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The town of Jay passed its first drinking water inspection last Thursday, Sept. 5, under the watch of Water and Wastewater Supervisor Alicia Jernigan since she came to work for the town last March. The previous week, the town passed its first waste water inspection under Jernigan also. Jernigan said three inspectors from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), one in training, spent five hours at the plant. “They said they were very pleased with the improvements since the l...
The Jay Town Council approved its proposed budget Tuesday, Sept. 3. According to Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib, the actual budget is very close to what has been projected. “We are at 97 percent of the revenues and 95 percent of the expenditures we projected for this year so far,” said Seib. Estimated total revenues for the FY 2019-20 are $3,587,200, which is $554,800 for the General Fund; $2,745,400 for the water and sewer fund; $282,000 for the natural gas fund, with a reserve fund of $5,...
The Flomaton Lions Club will hold an 'Age 85 and Over Celebration' beginning at 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., this Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Flomaton Community Center on McCurdy Street. The first celebration was held in 2018 for 90-year-olds and up, hosted by Delmer Tew and held at the Flomaton United Methodist Church. The Rev. Kathy McKinley and husband Mack of FUMC will be hosting this event also. “What Delmer organized was a wonderful idea,” said Flomaton Lions Club president Wayne Key. “It...
The Century Town Council approved its proposed budget Monday night unanimously. The total estimated revenues for FY 2019-20 is $3,637,345, which is composed of $1,453,798 in the General Fund, $233,000 in the special revenue fund, $2,500 the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Fund and $1,948,047 in the Enterprise Fund. Estimated expenditures are $3,425,664, leaving a reserve of $211,681 to bring forward for a total of $3,637,345 to balance the budget. In a motion made by Councilwoman Sandra...
The Century Council voted Tuesday night to approve the millage rate of 0.9204, which is greater than the roll back rate of 0.8361. The projected amount for ad valorem taxes for Century this year, according to CPA Robert Hudson, is $37,404. “If property values increase every year, and you always do the roll back rate, you'll never get any more money, although the residents of Century's property has increased in value,” said Hudson. “They're really decreasing their property tax by not apply...
The Jay Town Council approved Tuesday night to keep the millage rate of 2.5 mills, which is a negative 9.6 percent rollback from last year. Taxing is based on Santa Rosa County's assessment of properties within the town of Jay that are valued at $48,138,187. The town will receive $133,064 in revenue. In the past year, the town has received $110,742, although $104,144 was projected. Mayor Shon Owens made a motion that was seconded by Councilman Wayne Godwin to keep the 2.5 percent millage rate....
A traffic stop August 31 resulted in a Jay man facing one count felony marijuana possession and other charges. Dexter Darrell Biggs, 42, 4529 Darney Road, was the passenger in a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Koree Harrington when they were pulled over by law enforcement for failure to maintain a single lane and a busted driver's side tail light in Jay, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report. When the officer made contact with Harrington, both she and the passenger, identified as Bi...
The Jay council approved a resolution Tuesday night to set business license fees for businesses in the town. Operations Manager Eric Seib told the council that according to Attorney Steve Cozart, updating the amount for business license can be done with a resolution. There was discussion about what Mayor Shon Owens called a 'gray area' for businesses that do not have a physical address and Owens asked what would happen if every business in Jay had a P.O. box. Some businesses operate as a...
The Jay town council approved to hire a lobbyist from the Legus Group to help advocate for the town in getting funding for projects. Mayor Shon Owens said Tuesday night State Rep. Jayer Williamson and Sen. Doug Broxson are so busy that he felt the town needed to take a chance on a lobbyist to help the town pursue projects. Owens met with a couple of lobbyist recently and they agreed to work for the town on a much smaller budget of $12,000 than the normal $30,000 to $40,000 price tag. The town...
A Jay man and his passenger are facing felony drug charges following a traffic stop August 30 that resulted in the discovery of methamphetamine and other drug charges in the vehicle. Kevin Scott Rentz, 55, 14363 Highway 89, and his passenger, Margaret Ard, were traveling north on Regency Drive in Pace and failed to stop behind the stop bar at the intersection of Williams Road, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's report. When an officer made contact with Rentz, both he and passenger Ard pr...
A Century man is facing felony kidnapping and sexual battery charges after he allegedly pulled a female under the age of 18, walking along Highway 29, into nearby woods to assault and rob her. Na'keetric Devonte Davison, 27, listed as homeless, was arrested Aug. 21 and charged with sexual battery on a victim under the age of 18, kidnapping a child and commit sexual battery, felony battery, robbery and resisting without violence after law enforcement responded to a 911 call of a possible...
The Jay Council voted Monday, Aug. 19, to approve to cash out a Certificate of Deposit (CD) to pay for work on the Livestock Market and to award the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) waterline construction to the lowest bidder. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant to renovate the Livestock Market facility requires that the town pay contractors for work and will reimburse the town after the work is completed and paid for. The town opened a line of credit initially to...
