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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...
The Century Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors voted to spend $50,000 of economic development money from the county commission with William Reynolds' website northescambia.com to have him promote 50 businesses in the Century, McDavid and Molino area on his website. Under the plan Reynolds has agreed to run profiles and ads on 50 properly licensed businesses selected by a committee to be named later. The money is coming from discretionary funds controlled by Commissioner Steven Barry....
“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 shou...
The Jay Council Monday night voted to donate $1,000 to the Jay Tri-County All-Stars 10u (10 years and under) softball team as it is headed to compete for the state title this Friday, July 5, near Fort Myers, Fla. The town had money left over from the cost of the fireworks, so it is in the budget, according to Operations Manager Eric Seib. Coach Jeff Hawthorne said the girls had a car wash at Jay Town Hall last weekend and raised abut $900. The team had to buy new uniforms, which cost about...
School personnel will receive a state-mandated 4 percent raise after the Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education voted to approve starting the pay raise this month at it's meeting on Thursday, June 27. Chief Financial Officer Julie Madden told board members the unreserved fund balance of $12.88 million which equates to 4.12 months of operating reserve. She said financials had been reconciled through May 31, 2019. “As we get into the summer months, when we are doing the summer maintenance, w...
The Century Council Monday night agreed to distribute paychecks on Wednesday, July 3, instead of Friday, this week due to the holiday and banks being closed. Town Clerk Kim Godwin told the council that their bank, United Bank, will be closed Thursday and Friday this week for July 4th. Councilwoman Ann Brooks suggested the town look into direct deposit for its employees, noting that this situation would not be an issue. Godwin said she thought there is a fee associated with direct deposit and...
A Century man was arrested in Walton County, Fla. on June 25 and charged with one count second degree theft of property by deception after receiving money to complete a construction job he never started and never attempted to repay. John D. Kline, 48, 2110 Century Blvd., took $2,000 from an Atmore property owner as a down payment on a construction job that was going to cost a little more than $5,000, but he never returned to begin the work or attempt to give the property owner the money back,...
The Century Council Monday night approved Mayor Henry Hawkin's recommendation to make town employee Heath Burkett the new water and wastewater superintendent of Century. Burkett had been acting as superintendent for the water department since former water superintendent Alicia Jernigan submitted her resignation in March 2019. “We've advertised that position and nobody applied, except Heath,” said Hawkins. “I recommend we promote Heath up to superintendent and back pay him from the time he start...
At 6:54 p.m., on Thurday, June 27, Flomaton Fire Department responded to a 911 call that a subject was trapped under a tree on Pecan Leaf Lane in Flomaton. When Station 32 arrived on scene, emergency responders found a man who had been mowing grass that was trapped under a tree. Fire Chief Steve Stanton aid there were high winds, which probably caused the tree to fall. “The tree fell on him, the lawn mower and the trailer he had,” said Stanton. “We had to use the Jaws of Life to get the tree...
As part of the Flomaton Public Library 2019 Summer Reading Program's 'A Universe of Stories', the Yarbrough Reptile Show from Oxford, Ala. introduced guests to lizards, snakes, a tortoise and an alligator last Friday! Owner Becky Tucker showed non-poisonous snakes, such as the King Snake (also called the false Coral snake because of the markings), gray and red rat snakes and an albino Burmese Python. There were also poisonous snakes, such as a copperhead, a "cottonmouth" moccassin, a timber...
A Jay man was arrested June 19 and is facing felony charges of sexual battery on victims 12 years of age or less between May 30, 2019 and June 1, 2019, following interviews of the alleged victims by law enforcement. Gleaion Lee Wood, 71, 2228 Dykestown Road, who was charged with two felony counts of sexual assault and one felony count of lewd and lascivious behavior on three children who came to visit his and his wife's home nearby on an almost daily basis to play with dogs and goats, according...
The Century Council is seeking Century residents who are interested in being on a charter review board to revise the current 40-year old charter for the town, following a recommendation by the Florida League of Citie's University Director Lynn Tipton. Councilwoman Ann Brooks brought an example of an application of interest used by the city of Pensacola and showed it to other council members. “I suggest we have our residents that are interested complete this and then the council can choose from t...
Four Jay businesses out of 11 small businesses throughout Santa Rosa County were awarded grants of up to $5,000 each for facade improvements and signage by the Board of County Commissioners Monday, June 24. Duramed Southeast and Endless Delights will receive grants of $5,000 each. Newberry Enterprises and Scott's on Highway 4 will receive $3,500 each. A total of $17,000 was awarded to those four businesses in the town of Jay. The Strive Grant Program was implemented in January 2019 to provide...
This year's Independence Day festivities will begin in Flomaton at dark on Wednesday, July 3, continue through July 4, and finish up with a fireworks show the evening of Friday, July 5, in the town of Jay. Poarch In Poarch, the Wind Creek casino will hold a fireworks display at 9 p.m., Thursday, July 4, on Highway 21, with plenty of parking available in the parking lot. For more information, contact 251-368-9136. East Brewton The city of East Brewton will kickoff its Fourth of July at 9 a.m. Jul...
A Jay man who was a passenger in a traffic stop was arrested June 17 and is facing a felony drug possession charge. Sandy Biggs, 47, 3271 Pine Level Church Road, was a passenger in a white trail blazer belonging to Leonard David Smith when deputies pulled the vehicle over for failing to maintain a single lane, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report. The report said when deputies made contact with the vehicle occupants, the driver said he had dropped a flashlight and was trying...
“I feel sorry for the employees of the town as they must work under conditions of intimidation and the threat of losing their jobs if they air the town’s dirty laundry with outsiders,” stated Century Town Planner Debbie Nickles in response to a letter Century Mayor Henry Hawkins read at Monday night's council meeting in Century. “Apparently, Town Hall has something to hide. On another note, I want to set the record straight in that Council President Ann Brooks had nothing to do with my request...
In a meeting held at Century Town Hall last Thursday, independent financial consultant Robert Inzer outlined his recommendations to address the problems a February 2019 grand jury report released following an investigation regarding the current operation of the town. Inzer was recommended by Florida League of Cities University Director Lynn Tipton as a resource to assist the town in its financial recovery. Inzer compared the town Century to other rural Florida cities, noting issues such as the...
In a project update by Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib Monday night, the electrical bid for the Jay Livestock Market was below $10,000, and roofing bids are due by today, June 20, and the roofing job should take about three weeks to complete, according to Jay Mayor Shon Owens. “We had an electrical contractor give us an informal cost of what the job could be done for and because it was below $10,000, we do not have to bid it out,” said Seib. “We accepted that bid.” Seib said that once power i...
Anyone interested in welding or construction as a career can enroll for welding or carpentry classes at Pensacola State College to be offered this fall starting Monday, August 19. The certified welding program requires 1,050 clock hours and can be accomplished in three semesters, offering daytime classes in Century and day and evening classes in Milton. In three semesters, students learn the skills, knowledge and customized training to be a journey level professional welder through instruction...
