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Jay council approved a donation a totaling $5,000 to be given over four years in monthly payments to the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce Monday night to go toward the new facility being built near Milton. Santa Rosa Chamber Executive Director Donna Tucker addressed the council at the January 18 meeting to present Project Welcome Donors for potential sponsors of the new building, pointing out that the Santa Rosa Chamber has always supported the town of Jay. “We started the building project A...
The Jay Council heard updates on ongoing projects the town has in place to upgrade infrastructure and increase economic development at the Jay council Monday night, although no decisions were made. The $625,000 CDBG grant awarded to replace 2.5 miles of PVC water lines is in the environmental review stage, according to Seib's update. According to Dewberry Engineering's Crystal Weatherington, grant writer and administrator Robin Phillips said that the construction on the project cannot start...
The town of Jay approved Jennifer Flowers Lawn Service as the lower of two bids for lawn service in the town at Monday night's council meeting. Two proposals were submitted for landscaping Bray-Hendricks park, gazebo park and Jay cemetery with a minimum of 12 cuts, with the option of any extra cut to be as needed. The lower bid came from Jennifer Flowers Lawn Service for $975 per cut and DeGraaf Landscape bid $1,500 per cut. Seib said he would ask for a cut every two weeks and then as needed...
A Jay man was arrested Feb. 21 and charged with felony molestation of a child less that 12 years old following an investigation by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office. Henry Lee Thompson, 69, 5275 Oil Well Road, was accused of intentionally touching the breast, buttocks and genitals of a 4-year-old girl beginning in 2011 in Jay, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report. A criminal history showed Thompson is a registered sex offender as a result of a conviction out of...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education approved a bid of more than $700,000 for a video surveillance system at its Thursday, Feb. 21 meeting. In a motion made by Mike Edwards and seconded by Mike Hoomes, the board approved to award bid 2019 to 2023 for a video surveillance system to Information Transport Solutions not to exceed the original bid amount of $731,234.95. “We worked on this for about a year doing preliminary fact-finding to determine what would best meet our needs for a survei...
Take a break from the usual dinner and come have pancakes at the Flomaton Lions Club semi-annual Pancake Supper at 5:30 p.m., Monday, March 4, at the Flomaton Community Center, located at 600 McCurdy St. in Flomaton. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased from any Flomaton Lions Club member or Tri City Ledger. All proceeds benefit the LEO Scholarship Fund. Plates will include three pancakes, two link sausages, syrup and a drink of choice from orange juice, milk or water. Coffee will be available...
Students from kindergarten to eighth grade filled the gym at Pollard-McCall Junior High School Tuesday morning for Paws Crossed Dog Rescue, a pet care program started by former teacher Renee Johnson. Johnson taught school in Escambia County (Ala.) for more than 20 years and discovered she had degenerative disk disease, which led her to the program. “I found out I have degenerating back disease, and with the day in day out of everyday teaching, I wasn't dependable,” said Johnson. “So I retir...
An Atmore man who is a convicted felon since 2008 now faces a felony weapon possession charge last Monday when a traffic stop and subsequent search of the vehicle revealed a gun on the front seat. Antwon Demond Bowens, 36, 104 Gray St., was driving east on Highway 4 in Century with no headlights and was stopped by law enforcement, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's Office report. The report said law enforcement made contact with Bowens at the intersection of Century Boulevard and Front...
Century area residents gathered last Friday, Feb. 15, to join the Arbor Day Celebration and Tornado Remembrance event at the Ag Building located at 6001A Highway 4 in Century. Sponsored by the Escambia County (Fla.) Forest Service, the tree giveaway featured three different kinds of trees to be given while supplies last. Arbor Day is celebrated on different days in different countries. Florida’s official Arbor Day is celebrated on the third Friday in January. “This year, we have dogwoods, red...
The town of Century welcomes new billing clerk Toni Simmons following an interview and a 3-2 split vote approval at Monday night's council meeting. An interview of candidate Simmons by the council was decided on at the Feb. 4 council meeting following Century Mayor Henry Hawkins recommendation to hire Simmons as billing clerk, and raise her pay hourly wage from $9.81 to $12. Councilwoman Ann Brooks said after checking the town charter, the council is only allowed to interview the candidate selec...
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz will be in Century and Jay today (Thurs.) hosting an open day event, visiting various venues in each town starting at 11 a.m. The first stop for Gaetz will be at Jay High School where Santa Rosa County School Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick and school administration as he visits classes to meet with students and teachers. Then at 12 p.m., he will be at the Royal Cafe at 5059 S. Alabama St. to host a legislative luncheon with invited officials before stopping at the Terrace at...
The Century council approved several requests submitted by town grant writer and administrator Robin Phillips Monday night on amendments or change orders on houses currently being built in the town using CBDG and tornado emergency funds. Phillips said they received bids on the demolition and reconstruction of a house at 581 Church Street through the CDBG emergency set aside grant money for tornado recovery on Nov. 13. The low bidder was Parker Custom Built Homes in the amount of $160,000 and Phi...
Officers in the Student Government Association at Jay High School got to see first hand how Jay town council conducts a meeting, discusses and makes decisions to approve, disapprove or table items on the agenda at Jay Town Council's Monday night meeting on February 4, in the school's library. "We are trying to become more of a community-driven town that allows us to be more in touch with our school system, so students can see how government works, and those type of things," said Jay Mayor Shon...
