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Jay and area residents will have the convenience of paying their water, sewer and gas bills with an electronic check or by credit card online for a small fee, following discussion at Monday night's council meeting. City officials are considering installing a service to allow its customers to pay online with a credit card or to write an electronic check for a small fee. The electronic check will cost $2 to process and the credit card payment has a 2.95 percent fee of the bill total, according to...
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office began a non-stop weekend search following the discovery Sunday of a shallow grave in the wooded area of 7796 Highway 4 in Jay, Fla. Authorities received information about a missing person's case from May 2018 on Friday, Dec. 14 and immediately obtained a search warrant for that address. An autopsy will confirm the identity of the deceased, but all indicators point to a 38-year-old female named Felecia Kuswandy, who occasionally stayed at the same address...
Armed with umbrellas and blankets, Jay area residents came out last Saturday morning to kick off the Holiday season and get a glimpse of Santa. The cold, wind and rain did not keep the warm smiles and cheers from making the day a success. For photos, see our Photo Gallery....
Century area residents gathered at Nadine McCaw Park last Friday night to kick off the Christmas season with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting. The Byrneville Elementary School Chorus sang Christmas favorites while Santa was there to find out who was naughty and who was nice this year. Youngsters of all ages got to sit in Santa’s lap and request the gift they wanted most and there were refreshments and candy to sweeten the holidays....
Century Town Hall is under investigation following allegations that several documents and/or audio recordings from several council meetings were missing, according to Escambia County Sheriff's Department's Investigator David Preston. The discovery of the missing items and documents prompted the town's mayor to issue a letter dated Nov. 28 to Century council members. The letter read: “I am writing this letter to inform you of a second incident of theft that has occurred from our town clerk's o...
The town of Century stands to receive as much as $23,100 after the council approved three amendments to resolutions at its Monday, Nov. 19 meeting. Three resolutions on behalf of Capital Trust Company were presented for approval; two are for charter schools located in Florida and the other is a multi-family housing project. The first resolution is for Pineapple Cove Classical Academy to purchase land and building they are currently leasing and an adjacent 11.5 acres to build a 40,000...
The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating the fatal stabbing of an inmate at William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore on Sunday, Dec. 2, according to an ADOC news release. Vaquerro Kinjuan Armstrong, 29, was discovered by prison officials with multiple stab wounds following an altercation with another inmate in a housing area. Armstrong was taken to the facility's infirmary for emergency treatment but died around 6:30 p.m. from the injuries. Another altercation between two...
An Atmore man landed in the hospital following a pedestrian versus motor vehicle crash on Ridgely and North Main Street in Atmore Nov. 30. Brandon Oneal Tedder, 35, was struck by a motor vehicle while he was trying to cross the street, according to an Atmore Police Department press release. The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. Tedder was transported to Atmore Community Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries and later released. The motorist was not injured. Following the...
A Cantonment man is facing felony charges of lewd and lascivious behavior and distributing obscene material to a minor following an investigation between April and August of this year that resulted in allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. Michael Davis Edgar, 45, 3207 Moss Point, was arrested Nov. 20, after law enforcement interviewed a minor boy who stated that Edgar had inappropriately touched him beginning in April and continued through August, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's...
A Jay man stopped for running a stop sign Nov. 25 faces multiple felony drug charges and child neglect when law enforcement discovered drugs and paraphernalia within reach of a 3-year-old. Larry Wayne Biggs, 43, 3271 Pine Level Church Road, was stopped at the intersection of Stewart Street and Dearborn Street in Milton for running a stop sign and having no operational brake lights while driving a white Chevrolet pickup, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report. Officers made...
A Jay man was one of two drivers involved in a crash on Willard Road Tuesday in Santa Rosa County that landed both drivers in the hospital. Cody Bundy, 20, was traveling east on Willard Norris Road at 6:50 a.m. in his 2003 Ford Ranger approaching a private driveway when a tan Ford F250 driven by Douglas Kelley, 71, of Pace, was stopped in the private driveway waiting to turn right onto the same road. Kelley initiated the right turn directly out of the driveway in front of Bundy's vehicle,...
A Century man has been charged with felony drug charges after a K-9 law enforcement officer conducting a concerned citizen contact found the driver without a driver's license and the officer's dog alerted on the vehicle. Austin Lane Mosley, 23, 6941 N. Century Blvd., was a backseat passenger in a red Ford Fusion in the area of Langley Avenue and Goodrich Drive in Pensacola when the driver of the vehicle abruptly parked and activated the emergency flashers. According to a Pensacola Police...
Century Councilwoman Ann Brooks made several inquiries about bills when the council was presented the bill list at Monday night's meeting for approval to pay. Brooks said it looked as if some of the charges were coded to the wrong account. Charges Brooks inquired about include: payments to Florida Gas Utility and City Services for consulting fee services that needed to be terminated; on vehicles that were supposed to be paid off already; a charge of $41.87 to a restaurant on an employee's...
