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Yes, the voting polls will be open Tuesday, July 14, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across Escambia County, Ala. We're not electing anybody to any office. What we are doing is having runoffs on the Republican and Democratic tickets to help pick a nominee to be on the November General Election ballot, which is where we actually elect people to office. On the Republican ticket you will choose between Jeff Sessions and Tommy Tuberville for the U.S. Senate and between Jerry Carl and Bill Hightower as the nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives....
The Escambia County (Ala.) Board of Education Monday approved a 3 percent salary adjustment increase for school administrators (principals, assistant principals and attendance administrators) to facilitate retention and recruitment of those positions. A 3 percent raise across the board will cost more than $90,000 a year and come from local funds, following discussion that the amount will be sustainable. There was also discussion about paying staff based on their specialized or advanced degrees,...
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) was informed via self-reporting that one (1) staff member at Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. has tested positive for COVID-19. This individual along with three other staff members from correctional facilities around the state, promptly self-quarantined under the direction of their healthcare providers. The ADOC’s Office of Health Services (OHS) has initiated investigations to determine which, if any, ADOC inmates or employees may have had direct, prolonged exposure to these staff m...
Escambia County (Ala.) Tax Collector Tim Pettis calls for bids last Thursday as his office sold 193 parcels due to past due taxes and collected $68,219.95 in taxes, fees and penalties. People who had their property sold at the sale have 10 days to pay the past due taxes before interest begins being added to the sale price....
The Century council Monday night approved Interim City Manager Vernon Prather's recommendation to transfer $13,677.20 to pay water system debt service and infrastructure. The balance of the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) kept in the Florida Prime General Fund was $817,287.04. Part of the transfer is for two loan payments of $4,907.35 and $6.235.74 and a 6-inch prop meter interconnection project fee of $2,534.11. The total $13,677.20 transfer leaves $803,609.84 in the account. In a motion made by...
This Friday, July 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Pensacola State College Century campus will hold drive-through and walk-up COVID-19 testing, at 440 East Hecker Road in Century. Done through Community Health Northwest Florida, the testing is open to all ages and no pre-screening is required, but it is preferred for Escambia County (Fla.) only. The testing supplies are limited. Testing will be done while supplies last and weather permitting. Participants are asked to bring identification and their insurance card, if insured....
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission will meet Monday morning with at least one issue on the agenda dealing with the upswing of positive COVID-19 cases in the county. During an administrative workshop Tuesday afternoon, Emergency Management Agency Director David Adams said he had checked with other counties and each is doing something different. “I was not able to get clear-cut guidance,” Adams told the commission. He said some counties are requiring temperature checks and others are requiring...
According to Jay Operations Manager Eric Seib’s report Monday night, the town of Jay has been approached by a development company about extending natural gas service to River Woods Ranch development, a home development concept on Morristown Road. The development will feature 100-150 approximately 4,000-square-foot homes on 4- acre lots that require stoves, furnaces, dryers, and outside kitchens to cook outside as well. Florida Gas Utilities (FGU) supplied a cost review on installation to get n...
Due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in our local area, the Escambia River Electric Co-operative (EREC) lobby in Jay is closed to the public effective Monday, July 6, until further notice. The drive-through will remain open. EREC encourages its members to utilize remote options for electric service. Payments may be made by mail, online at www.erec.com, telephone autopay, EREC app or by night depository. Services such as opening or closing an electric, water or internet account; making changes to your services; inquiring about your account...