Last year, Gov. Kay Ivey initiated her workforce development, job creation and education under her Strong Start, Strong Finish plan. Ivey has a 20/20 plan through the Department of Education to present the big college and career tech emphasis and several Escambia County schools have embraced the program, allowing students to jump start their careers by getting their first taste of working in the field or in a position they may consider making into a career. “Work-based learning gives the o...
Century Mayor Henry Hawkins made a recommendation that the council approve moving town employee Toni Simmons up to billing clerk and increase her pay from $9.80 to $12 and then select an applicant from those that were interviewed for the billing clerk position to fill the front desk position. Councilwoman Ann Brooks made a motion to not follow the recommendation, which was seconded by Councilman Ben Boutwell. Councilman Luis Gomez and Councilwoman Sandra McMurray Jackson voted no, and Boutwell...
Feedback from the first of three meetings on Friday, Jan. 28 in the town Jay resulted in several ideas on how to spend $17,500 awarded to the town for economic development by the Florida Competitive Partnership. As part of this interactive grant with the Department of Economic Opportunity, Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib said department representatives will come out to the town in mid-February and do an inventory of the town's assets, such as the livestock market, historical society, Commerce S...
At the Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education meeting Jan. 24, Flomaton Elementary School Principal George Brown presented an overview of the art program at the school this year to the school board, allowing 3rd grader Chloe Johnson and 2nd grader Cam Crawford to show board members their portfolios. “When I got to FES, I tried to figure out what we could do to support the academics we have here, and I noticed we did not have art,” said Brown. “Coming from a county that had it at every schoo...
Discussion about the possibility of having mobile food trucks come to Century in the future resulted in the scheduling of a workshop to the discuss details, laws and regulations will be on Monday, March 18 at 5:30 p.m. at Century Town Hall. Council members listened as Town Planner Debbie Nickles presented possible economic opportunities and other benefits. “When Odom's Bar wanted to install permanent food truck so they could cook steaks and stuff, that issue is not addressed in the Land Developm...
THE BRUTAL COLD AND FOG COULD NOT DETER RUNNERS WHO GATHERED EARLY LAST SATURDAY MORNING AT THE FIRST ANNUAL CENTURY CROSS COUNTRY CLASSIC 5K RUN/WALK TO BENEFIT THE CENTURY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THAT SET A 5K COURSE FROM ANTHONY PLEASANT PARK ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO SHOWALTER PARK AND BACK AGAIN. THIRTY MALE AND FEMALE RUNNERS AND WALKERS OF ALL AGES CAME TO SUPPORT THE CENTURY AREA CHAMBER’S EVENT AND AFTERWARDS ENJOYED WATER, FRUIT, AND BREAKFAST SNACKS. THANKS TO MATTHEW AND TERESA DOBSON W...
Three Century council members who were served indictments on Jan. 3 alleging noncriminal violations of the Sunshine Law were in court Jan. 24 in front of a grand jury, resulting in two pleading no contest and receiving fines and a third rescheduled for next month. According to Jody Wright, with the State Attorney's office, Councilwoman Ann Brooks pleaded no contest to the charge of violating the Sunshine Law. Adjudication was with held she as fined $100. Brooks was not available for comment...
Jay High School's new construction academy students are building 14 tables, eight for the town of Jay's Bray-Hendricks Park to replace the ones that were there for many years and six for Opies Cafe on Commerce Street in Jay. Class instructor Steve Locklin said the town approached him about building them and the ideas took off from there. He said the projects will hopefully bring the community and the construction academy together, which is the ultimate goal. "When Eric Seib with the town of Jay...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education approved the followed recommended personnel chnges at its Thursday, Jan. 24 meeting. The changes are as follows: Resignation Dorothy Annette Morton, LPN instructional aide at Pollard McCall Junior High School, effective May 23, 2019; Eva Cheyanne Wilson, special education teacher at Rachel Patterson Elementary School, effective January 18, 2019 Employment Kasuan Bullard, health/driver's education teacher at Escambia County High School, effective...
Members of the Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education were recognized last Thursday during the 26th annual School Board Member Recognition Month in Alabama. Escambia County School Superintendent John Knott presented each school board member with a certificate of recognition for their commitment as board members and thanked all of the school principals and administration staff and teachers present for all their hard work. The board members recognized are Kevin Hoomes, District 1; Danny Benjami...
The Jay High School Lady Royals basketball team had carried their season this year with 19 wins and 1 loss, before they added a second loss last Monday night against Pensacola Catholic High School. Before then, their only loss was to Pace High School Dec. 3, only to beat Pace the second time they played Monday, Jan. 21 with a score of 59 to 56. This year is Jay Elementary School P.E. teacher Brian Watson's first year coaching girls basketball, although he has coached other sports at other...
At Century's council meeting last Monday, the positions of council president and vice president were decided by the three of five council members in attendance. Councilman Ben Boutwell nominated Councilwoman Ann Brooks for president. There were no other nominations made. Brooks won in a vote of two to one, with Councilwoman Sandra McMurray Jackson voting no. Jackson nominated Boutwell as vice president. All three members voted yes. Brooks remains president of the council and Boutwell will...
