North Santa Rosa
Archive for: February, 2014

Great Day to be from Jay

Both the varsity softball and varsity baseball teams won tonight against their opponents  across the parking lot from each other.  The Lady Royals faced off against Ft. Walton Beach, winning the game 7-1.  Chassity McCraney was the winning pitcher and Destiny Herring hit a homerun. The boys waited until the 7th to get on the […]

Jay Relay for Life

Jay’s Relay for Life is having a sign- up day for cancer survivors.  The event will be this Saturday, March 1st from 9-12 at the Jay City Park  or you can go online at www.relayforlife.com and pick the Jay event.

Baptist Health Care Offers Parenthood Education

PENSACOLA, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2014 ) – Baptist Health Care offers a variety of learning opportunities and support groups designed to emotionally and physically prepare mothers and couples for childbirth and parenthood. Classes are offered monthly and quarterly, and are guided by certified clinical educators who combine knowledge and expertise with compassion and fun. Sat., […]

Central’s 9th grade team downs Jay

Central’s 9th grade softball team traveled to Jay yesterday for a game.  Central girls came out on top 5-1.  Haley G. from Central hit a home run for the Jags.

Winter Guard wins First

Great job JHS Winter Guard! The Winter Guard traveled to Tate High School to compete on Saturday. They scored  first place Independent Regional A!  This was the team’s Seasonal best score with  74.84!

Living With Purpose

I learned quickly while on active duty military training at Fort Dix, New Jersey that our time was going to be lively, strenuous, and emotional. More taxing than the austere conditions we were living under, was the news of events taking place back home. In the first twenty-four hours, two Soldiers from separate units received […]

Lady Royals downs Pace

It was a great night for softball in Jay last night.  It was a little cool in the stands but when the bottom of the 7th came around it got hot, hot, hot!! The Royals were down 5-2 going into the bottom of the 7th.    Jay rallied back to beat Pace 6 to 5 .  […]

Brass Quartet scores Superior

Jay High music students  competed in Brass Quartet  at the Solo and Ensemble Contest in Gulf Breeze.  They scored superior in their division.  Way to go Royals!

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CELEBRATES 125 YEARS

Milton, FL – The Florida Department of Health is celebrating 125 years of public health during 2014.  The state Legislature created the State Board of Health on February 20, 1889, in response to a yellow fever epidemic in Jacksonville, and Dr. Joseph Yates Porter from Key West became Florida’s first State Public Health Officer.  Yellow […]

Benny Killam

Benny Killam, age 59 of Jay, Florida, went home to be with the Lord on the 19th day of February 2014. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He was a member of Poplar Dell Baptist Church. He enjoyed drinking coffee and talking with friends, being around his grandchildren, cooking at his barn […]