruising to the win. The game’s leadoff batter Jahmai Jones singled and one batter later Jack Kruger was hit by a pitch, but Poppen quickly worked out of the jam, striking out a pair in the inning.
After walking the first batter in the second, he struck out two more. In the home half of the inning, Tanner English was hit by a pitch, stole second, and scored on an Ernie De La Trinidad single, the first of three for De La Trinidad.
Poppen was back at it in the third, striking out a pair for the third straight inning. In the fourth, he one-upped himself, striking out the side. Two more strikeouts followed in the fifth, giving him 11 in the game, the most by a Blue Wahoos pitcher this season.
Pensacola scored twice in the bottom of the fifth, using a walk to Brian Schales and singles by Luis Arraez, Jaylin Davis, and English to go up 3-0.
Following the fifth inning, both teams welcomed John Matthew Peacock, an inspirational local 4-year-old who has battled medical problems throughout his life after being born prematurely, for 2019’s first Home Run For Life. John Matthew circled the bases, high fiving the players on both teams, before leaping on home and hugging Kazoo while a sold-out crowd gave him a standing ovation.
LHP Jovani Moran took over on the mound for Pensacola and picked up where Poppen left off, striking out five over 2.0 scoreless, hitless innings. RHP Cody Stashak followed in the eighth, and struck out a pair over over 2.0 scoreless to finish out the shutout for the Blue Wahoos and give Pensacola pitchers 18 strikeouts in the game.
Offensively, Pensacola had nine hits in the game, including a 3-4 night by De La Trinidad. English was 2-2 with a walk, two RBI, three runs scored, and two stolen bases. Davis was 2-3 with a run and a steal.
The win improves Pensacola’s record to a league-best 11-5 while Mobile falls to 6-9.
Escambia County Weekly Meeting Schedule
April 21, 2019
Monday, April 22
Library Board of Governance – 4 p.m., Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway
Wednesday, April 24
April Coffee with the Commissioner – Jeff Bergosh, District 1 – 6:30 a.m., McDonald’s, 5 S. Blue Angel Parkway
Development Review Committee – 1 p.m., Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 West Park Place
Visit Pensacola Board of Directors Meeting – 3 p.m., 120 Church St.
Santa Rosa Island Authority Committee Meeting – 5 p.m., 1 Via De Luna Drive, Pensacola Beach
Two Jay Royals Place At State Weight Meet
April 21, 2019
Two Jay High School lifters places in the recent state 1A weightlifting meet.
Senior James Eddings tied for third in the 183 pound weight class with a total of 595 pounds at the state meet. The tiebreaker was a weigh off and resulted in a fourth place medal.
Junior Dylan Phillips had the winning total in the 119 pound weight class. There was a tie for the state championship in that weight class and Phillips finished as runner up in the tie breaker.
No Injuries In Highway 29 Rollover Wreck
April 21, 2019
A driver escaped injury early Saturday morning in a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 29 near Cedar Tree Lane in Cantonment. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Area Unemployment Rate Dips Slightly
April 20, 2019
The latest job numbers released by the state show a decrease in the unemployment rate in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
Escambia County’s unemployment dropped slightly from 3.5 percent in February to 3.3 percent in March. There were 4,743 people were reported unemployed during the period. One year ago, unemployment in Escambia County was 3.7 percent.
Santa Rosa County’s unemployment rate decreased from 3.2 percent in February to 3.1 percent in March. Santa Rosa County had a total of 2,477 persons still unemployed. The year-ago unemployment rate in Santa Rosa County was 3.4 percent.
Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in March 2019, unchanged from the February 2019 rate, and down 0.3 percentage point from a year ago. There were 360,000 jobless Floridians out of a labor force of 10,346,000. The U.S. unemployment rate was 3.8 percent in March.
The jobless numbers released by the state do not include persons that have given up on finding a job and are no longer reported as unemployed.
Licenses Issued In Alabama Industrial Hemp Program Including Seven In Escambia County
April 20, 2019
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) has licensed 152 growers, 59 processors, and 5 universities to grow, cultivate, process, and research industrial hemp in 2019 — including seven licenses in Escambia County, AL.
2019 Grower License Holder List
- F.M. Nalty Timerlands LLC
- Hemp Ag Group, Inc.
- Phytoleum Hemp Development of Alabama
- Brad Ward
2019 Processor License Holder List
- Phytoleum Hemp Development of Alabama
- Sothern Star Farms Inc
2019 University License Holder List
- Alabama State University
Individuals and businesses must be licensed by the ADAI to grow or process industrial hemp in Alabama. Under Alabama and federal law, it is unlawful to possess any raw or unprocessed hemp, hemp plants, or hemp seed without a license from the ADAI.
Camp Fire Kids Attend Easter Egg Hunt At Century Health And Rehab
April 20, 2019
The children at the Camp Fire Century Youth Learning Center recently attended an annual Easter Egg Hunt with the staff and residents at the Century Health and Rehabilitation Center. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
