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Swearing In: Ben Boutwell Returns As Century Mayor; John Bass Fills Council Seat (With Gallery)
May 10, 2025
Century’s next mayor and a new council member took office Friday.
Mayor Ben Boutwell and council member John Bass were sworn in Friday afternoon by Escambia County Judge Kerra Smith.
Boutwell was first elected mayor for a term that began in January 2021, but later resigned in August 2023. After winning a special election with no opposition, he takes over for interim mayor Alicia Johnson, who was appointed after the Luis Gomez, Jr, resigned as mayor for medical reasons effective January 10, just as his new four-term was beginning.
Bass won election to the council to fill the seat vacated by Johnson’s appointment as interim mayor.
For a photo gallery from Friday’s swearing in ceremony, click here.
Pictured: Ben Boutwell (above) was sworn in as Century mayor Friday afternoon, and John Bass (below) was sworn in as a council member. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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6 Responses to “Swearing In: Ben Boutwell Returns As Century Mayor; John Bass Fills Council Seat (With Gallery)”
Reshuffle the deck again, expect different results, and repeat.
Thanks Ben for all you’ve done maybe what was once a proud strong town will help you and stand behind you to clean up the problems that face you in the days to come . There’s a lot of good people in century please help and support Ben .you don’t have to be citizens of the town to help. All the surrounding communities benefit from century being clean and prosperous. Thanks again Ben Boutwell for caring enough for our community to try this again maybe all the good people will come out and support you and make century a proud , clean, respectful town being the fist thing seen coming into Florida from Alabama maybe the state could help with the right approach. Good luck my friend and classmate.
Make Century Great Again Ben! (MCGAB)!
I agree with Susie, now get rid of Howard Brown and his south Florida cronies. Century is just wasting good money for on them.
Maybe he won’t resign this time. Hoping for the best
Now get rid of Howard Brown.