Cantonment Man Passes Away After Motorcycle Crash
November 6, 2016
A Cantonment man has passed away as the result of injuries he received last Thursday night when his motorcycle was rear-ended.
The Florida Highway Patrol said 87-year old Thomas James Harwell was northbound on Highway 29 approaching Diamond Dairy Road about 7:00. He failed to stop for traffic and his 1994 pickup collided with the rear of a Honda Goldwing driven by 53-year old Phillip Roger Bryant of Cantonment. Bryant was thrown from his motorcycle by the force of the collision.
Bryant was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital where family members say he has passed away.
Harwell was not injured.
Any charges are pending the outcome of a FHP investigation.
Tate Varsity Cheerleaders Win Division At Biloxi Cheer For Hope Competition
November 6, 2016
The Tate High School varsity cheerleaders won first place Saturday in the small coed division at the Cheer for Hope competition in Biloxi, MS. The squad is led coach Jess King. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Pearl Harbor Survivor Shares Memories During Molino Library Program
November 6, 2016
Francis L. Emond was lined up with his fellow Navy members for morning colors on December 7, 1941, when he watched the ships in front of him sink in the attack on Pearl Harbor. The 98-year old related his memories as a Pearl Harbor survivor Saturday afternoon at the Molino Branch Library.
He was part of the band lined up on stern of the USS Pennsylvania, which was dry docked with clear view of the harbor. His memories of that morning, December 7, 1941, are very poignant.
“We could look all over Pearl Harbor and see all the ships that were anchored,” he said. “It was a beautiful sight, a very clear and nice morning. The air was very fragrant in Hawaii; you smelled flowers there all the time. A very, very pleasant place to be.
“I looked up and coming in…was a line of planes. The first one made a turn off, and something come up off the airplane. I thought the plane was coming apart, so I watched it, and the object flew down across where we were and hit the air station on the island there.
“It exploded in smoke and flames and made a big noise and startled us all of course. Looked back up at the airplanes and you could see the big red spots on the airplanes. So we knew that the Japanese were attacking. About that time, you could look up and the sky seemed to be full of them.
“It looked like they were floating in the skies, not that the jets we see today and zooming everywhere…”
“We felt the ship shake…and we knew we had been hit a bomb…”
“All had smoke and multiple fires and smoke. It was a terrible site.”
Saturday’s event , commemorated the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and was planned in conjunction with the Molino Mid-County Historical Society. The University of West Florida Historic Trust also provided a display of reproductions of WWII uniforms and other memorabilia for the event.
Courtesy images for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Eight People Involved In Highway 29 Crash; Three Injured
November 6, 2016
Eight people were involved in a three vehicle accident late Saturday afternoon on Highway 29 in Cantonment.
Three of the eight people were transported to area hospitals, while five refused medical treatment at the scene. The accident happened on Highway 29 south of Tate Road, near St. Monica’s Episcopal Church.
The conditions of those injured and other details have not been released by the Florida Highway Patrol as they continue their investigation.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
UWF Suffers At The Hands Of North Alabama, 51-3
November 6, 2016
The seventh-ranked North Alabama football team scored the first 20 points and cruised past UWF for a 51-3 win at Braly Municipal Stadium Saturday, clinching the team’s fourth-consecutive Gulf South Conference regular-season title in the process.
UNA (7-1, 6-0) scored on the first play from scrimmage – a 63-yard pass from Jacob Tucker to Dre Hall – and defended UWF better than any team had done all season before compiling 528 yards to just 172 for the Argonauts.
“North Alabama is the number seven team in the country and they are starting 15 seniors, and they look like a playoff team,” UWF head coach Pete Shinnick said. “We were not able to match that and that’s really the end of it. Our guys were playing hard and they were working hard. I liked our preparation and liked where we were but North Alabama was just better than us today. All credit to them.”
UWF (5-5, 3-4) was unable to get its offense going beyond its lone scoring drive where it capped an eight play, 84-yard effort with a Austin Peffers 20-yard field goal. The Argos finished with 119 yards rushing and quarterback Kaleb Nobles was just 11-for-26 for 53 yards passing, while being sacked four times.
