A Century man has been arrested for stealing water.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 400 block of Barnwell Street where Century Water Superintendent Alicia Jernigan stated that the residence had been connected to the town’s water supply with a meter since 2013. The following day, the utilities department dug in the road and [...]

Two minors were seriously injured in an ATV crash Tuesday evening in Cantonment.
The minors were on an ATV that reportedly collided with the side of a pickup truck near Pace Parkway and Mintz Lane. They were transported to an area hospital as a “trauma alerst” by Escambia County EMS. Neither minor was reported to be [...]

Multiple family pets died during a house fire in Cantonment Monday afternoon, while firefighters and EMS were able to save several animals.
There were 14 family pets in the house — one rabbit, four dogs and nine cats. The rabbit and five cats survived the fire as firemen and EMS using pet oxygen masks to help [...]

One person was injured in a two vehicle crash Tuesday morning in Cantonment.
One driver was transported to a local hospital by Escambia County EMS, while the second driver was uninjured and refused medical at the scene of the crash on Highway 29 at Neal Road.
The accident remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. The [...]

The mother of the 13-year old girl involved in an Atmore sex trafficking case has now been arrested.
Melissa Deann Stoker, 37,  is charged with  first-degree human trafficking, endangering the welfare of a child and contributing to the delinquency of a child.
She is being held in the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton on [...]

There were no serious injures reported in a single vehicle rollover Monday night in Molino. The accident happened just before 10 p.m. on Molino Road between Highway 95A and Highway 29. The driver lost control of his pickup truck and flipped into a wooded area. He refused medical treatment at the scene.
The accident remains under [...]

The tornado recovery process in Century is continuing with attention being turned to seven historic homes to be replaced in the historic district.
Escambia County has announced bid solicitations  with bids due August 10 for the homes.
The Century Architectural Review Board and town council recently gave approval  to repair or replacement plans for  tornado ravaged [...]

Governor Rick Scott announced that Pensacola added 3,200 new private-sector jobs in the last year. The area’s unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, down 0.8 percentage point from a year ago. Statewide, Florida businesses created 17,800 new jobs in June and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 percent, the lowest rate since [...]

Update: July 23 6:15 p.m. According to the KlaasKIDS Search Center for Missing & Trafficked Children, Grant Hofberger has been located and is no longer missing.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is search for a missing 13-year old boy from Beulah.

On July 18, after 8 a.m., Grant Hofberger was last seen wearing a blue camo [...]

Escambia County Fire Rescue firefighters responded to a fire at a single family home in the 4500 block of Havre Way on Sunday, July 23.
An adult male victim was found during the search. The Florida State Fire Marshal and Escambia Sheriff’s Office are conducting an investigation into the death.
Escambia County Emergency Communications received multiple calls [...]

Free backpacks and school supplies were distributed Saturday in Century to hundreds of children in need. The distribution at the Nadine McCaw Park (former Roadside Park) was thanks to a family honoring the memory of one of their own in a program called “Dedria’s Gift”.

The bookbags full of supplies were distributed in [...]

Fire destroyed a pickup truck Saturday in the 700 block of Jacks Branch  Road.  There were no injuries reported.
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An Atmore woman and her elderly boyfriend are accused of sex trafficking.
Mary Lue Daw, 66, and her boyfriend Charles Stacey, 87 are both charged with human trafficking and rape.
Court documents show Daw accepted money from Stacey in exchange for allowing him to have sex with her 13-year-old granddaughter.
Stacey persuaded the 13-year-old girl to come into [...]

Three pole barns were recently constructed at Panhandle Equine Rescue in Cantonment thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Melba Bayers Meyer Charitable Trust through Wells Fargo.
“They will provide much needed additional shelter for the rescue horses. We were able to extend an existing barn and add two new ones. The third barn [...]

Certificates of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement in the Annual Fire Life Safety Inspections were presented during the July Escambia County School Board meeting.
“The Department of Protection Services has worked very closely with school administrators to improve safety in the learning environment and in making continuous improvements in fire life safety.  Administrators and staff at all [...]