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Last Thursday, the town of Century experienced a water leak when a water main running along Highway 29 broke right at the entrance to town hall, causing the library to close and canceling Santa's 5:30 p.m. scheduled visit. Town workers shut the water line off and brought in a pump to empty the hole in order to repair the main. The break happened when Escambia River Electric Co-operative (EREC) was installing broadband internet cable and hit a telephone pole that had been cut off, which shifted...
No action was required, but residents of Century and the surrounding area will have a chance to voice their opinions in an upcoming public meeting on three different floor plans for the rebuilding of the Carver Community Center that have been submitted for approval, according to Robin Phillips, with Jones-Phillips and Associates at the Century Town Council meeting Nov. 21. The Carver Community Center, once used as a school building built in 1945 and located at 7040 West Jefferson Ave., is one...
At its Tuesday, Nov. 27 meeting, the Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education heard the results of a Fiscal Year 2022 audit by State of Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts from Oct. 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2022 with findings that the board failed to publish financial information in a timely manner in accordance with the Code of Alabama and failed to properly reconcile the general bank account. The audit included items pertaining to federal, state and local legal compliance, board...
At the Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education meeting Tuesday, board members elected Loumeek White as president and re-elected Cindy Jackson as vice president of the school board with a vote of 4 to 3. For president, Kevin Hoomes nominated White, which was seconded by Sherry Digmon. Coleman Wallace nominated Mike Edwards. For vice president, Digmon nominated Jackson. Edwards nominated Wallace. In both elections, Hoomes, White, Digmon and Jackson voted for White president and Jackson vice pres...
The Century Town Council planned a special meeting for 6 p.m. this Thursday, Nov. 9, following a presentation by the owner of a municipal consulting company who responded to the town's request for proposals (RFPs) for a possible interim town manager last September at the council meeting Tuesday night. Howard Brown, Jr., owner and president of Local Government Consulting Group out of West Palm Beach, Fla., originally from Pensacola, has worked as a city manager in California, Oklahoma and...
A twenty-year-old Century man whose body was found early Sunday with multiple gunshot wounds on a sidewalk along N. Century Boulevard has been identified by family members as Jaheem Durant. According to Escambia County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Morgan Lewis, around 2 a.m., Sunday, the Escambia County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office responded in Century and located a deceased male with multiple gunshot wounds. Deputies located several shell casings nearby in the area. "At this...
Residents of Century and the surrounding areas are mourning the loss of former town planner Debbie Nickles, who died Monday, Oct. 30, following some long-term medical issues. Nickles began working for the town of Century in the early 90's under the mayorship of Benny Barnes. She later continued working independently for the town as the administrator for the State Housing Initiatives Program (SHIP) that is designed to serve very low, low and moderate income families and provides funds to local...
Area festivities will kick off this Thursday in Atmore and Monroeville and continue Saturday, wrapping up with trick-or-treat activities in Brewton, Century, Flomaton and Jay on Tuesday. Atmore Treat-or-Treat on the Street in Atmore will be from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., this Thursday, with live music from Dream House at Boxcar Willie on Trammel Street beginning at 5:30 p.m. Businesses will be open and handing out candy to little ghosts and goblins downtown. Williams Station Day will be from 9 a.m. to...
For the second time the Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education voted 4-3 last Thursday to not renew the contract of Superintendent Michele McClung, but School Board President Danny Benjamin says he will bring the vote back to the table for a third time. "I plan to bring it back up," Benjamin said. "I've talked to a lot of citizens and they want us to renew her contract." The school board held a special meeting Wednesday (Oct. 18) at the central office in Brewton, however, McClung said she...
Monday night, the Jay Town Council appointed Jay resident Mike Hutto as interim council member to fill former council member Wayne Godwin's seat after a two-year vacancy. Councilwoman Jane Hayes made a motion, which was seconded by Councilman Josh Holloway. The motion carried unanimously. Godwin resigned his council seat April 19, 2021, when he moved out of the town limits. "I feel honored to be on the Jay Council," said Hutto. "But I do think that I will bring the older crowd in and have a voic...
At the Jay Town Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 2, Florida State Rep. Joel Rudman, District 3, gave an update of his experience last spring as a freshman legislator and how Jay may be effected by current and future legislation. Rudman said that $14.7 million in appropriations have been obtained for District 3, with $1 million for the intersection of Highway 90 and Woodbine Road, where many people from the Jay area travel. He reminded the council that applications for legislative appropriations...
The Jay Town Council was updated on the progress of the Bray-Hendricks Park Renovation Monday night and welcomed District 3 State Rep. Dr. Joel Rudman, who attended the meeting and addressed possible funding for the wastewater treatment facility. Dewberry Engineering's David Tiller told council members STOA Architects indicated they will have architectural packages ready for bid on Nov 15. With about $5.5 million in grant funding available, Mayor Shon Owens expressed concern about what grant...
With Century's Interim Mayor Luis Gomez and Interim Seat 2 Councilman Henry Cunningham being the only candidates in each office to qualify, there will be no special election in Century. Gomez and Cunningham will remain in their roles and be sworn in at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Nov. 11 at Century Town Hall. Gomez was seat 2 councilman and served as council president until former mayor Ben Boutwell resigned late August 2023. Gomez was sworn in as interim mayor and Century resident Henry Cunningham...
