Two Days Later: Century Pharmacy Back Serving The Community

February 18, 2016

The Century Pharmacy was finally able to open their doors Wednesday, two days after the devastating EF-3 tornado hit Century.

The pharmacy on Mayo Street was in the hardest hit area of Century, an area that was closed to residents and business owners until Wednesday. The tornado blew out the store’s windows and caused other exterior damage like a torn-off awning. A downed tree cut natural gas service to the store’s generator.

By late Wednesday morning, the gas was back on and the store was running on generator power, and Gulf Power was able to make repairs and restore electric power by late afternoon.

“We have always been able to open the day after the storm in the past,” pharmacist and owner Julie Booth-Moran said, “even after the hurricanes. People depend on us for their medications. This was very hard to accept.”

Moran and her employees spent their morning cleaning up and getting ready to open as a steady stream of area residents stopped by to make sure that everyone was OK.

Pictured top: Century Pharmacy owner  Julie Booth-Moran talks to a customer on the phone as she watches as Gulf Power work to restore electric service to the Mayo Street business in Century late Wednesday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.



Comments

2 Responses to “Two Days Later: Century Pharmacy Back Serving The Community”

  1. Carla on February 18th, 2016 11:57 am

    Julie, remembering you in our prayers
    Perdido Methodist church

  2. larry jones on February 18th, 2016 7:23 am

    Way to go Julie, you and your people are wonderful.
    Thanks for all your hard work now and in the past.
    As Andy would say, pick your butt up off the ground and
    get going..

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