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A head-on collision last Friday on Highway 29 in Escambia County (Fla.) killed both drivers, one a Northview High School senior. Kara Santorelli, 18, of Molino, Fla., was traveling northbound on Highway 29 about 12:41 a.m. on March 17, approaching Quintette Road, when a white Chevy sedan traveling southbound collided with Santorelli's vehicle head-on, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. The report said the Chevy sedan caught fire with the driver still inside. Both drivers died on scene...
Following a public hearing, the Jay Town Council Monday night approved a resolution to allow grant writer and administrator Robin Phillips to move forward in submitting an application for a Community Development Block Grant Hurricane Sally Disaster Recovery funds for improvements to Bray-Hendricks Park in the amount of $5,479,939.96. Improvements will include the construction of a community disaster response center multi-purpose building, to provide a central staging and recovery response site...
The Freedom Road Bridge in Century may be repaired sooner than later following a public hearing and the council’s approval Tuesday night for grant writer and administrator Robin Phillips to submit an application for two projects, one that will qualify Freedom Road Bridge to be replaced, and one that would establish a shelter in Century with the town matching funds of $7,500 for each. The grants are available through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) for Small Cities H...
It appears the Century Town Council, including the two interim council members and candidates, will determine a winner for Century council seats 3 and 4 following the town’s upcoming election March 28 according to the town’s charter. Seat 3 interim Shelisa McCall Abraham is running against candidate Evelyn Webber and seat 4 interim Alicia Johnson is running against Eddie Hammond. In general, a canvassing board is an entity that conducts a formal ‘canvass’ of the results of an election, which i...
Alabama Arise, in partnership with D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital and Atmore Community Hospital, held a forum to discuss the importance of Medicaid Expansion in the state of Alabama Monday afternoon to fill in the gaps for the 220,000 people without coverage who fall into the gap of making too much money to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford insurance through the Marketplace coverage. The coverage gap is made up of veterans, working parents and low-wage workers. Alabama is one of 11...
On Tuesday, March 28, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the an election will be held at Century Town Hall to fill council seats 3 and 4. Seat 3 Interim Councilwoman Shelisa McCall Abraham is running against candidate Evelyn Webber and seat 4 Interim Councilwoman Alicia Johnson will run against candidate Eddie Hammonds. Hammond Former Century town employee Eddie Hammond decided to run for seat 4 after he expressed interest in being an interim council member but was not appointed. "I feel like the town of...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education approved unanimously at its meeting last Thursday to take over ownership and responsibility of maintaining all of Hurricane Park except the lake, which will remain the Town of Flomaton's responsibility. School board attorney Kirk Garrett made a recommendation to enter into and execute a Termination of Lease Agreement with the town of Flomaton for the lease dated on or about Aug. 27, 1985, and the amendment to lease agreement dated on or about Oct....
A Century man who allegedly held a couple at gunpoint outside a retail store was arrested Feb. 10 and faces multiple felony charges, aggravated assault including false imprisonment, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and reckless display of a firearm. Edward Joseph Rose, 41, 2960 Highway 4A, was involved in a loud verbal argument with a group of people standing in front of Dollar General at 7731 North Century Boulevard when deputies responded in reference to an armed...
Residents of Century will begin paying $26.59 monthly with $5.92 per additional can for their garbage service after the Century Town Council Tuesday night approved a resolution setting the garbage rate across the board. The new rate will take effect immediately. The current rate is supposed to be $25.34 for one can with $5.64 for each additional can, but incorrect or numerous codes existing in the town’s billing system have caused residents to pay different amounts. The new increase would add $...
A Flomaton woman was arrested Jan. 31 for felony neglect of an elderly person when it was revealed she had left an elderly person in her charge without access to food or water for an unknown period of time. Tiffany June Quebedeaux, 40, 1734 Roosevelt Lane, was charged with caring for an elderly man who was not able to care for himself when an officer responding to an elderly abuse complaint found the residence in deplorable conditions and the victim without access to food or water and no...
In a vote of two to one, the Jay Town Council approved a three-phase plan to pay for the renovations at Bray-Hendricks Park at its Monday, Feb. 6 meeting, with Mayor Shon Owens voting no. Councilman Josh Holloway was not present. Dewberry Engineering representative Crystal Weatherington presented a revised spreadsheet that had three phases to complete the park renovation. Each phase included general and earthwork, drainage, field construction, utilities and paving, itemized, with quantities,...
The Century Council Monday night approved Mayor Ben Boutwell to sign the conceptual lease agreement drawn up by town attorney Matt Dannheisser, with a few grammatical and verbiage changes made, that would allow an unnamed manufacturing company to operate out of the old Starter Sportswear Building in the town’s industrial park for the next five years. Danita Andrews with FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance, which serves as the economic development opportunity facilitator for Escambia C...
The Century Town Council tabled a resolution raising the garbage rates for residential customers Monday night to reflect the 4.93 percent Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase allowed in the contract the town has with Republic Services. According to Town Clerk Leslie Howington, garbage rates in the billing system have ranged from $16.98 to $24.85, with an additional can at $5.64 monthly. Garbage service in Century currently is one can picked up once weekly by Republic with curbside debris being...
