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Last Monday, Century area residents gathered following the parade motorcade’s return to the Century Community Center on Highway 4 to pay homage to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birthday is celebrated annually to renew his vision of racial harmony and equality. Guests were welcomed and various community religious leaders lead prayers and read scriptures, followed by song and celebration. The event was sponsored by the Century-Flomaton Improvement Association. Guest speaker Cameron C...
Young and old alike gathered at the Century Agricultural Center to celebrate the life and birth of the late Dr. Martin Luther King on the national holiday to honor his birthday. For more see our Photo Gallery....
Jay area residents will have three chances next Monday to voice their opinions of how a Competitive Florida Partnership grant for $17,500 from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity should be spent to improve economic development in the town of Jay. The town of Jay will host an economic development open house this Monday, Jan. 28, at the Linda Carden Community Center at 5259 Booker Lane in three sessions. The first will be from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., the lunch session from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m....
A single-vehicle crash Jan. 15 on State Road 87 in Santa Rosa County, Fla., claimed the life of two East Brewton people, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Kenneth Tanner Mason Few, 21, and Jessica M. Haveard, 19, were ejected from the Jeep Patriot Few was driving northbound on State Road 87 when it began traveling off the roadway and onto the east shoulder. The Jeep collided with a culvert at Hopewell Road and became airborne. The Jeep landed at an angle and began rolling over after... Full story
A Century man who was suspected for car theft is facing felony drug charges when deputies made contact with him near the intersection of Barker Street and Chemstrand Road in Pensacola and searched him on Jan. 16. Billy Ray Burns, Jr., 6850 Bratt Road., was charged with two counts felony possession of a controlled substance when deputies searched him after detaining him in reference to an armed disturbance involving a vehicle theft, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's Office report. A...
The Century Area Chamber will hold the first annual Century Cross Country Classic 5K Run and Walk this Saturday, Jan. 26, at Anthony Pleasant Park in Century. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Century Area Chamber of Commerce. Registration the day of the race has a $25 fee and begins at 6:30 a.m.the day of the race. Packet pick-up is Jan. 25, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Anthony Pleasant Park if a mail-in registration has already been mailed and post marked by Jan. 20. Otherwise, packet...
The Century Heat Youth Basketball team of 8 to 10-year olds were defeated by the Rockets 27, to 12 Tuesday, Jan. 22, in Atmore. Milkavion White lead the Century Heat in scoring with 6 points during the game. “The boys played a great game,” said Coach Anthony Robinson. “Hey, sometimes you lose. It’s what you put into it that counts. I’m very proud of them....
At the Century council meeting Jan. 13, Councilwoman Ann Brooks questioned Century Mayor Henry Hawkins about invoices totaling close to $2,000 for airline tickets he submitted for payment by the town after a group of California business men were flown in to discuss economic development in Century, allegedly approved by Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry, prior to the visitor's arrival. “Mayor, I would like to ask you about the men that you paid their airfare and you paid their expenses w...
Century Town Planner Debbie Nickles was asked by Century Mayor Henry Hawkins to explain charges totaling $1,500 she had submitted to the town at Century's last council meeting on Jan. 13. “I got the invoice today and I've got some questions on it that I'm going to basically challenge or question the whole thing,” said Hawkins. “Bills for May 2, May 16, June 4, Sept. 19 and Oct. 23. Can you give me more information on these?” Nickles had submitted the bills to the town to be paid, which include...
The Century Heat youth basketball team is gearing up for a fish fry from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Friday, Jan. 18, at Nadine McCaw Park in Century to raise money for equipment following Tuesday's win against the Atmore Pelicans with a final score of 9 to 6, in Atmore. Plates are $10 and come with fish, potato salad, baked beans, cake, soda and bread. Donations are also welcome and to order multiple plates to be picked up, contact 571-258-7231. The Century Heat players, ages 8 to 10, Jakel Phifer,...
Although no action was taken on the item, Florida Gas Utility (FGU) General Manager and CEO Tom Geoffries presented to the council an opportunity through Peninsula Pipeline Company to save money on natural gas at its Jan. 13 meeting. “Century is a member of Florida Gas Utility, provide various services to town, one is to help on various projects,” said Geoffries. “This is to get connected to second pipeline system that will save the town and citizens money.” Geoffries said currently, Century rec...
A Century man who ran from authorities trying to serve a warrant for battery Dec. 26 faces felony vehicular grand theft charges after authorities discovered a trailer reported stolen Nov. 5 was located in a barn belonging to his grandfather. William Johnathan Hamilton, 28, 90 Hilltop Road, was arrested Jan. 10 and charged with felony grand theft when deputies discovered a 12-foot Bear Track heavy-duty aluminum trailer parked in a barn on property which belonged to Hamilton's grandfather, where...
A Century man is facing felony drug charges after deputies made contact with the him about a cracked windshield on the car he was driving and discovered his license had been suspended in 2014 and a search of his vehicle revealed marijuana, spice and drug paraphernalia Jan. 9. Daryl Lamar Brown, 50, 131 W. Highway 4, was traveling east on Front Street when deputies noticed a cracked front windshield, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's office report. When Brown proceeded to 901 Freedom...
