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A Jay man who admitted to killing his father-in-law and was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death has been removed from death row and a new trial has been ordered following a ruling from the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Brett Richard Yeiter was convicted in Escambia County (Ala.) Circuit Court of capital murder in the death of Paul Phillips, 69, on Oct. 27, 2014. Phillips was the pastor of Books of Acts Holiness Church and was found shot to death while inside his truck parked...
Century's Buck Showalter, known as 'Nat' by friends and neighbors in the Century area has been named the new manager of the New York Mets. Showalter is a 1974 graduate of Century High School and began his post high school baseball career at Chipola Jr. College and later transferred to Mississippi State. At Mississippi State, Showalter was an All-American and set the school's record for batting average in 1977 batting .459. He played several years in the minor leagues and eventually started his...
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Effective Jan. 1, 2022, Jay residents will see an increase of $1.27 in their garbage rate due to a 4 percent Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase following Monday night's council meeting. The increase comes a year after the town made garbage service mandatory within town limits and signed a five-year contract with Adams Sanitation. An Adams Sanitation representative said the biggest three reasons why the fees rose are an increase in dump fees, the rise in fuel costs and the company's...
A familiar face has returned to work for the town of Century as former Town Clerk Leslie Howington was one of four people recently hired by the council to work for the town during a special meeting Tuesday, Nov. 30. Howington, who served as town clerk from 2010 to 2018, will serve the town as town clerk at a salary of $24.55 an hour. Howington submitted a proposal to merge town manager and town clerk, which would save the town money for a utilities manager. The council will review the proposal...
