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Last May, CPA Robert Hudson asked the Century Council to allow monthly for five months for $5,000 to come from the big trash pick-up and $7,000 to come from the special revenue go into the struggling gas fund, which Mayor Henry Hawkins asked the council Monday night to extend to relieve financial burden until the winter months, although the council took no action on the request. Councilwoman Ann Brooks said she would like to get gas reports from the town's gas superintendent, Walley Kellett,...
Last Friday, May 31, Century area children and adults got to experiment too see how the surface of the moon was made and see real moon rocks and meteorite samples and explore lunar science and cosmic impacts at Century Library thanks to West Florida Public Library's (WFPL) Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) event, "NASA Moon Rocks". Funded through the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners and West Florida Public Library system, "A Universe of Stories" is the su...
The Century Council voted Monday to approve to pay $9,000 beyond the $21,000 submitted by auditing firm Warren Averett, allowing Mayor Henry Hawkins to sign an engagement letter to begin the town's annual audit. When Councilwoman Ann Brooks asked why Hawkins had not signed the letter when the deadline for the audit completion is June 30, Hawkins said that the firm advised the $9,000 was for extra trips made to the town. “I've got some issues with that agreement because they went up $9,000 and t...
The 39th annual Alabama Blueberry Festival will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 15, at historic downtown Brewton in Jennings Park. The festival features homemade blueberry foods including blueberry ice cream made especially for the festival, blueberry crunch and cobbler and a wide variety of sandwiches. There will be arts and crafts, an antique car show, blueberry bushes and crates of fresh blueberries, blueberry T-shirts, free children's games and activities and live...
The Alger Sullivan Historical Society (ASHS) in Century will host its annual yard this Saturday, June 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the corner of 4th Street and Jefferson Avenue, in the historical district. This year will be the biggest sale the society has had, according to ASHS President Jerry Fischer. “We have the estate of our late, beloved longtime member Margaret Collier as well as estate items from another individual,” said Fischer. “This is going to be the biggest sale that we've...
The Jay town council voted Monday night to approve hiring part-time billing clerk April Watson as a full-time employee and one pay raise for town maintenance worker Kevin Herrman with discussion of a raise for Operations Manager Eric Seib in the near future. Water billing clerk Watson has greatly reduced the number of overdue water accounts, with $691 currently outstanding, according to Watson Monday night. She told the council the decision was made to put 90-day overdue water accounts on a...
A Flomaton man who did not pull over when law enforcement initiated a traffic stop due to a possible window tint violation now faces felony fleeing and eluding and drug possession charges. Toney Maurice Harrison, 21, 20960 Old Highway 31, was arrested May 19 when a sheriff's deputy attempting to pull him over activated his emergency lights and sirens and found, according to an Escambia County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office report. The report said the officer observed a gray Nissan Altima traveling...
Although no action was taken, the Century town council heard Town Planner Debbie Nickles' request May 20 to allow her to prepare the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) 5-year management plan and all documents on property the town is responsible for maintaining for a total of $3,000, if the town chooses to change to reporting every five years instead of annually. The Florida DEP has asked for the town of Century to transition from an annual to a five-year reporting period on...
Members of the Jay council discussed the town’s current policy regarding commercial water tap fees, if any, at its Monday, May 20 meeting, siting the tap that was recently made for a new warehouse in Jay for Golden Cotton Gin. Jay Water Superintendent Alicia Jernigan supervised the gin's tapping of a 6-inch line into the town's 8-inch line. Seib said they could go with the commercial price of a 6-inch line, if that is what they decided. “We didn't charge anything for them to tap into our 8-i...
At Century's council meeting on Monday, May 20, Councilwoman Ann Brooks read portions of letters and emails she received from Warren Averitt, the company that is doing the town audit, as well as penalties and fees assessed for the town on late payroll taxes in the past and the recent months of January, February, March and April of 2019. Brooks said she learned that Toni Simmons is responsible for providing the information from the billing program to Kristina Wood, who is responsible for...
At the May 20 council meeting, Operations Manager Eric Seib gave council members a snapshot budget report, showing the town's mid-year budget numbers. Seib said the Local Option Gas Tax was much higher than what it has been at $23,000 and the franchise tax, which became incorporated this year, is at $24,000. The town was awarded a $600,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), which accounts for most of the $800,000 increase in the budget this year so far, Seib said. The town has received...
In a 2 to 3 split vote Monday night, the Century Town Council did not approve a lease-to-purchase offer made by West Florida Gin to purchase the old helicopter technology building in Century's Industrial Park. West Florida Gin's Robert Godwin and Larry Baxley, operating as North Escambia Warehouse and Storage, LLC, made an offer to purchase the building for $240,000 at $4,000 a month for five years to use for storage of cotton. Council members Luis Gomez, Jr., James Smith and Sandra...
