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Graduation ceremonies for local seniors in both Florida and Alabama are around the corner as students and school staff get ready to finish the 2017-2018 school year. Flomaton High School will have graduation at 7 p.m., tonight, Thursday, May 24, at Flomaton High School auditorium, located at 21200 US Highway 31 in Flomaton. On Friday, May 25, T.R. Miller High School's graduation will be at 7 p.m. at Coastal Alabama Community College's Woodfin Patterson Auditorium, located on Alco Drive in...
Ten applications submitted to Century Town Hall from residents requesting assistance with their tornado-damaged or destroyed homes will now be processed for qualification following a unanimously approved request by Robin Phillips at Monday night's council meeting. A $700,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the rehabilitation or demolition and replacement of homes for low-to-moderate income persons within the town limits was given to the town. Phillips, with Jones-Phillips and Associ...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education last Thursday approved the implementation of the state-mandated pay raise of 2.5 percent for the 2018-2019 school year to start with the contract year and not wait until Oct. 1, 2018. Employees who are contracted for 12 months will see a higher pay beginning July 1 while teachers, whose contracts begin Sept. 1, will see a higher pay at the end of September. Retirees will receive a '13th' check' in the lump sum of about $400 from the Alabama Retiremen...
The Century Town Council voted unanimously to approve Interim Town Clerk Kim Godwin as the official town clerk at its meeting Monday, May 7. Councilwoman Ann Brooks was not present. Godwin began working for the town six years ago, leaving to work for Century Correctional Institute for several months. She returned to the town of Century in 2016 and worked as citizens services clerk, then senior citizens clerk. "Not long after I started working for the town at the window, I expressed interest in...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education held a reception Tuesday afternoon, May 15, at the Flomaton High School library for the employees who have or are retiring the 2017-2018 school year. School Superintendent John Knott joined school board members Coleman Wallace, Danny Benjamin, Cindy Jackson, Mike Edwards and Willie Grissett as Knott and area school principals presented plaques to the retirees for their years of dedication to the students of Escambia County. Those who were there to...
The Jay town council approved unanimously a motion Monday night to rename the Jay Community Center after retired Town Clerk Linda Carden. Carden retired as town clerk on Oct. 31, 2016, after serving the town of Jay for more than 40 years. The new name will be The Linda Carden Community Center. The council discussed renaming north State Street, where Carden grew up, in honor of her service to the town. According to Councilman David Bush, changing the street name to honor Carden would require so...
Century resident and Seat 4 Town Councilman Gary Riley announced Monday night that he will not seek re-election when his term ends January 2019. Riley was elected to the Century Council in 1998 and has successfully held the seat for five consecutive terms, or 20 years. The councilman cited health reasons as the main reason he is stepping down from the council seat, but said that he feels honored to have served the town of Century as long as he did. "I have enjoyed every bit of the many years I...
Students from several schools in Escambia County (Ala.) schools got to both witness and participate in our justice system in action last Thursday, May 3, and Friday, May 4, as they filled the Escambia County courthouse in Brewton as jurors and audience during real trials on both days. The theme this year was Separation of Powers (judicial, executive and legislative). Seniors from Atmore Christian, Escambia Academy, Escambia County High and Precept Christian Schools came Thursday, May 3, to hear...
The new Century Park Apartment Homes located at 121 Second St. in Century, behind the sheriff's office on Highway 29, will host an open house from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., this Thursday, May 10, offering tours of the facility and light refreshments. Featuring 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms with two bathrooms and a list of amenities including a fitness center, playground and business center, Century Park is accepting applications for residency. Built by the Paces Foundation and managed by Royal American Company,...
With a forecast of good weather for this weekend, events in Century and Atmore will kick off Saturday morning in Century with the Saw Mill Day and Car Show at 8 a.m., and continue with both Reimagine Century and Mayfest in Atmore starting at 9 a.m. The town of Century will have a shuttle that will be delivering guests between the two events in Century. The 7th Annual Sawmill Day and Car Show at Century will start around 8 a.m., Saturday, May 5th in conjunction with the Alger-Sullivan Historical...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education approved unanimously a recommendation by Superintendent John Knott to sue Holland Construction of Brewton and Hartford Fire Insurance Company following what the school board considers a breach of contract in the completion of a replacement building and renovation project at W.S. Neal High School in Brewton. The original contract for the project was for $15,397,000 and dated Sept. 27, 2013. According to the lawsuit, the actions of the two companies...
The place to be this Friday or Saturday night for those who love a good rodeo is the Ted May Arena in Jay at 8 p.m., watching the performers awe the crowd at the 17th Annual Jay Pro Rodeo. The 3R Rodeo Company out of Jemison, Ala. will entertain with rodeo action including pro bull riding, barrel racing, women's breakaway, steer wrestling, saddle broncs and calf and team roping. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Parking is free and all proceeds benefit are youth...
The town of Century will adopt a new natural gas franchise ordinance, as approved on Tuesday, April 17, at the Escambia County (Fla.) Board of County Commissioners meeting in Pensacola. The recommendation was approved 4-1, with District 4's Grover Robinson voting 'no' as amended to change the acceptance period to 120 days. Century Mayor Henry Hawkins said he was pleased with the approval. “We keep our franchise, and everything that we are in dispute about with Pensacola we get to keep,” sai...
