Sawmill Day Festival And Car Show Is Saturday In Century
May 3, 2024
The annual Sawmill Day Festival and Car Show will be held Saturday in Century from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Car show awards will be at 3 p.m.
The free event will be held in the historic district at the corner of 4th Street and Jefferson Avenue.
The day will feature live entertainment, food, crafts, contests and prizes, museum tours, exhibits and more.
Pictured: The 2023 Sawmill Day Festival and Car Show. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Century Fails To Test Drinking Water For Cyanide, Organic Compounds For Entire Year, DEP Says
May 2, 2024
The Town of Century failed to properly monitor their water system for several compounds for an entire year, according to a warning letter from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
According to an April 24 letter to Mayor Luis Gomez, Jr., Century failed to test for inorganic cyanide, secondary color, secondary foaming agents, and all synthetic organic compounds for the 2023 monitoring period.
Century will now be required to issue a public notice to water customers advising them of the missed sampling within 90 days and respond to the allegation within 15 days.
For a copy of the required public notice template, click here.
“Violations of Florida Statutes or administrative rules may result in liability for damages and restoration, and the judicial imposition of civil penalties,” the DEP letter states. “This Warning Letter is part of an agency investigation, preliminary to agency action in accordance to (Florida statutes.)”
Tate FFA Alumni Rodeo Is Friday And Saturday; Here’s How To Win Tickets (And How To Buy Online)
May 2, 2024
The 30th Annual Tate FFA Alumni Foundation Rodeo will be Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 at the Escambia County Equestrian Center on Mobile Highway.
Tickets can now be purchased on GoFan: https://gofan.co/app/school/FL19840_1
Advance tickets are available at Farm and Nursery Mart, Hill Kelly Dodge, Barnes Feed Store and Cantonment Mercantile. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for children in advance and $15 and $5 at the gate. Children age 5 and under will be admitted free.
For a chance to win one of five four-packs of tickets from the Tate FFA Alumni Foundation and NorthEscambia.com, click or tap here, then share and comment on this NorthEscambia.com Facebook post. The contest closes at 1 p.m. Friday.
For more information about the Rodeo, call (850) 937-2308.
Pictured: The 2023 FFA Alumni Foundation Rodeo. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Cantonment Man Charged With Punching Woman, Hitting Her With Space Heater
May 2, 2024
A Cantonment man is accused of punching a woman before striking her on the head with a space heater.
Jeffery Jermaine Purifoy was charged with felony aggravated battery.
He allegedly hit a woman in the mouth with a closed fist before slamming a space heater onto her head while she was “balled up on the ground”, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office report.
Deputies noted in their report that the woman suffered obvious injuries but refused EMS.
Purifoy remained in the Escambia County Jail Thursday morning with a U.S. Marshals Service hold.
ECSO Closes Down Another ‘Drug House’, Makes Arrest
May 2, 2024
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says they have closed another drug house.
The ECSO Narcotics Unit, SWAT Team, and K-9 Unit served two search warrants in the 1300 block of Foxborough Drive near the Scenic Hills Country Club and the 900 block of Belair Road.
During the searches, deputies reported finding 565 grams of fentanyl, 379 grams of methamphetamine, six grams of marijuana, eight firearms (two were stolen), a Nissan 350z, and over $12,000 in cash.
Ty Savien Preyer was charged with trafficking in fentanyl, trafficking in methamphetamine, dealing in stolen property, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $302,000.
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Flomaton Police Chief Submits Resignation
May 2, 2024
Flomaton Police Chief Dane NeSmith has submitted his resignation.
His last day on the job will be May 30.
NeSmith was hired by the Flomaton Police Department in March 2021 and was named chief in October 2022 after the resignation of then-chief Chace Thompson.
The town is accepting applications for their next police chief through 4 p.m. on May 14.
Pictured above: Flomaton Police Chief Dane NeSmit (left) speaks to other law enforcement officers on the sidelines of a Flomaton football game on August 25, 2023. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Wine Homers As Tate Beats Milton 6-3 In District Semi-Finals
May 2, 2024
The No. 3 seed Tate Lady Aggies beat the No. 2 Milton Panthers 6-3 in the District 1-6A semi-finals Wednesday night.
The Aggies were first on the board in the top of the first inning after Kara Win tripled and Amburleigh Laird had a sacrifice bunt, both scoring one run.