Daviante Sayles, who rushed 10 times for 76 yards, had the game’s longest play, breaking off a 58-yard scamper that put the team inside the UNA 10-yard line before Peffers’ kick late in the first quarter. Chris Schwarz carried the ball a career-high 17 times for 61 yards for a 3.6 yards per rush average.
But the Lions got big plays when they needed them and showed why they are ranked in the top 10 and appear ready to make a long run out of Super Region 2 in the NCAA Playoffs. On the kickoff following the UWF field goal, Jaylan Jackson returned it 89 yards for a touchdown. UNA converted six of its first eight third-down opportunities, including scoring runs of 41 and 21 yards to take a 48-3 lead into the locker room.
Tucker ended the game with 176 yards through the air and 52 yards on the ground, with a passing touchdowns and a pair of rushing touchdowns.
UWF will conclude its inaugural season next Saturday against West Georgia (6-4, 3-4). Kickoff at Blue Wahoos Stadium is set for noon.
Woman Charged In Early Morning Murder Outside Atmore
November 5, 2016
One person is dead and another jailed after an early morning murder in the Booneville community north of Atmore.
At 1:53 a.m. Saturday, the Escambia County (AL) Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance on Adabell Road to find 46-year old Eric Leon Rolin dead from a single gunshot wound. He had been shot by 47-year old Kimberly Hardy Rolin, according to Chief Deputy Mike Lambert.
The couple had a history of domestic violence, Lambert said, and had been arguing before the shooting.
Kimberly Rolin has been charged with an open count of murder and is being held without bond in the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton awaiting a bond hearing on Monday.
The investigation into the murder is active and ongoing, Lambert said.
Atmore Man Claims $233K Prize For Lottery Ticket Sold In North Escambia
November 5, 2016
An Atmore man has claimed a $233,372.65 prize for a winning Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket sold last weekend at a Davisville store.
William H. Parker purchased the ticket at the Korner Kwik Stop at 10481 Highway 97. The ticket was the only winning ticket sold for last Saturday night’s drawing.
The 358 tickets matching four numbers won $95.50 each. Another 12,024 tickets matching three numbers are worth $8.50 each, and 107,923 tickets holders won a Quick Pick ticket for picking two numbers.
The Saturday, October 29 winning numbers were 07-11-18-20-22.
The winning ticket last Friday night’s drawing was sold at the Winn Dixie in Cantonment. Click here for details. That winner has not yet stepped forward to claim their prize.
Escambia Man Gets 30 Years For Child Molestation
November 5, 2016
A 27-year old Escambia County man has been sentenced to three decades in prison for molestation.
Kelvin Osborne, entered a plea Friday to lewd or lascivious molestation. Escambia County Circuit Judge Scott Duncan sentenced Osborne to 30 years in state prison. After his release from prison, Osborne will be on lifetime sexual offender probation. Osborne was also designated a sexual predator and will be required to register as a sexual predator and comply with all statutory requirements for the remainder of his life.
The investigation revealed an ongoing pattern of sexual abuse by Osborne on a young child. Osborne was arrested on April 25, 2016.
Hundreds Enjoy Annual Molino Park Elementary Fall Carnival (With Gallery)
November 5, 2016
Hundreds attended the annual Molino Park Elementary School Fall Carnival Friday evening at the school. The event featured games, food, entertainment and lots of great family fun.
For a photo gallery, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Fire At Santa Rosa County Jail
November 5, 2016
About 7:15 Friday night, a small fire broke out at the Santa Rosa County Jail facility located on East Milton Road.
Sheriff’s deputies and detention personnel responded to an alarm in the laundry facility where a dryer was on fire. The fire was quickly extinguished with the assistance of local fire departments and SRSO staff. There were no indications of foul play.
The laundry facility is in a separate wing from inmate populations. No inmates were in the area during the course of this incident and there were no evacuations.
One Santa Rosa detention deputy was taken to a local area hospital as a precautionary measure for smoke inhalation. That deputy is going well, according to a department spokesman.
No services to the facility were disrupted and the facility remains in full operation.
Pictured: The dryer that burned inside the Santa Rosa County Jail Friday night. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.