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A traffic stop in Milton for an illegal turn by a Jay man Sept. 22 resulted in three felony charges involving drugs, evidence tampering and fleeing authorities. Justin Lawrence Soley, 30, 6331 Hall Road, was observed making an illegal turn then following a car too closely in the 2007 Ford Explorer he was driving, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report. The officer initiated a traffic stop using both his lights and siren and saw the suspect look several times in the driver's...
The town of Century approved the hiring of a city manager last Monday and operations manager Eddy 'Buz' Edwin agreed to serve as interim city manager in the meantime and participate in the hiring and interview process. A Request For Proposals (RFP) will be developed and sent out next week, according to Century Mayor Henry Hawkins. “I think it's a great idea,” said Hawkins. “The city manager and I will work closely together. We can't have it any other way. They will actually run the city. All e...
The Jay Council Monday night discussed and got updates on the progress of several projects the town has going on and approved a new name for the facility that was the old Jay Livestock market. The Livestock Market Representatives with the United States Dairy Association Rural Development (USDA RD) came last week and inspected the work done on the structure and gave a thumbs up of approval. Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib said now the town has to pay all contractors final payments and once...
The town of Century will be searching for a new gas superintendent soon, as Wally Kellett resigned his position with the town recently to take another job. Kellett worked for the town for more than a year while living in Pensacola, according to Century Mayor Henry Hawkins, who feels that Kellett 'got the town on the right track'. The town has prioritized the installation of new gas meters where the old ones don't work and measure right or don't work at all, especially commercial gas meters for...
The Escambia County Board of Education (Ala.) heard several updates, including the W.S. Neal High School construction project and approved the FY 2019-2020 budget among other items at their meeting Thursday, Sept. 12. W.S. Neal High School W.S. Neal High School construction project consisted of two projects. The athletic facilities and the auditorium are in Phase 2. School Superintendent John Knott said the project has been finalized, and he met with representatives from the Alabama Building...
Personnel with the water and wastewater systems and mayor of the town of Century are scheduled to hold a meeting at the water plant on Wednesday, Sept. 25, with several people from the state of Florida, including State Sen. Doug Broxson and State Rep. Mike Hill, according to Century Mayor Henry Hawkins, to address problems. “This is fact-finding meeting so we can get the stuff that we need,” said Hawkins. “We cannot apply for grants without them coming to put an eyeball on what is neede...
W.S. Neal Middle School in East Brewton welcomes native Perry Updike as new assistant principal this fall, following the retirement of former assistant principal Donald Hardyman. A 2002 graduate of W.S. Neal High School, Updike attended W.S. Neal Elementary, Middle and High Schools growing up. She then went to Jefferson Davis Community College (now Coastal Alabama Community College) for one year, then transferred to the University of Alabama, where she earned both a bachelor's and master's degre...
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...
