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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...
Shortly after the public meeting May 21 with the Santa Rosa County commissioners seeking public input regarding future improvements to Fidelis Park, a grant writer for the county contacted Jay Historical Society Presidents Matthew Dobson about the school house. Santa Rosa County requested a letter of support for a grant application to help with funds associated with the 1925 Fidelis School House. Dobson submitted a letter highlighting the historical and architectural design of the old building,...
At the meeting of the Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education on Thursday, June 13, the board heard a report from on the installation of the video surveillance systems in a system-wide initiative by Technology Coordinator Jamie Burkett. “We're upgrading all of our camera systems,” said Burkett. “We're doing to in phases. We've just gotten the funding, so now we have the ability to do both phases, a system-wide upgrade.” Burkett said the upgrade includes a camera in every classroom, in school h...
“Early Saturday morning in Downtown Pensacola around 1:00 I was hit by a truck, and the guy decided to flee the scene,” stated 22-year-old Max Whitman from Jay, Fla. on social media. “The cops just uncovered a video, but they were unable to get the tag number. The truck should have been damaged on the front left or the left rearview mirror. If anyone has ANY information on the truck or the driver please contact me. This happened on Palafox, near the Vinyl.” Whitman is referring to Saturda...
A Century man was arrested last Thursday and is facing charges of grand theft and fraud following an investigation that revealed he had cashed multiple business checks even though no contractual services were delivered. Donnie Jason Victor, 38, was arrested June 6 and charged with grand theft between $10,000 and $20,000 and misleading solicitation of payments/fraud when an investigation lead authorities to four checks totaling $12,704.18 to build a barn that Victor cashed against Joshua...
A wreck on US Highway 29 and Whirlpool Road Tuesday evening involving a motorcycle and a moped resulted in two Century residents being Life Flighted to the hospital with critical injuries. James Cooko, 45, was traveling north on a Harley Davidson motorcycle in the inside lane on Highway 29 approaching Whirlpool Road, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. Susan Nichols, 49, was also traveling north in the outside lane of Highway 29 approaching Whirlpool Road. Nichols made an improper...
Anyone who loves to play video games, especially Fortnite, an interactive online video game, is invited to the compete in the 2nd annual Flomaton Lions Club Video Game Tournament from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., this Saturday, June 15, at Flomaton High School parking lot. Pre-registration at Whataburger in Century or the Tri City Ledger office is $20 and includes a T-shirt. Registration on game day is $25. The grand prize for the overall winner is $100 and a medal. The Flomaton High School Band Boosters...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a three-month ultimatum to the Town of Jay to finish any renovations and repairs of the livestock market, according to Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib Monday night. The deadline to finish any repairs of renovations to the structure is Aug. 31, 2019, to be funded with the remainder of a Rural Development $130,000 grant. Town officials have heard estimates that the hog barn roofing project will cost around $35,000 to $40,000. Owens said...
