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Although no decision was made, the Century Council Monday night heard a request to upgrade the water line that serves several businesses along the bridge crossing from Alabama to Florida on the east side that do not have sprinkler systems for fire suppressions. Dale Long with Municipal Engineering presented the council with a letter he had sent to Century Mayor Henry Hawkins after being asked by Heath Burkett to research what it would take to upgrade a water line on Ivy Street from Cottage to...
Escambia County (Ala.) released the food scores for March 2019. The scores are as follows: Atmore Acapulco Mexican - 90 AL Wing House - 94 All of God’s Children - 100 The Coffee House - 98 Diamond #4 - 95 Gather - 98 Hardee’s - 92 Popeye’s - 97 The Publican - 99 South AL Vending - 95 Taco Bell - 97 Brewton Brewton Food Mart - 90 Circle K - 95 Colonial Manor - 90 The Flour Sack Bakery- 97 George’s Old Time BBQ- 93 YMCA Kids Corner - 99 Murphy Express - 99 Pic N Save Deli - 93 Retail - 95 Rottschafers Daycare - 98 Taco Bell - 94 Tom Thumb -...
The town of Century stands to receive more than $41,000 after the council approved a resolution for bond issuance on a cancer treatment project in North Carolina to be financed through Capital Trust Agency (CTA). The CTA was established with an interlocal agreement between the City of Gulf Breeze and the Town of Century. Neither the town nor the city will be liable to pay the principal or interest on the bonds. The Tennessee nonprofit corporation Provision Trust, Inc. is looking to acquire,...
At 11:37 a.m., Friday, April 12, the Flomaton Fire Department responded to a call about an MVA at the intersection of Sidney Manning Boulevard and Poplar Street in Flomaton. When emergency personnel arrived on scene, they found a Titan Transfer 18-wheeler, driven by 34-year-old Jeremy Everette which had rear-ended a Toyota Corolla, driven by 24-year-old Michael Price. The traffic report stated that the Corolla was stopped at the red light in the outside lane of Sidney Manning Boulevard at the...
The Century Council approved in a 3 to 1 vote Century Mayor Henry Hawkins' recommendation to hire Tammy Parish starting at $9.25 an hour as clerk tech and increase town employee Jolene Tipton's pay to $9.50 an hour at Monday night's meeting. Councilwoman Ann Brooks asked if the job opening had been advertised and where. According to Century Town Clerk Kim Godwin, the job opening had been advertised for two weeks in two newspapers and online, as required for public notice by Florida Statutes....
Escambia County Commissioner Raymond Wiggins has announced he will be switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party as he eyes a re-election for his District 2 seat in the 2020 election cycle. Wiggins was elected as a Democrat in 2008 and re-elected on the Democratic ticket in 2012 and 2016. Wiggins said he made the decision to switch political parties based on what's going on on the national level and not anything to do with the local Democratic Party. “The party has changed, e...
Friday afternoon, W.S. Neal Elementary School student Cameron Coleman sold his pig he received on Dec. 4 for $553.50 at the sale in Brewton to culminate the Escambia County Extension Agency's annual 4-H Swine Show and Sale. Cameron was one of 23 students across the county who competed the project of raising a pig to be sold and to be turned into what we all love best – sausage, pork chops, bacon, ribs, hams and possibly a Slim Jim. I've followed the 4-H projects over the years from pigs, cows a...
Chicken Little said the sky was falling. People have predicted the end of time based on Biblical and so-called scientific data; global warning will destroy the planet and oil and gas exploration, especially fracking, is causing all the earthquakes in the Flomaton, Century and Jay areas. Sounds like something you would read in the National Inquirer. As we talked to Sandy Ebersole with the Geological Survey of Alabama this week we, nor she, knows what the cause is of 13 earthquakes in the area since March 7. She did tell us that the most frequent...
Over a two day period last week, Flomaton scored 17 runs on 17 hits to sweep St. Michael Catholic to wrap up its runner-up position in post-season play and will begin the playoffs at 3 p.m. at T.R. Miller. Flomaton defeated St. Michael 5-0 last Thursday at Fairhope and then defeated the Warriors 12-2 Friday to sweep the series. The tie-breaking game scheduled for Friday was cancelled. Flomaton will travel to Miller Friday for a best-of-three series with the first game scheduled for 3 p.m. The...
A season of 'firsts' continue for the 2018 Flomaton High School football team which won the school's first football state championship Dec. 6, with a 23-15 win over Piedmont at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn. Two seniors on that team, Devonta Bradley and Bailey Bass have been selected to play in the Alabama High School Athletic Association's North-South All Star game July 19 at Crampton Bowl in Montgomery. Head coach Doug Vickery said Bradley and Bass are the first Flomaton football players to be...
Dogs and pet owners filled Gordy Dog Park Saturday in Brewton as Paws Crossed Rescue, Inc., held a 'Must Love Dogs' event to help raise money and to raise awareness for the community about the plight of abandoned animals. Dogs were on site for adoption and others simply roamed the park in search of treats and a good time. Paws Crossed is a non-profit organization that helps find dogs a good and loving home. For more information about Paws Crossed, visiting their website and help protect pets...
A multi-agency investigation led to the arrest of an 18-year old Atmore teenager and a 17-year old juvenile on charges stemming from a rash of burglaries in Atmore and across the line in Florida. Jylyn Kevon Cooper, 18, 69 Harris St., was arrested April 15 and charged with receiving stolen property IV, receiving stolen property II, unlawful possession of marijuana II and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. The 17-year old, whose name was not released due to his age, was charged with...
Escambia County (Fla.) Tax Collector Scott Lunsford, has partnered with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to bring the Florida Licensing On Wheels (FLOW) mobile office to Century from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Tuesday, May 7, at the Billy G. Ward Century Courthouse located at 7500 N. Century Boulevard. FLOW is a standalone mobile office with technology to provide most motorists’ needs. The mobile unit provides a convenient method to renew a driver license, obtain a replacement driver license, conversion/reciprocation of out...
