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Multiple fire departments and emergency agencies responded to a 911 call about a structure fire round 4:30 a.m. last Monday morning in Jay. According to Jay Fire Department Fire Chief Tony Simmons, when firefighters arrived at a two-story house located at 4391 Curt Lane in Jay, the home's garage was fully involved. The fire then spread to the upper floor. "The residents were there," said Simmons. "There were no injuries, and everyone got out safely. It took about four hours to put out the...
The 2019-2020 Jay High School marching band kicked off practice last week. With practices in the morning and afternoon five days a week, Troy State University graduate and Band Director Connie Wilkes said the band members are returning seventh through 12th graders. “Of all the band members, 14 out of 48 are rookies, so I've got a lot who've been marching,” said Wilkes. “Their strength is a great attitude and great work ethic.” The theme for this year is water, and the color is aqua. Wilkes...
A Brewton man was arrested July 27 and charged with possession of a controlled substance and dealing in stolen property after law enforcement discovered narcotics in the vehicle he occupied and a check on the tag of the vehicle reported it as stolen. Clay Frederick Kast, 64, 407 Juniper Ridge Dr., was approached by law enforcement responding to a report of a red Ford F150 pickup truck backed into a wooded area with two occupants in Pensacola July 27, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's...
Visitors at Turtle Point Science Center in Flomaton on Highway 31 will see a new face this year as Director Sierra Stiles joins the Escambia County (Ala.) School System, filling the shoes of former director Jackie Word. Birmingham native Stiles and her husband, Jimmy, have worked in research and education for many years, teaching live animal programs all over the state of Alabama for decades. Many may recognize her from the program 'A Cooperative Environment,' sponsored by Powersouth Electric...
Monday night, the Century council approved Town planner Debbie Nickles' request for the Escambia County (Fla.) School System to give a right-of-way site access agreement on Hecker Road at Pensacola State College (PSC) to remove a gas tank left there which will be donated to the Alger Sullivan Historical Society, and install a groundwater monitoring well using Brownfields Grant funds. “Through Century's Brownfields Grant, we have been working with Esc. Co. (Fla.) School Board, at the right of w...
Monday night, the Jay Council heard updates on projects the town currently has and unanimously approved a legal services agreement required by the USDA, a loan to cover 10 percent of the water distribution system project, a line of credit to pay contractors working on the livestock market to be reimbursed by a grant awarded by the USDA and three new HVAC units to replace failing ones at the community center. Jay Livestock Market Operations Manager Eric Seib told council members the hogbarn...
The Flomaton Lions Club will host a pancake supper from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, August 19, at the Flomaton Community Center, located on McCurdy Street in Flomaton. Tickets are available at the door for $5 and the proceeds will benefit the Flomaton High School LEO Scholarship. The pancakes and sausage will be cooked on site and coffee, milk, orange juice and water will be available. Sugar-free syrup as well as regular syrup will be available. The Flomaton Lions Club hosts two pancake suppers a year...
At an emergency meeting of the Century council Monday night, the council approved to transfer $65,000 from the water department with the authority to transfer up to $15,000 each month for August and September as needed to cover the natural gas department's payroll and payroll taxes. Councilwoman Ann Brooks read a letter that all council members received from Town Clerk Kim Godwin that the gas department did not have the funds to pay its payroll or payroll taxes. “General and water were able t...
The Jay council held a public meeting last Thursday, July 25, to in form residents of the status of a grant application with the USDA Rural Development Program and how the town is addressing the water distribution system's replacement project. Technical assistance provider Mary Gavin, from Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project and Jeff Archer, area director of the USDA Rural Development Program out of Crestview are working with Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib to address the sources of...
Jay Elementary School is currently undergoing renovations that include the addition of six new classrooms and the demolition of an old building that hold many fond memories for many students to make way for new classrooms. The Santa Rosa County School Board of Education recently approved a survey of Jay Elementary School which determined that several buildings needed to be demolished due to age. Several of the buildings were constructed as early as 1926, according to the survey, and were recomme...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education approved to look at revising several board policies that effect the general grade scale, honors, advanced placement, dual enrollment and dual credit grade scale and Valedictorian and Salutatorian status of students. The new policy for grading to be approved is: in grades nine through 12, numerical grades in honors, AP and dual enrollment anddual credit courses (approved by the board and, or superintendent) will be weighted by adding 10 points (used...
A Jay woman who was sitting in a running vehicle at a grocery store in Cantonment was arrested and charged with felony drug possession and suspended license last Thursday when police searched her vehicle and found drugs and paraphernalia. Lisa Ann Fitzpatrick, 38, 2897 Highway 4, was approached by law enforcement who noticed her sitting inside a running silver Cherolet Impala in the corner of the parking lot at Winn Dixie in Cantonment last Thursday, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's...
Many veterans are unaware of the services and discounts available to them because of their service to their country, all through the Veteran's Administration. Gene Moore, Veterans Services Officer for Escambia County, Ala., wants all veterans who were discharged (not dishonorably) or retired from the military to know what benefits they have available. “We provide services to veterans who may have had an injury or illness and their family members or dependents,” said Moore. “There are diffe...