At the Escambia County Board of Education meeting last Friday, Superintendent John Knott gave an update on the status of the W.S. Neal High School construction project. Knott said that Johns and Kirksey Roofing Contractor out of Tuscaloosa is working on the reroof and that all of their roofing supplies were delivered Friday and they plan to begin on the reroof on Monday, Nov. 26. “The Phase 2 work will be completed by A.E. Newt Construction Company, out of Pensacola,” said Knott. “They are t...
Two Jay residents, one representing two businesses, spoke at the Monday night council meeting about the new water and sewer fees in Jay, expressing concern that the rise in cost will cause hardships for their small business and non-profit organization. Tony Howard of 4257 Spring Street, said the non-profit Jay Masonic Lodge will not be able to sustain it's presence since it was put on a commercial water fee schedule. Howard said the Freemasons raise money for charity with fundraisers and pay...
At 4:25 p.m., last Saturday, November 17, Flomaton Fire Department received a 911 call of a fully involved structure fire on Wolf Log Road. When responders arrived on scene, the structure was a shed behind a house, fully involved. According to Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton, the shed was full of Christmas decorations and that owner Wynell Clary advised she was in the shed, looked up, and saw that it was on fire. “The shed was a total loss,” said Stanton. Stanton said the blaze took about 10...
At 8:22 p.m. Tuesday night, Atmore Fire Department responded to a 911 call regarding a possible fire at 303 N. Trammell St. Emergency responders arrived to find flames coming out of the top of the structure's front window and roof. “They had some candles burning in the upstairs bedroom, and they turned over, which started the fire,” said Atmore Fire Chief Ronald Peebles. “It was a total loss, because what didn't burn was heavy with smoke and water damage.” Peebles said the extend of damage was d...
The Century Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the holidays with an Open House scheduled for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13. The Century Welcome Center will be decorated with Christmas and a table full of food. The public is invited to join in kicking off the season. The town’s lighting of the Christmas tree at Nadine McCaw Park will be at 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 30. The Byrneville Elementary Chorus will sing Christmas carols as the tree is being lighted. The Century Christmas Parade w...
Since the town of Century embraced a Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) last September, the first step toward the reality a community garden were realized early last Saturday. Covering an area of about 500 acres between State Road 4 to Jefferson Avenue, south of Pond Street and back up along Highway 29, the CRA is funded by TIFs, or tax increment financing, and can be used to make improvements to a blighted area by putting a portion of property taxes back into improvements. The community...
The Century Council will welcome a new face after the election Tuesday resulted in Incumbent Ben Boutwell keeping his seat 3 against challenger Amanuel Onell Dubose, while candidate James Smith took the majority votes against candidate Mary Hudson for Councilman Gary Riley's council seat 4. Of the 498 total votes, Dubose received 195 votes, or 39.16 percent, while Boutwell got 303 votes, or 60.84 percent. Candidates James Smith, Jr. got 277, or 54.64 percent of the 507 total votes while...
The Jay council approved the transfer of $28,000 left in the Sinking Fund to the General Fund to cover bills Monday night. The town's bills include a $7,000 gas payment, payroll, $10,000 annual fee for Black Mountain annual fee, and insurance is $13,000. Operations Manager Eric Seib said the transfer will assure the bills are paid until revenue is collecting in the month of November. The Sinking Funds were left over after paying off the water treatment plant. From the October 15 water and gas...
A Brewton man accused of sexual assault by a juvenile female was arrested Wednesday and admitted to law enforcement that the accusation was true. Walter James Nearer, 71, 101 Payne St., admitted to investigators that he had consumed a few drinks before he sucked on a juvenile female's toes and breast after giving her $5. The confession came after law enforcement responded to to a call on or about July 1 through July 31 about a sexual assault by an elderly man on a juvenile female. The female...
The Town of Century could receive as much as $14,000 as a fee for approving bond issuance through the Capital Trust Agency (CTA) for SGSL Fee Owner LLC, a for-profit company, to acquire and convert a hotel to a senior assisted living facility and memory care facility in Sunrise, Fla. CTA representative Michael Stebbins approached the council Monday night to approve the bond issuance through a resolution amending the interlocal agreement between the town of Century and the City of Gulf Breeze....
The towns of Century and Jay in Florida will hold General Elections Tuesday, Nov. 6. Century Century voters will vote to fill council seats 3 and 4. Running for Century Council seat 3 is incumbent Councilman Benjamin Boutwell and challenger Amanuel Onell Dubose. Council seat 4 contenders are Mary Hudson Bougeois and James Smith, Jr. In the August 28 election Councilman Gary Riley decided not to run at the end of his term of January 2019. Incumbent Sandra McMurray Jackson is running unopposed...
“It's been a long time coming,” is how Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education member Danny Benjamin described the board's unanimous approval of a resolution and execution to convey a deed transferring the property that was Boykin School back to the Charitable Aid Association Orphans Home of the State of Alabama. Board chairman Willie Grissette read Resolution 103: 'In the opinion of the Board the value of educational and community services provided by the Charitable Aid Association Orp...
