Century To Consider 4,900% Increase In Mayor’s Spending Limit, Hiring Town Administrator, Financial Director
December 1, 2024
The Century Town Council this week will consider increasing the mayor’s spending limit by 4,900% and hiring a town administrator and financial services director.
Currently, the mayor (not just the current mayor, but also any past or future mayor) has a spending limit of $200.
During the November general election, Century voters approved a charter amendment to allow the town council to develop policies and procedures for purchasing, bidding, contracts, and related practices. That includes new spending limits for the mayor.
Tuesday night, the council will consider an ordinance setting the mayor’s spending limit at $10,000, except in an emergency. In an emergency, the mayor can spend more than $10,000, but the town council must ratify the purchase at their next regular meeting.
The proposed ordinance also includes a policy requiring two signatures on all checks – generally the mayor, acting mayor, council president and either the town clerk or deputy clerk. A town check would not be valid without the signature of one authorized elected official and one authorized administrative officer or designated replacement for financial oversight.
Also on Tuesday night, the council will discuss the possibility of creating two new positions — town administrator and financial services director.
According to an agenda item from interim town manager Howard Brown, the council is being asked to authorize Brown to further research and prepare a detailed proposal for a future council meeting. The proposal would include more detailed information, job descriptions, proposed responsibilities, and budget implications.
Pictured top: Howard Brown (left) whose company Local Government Consulting Group acts as town manager for Century and Mayor Luis Gomez, Jr. following a town council meeting last month. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Frost Possible Overnight
December 1, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Overnight: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Areas of frost after midnight. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 31. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 62. East wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Freezing And Frost Tonight
November 30, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 28. Calm wind.
Sunday: Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday: Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday: Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 11pm. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. Calm wind.
Wednesday: Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
Here’s Where To Watch Today’s College Football
November 30, 2024
Here is this week’s college football schedule and where to watch the games.
All times are Central.
Week 14
11 a.m. CT
- Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State | FOX
- No. 8 Tennessee at Vanderbilt | ABC/ESPN+
- No. 15 South Carolina at No. 12 Clemson | ESPN
- No. 23 Illinois at Northwestern | Big Ten Network
- Kansas at Baylor | ESPN2
- West Virginia at Texas Tech | FS1
- UTSA at Army | CBSSN
- Louisville at Kentucky | SEC Network
- UConn at UMass | ESPN+
- Duke at Wake Forest | ACC Network
- Louisiana at UL Monroe | ESPNU
- North Texas at Temple | ESPN+
- Southeast Missouri State at Illinois State (FCS playoffs first round) | ESPN+
- Central Connecticut State at Rhode Island (FCS playoffs first round) | ESPN+
- Slippery Rock at Kutztown (DII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Central Oklahoma at Ferris State (DII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Hobart at Susquehanna (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Grove City at Johns Hopkins (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Maryville (TN) at DePauw (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Endicott at Cortland (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- King’s (PA) at Salisbury (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- UMass Dartmouth at Springfield (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Washington & Jefferson at Randolph-Macon (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Aurora at Hope (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Centre at Carnegie Mellon (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- John Carroll at Mount Union (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
12 p.m. CT
- UT Martin at New Hampshire (FCS playoffs first round) | ESPN+
- Ashland at Cal (PA) (DII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Harding at Grand Valley State (DII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Miles at Valdosta State (DII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Virginia Union at Lenoir-Rhyne (DII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Wisconsin-La Crosse at Saint John’s (MN) (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Mary Hardin-Baylor at Hardin-Simmons (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Wisconsin-Platteville at Wartburg (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Bethel (MN) at Lake Forest (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Whitworth at North Central (IL) (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
12:30 p.m. CT
- Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan | ESPN+
1 p.m. CT
- Southern vs. Grambling | NBC
- Middle Tennessee at Florida International | ESPN+
- Coastal Carolina at Georgia State | ESPN+
- Southern Miss at Troy | ESPN+
- South Florida at Rice | ESPN+
- Lehigh at Richmond (FCS playoffs first round) | ESPN+
- Eastern Kentucky at Villanova (FCS playoffs first round) | ESPN+
2 p.m. CT
- Pitt at Boston College | CW Network
- Old Dominion at Arkansas State | ESPN+
- Northern Arizona at Abilene Christian (FCS playoffs first round) | ESPN+
- Drake at Tarleton State (FCS playoffs first round) | ESPN+
- Minnesota State at CSU Pueblo (DII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Bemidji State at Western Colorado (DII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
- Texas Lutheran at Linfield (DIII playoffs second round) | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. CT
- Maryland at No. 4 Penn State | Big Ten Network
- No. 5 Notre Dame at USC | CBS
- No. 6 Miami (Fla.) at Syracuse | ESPN
- Cal at No. 9 SMU | ESPN2
- Auburn at No. 13 Alabama | ABC/ESPN+
- No. 16 Arizona State at Arizona | FOX
- Arkansas at No. 21 Missouri | SEC Network
- Rutgers at Michigan State | FS1
- NC State at North Carolina | ACC Network
- Fresno State at UCLA | Big Ten Network
- Central Michigan at Northern Illinois | CBSSN
- UAB at Charlotte | ESPN+
- Florida Atlantic at Tulsa | ESPN+
3 p.m. CT
- Jacksonville State at Western Kentucky | ESPNU
- Kennesaw State at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+
- UTEP at New Mexico State | ESPN+
5 p.m. CT
- TCU at Cincinnati | ESPN+
- Appalachian State at Georgia Southern | ESPN+
5:30 p.m. CT
- Wyoming at Washington State | CW Network
6 p.m. CT
- Purdue at No. 10 Indiana | FS1
- Oklahoma at LSU | ESPN
- Florida at Florida State | ESPN2
6:30 p.m. CT
- Washington at No. 1 Oregon | NBC
- No. 3 Texas at No. 20 Texas A&M | ABC/SEC Network
- No. 24 Kansas State at No. 18 Iowa State | FOX
7 p.m. CT
- Nevada at No. 22 UNLV | CBSSN
- Virginia at Virginia Tech | ACC Network
- Marshall at James Madison | ESPNU
9:15 p.m. CT
- Houston at No. 19 BYU | ESPN
- Tennessee State at Montana (FCS playoffs first round) | ESPN+
9:30 p.m. CT
- Air Force at San Diego State | FS1
10 p.m. CT
- New Mexico at Hawai’i | Spectrum Sports PPV
Most Local Government Offices Closed Today For The Thanksgiving Holiday
November 29, 2024
As the Thanksgiving holiday continues, most government offices will be closed Friday.
Escambia County:
- Escambia County Board of County Commissioners (all departments)
- West Florida Public Libraries (all locations)
- Escambia County Property Appraiser
- Escambia County Tax Collector
- Escambia County Supervisor of Elections
- Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare
- Escambia County Extension Office
- Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
- Waste Services Administration
- Escambia County Area Transit Administration
- UWF trolley service
The Perdido Landfill will be open Friday. ECAT buses will run a regular schedule.
ECUA
All residential sanitation, recycling, and yard trash collections that would normally be made on Friday will be one day later on Saturday. ECUA offices are closed on Friday.
Town of Century
The Town of Century is closed Friday and resume normal business hours on Monday.
Cold Front Brings Chance Of Thanksgiving Showers, Falling Temperatures
November 28, 2024
Happy Thanksgiving! Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thanksgiving Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 71 by 9am, then falling to around 61 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Pictured: A recent sunset over a North Escambia soybean field. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Cold Front Brings Rain Chance Thanksgiving Day
November 27, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Thanksgiving Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 71 by 9am, then falling to around 61 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 5 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 56.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Low Near 50 Tonight
November 26, 2024
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thanksgiving Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Give Blood Today At The Century Library
November 26, 2024
The OneBlood Big Red Bus will be at the Century Branch Library Tuesday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
All blood donors will receive a $20 egift card, six OneBlood reusable cups, and a wellness checkup that includes blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count and a cholesterol screening.
The Century Branch Library is located at 7991 North Century Boulevard.
A second Big Red Bus will also be at the Main Library, 239 Spring Street in Pensacola from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
ECSO Seeks Homicide Suspect
November 26, 2024
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a homicide suspect.
Monday, ECSO said deputies are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 35-year-old Arrington Marcellas Moultrie who has an active warrant for homicide, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and obstruction of justice-evidence tampering.
Deputies said the charges are related to an incident on November 16 on Hampton Road.
Anyone with information on Moultrie’s whereabouts is asked to call the ECSO at (850) 436-9620.