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Residents will see a small increase in property taxes this year since the Century Town Council approved a resolution Monday, Sept. 17, that set the millage rate at 0.9204 for fiscal year 2018-2019. The final millage rate of 0.9204 mills is greater than the rolled-back rate. Even though the property improvements since the 2016 tornado make property values go up, the rate stayed the same. When property values rise, property taxes generate more revenue. For the total revenue generated to stay the...
Jay Town Hall began receiving five or six calls over the Labor Day weekend from residents with water that looked cloudy or milky, according to Project Manager Eric Seib at Monday night's Jay Town Council meeting. “When we brought a well back online, we forgot to prime the line (which gets all of the air out before the water returns) and an air bubble got trapped in the line,” said Seib. “As the line tries to even out the pressure, the air got disbursed throughout the water, giving it a milky...
A Jay man is facing felony drug charge after a routine traffic stop lead to a vehicle search where methamphetamine and marijuana were discovered. Johnny Bruce Pyles, 38, 3837 Nowling Road, was arrested and charged with felony drug possession of a controlled substance and driving while license suspended after law enforcement stopped him for no tag light in Milton and a subsequent vehicle search revealed a bag of methamphetamine, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report. When law...
The Town of Century is being investigated by the State Attorney's Office, according to an email Century Mayor Henry Hawkins and Century Council President Ann Brooks received from the town's attorney, Matt Dannheisser. Hawkins was not present at the council meeting Monday, but each council member was given a copy of the email and Hawkins' response. In the letter, Dannheisser notes in his email he spoke with Assistant State Attorney Greg Marcille concerning knowledge of 'possible impropriety...
A Century man stopped on April 23 for not wearing a seatbelt is facing felony drug possession when the substance found inside his vehicle was later identified as 'Spice'. Ryan Wade-Qualls Stephens, 24, 40 Hudson Hill, was arrested Sept. 8 and charged with one count felony drug possession of a controlled substance without a prescription when the vehicle was searched during a traffic stop in April 2018 for not wearing a seatbelt. According to an Escambia County Sheriff's Office report, Stephens...
A Flomaton man was arrested Sept. 3 for driving with a suspended license following a traffic stop for speeding on North Century Boulevard. Shawn Earl Barrows, 39, Highway 31, was arrested and charged with one count felony driving while license is suspended third or subsequent offense when law enforcement stopped the vehicle he was driving for speeding, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's Office report. An Escambia County Sheriff's deputy running radar at Bradley Street and North Century...
The Jay Town Council discussed several rate increases, including the proposed millage rate and council members salaries, at its Tuesday, Sept. 4 meeting. Jay area residents recently received TRIM notices in the mail and they include a requested increased fire assessment for county residences, businesses and vacant land located within several fire districts, including Jay and Munson. The millage rate in Jay currently is 2 percent. The proposed increase would increase the rate to 2.5 percent....
A Jay woman is facing one county felony charge of drug possession with intent to sell several days after a traffic stop where possible methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were discovered. Katherine Linzy Hawsey, 32, 6469 Daniel Griffis Rd., was arrested Sept. 5 and charged with felony drug possession with intent to distribute following a traffic stop for speeding July 23 on Highway 4 in Jay. According to a Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office report, Hawsey was pulled over at the Exxon gas station in...
Century Henry Hawkins expressed concern in an email to council members about the council's disregard of recommendations made by Century Gas Superintendent Wally Kellett, which Hawkins believes would allow the town to discontinue its relationship with City Services, Inc. (CSI). In a letter given to council members prior to Monday night's council meeting, Hawkins wrote 'A gas leak survey covering 100 percent of the system was recommended, however, the town chose to perform the minimum requirement...
Last Saturday, community members and residents joined members of the Flomaton United Methodist Church to honor those who are 90 and older and their families. Delmer Tew, Pastor Kathleen McKinley and Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant welcomed guests to the celebration and thanked everyone for coming to the event.. Musical entertainment was provided by “Joyful Sound,” a band from Ray’s Chapel and Larry White with WPFL Radio was on-site live, interviewing those being celebrated. Emcee Delmer joine...
Recommendations from the Alger-Sullivan Historic Preservation Board regarding construction of a fence and storage shed at 402 Front St., that were tabled at Century's Aug. 3 council meeting, were approved at its Aug. 20 council meeting. Century resident Felic Fussner met with the board July 31 and agreed to reduce the height of the wooden privacy fence from 8 feet to 6 feet, to submit a list of building materials for construction of a wooden storage shed and to apply for temporary use approval...
The Jay Town Council approved the zoning changes from single family residence to commercial needed for a Golden Gin Development Application that was submitted to the town to build a proposed 32,000 square foot warehouse building on Highway 89. “We want to make certain the driveway requirements are met, with ingress and egress, as well as the 6-inch water line that is going to be required for the sprinkler system in the building,” said Mayor Shon Owens. “We currently don't have a fee in place...
