Multiple People Injured In Highway 196, Highway 29 Crash
June 12, 2024
Multiple people were injured in a two vehicle crash Tuesday evening near Molino.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash involving a 2002 Honda driving by a 17-year-old male and a 2005 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by a 50-year old male happened just before 7 p.m. at Highway 196 and Highway 29. Both vehicles came to rest on HIghway 196 with the car upright and the pickup truck on its side.
None of the injuries were believed to be life threatening.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating and has not released further details.
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Tate Lady Aggies Present $25K From Strike Out Cancer Game, Surpassing $200,000 For The Fight Against Cancer
June 12, 2024
The Tate Lady Aggies softball team presented a check for over $25,000 to the American Cancer Society on Tuesday.
The Lady Aggies, along with the West Florida Lady Jaguars, raised the $25,185.28 during the 2024 Strike Out Cancer Game hosted by Tate last spring.
For a Strike Out Cancer photo gallery fro April 2024, click here.
The first year, they raised $2,550 and didn’t know if they would ever beat that mark.
Now 14 years later, the game has now raised over $200,000 for cancer awareness and research.
Also Tuesday, the Lady Aggies took on Navarre in summer softball action. Click here for more.
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Large Quantity Of Drugs, Contraband Found Near Century Prison; Investigation Underway
June 12, 2024
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a duffle type bag containing a large quantity of drugs and other contraband was discovered near the Century prison on Monday.
According to the ECSO, the bag was found along a roadway off Century Correctional Institution property during a routine perimeter sweep by a CCI team.
The sheriff’s office said the bag contained 548 grams of methamphetamine, 172 grams of marijuana, 100 Suboxone strips, 22 cellphones, 14 cellphone SIM cards, and other tobacco products.
Anyone with information is asked to call the ECSO at (850) 436-9620 or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
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Tax Collector Brings Mobile Unit To Walnut Hill; It Will Be In Century Next
June 12, 2024
The Escambia County Tax Collector’s MILO was in Walnut Hill Tuesday
MILO — the Mobile Identification and Licensing Unit — was at the Walnut Hill Community Center on Highway 97.
The event offered driver licenses, identification cards, vehicle registrations and titles, and property tax payments.
Up next, MILO is scheduled to be at the Billy G. Ward Courthouse in Century on June 20.
Pictured: MILO at the Walnut Hill Community Center Tuesday. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Tate Splits Summer Baseball Double Header With Pace
June 12, 2024
The Tate Aggies B team split a summer baseball double header with the Pace Patriots Tuesday afternoon at Tate.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Pace 9, Tate 3
In game one, Pace topped Tate 9-3.
Mason Williams started for the Aggies. He surrendered two hits and two runs while striking out two and walking one.
Beau Bryant, Kannon Ham, Cade McNair, and Elijah Willbanks each had one hit for Tate. Bryant, McNair and Willbanks each had one run for the Aggies.
Tate 4, Pace 1
In game two, the Aggies claimed the win 4-1 over the Patriots.
Cade Mcnair stated on the mound for the Aggies, giving up no hits and no runs in two innings, striking out one and walking one. In relief, Ethan Priest, Eliah Willbanks and Bryson Addams each tossed shutout innings for the Aggies.
Kannon Ham went 1-2 at the plate for the Aggies, and Cooper Halfacre added a hit.
Up next, te Tate Aggies A and B summer teams will host West Florida on Wednesday.
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Grand Opening Held For North Escambia Stork Stock, Providing Free Essentials For Ages 0-2
June 12, 2024
The Escambia County Healthy Coalition, a local non-profit for pregnant women, new mothers, fathers, and children ages 0-2, held a grand opening for its newest resource center for North Escambia on Tuesday
The new resource center, “North Escambia Stork Stock,” is located inside the Community Health Northwest Florida-Century Pediatrics office at 501 Church Street in Century.
The North Escambia Stork Stock is a result of the partnership between the Healthy Start Coalition and the Community Health NWFL-Century Pediatrics site where many local parents of young children come looking for quality health care and resources to care for their families.
“This section of North Escambia, in particular Century, McDavid and Molino, sometimes feels overlooked and unseen and not part of the greater Escambia community,” said Allyson Anderson, executive director of the Coalition. “And their needs are just as great or greater than anybody else in Escambia. So that is who we serve at Healthy Start, those who need it most. The point was driven deeply home to me that our work and our mission needed to incorporate all of Escambia County, not just the greater Pensacola area.”
The North Escambia Stork Stock will provide families with essential baby gear including diapers, wipes, clothing, diapers, diaper bags, pack and plays for safe sleep, breastmilk storage bags for breastfeeding mothers, and baby strollers. The North Escambia Stork Stock will have the same operating hours as the Century Pediatrics office. Clients can access the center Monday through Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Fridays from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., with appointments strongly preferred. The site is open to Florida residents in North Escambia or established Century Pediatrics patients.
