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ECSO Deputy Involved In Chain Reaction Crash On Highway 29
An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputy was involved in a chain reaction crash involving four vehicles Wednesday morning on Highway 29.
The driver of a Kia apparently collided with another vehicle, pushing into in the rear of the deputy’s vehicle. The ECSO cruiser then bumped into a work van.
For more photos, click here.
The crash happened just [...]
Updated: Two Stab Each Other Outside Atmore Tractor Supply Company Store In Ongoing Dispute
Two young men, both about 19-years-old and from Atmore, were stabbed Tuesday afternoon outside the Tractor Supply Company store in Atmore. Police say they pulled knives on each other.
It happened about 12:20 p.m. in the parking lot of the Tractor Supply on Lindberg Avenue.
“These two young men who had been having issues over something that [...]
Two Injured In Two Wrecks That Slowed Highway 29 Traffic Tuesday Afternoon
Two people were injured in one of two crashes minutes apart on Highway 29 near Cantonment Tuesday afternoon.
The first crash (pictured above and two photos below) happened about 4:33 p.m. on Highway 29 at Neal Road when a Chevrolet Sedan and an older model Chevrolet Caprice collided. The Caprice came to a stop about 500 [...]
County To Continue Discussions On Latest Offer For OLF-8 Property
Escambia County will continue discussions with the latest parties to make an offer to make an offer for 290 acres of the county-owned OLF-8 property on Nine Mile Road.
As we reported yesterday, a Letter of Intent (LOI) offering $22.5 million for 290 acres was received from a law firm on behalf of local potential buyers [...]
Murderer Serving Life Sentence Assaulted Correctional Officer At Century Prison, FDC Says
A convicted murderer serving a life sentence assaulted a correctional officer at Century Correctional Institution recently, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
Inmate Michael Harvis, 49, assaulted a correctional officer by striking the officer in the face.
Harris is serving life on a first degree murder conviction in Hillsborough County. He is also serving time for [...]
Century Mayor Reports Entire Playground Stolen; ECSO Says It Was Scrapped For $196
Century Mayor Luis Gomez, Jr. reported an entire park playground had been stolen, but the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office determined that no crime was committed.
Gomez told the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office that he went to the Carver Community Center on Jefferson Avenue on April 8 and noticed that the playground equipment, basketball goals and poles, [...]
Vehicle Rolls On Kingsfield Road After Hitting Bridge
A vehicle rolled over Sunday morning at a Cantonment bridge.
The driver collided with the guardrail on the bridge over Eleven Mile Creek on Kingsfield Road about 10:30 a.m.
No serious injuries were reported.
The Florida Highway Patrol investigated and has not released details.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Escambia Considers Widening 2.16 Miles Of Dangerously Narrow Highway 164; Barry Promises More
Escambia County is set to consider a $1.25 million project to widen about 2.16 total miles of dangerously narrow Highway 164 in two locations in what one county commissioner promises is part of the first phase of work.
Highway 164 has been the scene of several near head-on crashes and sideswipes attributed to the narrow roadway. [...]
Charges Dropped Against Atmore Journalists Accused Of Revealing Grand Jury Secrets
ll criminal charges against two Atmore journalists and school board members have been dropped.
The move came at the request of Alabama Assistant Attorney General Thomas Govan Jr., who had taken over the Escambia County, Alabama, bases after the local district attorney recused himself. The dismissals were granted Friday by Judge Ben Fuller.
All charges related to [...]
Cantonment Woman Found Asleep In Vehicle Facing Cocaine And Fentanyl Charges
A Cantonment woman found asleep in her vehicle by deputies is facing fentanyl and cocaine related charges.
Cherrelle Jeanninne Clay, 39, was charged with possession of controlled substances, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license third or subsequent conviction.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office reported finding Clay asleep and hunched over [...]
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