Bonus Photos: Northview Cheerleaders, Fans, Band And More
December 8, 2022
The Northview Chiefs defeated the Union County Tigers last Friday night to earn a trip to the state championship game this Saturday night.
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony Held At NAS Pensacola
December 8, 2022
The Pensacola Area Chief Petty Officer Association along with several Veteran Services Organizations hosted a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony Wednesday at Barrancas National Cemetery onboard NAS Pensacola.
Sailors, retirees and civilian employees attended the event to honor the 2,403 sailors, soldiers and civilians killed and estimated 1,000 wounded during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. The attack also crippled or destroyed 20 American ships and more than 300 airplanes and destroyed dry docks and airfields.
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Infinitely Big, Infinitely Small: Jim Allen Elementary Visits Roy Hyatt Environmental Center
December 8, 2022
Fifth graders from Jim Allen Elementary School visited the Escambia County Public School’s Roy Hyatt Environmental Center in Cantonment Wednesday.
The students took part in the “Infinitely Big! Infinitely Small!” program. They entered the inflatable planetarium blasting off into space studying the infinitely big planets found in our solar system and all the cool things found in deep space.
They also entered the microscope lab learning about the flow of energy through an ecosystem while studying the infinitely big blue whale who eats tiny shrimp-like creatures called krill, who in turn each tiny microscopic plankton.
Finally the Jim Allen Elementary student scientist peered into the infinitely small world of plankton observing a food chain in action while using microscopes.
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Search Warrant Leads To Arrest Of Cantonment Man On Gun Charge
December 7, 2022
A Cantonment man is facing a gun charge after the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant.
William Ashton Cook, 21, was charged with possession of a firearm with an altered or removed serial number.
Acting on information that Cook “was in possession of a firearm possibly utilized in a murder,” the search warrant was served in the 3000 block of Vantage Road, according to an arrest report.
Deputies found Cook hiding in a bedroom closet. They located a Ruger 9 mm semi-automatic handgun with the serial number completely removed in a pickup truck next to the trailer home, the ECSO said. A stolen diesel air compressor was located in the wood line adjacent to the residence.
Cook was not charged with the alleged murder and not named as a suspect in a redacted arrest report. The ECSO said charges are pending for the stolen air compressor.
Further details on the alleged murder were not provided.
Cook was released from jail on a $5,000 bond.
Escambia Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Allegedly Choking Cab Driver
December 7, 2022
An Escambia County man is facing multiple charges after allegedly attacking a female cab driver and other individuals at a Highway 29 hotel on Monday.
Rickey Allen Wiggins, 42, was charged with attempted murder, two counts of felony battery, two counts of misdemeanor battery, resisting an officer with violence and felony battery on a law enforcement officer.
Wiggins was a guest at the Hotel Del Sol. He became involved in an argument with a manager and started kicking on a door before before grabbing the victim by the neck, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
Wiggins got into a Lucky Cab that had arrived for another customer. The driver told him to exit the vehicle and wait for another cab. That caused him to become upset, grab her around the neck and choke her, according to the report. She broke free with Wiggins giving chase and tackling her as she fled.
The ECSO seized a camera from the cab that was recording during the incident.
An ECSO deputy said that when he arrived on scene, Wiggins was trying to kill a woman by choking her. Wiggins allegedly grabbed the deputy’s leg and would not comply when ordered to release his grip.
Wiggins remained in the Escambia County Jail without bond.
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Molino Woman Charged With Battery Of A Man Over Age 65
December 7, 2022
A Molino woman allegedly struck a 70-year old man in the face in his home.
Jessica Anne Lewis, 40, was charged with felony battery on a person age 65 or older in a domestic violence situation. She remained in the Escambia County Jail Wednesday with bond set at $2,500.
The victim told Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies that Lewis came over to his property and wanted to see her kids. After a discussion in the yard, Lewis followed him inside and demanded to take a shower, an arrest report states.
The victim told Lewis to leave because she was high on drugs, but she hit him in the nose with an open hand, according to the report.
A deputy made contact with Lewis as she was walking down Cedartown Road, and she was placed under arrest.
According to the sheriff’s office, she had been trespass warned from the property in 2019.
The exact domestic relationship between Lewis and the victim was not specified in the redacted arrest report.
FPL Completes Day Of Caring Project At Jim Allen Elementary
December 7, 2022
The United Way Day of Caring happened a little later this year at Jim Allen Elementary School.
On the originally scheduled Day of Caring in October, Florida Power & Light team members were in south Florida supporting Hurricane Ian restoration efforts. Instead of canceling, FPL team members rescheduled and completed their Day of Caring just recently.
FPL team members assembled workbook pages to take the load off Jim Allen teachers.
“Jim Allen Elementary appreciates the FPL team making time in their schedules to come and complete our project,” Jim Allen Elementary Assistant Principal Susan Dorman said.
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First Two Red Bulbs In Keep The Wreath Green Safety Campaign
December 7, 2022
On Tuesday, Escambia County Fire Rescue placed the first two red bulbs in the “Keep the Wreath Green” safety campaign following two residential fires.
At 12:38 a.m. Tuesday, ECFR responded to a residential structure fire on West Jackson Street. A small fire was located at the electrical meter along the outside of the home and a smoldering fire on the inside. Both fires were quickly extinguished, and there were no injuries. One occupant was temporarily displaced until power could be restored.
A second residential kitchen fire was reported at 10:05 a.m. on Georgia Drive. The cooking fire was quickly extinguished, and damage was limited to the kitchen area in the single story home. There were no injuries.
Each time firefighters respond to a residential fire with damage, a green light bulb will be replaced with a red one in wreaths at fire stations across the county to remind citizens of the dangers posed by fires in homes.
Matt Gaetz Files Bill To Allow NAS Pensacola Terrorist Attack Victims Sue Saudi Arabia
December 6, 2022
Tuesday morning, on the third anniversary of the terrorist attack at NAS Pensacola, Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a fill to allow victims to sue Saudi Arabia.
Gaetz introduced the “Saudi Arabia December 6, 2019, Anti-Terror and Accountability Act.”.
“Three years ago today, a Saudi Arabian terrorist shot and killed three U.S. Navy sailors at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola in Florida’s First Congressional District. The terrorist was a combatant participating in a Pentagon-sponsored training program, which granted him access to NAS Pensacola. This bill will hold the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia accountable for aiding and abetting terrorist attacks within the United States while financially supporting the victims of the NAS Pensacola Terrorist Attack,” Gaetz stated in a release.
According to Gaetz, the bill:
- Ends support to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
- Halts any military officer exchange programs with Saudi Arabia
- Authorizes that the victims of the NAS Pensacola terrorist attack may seek damages from the Saudi Arabian government through 34 USC 20144: Justice for United States Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Fund
- Withdraws $1 Billion from U.S. military aid to Ukraine and deposits the same amount to the Justice for United States Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Fund
- Makes available any unused funds to all victims of state sponsored terror to include September 11th victims
The attack was carried out by a Saudi Royal Air Force 2nd Lieutenant as he opened fire in Building 633 at NAS Pensacola.
The attack claimed the lives of Ensign Joshua Watson, Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Mohammed Haitham and Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Cameron Walters.
Missing North Escambia Area Man Located
December 6, 2022
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says a missing Century man was safely located Tuesday.
Chuck Aldridge, 69, was last seen Monday, and his truck was later found at the corner of Highway 29 and Brent Lane. He was classified as missing and endangered by authorities.
Family said he is undergoing evaluation at a local hospital.
The ECSO did not say where Aldridge was found.