A head-on collision Wednesday night in Bratt close to 8 p.m. left an Atmore man and a Brewton woman in the hospital. Justin Elliot, 19, of Atmore was traveling in a northerly direction on County Road 99 when his 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe failed to maintain a single lane and struck the front of a 2017 Jeep Cherokee traveling south, driven by 28-year-old Patricia Griener of Brewton, according to a Florida. The Tahoe came to rest facing a southerly direction in the southbound lane while the Cherokee...
Three Century council members, Sandra McMurray Jackson, Ann Cofield Brooks and Luis Gomez, Jr., have been charged with noncriminal violations of the Florida Government in the Sunshine Law. The indictments arose from an incident during on or about July 31, 2018 alleging that while each was a member of the Century Town Council did engage in a discussion or exchange of information with other members of the Century Town Council, regarding a matter which foreseeably could come before said board or...
The Town of Jay is hosting an Economic Development Open House on Monday, Jan. 28, at the Linda Carden Community Center. There will be three sessions scheduled, with the morning session from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., the lunch session form 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the afternoon session from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. This is a chance for Jay area residents to stop by and meet local business leaders and elected officials, sharing ideas and input to plan the economic future of the town. “Competitive Florida P...
Flomaton Community Center on McCurdy Street is home to the Senior Adult Independent Living (SAIL) Program where seniors can eat a hot daily and participate in games, exercise and other activities offered. Started in the 1980's, the program offers those 60 and older a hot, nutritious lunch daily between 11 and 11:30 a.m. and activities, such as exercise and games, as well as fellowship in a social setting. The meal is served with the suggested donation of $1.50, but no one is turned away for...
Century residents will have on demand public transportation beginning Feb. 20 following a presentation by the Escambia County Transit Authority (ECAT) at Monday night's meeting. Tonya Ellis and Linda Roush with the Escambia County (Fla.) Board of County Commissioners Mass Transit Department, which is responsible for ECAT, spoke to the council at the meeting. “We came in September to discuss potential inservice for transportation in the Century Area,” said Ellis. “We applied for a grant with the...
Runners in and around the Century area lace up your running shoes and get ready for the first annual Century Cross Country Classic, a 5K Run, 5K Walk and Fun Run (free) fundraiser, hosted by Matt and Teresa Dobson beginning at 8 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 26, to benefit the Century Area Chamber of Commerce. The run will begin at Showalter Park through Anthony Pleasant Park and other areas of Century. The course is grass, dirt, and some pavement throughout. Course maps will be available on race day....
Story and photos by Gretchen McPherson Staff Writer Chosen by the Century Chamber of Commerce as the Outstanding Citizen of the Year for 2008-2009, 90-year-old Century resident Ernest Lloyd Barrow has been a fixture of the Century area all his life and gladly shares tales of his Army days and athletic career in the local industrial basketball and softball teams of the 1950's. He married his sweetheart, Deanie, in 1950, after meeting her at a benefit for a friend in Atmore, the couple were...
The State of Alabama released the its state report card results last Thursday for all school systems, and according to the Alabama State Department of Education website, Escambia County (Ala.) schools repeated last year's score of a “C” with a 79 compared to last year's 78, and the Brewton City School System overall scored an “A” with a numerical score of 91 compared to last year's 86 and a “B”. Flomaton High School and both Flomaton and Huxford Elementary Schools earned a “B”, while numerical...
At the Dec. 20 meeting of the Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education, School Superintendent John Knott gave board members an update on the W.S. Neal High School auditorium and field house renovation projects. Knott said the contractors started on the roof of the auditorium in mid-December and were planning to work through the holidays, taking Christmas eve and day off only. “Our objective is to get to a stopping point on the front,” said Knott. “We had a good meeting with the super...
Although the weather was cold and rainy, the 18th Annual Toyz for Kidz Ride on Saturday, Dec. 8, brought gifts from Santa to about 65 kids from 16 local families, one that included 12 children. The toys and hams were purchased with funds raised from an annual auction at Pee Wee's Construction in Atmore every fall plus private donations throughout the year. About 65 motorcycle riders from the L.A. Bikers battled the wind and rain to make this Christmas a little warmer for children and their...
Century Council President Ann Brooks questioned several charges that were on the bill list to paid by the town at Monday night's meeting, included several airline ticket purchases and restaurant charges. Brooks referred to charges from a Vietnamese restaurant, Longhorn Steakhouse and Whataburger that were all coded to operating supplies administration. Several of the charges were reimbursed by town employees later, according to the mayor. Councilman Ben Boutwell questioned the restaurant...
An Atmore man who failed to stop at a train crossing in Cantonment last Thursday and struck a train landed in the hospital and faces charges of failure to obey railroad crossing traffic control device and seatbelt violation. Dustin Ryan Crumbley, 20, of Atmore, was traveling north on Jacks Branch Road approaching Muscogee Road in Cantonment, aanccording to a Florida Highway Patrol press release. A west bound train owned by Alabama Gulf Coast Railway was traveling west bound toward the crossing...