Highway 29 in Century has some lane changes recently since the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) began its project to mill and resurface the road and make safety improvements following two tractor trailer rollovers that occurred within two weeks in recent years, damaging a wastewater treatment system lift station. FDOT crews have already begun re-routing traffic to free up parts of the road and drivers can expect more re-routing and roadwork until the spring of 2024, when the project i...
The Jay Town Council discussed priorities for phasing of the Bray-Hendricks Park renovation construction with Dewberry Engineering’s Crystal Weatherington Tuesday night, focusing on stormwater runoff, parking and which fields were needing to be completed first before it approved an offer for a line of credit for up to $1.5 million. Weatherington had created a schematic for council members showing the first phase plan with field placement, sidewalks and water runoff. Mayor Shon Owens pointed o...
The town of Century held a workshop Tuesday night to discuss the town’s water backflow prevention and cross-connection control plan (CCCP) with plans to have another workshop to proceed with putting the plan in action and how to fund it. During council member roll call, Town Clerk Leslie Howington announced she had heard back from Town Attorney Matt Dannheisser that council member appointee Alicia Johnson would be able to sit at the council table and be able to participate in the conversation a...
At 12:20 p.m., last Thursday, the Flomaton Fire Department received a call about a brush fire between Sardine and Knowles Road in Flomaton suspected to be caused by a trash fire. The wind caused the fire to spread from behind a residence on Sardine road into the wooded area, some 65 acres in danger of burning. Approximately 10 acres were involved, according to fire personnel. Fire fighters arrived on scene to find a large section burning and kept the fire from spreading, while monitoring the...
In a vote of 4 to 1, the Century Town Council Tuesday night approved Mayor Ben Boutwell to negotiate lease terms with a company interested in setting up warehouse distribution and eventually manufacturing in the original Starter Sportwear building in the industrial park in Century. Council president Luis Gomez voted no. Council members Shelisa Abraham, Dynette Lewis and Sandra McMurray Jackson voted yes. Danita Andrews with FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance presented to the council an ec...
The Century Town Council Monday night swore in re-elected council member Sandra McMurray Jackson, making a forum, then nominated and voted in two interim council members, Alicia Johnson and Shelisa Abraham, before they nominated and voted Luis Gomez and Dynette Lewis to remain president and vice-president. Seat 3 was left unfilled when Council Member Leonard White resigned before his term expired. Seat 4 became vacant when Councilman James Smith's term expired and no one, including Smith, ran...
The Century Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, at town hall to fill two vacancies on the council after Leonard White resigned his District 3 seat and James Smith did not qualify for re-election to his District 4 seat and no candidates qualified to fill that seat during the Nov. 8 municipal election. As of this week five Century residents have voiced interest in filling the two vacant council seats on an interim basis until the town holds a special election no fewer than 60 days or...
The Jay Council Monday night approved to renew its garbage contract with Adam’s Sanitation that contains an adjustment to garbage rates pursuant to the franchise agreement, capped for Jay area customers at 4 percent, which will add $1.10 monthly to the standard residential customer’s monthly bill, to make it a total of $28.62, effective Jan. 1, 2023. According to a letter Adams Sanitation sent to the town, the CPI (Consumer Price Index) indicator referenced in the franchise agreement inc...
The Jay Town Council Monday night approved Dewberry Engineering to determine a plan to downsize its Bray-Hendricks Park renovation due to recent cost increases in construction, following a town meeting Monday night to discuss it. The town originally had a plan to renovate the 24-acre site for about $4.5 million and has been working for the last two years to raise those funds through grants, loans and legislative appropriations. Recent bids, however, came in between $6 and $8 million, which has...
The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts (GECA), located at 100 N. Trammell St. in Atmore, presents the performance of E.B. White's 'Charlotte's Web', starting at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1 (tonight), Friday, Dec. 2, Saturday, Dec. 3 and at 2 p.m., Sunday Dec. 4. Directed by Katherine Eby and Albert Grassia, the show stars a cast of youngsters who tell the story of Wilbur, a pig who finds an extraordinary friend in Charlotte, the spider, and their journey as friends. Doors each night open at 6:30...
Monday night, the Jay Council tabled the Bray-Hendricks Park renovation plans after recent bids from several different construction companies came in much higher than anticipated. About two years ago, the park renovation was estimated to cost around $4 million. The town has $2.5 million from grants and other sources and Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib said the town is in the process of obtaining the other $1.5 million. “We have grant opportunities of up to $1 million,” said Seib. “We just...
W.S. Neal High School and Escambia County High School have landed on the list of ‘failing schools’, receiving an ‘F’ based on the scores of 11th grade ACT tests taken last spring. The grade comes from 2013’s Alabama Accountability Act, which requires the bottom 6 percent of schools to be labeled as failing based on those ACT test scores from the previous spring. Escambia County Superintendent Michele McClung said when she saw their ACT scores when she stepped foot on the job and she knew they...