At the Florida Preservation Conference in Pensacola this year, the Fidelis school located on Highway 87 in the town of Jay joined 10 others in a Florida Trust list of 11 historic structures to save. Converted in the mid-1980's to what is now the Fidelis Community Center, the schoolhouse was built in 1925 and had additions in the 1940s through 1960s. The county has considered demolishing the structure to make way for other projects due to a lack of funding to upgrade it and bring it up to code...
Escambia County (Ala.) School Superintendent John Knott told the Board of Education last Thursday that he felt '99.9 percent' sure the W. S. Neal High School graduation could be held in the newly renovated auditorium this Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. “The building inspector with the Alabama Building Commission made a full inspection yesterday,” said Knott. “All the items for us to be able to gain entry were up. The handrails are in place and all other safety items were in place.” Knott said th...
A convicted felon from Jay is facing more drug charges and a felony possession weapon charge after law enforcement executed a search warrant on May 14 and located drugs and a loaded weapon inside the residence. Anthony Glenn Brunson, 59, 2351 Camors Road, was alone in his residence when law enforcement arrived to serve a search warrant and discovered a loaded .22 caliber handgun, methamphetamine, marijuana and a digital scale, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report. The report...
Following the recent investigation into the town of Century's financial status, the Council attended a workshop Monday night to look at the town's charter, which has remained unchanged since 1979, on a recommendation by the State Attorney's Office. Among the findings and recommendations of the grand jury for the town of Century following the recent investigation was a recommended forensic financial audit be done for the past five years, that the town seeks assistance of a municipal consulting...
The town of Jay's application for a $300,000 legislative appropriation for the East Highway 4 water project did not pass the budget at the Florida Senate, according to Dewberry Engineering's Crystal Weatherington at Jay's council meeting May 6. The monies were going to be used to extend 6-inch main PVC pipe under Highway 4 eastbound and Darney Lane from the Florida Department Of Transportation stopping point, scheduled to wrap up in August. The project is part of the water infrastructure...
“We've got it covered now,” said T.H. Merritt, vice president of the Rural Radio Preparedness Association (RRPA) and county radio officer for Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES). “After much thought, what once was a plan is now a reality.” After some resistance and slow progress, the RRPA is on a mission to make sure rural communities can communicate with each other and the outside world during a crisis of other emergency that degrades or destroys commercial communications. Several...
At a special meeting to address the grand jury and Florida League of Cities reports that resulted from a recent investigation into the town of Century was held Tuesday night to address the town's issues. Councilman Ben Boutwell gave out a document draft about the rules and procedures of the meetings, stating there are no policies and procedures in place. Among nine people present, suggestions were made that the council could address public comment at the meeting's beginning instead of the end...
Last Thursday and Friday, seniors from seven local high schools got to witness real court cases at the courthouse in Brewton and afterwards render a verdict as part of Escambia County (Ala.) Law Day, sponsored by the Escambia County Bar Association. On Thursday, Ray Weaver, who was charged for felony possession of a controlled substance, was tried and found guilty by a jury of students from Atmore Christian School, Escambia Academy and Escambia County High School. The guest speaker on Thursday...
The Century Council was approached Monday night by West Florida Gin to purchase the old helicopter technology building in the Century Industrial Park to be used to store cotton, although no decision was made. Robert Godwin and Larry Baxley with West Florida Gin in Walnut Hill, Fla., want to purchase the building for $240,000 at $4,000 a month for five years. Councilwoman Ann Brooks pointed out that the building was appraised to be worth $550,000 several years ago or $6,667 a month for rental....
A teenager who entered Jay Hospital with apparent gunshot wounds Tuesday night claiming he was shot by unknown masked men in Century is not cooperating with police about the incident. According to Escambia County (Fla.) PIO Amber Southard, a 17-year-old male with apparent gunshot wounds showed up at Jay Hospital Tuesday night sometime before midnight, claiming that he was at the Carver Community Center in Century when numerous black males wearing masks came out of a wooded area nearby and began...
A pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle Monday evening around 7 p.m. on Highway 29 in Century is in stable condition. Karissa Carroll, 26, of Pensacola, was standing on the eastern sidewalk of Highway 29, south of Hecker Road Monday when she attempted to cross the road improperly in a westerly direction without using a marked crosswalk, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. James Davison, 52, of Century, was traveling north in a 1999 Buick Park Avenue on Highway 29 and struck Carroll....
As part of the Enrichment Program at Flomaton Middle School, seventh graders in Danielle Wallace, Jennifre Williams and Jerilyn Currys’ seventh grade language arts classes were given the opportunity to write their own books. Curry said that Federal Programs Director Sarah Watkins pursued innovative learning opportunities for the students and found a fund source for the project. The ‘Write Brain Books’ program, which allows students from concept to publishing, compose their own book, compe...
It looks like some buildings on Commerce Street and other places around the town of Jay will see upgrades after the council Monday night approved the town to move forward in spending a grant for economic development that was the discussion of three public meetings. The $17,500 the town received from the Florida Competitive Partnership through the Department of Economic Opportunity must be used by June 15, 2019 and several projects that would make the most impact without spending a large amount...