The town of Century was recommended by Florida Gov. Rick Scott Thursday, April 19, to be designated as one of nine tracts in Escambia (Fla.), Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties as Opportunity Zones. Gov. Scott announced his recommendation to designate 427 communities across every Florida county as opportunity zones. Low Tax Opportunity Zones, established in the federal Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017, encourage long-term investment and job creation in targeted communities by reducing taxes for many...
An Atmore man who was the driver in a single-vehicle accident last Saturday, April 14, that claimed the life of one passenger and injured another, now faces DUI charges. Willie James Hudson, 28, of Atmore, was driving a 2007 Scion with Antonia Richardson, 38, and Wade Johnson, III, 27, of Atmore, as passengers. When the Scion left the roadway and overturned on Highway 21 near the 4.6 mile marker, three mile north of Atmore, Richardson was transported to USA Medical Center where he died from his...
Turtle Point Environmental Center will host an Open House from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. this coming Saturday, April 21, to celebrate the re-opening of the boardwalk. There is no admission fee. Originally built in 1999, the boardwalk was closed a couple of years ago due to the age of the wood. It was soft in some places and rotten in others, making it dangerous for use. "It took about two and half years for us to raise the total of $175,000 to make refurbishments to the boardwalk," said Turtle Point...
The Jay council discussed plans Monday night to continue addressing water issues by washing out the Bray-Hendricks Park and Calfee Street water tanks that supply the town with water. Independent Contractor Eric Seib told the council they had received four recent calls from residents about the dirty water around Thursday last week. “Every two years we wash out both water tanks,” said Seib. “We completed Calfee Street this month. There was no major maintenance required. We feel that this will...
A new, updated website for the Town of Century has been delayed a little longer following a request Monday night to table the council's decision to approve a bid from Municode, a Tallahassee-based company that, according to their website, creates products and solutions that promote transparency, efficiency and that enable you to more effectively serve staff and citizens. Councilwoman Ann Brooks questioned one of the paragraphs in the agreement of services contract presented at the meeting and...
Last Thursday, April 12, WALA TV Fox 10 Chief Meteorologist Jason Smith paid a visit to members of the Brewton Amateur Radio Club, members of the Rural Radio Association and law enforcement emergency responders at the Jay Community Center to discuss the upcoming hurricane season and how important communication is to keeping the public safe during dangerous weather. Escambia County (Ala.) Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director David Adams joined Flomaton Policeman Bennie Stokes, town of...
Escambia County (Fla.) Sheriff's deputies responded to a call about a body located in a vehicle at Century Park Apartments on Highway 29 in Century some time Wednesday morning, according to Escambia County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Amber Southard. Southard said the person located in the vehicle was unresponsive when authorities arrived on the scene. "There were no visible signs of foul play," said Southard. "We are waiting to hear from the medical examiner's office as to the...
A two-car crash last Friday in McDavid took the life of a pipeline construction worker from Pensacola at the scene, with later information that the Century woman who struck him died several days. Maceo Perkins, 41, was killed when he was struck by Sharon Odom, 60, who collided with a parked vehicle Perkins was near in McDavid. Perkins was pronounced dead on the scene and Odom was transported to Sacred heart hospitals with serious injuries. According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) report,...
At 2 p.m., Saturday, April 21, a new historic marker will be unveiled at the corner of Front Street and Jefferson Avenue that tells about the history of the Alger-Sullivan Lumber Mill and Historic District in Century. Alger-Sullivan Historical Society member Russell Brown approached the Century council in 2017 about placing the marker and requested the town be designated as trustee in charge of maintaining it as well as the area around it since it was on the town's right-of-way. The public is...
The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts (GECA) presents ‘Children of Eden,’ a two-act musical by Stephen Schwartz on Thursday, April 19 through Saturday, April 21, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 22, at 2 p.m. at GECA, located at 100 S. Trammell Street in Atmore. Tickets are $10 each and available at Atmore News or at the door. Tickets for GECA members are $7. The musical is based on the Book of Genesis. Act I tells the story of Adam and Eve, Cain, and Abel, and Act II deals with Noah and the Flo...
Despite the morning rains, more than 80 runners and walkers showed up to participate in the Coon Hill Cemetery 5K and Half Mile Fun Run last Saturday morning. Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities came to do their part to raise money for the upkeep of the cemetery. The event serves as a fundraiser for the preservation and restoration of Coon Hill Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in north Santa Rosa County. According to race coordinator Matt Dobson, the event raised between $4,000 and...
Century residents Mark and Janet Ward who live in the Alger-Sullivan Historic District in Century will be the owners of a new home after the Century Council Monday night approved a recommendation by the Florida Historical Preservation Board to demolish a mobile home there now and replace it with a new home. Town consultant Debbie Nickles told the council the recommendation came from a meeting with the historical board on Wednesday, March 21 to review the site plans for 581 Church Street in...
