North Santa Rosa
Archive for: December, 2011

This Week in Sports 12/12 – 12/17

This Week in Sports Monday: 12/12 Jay Girls and Boys Christmas Basketball Tournament Tuesday: 12/13 Jay Girls Weightlifting @ Home 4 pm Jay Girls and Boys Christmas Basketball Tournament Wednesday: 12/14 No Games Scheduled Thursday: 12/15 Jay Jr. High Boys vs Central 4:00 pm Central Girls BB @ Baker 5:30/6:45 pm Jay Girls / Boys […]

Take the Lead and Read

The state of Florida celebrates literacy each year in January. It is called, Celebrate Literacy, Florida! And it will be January 23-27. Area schools are planning many fun literacy activities that week. This year’s theme is Take the Lead and Read! To get the students excited about reading, Just Read, Florida has a race car […]

Country Music Concert held in Chumuckla

Thousands yelled, clapped, and shivered to the beat as country music resounded through the fields and woods of Chumuckla last night at the second annual Bonfire Jam. The concert, produced by former Santa Rosa County resident Joe Lewis, now a producer in California, was his brainstorm several years ago following his first attendance at the […]

Living With Purpose

Adam bit the apple and feeling great shame, covered himself with a fig leaf. Eve, too, felt shame and covered herself with a fig leaf. Then she went behind the bush to try on a maple leaf, a sycamore, and then an oak! While this humorous story from the beginning of humanity reveals a half-truth, […]

Chumuckla Redneck Christmas Parade

The 16th Annual Chumuckla Redneck Christmas Parade was a tremendous success.  All proceeds from the parade go to local charities.  The Chumuckla Athletic Association (CAA) uses some of the funds to provide for Christmas for needy children in the area.  The group calls this -Rednecks Caring for Christmas.  This year, a local resident and volunteer […]

Redneck Parade- Santa’s Sleigh Today

The Annual Chumuckla Redneck Parade is today at 1 pm.  Get their early and stay for the BonFireJam. Santa’s sleigh will be going down the Redneck Christmas Parade route around 12. Please give your new toy or donation to the elf’s walking with the sleigh. They will also accept cash to help fund the Redneck’s […]

Jay High Non-Instructional Personnel of the Year – Shyran Jones

Shyran Jones, has been selected to represent Jay High School as the Non-Instructional Personnel of the Year for 2011-2012. Shyran is married to Mark Jones for 11years and has one son Rhett. Shyran was born and raised in Pace Fl, and is a 1989 graduate of Pace High School. She has been working with students with disabilities for […]

Chumuckla Elementary –Teacher of the Year – Allison Daseler

Chumuckla Elementary –Teacher of the Year – Allison Daseler Mrs. Daseler is a Kindergarten teacher at Chumuckla Elementary has been selected to represent the school as the Teacher of the Year.  Allison has been teaching for five years and all of them have been in Santa Rosa County.  She has been married to Capt. Tim […]

Royals Win One -Lose One

The Lady Royals captured a win against District Rival Freeport Bulldogs Friday night48-27.  The Lady Royals had the lead early and kept it the entire game.  The Bulldogs were not able to score under the goal, their points came out of  7 of the 9 shots that scored were 3 pointers. Scoring for the Royals: […]

Taskforce Member in Stable Condition-updated

OCSO Deputy in Stable Condition Following Shooting by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, December 9, 2011 at 3:47pm An Okaloosa County deputy is currently undergoing treatment at a Pensacola Hospital after being injured while trying to take a suspect into custody on multiple warrants in Santa Rosa County. Investigator Steve Hough of Fort Walton […]