A Century man had warrants issued against him and he was later arrested for felony possession of marijuana and tampering with evidence Aug. 28 after authorities conducting a traffic stop for a darkly tinted license plate cover questioned his 17-year-old passenger about evidence tampering. Ladarrious Tamiraye Lett, 24, 9520 Ivey St., faces felony possession of a controlled substance and evidence tampering when a deputy on patrol on Jefferson Ave. pulled over the 2013 Kia Optima for having too...
A Century man caught driving with a suspended license faces a felony charge as a habitual offender following a traffic stop that revealed his license had been suspended or 60 months. Christopher Terrill Carter, 42, was arrested Aug. 30 when a deputy performed a traffic stop for speeding on a 2009 Chevrolet Impala on Old Flomaton Highway in the area of Lake Street, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's Office report. The deputy pulled the vehicle over when the he observed his radar clock the...
The Jay Town Council will see two new faces this November following Tuesday's municipal election unofficial results, according to Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections. Candidates Nina Hendricks and Josh Holloway uprooted incumbent David Bush, receiving 95 votes out of a total 123 votes, carrying the two highest out of three. Councilwoman Jane Hayes and David Bush were appointed to the council to fill Chubby Haveard and now Mayor Shon Owens' empty council seats. Hayes chose not to seek...
A Century man was arrested Aug. 26 after an investigation into incidents in early July resulted in charges that include felony fleeing and eluding, passing counterfeit money and grand theft auto. Antonio Demetrius Ewing, 28, 20 West Highway 4, faces grand theft auto charges after he borrowed his sister-in-law's vehicle July 4, 2018, and did not return it to her on time, according to an Escambia County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office report. Ewing's sister-in-law, Amber Austin, reported her Chevy...
An East Brewton man was arrested and faces one felony child cruelty charge following an investigation into social media images and texts exchanged between the suspect and a 14-year-old female since 2016. Nicholas Curtis Glass, 21, 3528 Highway 29, was arrested Aug. 23 after authorities issued a Facebook warrant for his Facebook page June 11, and as a result, on June 28, discovered six pictures classified as pornography that had been sent to the minor female, according to an Escambia County...
“We're just crippling along,” is the way Escambia County (Ala.) Director of the Department of Human Resources (DHR) Lynn Barnes described as the desperate need for social workers for the county. The county has four positions open now for qualified social workers, offering state employee benefits a starting salary of $31,488 to $48,924, depending on certifications and experience. “If someone had a degree in any of the humanities or social sciences, we can work with them on getting certi...
A Jay man who had an active warrant for driving with a suspended license was arrested and now faces drug charges Sunday after a traffic stop and search of the vehicle uncovered marijuana and methamphetamine. Michael Wayne Horton, 48, 4780 Highway 4, was arrested when a deputy who spotted him driving in Navarre identified him as having an active warrant for driving with a suspended license, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report. The deputy pulled up in his vehicle next to...
A Jay teen was arrested and faces multiple felony charges, including attempted murder, when authorities responding to a 911 call discovered his father with a gunshot wound in Jay Sunday. Jackson Shane Baxley, 15, 15024 Highway 89, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted felony murder and one count attempted arson and making a firebomb against his parents when deputies responding to a 911 call from the residence arrived and discovered Jackson's father, David Baxley, had suffered a...
Residents of Century and Jay will pay a visit to the polls this Tuesday, Aug. 28, to decide who they want to sit on their respective town councils. The Century Town Council has three seats with terms that will expire in January, 2019 while the town of Jay has two seats that expire in October 2018. Century Councilwoman Sandra McMurray Jackson is running unopposed for seat 5. Contenders James Smith, Mary Hudson and John Brian Johnston will vie for Councilman Gary Riley's Seat 4. Riley announced...
Century Council members were at odds Monday night on approving the firing of an employee at Century City Hall hired by Mayor Henry Hawkins without the council's prior consent. Hawkins requested approval to hire Jolene Tipton at $9 an hour to work at the service payment window, although Tipton had already worked that day. Hawkins said he hired Tipton because former employee Christina Covan moved out of town and current employee Toni Simmons was on maternity leave so the staff was short....
At the Aug. 6 council meeting, Century Mayor Henry Hawkins leveled allegations that former mayor candidate Felic Fussner was not only not qualified to run for mayor of the town of Century, but that he was given a newly-built house, built with State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) monies, to replace the house he never lived in when it was destroyed by a tornado in February 2016. Century Town Planner Debbie Nickles told members of the Century council on Monday, Aug. 6, that the...
This past Saturday, the grand opening of Eloise's Beauty Shop in its new location on College Street in Flomaton prompted friends, clients, relatives and locals of all ages to pay a visit to what some may consider a part of their childhood. Eloise's Beauty Shop was located on Ringgold Street for 57 years, when Jo (Trawick) Nolan's mother, Eloise Trawick, opened it in 1960. “My mother was one of the first customers at Eloise's,” said Martha Harper-Day. “I remember going out to the Trawick House...
Jay residents will see an increase in their utility bills in the next year after the Jay Town Council unanimously approved a recommended increase in water and wastewater rates and electricity public service tax Monday night. The increase in water rates is based on a recommendation by the Florida Rural Water Association as a result of a rate study done for the town. Rate increases are allowed by the Florida Public Services Commission in an effort to keep up with inflation and the cost of...
