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Archive for: January, 2012

Lady Jags Capture District Win against Paxton

The Central Lady Jaguars won big 43-42, beating top ranked Paxton in a district match-up Thursday night. “It was a real Barn Burner, my girls hit 8 of 10 free throws in the 4th quarter to seal the deal”, said Coach Keristen Wright. Leading the stats for the Lady Jaguars was Sarah Forsythe. Sarah, a […]

Lady Royals drop two to Baker

The Lady Royals were unable to maintain the lead and fell to the Baker Gators 46-56.  Jay jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter but Baker continued to battle back.  The Royals had a 32-23 lead at the first half but were unable to contain Baker’s Kathryn Quiggs (#5), who scored 30 […]

Single-port Robotic Surgery

Baptist Hospital First in the Region for Single-port Robotic Surgery PENSACOLA, Fla. (Jan. 5, 2012) – Baptist Health Care is known for its skilled and dynamic physicians and is proud to share another milestone. Recently, Tracey Thomas-Doyle, M.D., performed the first single-port da Vinci® robotic hysterectomy in the Florida panhandle area. The closest Florida hospital […]

Minimum Wage Increases by 36 cents

Florida increased the minimum wage to $7.67 per hour effective January 1, 2012. A  36 cent increase.   Florida law requires the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to calculate a minimum wage rate each year. According to the DEO the annual calculation  is based on the percentage increase in the federal Consumer Price Index for Urban […]

Santa Rosa County “A”- High Schools “B”

Santa Rosa County is a “A” even though all the high schools in Santa Rosa County scored a “B” in the state rating.  Three schools met the Adequate Progress for At- Risk, they were Central, Jay and Gulf Breeze. Grade 2010- 2011 2009-2010 Central B B Jay B A Gulf Breeze B A Navarre B […]

Jaguars show the “Wildcats are Out of Date”

The students and teachers dressed in their favorite Decade to show the “Wildcats are Out of Date”.  Thursday will be dress in your classiest clothes and show, “Jaguars Have Class!”.   Wildcats are Out of Date

Preschool Story Time @ Local Library

Preschool Story Time Resumes @ Your Library Preschool story time at Santa Rosa County Libraries will resume on Monday, January 23 and continue through Friday, March 2. Story time will take place at 11 a.m.at each of the five library locations on a different day of the week:  ·Jay Library- Monday ·Navarre Library- Tuesday ·Milton Library- Wednesday […]

Healthy Living Expo At Andrews Institute

Baptist Health Care’s Healthy Living Expo – Jan. 11, 2012 PENSACOLA, Fla. (Jan. 4, 2012) – The 17th annual Baptist Health Care Healthy Living Expo, presented by GoldenCare, will be offered at Andrews Institute Athletic Performance and Research Pavilion on the Gulf Breeze Hospital campus so you do not have to travel far to take the pulse […]

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Simmons scores 17 in loss to Baker

The Central Lady Jags fell 44- 34 to Baker Tuesday night.  Makayla Simmons led the Jaguars with 17 points, 3 steals and 8 rebounds.  Also scoring for Central: Sarah Forsythe with 14 points and Natelie Jernigan with 3 points and 4 steals. The Central boys faced Catholic and came up short 55-66.  Catholic had the […]