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Century Creates Town Administrator Position
The Town of Century has officially created the position of town administrator in a move aimed at improving local government operations, financial management, and daily oversight of municipal functions.
The new position, established by a recently passed ordinance, designates the town administrator as the operating officer of the town, serving under and reporting directly to the [...]
Nice Day: Sunny With A High In The Upper 70s
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 5 to 15 [...]
‘A Lifesaver’: Ribbon Cut On Inmate-Built Tiny Home At Century Prison
“A lifesaver” — that’s how one inmate described the tiny home construction program at Century Correctional Institution during a ribbon cutting event Tuesday morning.
Just under a year ago, a groundbreaking ceremony was held inside the prison on Tedder Road for the program, the first of its kind in the state. The program is operated under [...]
Cantonment Man Arrested on Multiple Drug and Firearm Charges After Search Warrant
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies executed a search warrant at a home on Kathleen Avenue recently, leading to the arrest of a Cantonment man on drug and firearm charges.
Joseph Ryan Koone was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver, and possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon.
The [...]
Cantonment Man Charged With Aggravated Assault With A Deadly Weapon
A Cantonment was arrested recently after a report of an alleged shots fired incident.
Matthew Kyle Williams, 38, was charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is currently being held without bond at the Escambia County Jail.
About 11:30 p.m. on April 2, Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at the intersection [...]
Free Mississippi State, Florida, LSU Women’s Soccer Games Saturday At Ashton Brosnaham
This Saturday, women’s teams from three top-ranked Southeastern Conference schools will compete in the Western Gate Soccer Showdown at Ashton Brosnaham Athletic Park. The event was first held at the Escambia County park last year.
The showdown will feature 45-minute matchups between the Florida Gators, Mississippi State Bulldogs, and LSU Tigers, and autograph sessions will [...]
Flooding Collapses Road, Closes Bridges, Causes Wreck
Flooding has closed several roadways and caused at least one wreck early Monday morning in North Escambia.
A portion of Pine Forest Road just north of Arthur Brown Road completely collapsed at a drainage culvert due to rushing water. Sometime before daybreak, the driver of Chevrolet pickup truck hit the sinkhole in the dark, heavily damaging [...]
Walking Path, Parking Expanded At Cantonment’s Recently Opened Paper Park
Less than three months after it opened, the parking area and walking path at the new Paper Park in Cantonment have been expanded.
The official ribbon cutting was held January 30 for Escambia County’s new Paper Park on the 68-acre former International Paper golf course in Cantonment.
When the park was opened, the walking path was 0.81 [...]
Tate Softball’s Strike Out Cancer Games Approaches Quarter Million Dollars For Fight Against Cancer
Tate Aggie softball’s annual Strike Out Cancer Game is approaching an incredible quarter million dollars raised in the first against cancer.
Friday night’s game was the 15th annual. With $217,000 raised before Friday night, Friday night’s total at over $24,000 and counting early in the game — that’s over $241,000.
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Coach Melinda [...]
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Wahoos Fall Behind Early, Sustain First Loss of Season
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Flooding Road Closure Updates
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Tate Girls Tennis Beats Pace 6-1
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Northview Softball Beats Gulf Breeze, Baseball Slips To TRM
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Mack’s Homer Leads Wahoos To Win And Record-Tying Season Start
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Beulah Middle School Media Specialist Gardner Honored With Association Award
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Driver’s License, Tag, Tax Collector Services Available Next Week In Century
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Pilot Program Seeks To Put Trade Certified Century Prison Releasees To Work
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Former Corrections Officer Trainee Charged With Smuggling Contraband Into Fountain Prison
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Crude Oil Prices Fall To 4-Year Lows
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These Are This Week’s Road Construction Trouble Spots
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Praytor’s Homer In Debut Pushes Wahoos To Series Sweep
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Industrial Cleaning Company Proposes Warehouse And Office On Hwy. 29 Cantonment
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Pensacola Airport Expansion, Modernization Program Forthcoming
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Escambia Animal Shelter Offering Free Adoptions This Week
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Free Sports Physicals Offered For High School Athletes
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Tate Showband Members Receive Superiors At State Solo And Ensemble
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Escambia Woman Charged With 20 Counts Of Child Porn Possession
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Central Water Water Works Says Over 1,000 Customer Bills Were Apparently Lost In The Mail
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Navarre Falls To Northview Softball, Tate Baseball On Friday Night
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Blue Wahoos Win Season Opener 4-0 Over Biloxi
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