The Town of Century will go back to the drawing board after a vote of 4 to 1 Tuesday night kept the proposed millage rate of 0.9204 from being approved unanimously, which also keeps the tentative budget from being approved. Councilwoman Dynette Lewis voted no. Council members Henry Cunningham, Shelisa McCall, Alicia Johnson and Sandra McMurray Jackson voted yes. Lewis voted to approve the first reading of the proposed millage rate and budget at the Sept. 5 council meeting but Lewis has since...
The Century Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to appoint Henry Cunningham as Seat 2 interim council member after a split vote knocked nominee Eddie Hammond out of the running. Councilwoman Sandra McMurray Jackson nominated Hammond. Council members Alicia Johnson and Jackson voted yes and council members Shelisa Abraham and Dynette Lewis voted no. Hammond, Cunningham and Kevin Cottrell were the three people who had submitted their names for consideration to be appointed. Councilwoman...
Jay’s residents will pay an average of 3 percent more this year in property taxes after the Jay Town Council approved both the rolled-back millage rate and the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 budget at its meeting Monday night. The town of Jay’s gross taxable value for operating purposes has been certified at $54,183,005. The FY 2023-2024 operating millage rate is 3.8 mills, which is greater than the rolled back rate of 3.6755 mills by 3.387 percent. Jay Utilities Manager Eric Seib said the ave...
Moments after the Escambia County (Ala.) School Board voted unanimously to accept the results of an evaluation survey on Superintendent Michele McClung filled out by board members showing she received satisfactory rankings in 11 of 11 categories, the board voted 4-3 to not renew her contract. During a workshop last Thursday, the seven school board members were given the evaluation survey to fill out concerning McClung's job as superintendent. School Board Attorney Kirk Garrett told the board...
The Century Town Council voted 3 to 1 to accept Council President Luis Gomez's bid for interim mayor, swore him into office, set the date for a special election for council seat and mayor and voted on a new council president and vice president at its Monday, Aug. 28 special meeting. Council members Dynette Lewis, Alicia Johnson and Sandra McMurray Jackson voted yes. Councilwoman Shelisa McCall voted no. Town Clerk Leslie Howington read memos and referrals to the town's existing charter to move...
Century Town Council President Luis Gomez, Jr. will act as interim mayor for the town of Century until the council decides who to appoint after Ben Boutwell submitted his letter of resignation on Tuesday, Aug. 21. Boutwell's term expires January 2025, so the council will determine a date to hold a special election for mayor. It is up to the council to decide when that special election will be held. Qualifying for the regular election for mayor and council seats 1 and 2 starts in June 2024....
The Flomaton Lions Club will hold its Pancake Supper fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 28, at the Flomaton Community Center, located at 628 McCurdy Street. Plates are $5 each and include pancakes, sausage, butter and syrup. Dine-ins include a drink of milk, bottled water, orange juice or coffee. Tickets are available at the door or from any member of the Flomaton Lions Club. Flomaton Lions hold several fundraisers each year to benefit Flomaton High School’s LEO Scholarships and o...
During Tuesday night's Century Town Council meeting Mayor Ben Boutwell said he was resigning immediately but by Wednesday morning he said he would stay on to fill his remaining time. Boutwell's current term as mayor ends in January, 2025. Boutwell said in a prepared statement: "Following a heated exchange during last night's town council meeting, out of frustration, I offered to resign my position as mayor. In the light of a new day and following a sleepless night of prayer, I need to put that...
The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts (GECA) presents "Four Windows," a StageStruck production that tells the story of four elderly female friends in an apartment building living a pretty uneventful life, looking out on the world from their windows, until an eligible seasoned bachelor moves in, turning their world upside down and the four of them into amateur sleuths. Mayhem ensues, but is it murder or just a misunderstanding? Running for two weekends, performance showtimes are at 7 p.m.,...
A Milton man was arrested on felony homicide charges after his cousin was found dead under a golf cart at the cousin's Jay residence following a physical altercation between the two men. Robert Patrick Jernigan, 53, was arrested July 20 for murder dangerous depraved without premeditation when deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office responded to the 1886 Schnoor Road in Jay June 19 in reference to a death investigation. Upon arriving at the scene, deputies located the victim, Stephen...
The Century Town Council Tuesday night approved a request by grant administrator Robin Phillips for the town to begin procurement services by securing agreements with an architect, engineer and administrator for the three bridges and hurricane shelter, as required when federal monies are awarded. The Town of Century was recently awarded a Community Development Block Grant-Hurricane Sally Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant for $12,877,137 under the Rebuild Florida Infrastructure Repair program to...
“This is a waste of time, energy and money,” is how Century Councilman Luis Gomez described the council meeting in Century Wednesday, July 5, when northescambia.com’s William Reynolds asked if and where the meeting was properly advertised and it was determined the time was not included in any postings around the town, which according to Reynolds is a violation of the Florida Sunshine Law, Statute Chapter 286, which states a meeting ‘should contain the time and place of the meeting, be posted...
