Year In Review North Escambia’s Biggest Stories Of 2008: July

January 2, 2009

NorthEscambia.com is looking back at 2008 with our “Year in Review” series. Each day, we will review the biggest stories of 2008. Today, we take a look at the biggest stories of July 2008.

A major drug raid was held in Century early on the morning of July 11 (pictured above). NorthEscambia.com was there, with complete coverage. We had photos here, the only local coverage of the sheriff’s news conference here, video of the raid here, and a complete story here.

The Fourth of July was celebrated in many ways around the area, including a big celebration at the Century Branch Library with a watermelon seed spitting contest. Read more…

Roads, zoning, taxes and economic development topped discussion at a town hall meeting at Molino Park Elementary with top Escambia County leaders. Read more…

We reported that changes could be coming at the Solutia Plant in Cantonment, including the possibility that the entire facility could be for sale. Read more…

Escambia Sheriff Ron McNesby brought his campaign message to Walnut Hill Thursday, talking budgets, crime and more. “If I stood up here and told you what I am going to do the next four years, you would have to ask me what I did the past eight years,” McNesby told the Walnut Hill Ruritan Club. Read more…

Gas jumped over $4 a gallon, just in time for the Fourth of July weekend. Read more…

Royal Pizza and Subs in Century was destroyed by fire the first Sunday of July. The fire was reported just before 3:30 a.m. The first firemen on the scene moments later reported heavy smoke when they arrived. It took firefighters just over an hour to bring the fire under control. Read more….

The Town of Century dedicated its new Veteran’s Wall of Honor on the Fourth of July at the town’s Roadside Park on Highway 29. Read more…

A zebra was spotted in Walnut Hill on the Fourth of July. In one of our most fun stories every, we teased for a few days that a zebra had been spotted in Walnut Hill. And he was with a grizzly bear. People across the area were guessing what we were making up. But, in fact, the zebra was spotted with brown bear. Seriously. Read more…

Water problems on Backwoods Road continued to plague the Town of Century as the council debated the future of a $1.5 million project. Read more…

Carver/Century K-8 School got the official news during the July that the school had improved from an “F” to a “B” rating with the Florida Department of Education. Read more…

The owner of Helicopter Technologies told the mayor of Century the company’s building will be sold by mid-July, and the town council has voted to file emergency foreclosure against the company in the event the sale does not take place. Read more…

The sale of the Helicopter Technologies building did not take place; the owner backed out, saying that he did not realize that he would have to partner with the Town of Century in order to complete the deal. Read more…

In response the failed sale of the Helicopter Technologies building, the Town of Century filed foreclosure proceedings against the company. Read more…

In ratings released by the Florida Department of Education. Bratt Elementary School was named the number one school in Escambia County. Read more…

An explosive situation in Walnut Hill: NorthEscambia.com had exclusive coverage when the bomb squad was called to blow up an explosive liquid found in Walnut Hill. Read the story, and see the photos…

It’s more than some people can bear to go to the dentist and see the assortment of tools that a modern dentist uses. But a complete dentist kit in a box donated to a Century museum makes modern dentistry seem a bit more pleasant. It was a treasure chest of dental history. Read more…

A Jay man was arrested for growing marijuana after deputies found him leaving a wooded area in the Brownsdale community southwest of Jay with the tools of the trade in his possession. Tharon “Buckshot” Godwin, 66, was was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver, a third degree felony. Read more… A few days later, more pot was found near Jay. Read more… A few days after that, even more pot plants were discovered near Jay.

Where exactly is the Town of Century? The town council has determined that it did not exactly know, and they might need to turn to an engineering firm to find out. Read more…

Two Foley men were arrested for burglary after a manhunt in McDavid. Read more…

A Flomaton man was arrest for firing a shotgun into a trailer with children inside a Wawbeek Road trailer. Read more…

Our neighbors in Flomaton saw their downtown evacuated at the end of July due to a gas leak. Read more…

The Southern Pit Stop on North Century Boulevard was robbed. Read more…

Gulf Power was granted a rate increase in July. The increase was to take effect in September. Read more…

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