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Century Borrowing $7 Million For Water System, But Will Only Pay Back $700K
The Town of Century will borrow just over $7.06 million for drinking water projects, but they will never be required to pay back most of the loan.
Total project costs come in at nearly $8.95 million, and the town has received over $1.88 million in grants, leaving a total loan balance of just over $7.06 million.
Due [...]
A Few Areas Receive Wednesday Rain; Sunny And Warm Thursday Before Rain Chances Return
A small portion of the North Escambia area received some much-needed rain on Wednesday afternoon. Isolated showers brought up to about three-tenths of an inch of rain in area from Bratt to McDavid (pictured above), according to radar estimates.
The North Escambia area is looking at a warm and increasingly active weather pattern as we head [...]
Century Parts Ways With Water, Wastewater Company; Hires Employees Directly
The Town of Century is ending its contract with a company that was managing the town’s drinking water and wastewater services and compliance and will, instead, transition to a consultant and a full-time employee.
Century’s $17,410 per month contract with Clearwater Solutions expired on Friday, April 17.
Tuesday night, the council voted to approve consultant and operator [...]
SNAP Benefits Now Exclude Soda, Candy, Energy Drinks, And More
A visit to the grocery is now a bit different for millions for Florida SNAP recipients, as some “unhealthy” options are off the list.
A new pilot program allows states, like Florida, to block the purchases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that are generally considered unhealthy.
What is not allowed?
Candy, soda,energy drinks, and ultra-processed desserts [...]
Libraries Facing Potential $4 Million Hit, Branch Closures If Property Tax Cuts Pass
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pushed for more than a year for a major overhaul of the Florida tax system, including letting voters decide on property taxes. If the proposal should move through the Legislature’s upcoming special session, and if voters choose to cut property taxes, it could have a far-reaching impact on the West [...]
Home Field Advantage For Tate And Northview In Regional Baseball Playoff Games
Brackets were released on Monday for regional games in FHSAA baseball, with both Northview and Tate hosting home games.
Region 1-6A
The Tate Aggies earned an at-large spot in the Region 1-6A tournament.
No. 4 Tate (20-7) will host No. 5 Tocoi Creek of Saint Augustine (14-13) in a regional quarterfinal game, while No. 1 Pace (23-4) will [...]
Expanded $3.1 Million Highway 4A Roadway Safety Project Nearly Complete
An Escambia County Highway 4A safety improvement project near Century was expanded and is nearing completion.
The project includes 5.8 miles of roadway safety improvements on Highway 4A from Highway 4 at the light in Byrneville to State Line Road, along with a one-mile portion of Highway 168.
The work includes widening and overlaying the existing lanes. [...]
Tate High Girls Win District Track And Field Championship
Tate High School girls track and field won the District 1-3A championship on Saturday at Pine Forest High.
The Aggies scored 133.5 points to capture the district title, while Pine Forest finished second with 111.5 points and Washington was third with 99.5.
Tate claimed the district title year with Paul Bryan as head coach for the Aggies. [...]
New Branch Manager At Century Library Looks Forward To Serving Community
The new branch manager of the Century Library, Lee Ann Helton, is looking forward to improving local library services and upcoming summer programs.
Helton has a strong background in education and library services. She spent 18 years in the Escambia County (AL) School District, including eight years as an elementary school librarian at Rachel Patterson and [...]
Tate Softball Legacy: Aggies Honor Retiring Head Coach Melinda Wyatt
Legacy.
Friday evening, Tate High School honored the legacy of Tate High School softball and Head Coach Melinda Wyatt, who will retire at the end of this season after 31 years with Tate softball.
“Today, we all say thank you,” said Greg Blackmon, Tate High athletic director and assistant principal. “Thank you for giving your life to [...]
Families Connect With Resources At North Escambia Baby Shower
The Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition and the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County partnered with various family support organizations to host the third North Escambia Baby Shower in Century on Saturday.
Large crowds gathered as the event connected families who were pregnant, newly postpartum, or had children up to age 3 with essential resources, [...]
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