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The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education last Thursday approved the purchase of 100 acres in Flomaton located behind Sweat Tire Shop to build a new elementary school and career center over the next two years to raise student capacity in Flomaton and allow all students across the county access to career technical classes. The property is located at the intersection of U.S. Highways 31 and 113 in Flomaton and was purchased for $425,000, utilizing local funds. The property is valued at...
It looks like the Century Town Council members will not change following Tuesday night's special election, as seat 3 interim Shelisa McCall and seat 4 interim Alicia Johnson each won 89 votes out of a total of 136 votes. Escambia County (Fla.) Supervisor of Elections David Stafford announced the unofficial results shortly after 7 p.m. Seat 3 candidate Evelyn Webber got 44 votes, which is 33.08 percent of 136 total votes. McCall received 89 votes, which is 66.93 percent. Seat 4 candidate Eddie...
Councilman Roger Adkinson said there seems to be a disconnect in town hall with members of the town council being left in the dark saying the council members need to be informed when things happen in the town. “At this point I am going to ask, is it possible for our mayor pro tem (Jim Johnson) be notified of things going on here at city hall, in the police department and other areas?” Adkinson said during a workshop Monday afternoon. “Things need to be shared with him especially if the mayor...
The Flomaton Town Council agreed that the fire department needs a ‘new’ firetruck and told Chief Stanton to bring back some money figures before any decision could be made. The issue of needing a firetruck came up during Tuesday afternoon’s council workshop where no official vote could be taken. Stanton said the department currently has a 40-year old firetruck it uses as a backup and its 2002 truck was out of service for a few weeks, but Flomaton was able to use a Lambeth Volunteer Fire Depar...
A representative from the McCall Water System will be heading to Washington, D.C., in February to represent the system after McCall took first place in the Alabama Rural Water Association's contest for the best water in the state. A panel of judges in Montgomery gave the McCall Water System the blue ribbon based on taste, clarity and odor over 19 other water systems during the rural water system conference held on March 21. The McCall Water System will now represent the state of Alabama at the n...