A Century man who was arrested March 28 when officers executing a search warrant found suspected methamphetamine in bags on the floor when they secured him and floating in the toilet is facing 15 years in state prison as a mandatory minimum that must be served day for day. Sim Brown, III, 24, 401 Bonwell St., entered a plea to one count of trafficking in methamphetamine (200 grams or more), three counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, tampering with evidence,...
The Town of Jay had its first annual wastewater inspection Tuesday for this year and passed with just a few changes required from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). Supervisor Alicia Jernigan was pleased with the overall outcome of her first inspection. “Until this year, inspections were done every three years after Gov. Rick Scott came into office, but I'm glad to see it go back to being done annually,” said Jernigan. “Gov. Scott had cut funding, so the Department of En...
An Atmore man accused of swapping 10 authentic $50 bills for 10 counterfeit $50 bills in the purchase of a car in June was arrested Aug. 20. Matthew Cody Blair, 28, 247 Williams Lane, agreed to meet with Zaccaha Matthew John Larose on June 19 at the Grey Goose Liquor Store on Highway 21 in Atmore to purchase a 1993 Honda sedan for $1,000, according to an Escambia County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office report. On June 20, law enforcement responded to 1004 Jo Jo Road in reference to a grand theft...
There will be a new face at Pensacola State College (PSC) in Century this fall as Director Paula Byrd is retiring. Serving as director of PSC's Century campus since its opening in January 2012, Byrd has taught in Florida public schools for 40 years and hopes that she can continue to be involved in helping others learn and find success. Byrd completed her first two years at Lake Sumpter Community College in Leesburg, Fla. after graduating from Leesburg High School in 1975. She then moved to...
The Century Council approved a right-of-way easement to Gulf Power to run natural gas at a location on Tedder Road west of the Century Correctional Institute work camp. According to Town Manager Buz Eddy, the area of the easement the company wants will allow Gulf Power to install and perpetually maintain a natural gas pipeline within the 50 foot easement, but they want to use 95 feet during the construction phase, to bring in pipe and materials. “They want to put a gas line in to run from the F...
Last Thursday, Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education members were shown the social media connection that keeps the community in touch with what is going on in the schools and approved two agenda items and school superintendent's personnel recommendations before they went into executive session. “We had an excellent start to the school year,” said School Superintendent John Knott. “Our teachers are in the classrooms long before they go on contract. They're there early in the morning until...
A Pensacola man remains in the intensive care unit at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola following an airplane crash Tuesday afternoon when the plane hit two power lines crossing the Escambia River causing his plane to crash into a sandbar on the river's bank. The pilot has been identified as Scott Nee by Freddie Wayne McCall Jr., who serves as the Fixed Based Operation Manager for the Brewton Airport. Emergency personnel were dispatched about 1 p.m. Tuesday when officials realized the airplane...
An Atmore doctor who lives in Molino was arrested July 25 and charged with two felony counts of battery when law enforcement responded to a disturbance complaint and found a physical altercation taking place between a father and his three children. William Shane Harigel, 46, 5978 Quintette Road, Pace, was in a vehicle with his two daughters, Makyla and Makinley and son John returning home from Pensacola when Makayla and William got into an argument over a traffic ticket, according to a Santa Ros...
The Century Town Council approved Town Consultant Buzz Eddy's recommendation to pay one natural gas consultant $4,750 and the other consultant $35 an hour to assess and evaluate four gas meters at four businesses in Century that are not working properly at its Monday, Aug. 5, meeting. Sunrise Donuts, Coin Laundry and Storage, The Panhandle Cafe and Food Giant all have gas meters that are not working properly or at all, according to Eddy. Eddy said the town has asked Glenn House from Okaloosa...
Congressman Bradley Byrne paid a visit to Atmore Town Hall Monday to answer questions and discuss issues with area residents....
The Jay Town Council tabled a request at their Monday, August 5 meeting from Josh Kennett with the King's Harvest Food Pantry for approval to place a portable building about 16 foot by 60 foot on Cornerstone Christian Church's property to utilize as a food storage. Council members were provided a detailed map of where the building would be. “It is portable, so we do want to obtain another piece of property so we can better suit and serve the community with food distribution,” said Kennett. The...
A head-on collision shortly after 11 a.m. on Old Foshee Road in Flomaton last Thursday morning, Aug. 8, left two Flomaton residents uninjured and resulted in a DUI charge for one driver. Travis Bell, of Flomaton, was traveling south on Old Foshee Road in a 1995 Chevrolet Corvette in the middle of the roadway. Tracey Kirkland, also of Flomaton, was traveling north on Old Foshee Road in a 2002 Ford truck and swerved to avoid colliding with Bell's Corvette. Bell stated he swerved to avoid...
Although no action was taken, the Jay Town Council heard updates at its Aug. 5 meeting on town projects from Operations Manager Eric Seib and a request to remove a tree in the Jay Business Complex. Santa Rosa County Sidewalk Project Seib told the council the town received an email from the county that the Jay Sidewalk Project Phase II has been funded. He said it has been six years since phase I and the plan is to install a sidewalk on the west side of Spring Street from School Street that will c...