In the bottom of the third, a homer from Milton’s Kayal Willis tied the game at two.
Tate regained the lead at 3-2 in the top of the fifth when Wine smacked a solo home run to centerfield.
Jordan Smith earned the win for the Tate Lady Aggies, giving up five hits and three run in seven innings while striking out three and walking one.
Wine and Laird had two hits each to lead Tate at bat. Peyton Womack, Lacy Wilson, Blakely Campbell and Tristen Showalter each recorded on hit.
Tate (15-10 will take on No. 1 seed Pace (22-2) for the district championship at 6 p.m. Thursday in Pace.
Pictured: Kara Wine had a home run for the Tate Lady Aggies Wednesday night. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Spohn Stars as Wahoos Win Another Extra-Inning Thriller
May 2, 2024
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos won their third consecutive extra-inning game on Wednesday afternoon, scoring three runs in the tenth for a 5-3 victory over the Mississippi Braves.
Harrison Spohn was 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI, including an RBI single in the 10th that proved to be the game-winner.
The low-scoring game was controlled early by two left-handed starting pitchers, as Pensacola’s Luis Palacios and Mississippi’s Drew Parrish locked horns. Spohn’s solo homer in the third gave the Blue Wahoos a brief 1-0 lead, but the Braves countered with solo homers from Yolbert Sanchez and Brandon Parker in the fourth to take a 2-1 advantage.
In the fifth, Bennett Hostetler laced a two-out double to left field before Spohn delivered a game-tying RBI single.
The Braves had ample opportunities to reclaim the lead, but left the bases loaded in the fifth and left runners at the corners against reliever Angel Macuare in the sixth.
After three scoreless innings of relief from Macuare, the Blue Wahoos turned to Austin Roberts (W, 2-0) in the ninth. The Pensacola closer worked around a one-out single to force extras.
In the top of the tenth, Domingo Gonzalez (L, 0-1) allowed an RBI single to Sean Roby that gave the Blue Wahoos a 3-2 lead. Bennett Hostetler doubled before Spohn’s third hit of the game brought home Roby for a 4-2 advantage. A wild pitch scored Hostetler for extra insurance, giving Roberts latitude to pitch around a Sanchez RBI double in the bottom of the inning to lock down Pensacola’s third win in a row.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Braves on Thursday evening. First pitch from Trustmark Park is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
Update: Purple Alert Canceled After Missing, Endangered Man Located Safe
May 1, 2024
UPDATE: This man has been located and is safe.
A Florida Purple Alert has been issued for a missing and endangered Pensacola man.
Pensacola Police said 26-year old Alexander Cook suffers from developmental disabilities, is delusional, and may be having suicidal thoughts. Cook was last seen at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola on Tuesday afternoon. He may be headed to South Carolina but also has ties to Foley.
Cook is about 5 feet 10 inches tall and around 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark gray hoodie with white writing on the back, dark gray pants, cowboy boots and a black cowboy hat with a feather. Cook has two tattoos on his left forearm (a black rooster and a cow skull), a tattoo on his right thigh (850) and several tattoos on his fingers.
He was last seen driving a white 2007 Ford King Ranch F150 with Florida tag 56AJE. There is a prominent CB antenna above the driver’s cab, a “Local 251″ sticker on the rear passenger window and paint missing from around the tailgate latch.
PPD said Cook has no history of violence but may lie about his identity. He is currently referring to himself “Chris” or “Jesus Christ”.
If you see him, PPD said do not approach him directly. Call Pensacola Police at (850) 435-1845.
Wanted Suspect Captured In The Woods In Century
May 1, 2024
After a second day of searching, authorities have captured a wanted suspect that was hiding in the woods in Century.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said 41-year-old Christopher George Pace has outstanding felony warrants for arson, trespassing with property damage and resisting arrest without violence. Two additional counts of resisting were added.
He evaded capture Monday during a manhunt involving dozens of law enforcement officers, police K-9 units and a drone. He was also the focus of another manhunt on March 18.
The ECSO and K-9s from the Century Correctional Institution and Escambia County Road Prison captured Pace without incident Wednesday morning in a wooded area off Pleasant Hill Road.
Pate’s prior convictions in Escambia County include first degree petit theft, burglary, criminal mischief, possession of burglary tools, trespassing, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia.
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