“Our commitment to North Escambia is for the long-haul and we look forward to bringing vital resources to the community for years to come.” said Anderson.
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Photos: Tate Takes On Navarre In Summer Softball
June 12, 2024
The Tate Lady Aggies took on Navarre Tuesday afternoon in summer softball action.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Earlier in the afternoon, the Lady Aggies presented over $25,000 to the American Cancer Society from their spring Strike Out Cancer Game. Click here for details and photos.
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Here Are The Candidates That Qualified On Tuesday To Run In 2024
June 12, 2024
Candidate qualifying continues Tuesday.
For the list of candidates that qualified on Monday, click here.
The following local candidates had qualified for the 2024 ballot in Escambia County on Tuesday.
Escambia County Commissioner – (Partisan)
- District 3 – Lumon May (DEM)
- District 4 – Walker Wilson (REP)
- District 5 – Joshua S. Roberson (NPA)
Pensacola City Council – (Nonpartisan)
- District 5 – Teniadé Broughton
Town of Century– (Nonpartisan)
- Mayor – Luis Gomez, Jr.
The following candidates pre-filed for office Tuesday:
Santa Rosa Island Authority – (Nonpartisan)
- Jeremy Johnson
Town of Century – (Nonpartisan)
- Seat 2 – Henry Cunningham
Mack Homers Again As Wahoos Beat Barons in Fifth Straight Win
June 12, 2024
written by Erik Bremer
Joe Mack stayed hot, hitting his seventh homer in his past 12 days, and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos opened an important road series against the Birmingham Barons with a 3-1 win on Tuesday night.
Mack hit a two-run blast in the first inning against Jairo Iriarte (L, 2-4), setting the tone for a night in which the Blue Wahoos kept the high-powered Birmingham offense at bay. Luis Palacios (W, 3-4) led a strong Pensacola pitching effort with 6.0 innings, allowing just an unearned run.
Pending the results of a late game between the Biscuits and Lookouts in Chattanooga, the Blue Wahoos are tied with the Biscuits in the first half South Division race with 11 games to play.
Mack, who homered in four straight games last Wednesday through Saturday, handed the Blue Wahoos a lead they would carry the rest of the night with his ninth long ball of the season. After two Pensacola errors gave the Barons a run in the sixth, the Blue Wahoos got insurance in the seventh with a bases-loaded walk to take a 3-1 lead.
Patrick Murphy contributed 2.0 hitless innings of relief before Raffi Vizcaíno (S, 5) worked a perfect ninth for the save.
The five-game winning streak matches Pensacola’s longest of the season, and puts them at 32-25 to match their season-high at seven games above .500.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Barons with a matinee on Wednesday. First pitch from Regions Field is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
Failed Urban Development Center Program Late With Unsecured Loan Payment To Century, Still Owes Nearly $11K
June 11, 2024
The CEO of the The Urban Development Center (UDC) says she wants more time to finish repaying what started as an unsecured $61,925 loan for the YouthFirst Century program that suffered a complete funding cut by the Escambia County Children’s Trust (ECT).
On June 1, UDC made an $11,000 payment, with CEO Dr. Jessica Griffen acknowledging that UDC still owes the town $10,925 of an original interest-free $61,925 loan.
“I was supposed to complete my final payment to the Town of Century by May 31st. I came down on Saturday (June 1) and delivered a check for $11,000 I’m paying toward my debt. That will leave me $10,925 more to pay,” she said, adding that she expected a “full payment” from the state soon.
The Century Town Council unanimously extended the next payment due date to July 8 (the Monday following the July 4th holiday).
Last year, Escambia Children’s Trust (ECT) awarded a contract to the Pensacola non-profit Urban Development Center for “YouthFirst Century” to serve 750 youth ages 11-18 over a three-year period at a total cost of $1.2 million. In reality, they only reached 30 children in their targeted ages of 11-18. They requested to lower their target age group to just 5-years old, but that was also denied by ECT.
The Town of Century fronted an unsecured $61,925 loan to UDC to purchase items like computers and workbooks. The loan was to be repaid by December 31, 2023, but the town council previously approved an extension to March 31, 2024.
Griffen then requested another extension to pay until May 31, 2024, “citing continual slow financial receivables for delay”.
According to ECT documentation, ECT’s contract for the year period prior to March 1 was $397,556, of which $264,058.03 was paid as of February 29, and $133,497.97 was “surrendered” because it was part of the awarded but not spent by the contract end date.
“It was use it or lose it,” ECT Executive Director Lindsey Cannon told NorthEscambia.com regarding the surrendered funding. “It’s rolled back into (other) programs, because they (UDC) didn’t use it.”
Pictured top: A copy of an $11,000 loan payment from The Urban Development Center. The account numbers were redacted by NorthEscambia.com. Inset: The Urban Development Center’s Dr. Jessica Griffen introduces YouthFirst Century to a group at the Pilgrim Lodge Baptist Church in Century in February 2023. NorthEscambia.com file photo. click to enlarge.