County Seeks Volunteers for Contractor Competency Board
October 25, 2023
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is seeking Escambia County residents interested in volunteering to serve on the Escambia County Contractor Competency Board (CCB). Two applicants will be appointed for service beginning in January 2024.
The Board of County Commissioners is currently seeking the following for membership on the CCB: Division II Contractor Layperson
Division II Contractors are field-specific and include areas like air conditioning contractors, sheet metal contractors, mechanical contractors, pool contractors, plumbing contractors, underground utility and excavation contractors, and roofing contractors.
The duties of the CCB include accepting contractor applications, administering contractor examinations, and issuing and recording Certificates of Competency and renewals; making an annual report; investigating complaints against contractors; and presiding over contractor disciplinary proceedings. CCB members serve a three-year term and meet the first Wednesday morning of every month for approximately two hours. Members receive $50 per meeting as compensation for their services.
CCB members are appointed from certain repfresentative segments of citizens and professions, including contractors, design professionals, business persons, and lay persons. The Board of County Commissioners is currently seeking a lay consumer member.
A lay consumer member shall not at the time of appointment be, and shall have never previously been, a member or practitioner of a profession regulated by the board or a member of any closely related profession. The term “member of any closely related profession” includes but is not limited to carpenters, painters, certified building inspectors, commercial construction supervisors, interior designers/decorators, fencers, landscapers, building material suppliers, and construction quality managers.
Escambia County residents interested in serving on the CCB are asked to submit a resume and cover letter to Jennifer Hampton, Director’s Aide, Building Services Department, 3363 West Park Place, Pensacola, Florida, 32505 or jahampton@myescambia.com by the close of business on December 1, 2023.
Inmate Assaulted Century Correctional Officer With A Broom, FDC Says
October 25, 2023
A Century Correctional Institution inmate serving life for murder assaulted a correctional officer recently with a broom, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
On September 27, Inmate Freddrick Eddie assaulted an officer by striking them with a broom on the ear and arm. Staff responded appropriately, and the inmate was subdued. Medical staff noted injuries.
Eddie was serving a life sentence out of Miami-Dade for murder during the commission of a felony.
Semi Trucks Collide On Highway 97 in Walnut Hill, Sending One Careening Through a Home
October 25, 2023
Two semi trucks collided Wednesday morning in Walnut hill, sending one of them careening off the roadway and through a mobile home.
The initial crash happened about 7:45 a.m. on Highway 97 at the North Highway 99 intersection. That’s where a semi-truck hauling construction equipment on a lowboy trailer bottomed out and was struck by a semi-truck hauling logs. The log truck continued south, left the roadway and crashed literally through a mobile home. The mobile home was completely destroyed; the occupants, however, were not injured. The log truck driver was airlifted to Saced Heart Hospital due to his injuries.
There were several other rear-end type collisions on Highway 97 as drivers tried to avoid the first crash,injuring four people.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Warm Afternoons, No Chance Of Rain
October 24, 2023
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Suspect Charged With Burglary Of Cantonment Mercantile
October 24, 2023
A suspect has been charged with the burglary of Cantonment Mercantile on Highway 29 just north of Muscogee Road
The burglary was discovered Tuesday morning and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office quickly developed 20-year old Ronnie Lee Graham of Cantonment as the suspect. He was charged with grand theft, burglary causing damage over $1,000 and resisting arrest without violence.
Graham was booked into the Escambia County Jail Tuesday evening with bond set at $5,600.
The business has about 50 independent vendor booths along with a bakery and more.
For more photos from the scene, click here.
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Molino Christmas Parade Returning For 2023
October 24, 2023
After an absence of several years, the Molino Christmas Parade will return for 2023.
The parade will travel West Crabtree Church Road to the Molino Ballpark on December 9 at 11 a.m.
Entries are being accepted now. The fee is $50 for vehicles, $30 for UTVs, $20 for horses. Register now at https://www.molinoballpark.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1438540 or call Felicanano Santana at (850) 393-5030. Proceed will got to a local family in need.
Pictured: The 2019 annual Molino Christmas Parade NorthEscambia.com photos click to enlarge.
Northview Boys Golf Advances To Regionals
October 24, 2023
The Northview High School Boys golf team placed third out of 15 teams at districts to advance to regionals. Photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Molino Lady Bugs Win 8U Monster Bash Tourney
October 24, 2023
Coach Jonathan Weaver’s Molino Lady Bugs won the two-day 8U Monster Bash Tournament in Robertsdale, AL last weekend. The tournament consisted of 19 teams in the 8U Division alone.
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Cantonment Mercantile Burglary Under Investigation
October 24, 2023
An overnight burglary at a Cantonment business is under investigation.
Someone broke into Cantonment Mercantile on Highway 29 just north of Muscogee Road
The business has about 50 independent vendor booths along with a bakery and more.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or call CrimeStoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Krisi Barbour, click to enlarge.
McElhaney Road in Bratt Now Closed For $810K FEMA Drainage Project
October 23, 2023
McElhaney Road just south of the state line in Bratt is now closed for a Hurricane Sally FEMA project to improve drainage structures.
Drivers can detour along North Highway 99 and Old Bratt Road.
The $810,715.45 project will replace the drainage structures at 7200 and 8000 McElhaney Road. FEMA will fund $770,179.68 (95%) of the cost, while Escambia County will be responsible for $40,535.77 (5%).
The work includes clearing of all hurricane debris, removing damaged existing culvert pipes and riprap, installing a new pipe/box culvert, restabilizing and reconstructing the roadway pavement, and replacing riprap within the ditch bottom. Minor ditch regrading, resetting existing fence, and installing concrete ditch pavement will be required.
IT is scheduled to take about 180 days to complete after the October 24 closure.
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