Year In Review North Escambia’s Biggest Stories Of 2010: September

December 30, 2010

NorthEscambia.com is looking back at 2010 with our “Year in Review” series. Each day this week, we will review the biggest stories of 2010. Today, we take a look at the biggest stories of September.

(For January and February, click here.)
(For March and April, click here.)
(For May and June, click here.)
(For July and August, click here.)

SEPTEMBER

The Florida High School Athletic Association’s new Rural School Division moved a step closer to reality in September, with the group’s board of directors voting to continue the classification process.

Thieves hit the Century Branch Library, taking outdoor items and even digging up rose bushes.

Former local radio personality Walter John Bowen, 68, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing a child under 12.

Breast cancer awareness was the real winner in Bratt as the Northview Chiefs hosted the Flomaton Hurricanes in Dig Pink high school volleyball.

Jarrett Parker of Molino won another kart racing Alabama Maxxis Series State Title in Talladega.

Bratt, Molino Park and Jim Allen elementary schools were among 16 in Escambia County that received the Five Star School Award from the Florida Department of Education.

The Northview Chiefs destroyed the Bozeman Bucks 48-14 in Bratt Friday night to finish September at 3-0.

Several lawmakers are raised a stink over a new law that requires septic tank inspections every five years in Florida.

ECUA voted to raise water and sewer rates eight percent each of the next three years, while residential garbage customers were hit with two percent rate increase each year during the period.

Hundreds of students gathered to pray at their schools in North Escambia  during the annual See You at the Pole event.

A new Chinese restaurant for Century was announced.

The Town of Century approved a $3,337,231 for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.

An State Attorney’s Office opinion said a Florida Highway Patrol officer was justified in the shooting death of a Cottage Hill man, Clifton Austin Salter, during a traffic stop in July.

David Johnson of Century was honored for 35 years of service to Escambia County EMS by the Escambia County Commission.

Charles “Randy” Oliver was approved as the new Escambia County administrator.

Joseph Daniel Flowers, 56, was charged in connection with the robbery of Scott’s Pharmacy in Molino. He allegedly wore underwear on his head during the robbery.

Someone was stealing gas from the Town of Century’s shop and then leaving it in a 55-gallon drum at the city park, apparently for anyone in the know to fill up for free. According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, the free gas plot was discovered by Century Mayor Freddie McCall, who was hiding on nearby railroad tracks in an attempt to catch the thief red-handed.

A 39-year old Century woman, Jennifer Leigh Black, was arrested for allegedly throwing an open house party with about two dozen underage teens.

A decade of water woes ended for residents of Backwoods Road in Century as water flowed through a $1.58 million project to improve the Town of Century’s water system in the Backwoods Road, State Line Road and Highway 4A area.

The Town of Century approved the $137,386 purchase of nearly 1,000 new automated water meters to eliminate billing problems and lost revenue.

A grand opening was held in September for the new Dollar General store in Molino.

Ellis Jarel McArthur, now 19, of Bay Minette, Ala., will serve a minimum of 25 years of the 50 year sentence in state prison under the sentenced handed down by Judge Nickolas Geeker.

Dustin Ryan Burkett, a Century volunteer fireman was arrested and charged with sexually abusing an underage girl and with abandoning dogs rescued by the department. He  pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Plans were announced for a group of new industries that could eventually bring up to 500 jobs to the old Alger-Sullivan Lumber complex in Century.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under FEATURE TOP STORY, Features, News