In a vote 5-0, the Escambia County (Fla.) Board of Commissioners approved a proposal to spend the Fiscal Year 2018 $55,000 economic development funds in County Commissioner Stephen Barry's discretionary funds in Century with the online news website NorthEscambia.com at its Thursday, July 18 meeting. The $55,000 had to be used before Sept. 1, 2019, the end of Fiscal Year 2019, for economic development in the Century area, which includes Walnut Hill, McDavid and Molino. Barry designated the money...
The town of Century may see a new face in town hall starting July 29 following the council's approval July 15 to hire former Gulf Breeze City Manager Edwin “Buzz” Eddy and three others part-time to help the town get its utilities and finances back in the black. Eddy and each of three people he will bring will be paid $35 an hour for 20 to 25 hours a week initially, and could become more or less time, depending on the success or failure of his work. He suggested the council put two ceilings in...
A McDavid woman associated with a possible stolen vehicle faces a felony drug possession charge after law enforcement searched her and found methamphetamine. Katherine Leigh Glass, 38, 306 Cox Road, was one of two females who were found at 4165 Pine Forest Road in possession of a 2002 black GMC pickup by the vehicle's owner that had been reported stolen, according to an Escambia County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office report. When law enforcement responded, the owner of the stolen vehicle told officers o...
A Flomaton woman was arrested July 18 and charged with one count felony passing a counterfeit bill when she attempted to pay for gasoline in Century. Mary Pauline Champion, 37, 293 Mize Road, attempted to buy fuel at the Marathon Gas Station, located at 8360 North Century Boulevard, by pre-paying with bills that the store clerk, Joyce Hawthorne, said were counterfeit bills, according to an Escambia County (Fla.) Sheriff's office report. The officer was dispatched to the Dollar General on...
At Jay's July 15 council meeting, council members received updates on the town's ongoing projects and approved the purchase of odorant detection system software. The renovation of the Jay Livestock Market continues, with roofing on the old hog barn scheduled to begin. The auction barn is cleaned, but needs a deep cleaning, according to Operations Manager Eric Seib. He said representatives from an HVAC company came and looked at the unit in place and determined it is no good. He said they...
Distinguished Young Women is a national scholarship program that inspires high school girls to develop their full, individual potential through a fun, transformative experience that culminates in a celebratory showcase of their accomplishments. Distinguished Young Women strives to give every young woman the opportunity to further her education and prepare for a successful future. The program will be at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, July 27 in the Woodfin-Patterson Auditorium on the Brewton Campus of...
"A municipal corporation that is losing money is in the same position of a business that is losing money," said Edwin "Buzz" Eddy, retired Gulf Breeze city manager to the Century Council at last Monday's special meeting. "It can't be around long and provide excellent service to itss citizens if you're losing money constantly. What I would work on first is the gas, water, sewer and sanitation." "Services can be measured, charged for and the money brought in for those enterprise services should...
Although no action was taken, Jay voters may have the chance to vote to approve the sale of beer on Sundays in the next municipal election in August 2020, after the issue was brought before the town council at Monday's night meeting. Express It Exxon gas station owner Neil Patel approached the council Monday night to ask permission to sell beer on Sundays, citing that his brother, who owns a store in Century, clears around $3,000 on Sunday, which includes Jay money. Patel had approached the...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Children's Policy Council (CPC) held it's quarterly meeting on Thursday, June 27, to give updates on programs and events that help area youth and solicited board members' input on needs assessment in the county, noting that Alabama ranks 44th out of 50 in child well-being. CPC Executive Director Karean Reynolds said according to a recent report, Alabama is 44th out of 50 for child well-being and was 42nd out of 50 last year. The video shown at the meeting stated the An...
The town of Century will receive a fee as much as $33,000 from the Capital Trust Agency (CTA) for bond issuance on three projects in Florida through an interlocal agreement between the city of Gulf Breeze and the town of Century, following Monday night's council approval. A representative with CTA presented the Viera Charter Schools project in Broward Countys, the Cedar Grove in Miami-Dade County and NorthStar Academies, in various counties for bond issuance to the Century mayor and council....
Last Thursday, July 4, almost 90 runners came to participate in the 20th Celebrate Freedom 5K and One Mile Fun Run/Walk in Jay at Bray-Hendricks Park. The annual event was cancelled, then fortunately made a comeback. In 1980, the ‘running boom’ had spread across the U.S. and the Town of Jay decided to host a community road race on the 4th of July. They called it the ‘Jay Oil Run,’ since oil had been discovered within the city limits and neighboring communities just 10 years earlier. Former...
A Century woman was arrested July 4 and faces drug charges after law enforcement woke her inside her vehicle and searched her car to find methamphetamine and ecstasy (MDMA). Katherine Susanne Lee, 34, 144 Hill Street, was passed out in a white Chevy Caprice at Tom Thumb, located at 392 South Highway 29 when law enforcement, advised by an anonymous citizen, approached the vehicle to awaken her, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's Office report. The report said Lee's car was parked next to...
