North Santa Rosa
Archive for: October, 2016

Trick or Treat?

This Friday night bring out all of your ghosts and goblins to trick or treat in the streets. Click on the link below to open the flyer. See you there! town-of-jay-trick-or-treat-2016

Louise Grant

Doris “Louise” Grant, age 74, of Jay, Florida passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 in Pensacola, Florida. She was born June 16, 1942. Louise was employed with Jay Hospital for nearly 30 years and described it many times as the best years of her life. She loved traveling with her husband, cooking for family, and […]

Living With Purpose

    During my boyhood, there was a Christian man and his family who attended the same church as me. They had a beautiful home and lived about the same distance from the church as I did, but in the opposite direction. The rolling hills on their property was a perfect scene for the many […]

Early Voting Begins October 24th

Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections Tappie A. Villane reminds voters that early voting begins on Monday, October 24 for the general election. Early voting hours are from 7 a.m. -7 p.m., October 24 through November 5. There are four locations in Santa Rosa County for early voting:South Santa Rosa Service Center (Annex), 5841 Gulf […]

Royals Win!

The Jay Royals made the most of their 2016 homecoming by defeating Rocky Bayou 50-0. The win marks the first for Melvin Kersey as the head coach for the Royals. Jay went right to work on the Knights early on the ground, leading to a 36-0 halftime lead. James Eddings made the most of his […]

Jay’s Homecoming 2016

Jay High has had a full week of homecoming celebrations this past week.  All results of the week will be added as soon as possible.   One of the biggest moments occurred at the Lion’s Roar where the homecoming queen was announced. Pictured: Freshman, Hayden Burkett; Junior, Morgan Floyd; Senior, Meghon Mayo; Queen, Matti Holt; […]

All About the Royals in Week 9…

Rocky Bayou @ Jay-Game time 7:00pm With Milton and Pace both off this week, all the attention will be on the Royals as they set up to face the Rocky Bayou Knights. The Royals are coming off another hard-fought game, losing 40-25 to district rival Northview. The young Royals once again had a chance to […]

Harley Tagert Wins Heisman…

Congratulations to Harley Tagert for being selected as a State Finalist for the Wendy’s Heisman Scholarship. She is now nominated to be a National finalist. We wish her the best of luck with this prestigious award. Harley is a senior at Jay High School where she is involved in multiple clubs and organizations and is […]

Dallas Ray Ratliff 

U.S. VeteranDallas R. Ratliff, age 65, of Flomaton, Alabama passed away from this life into a joyous new life Saturday, October 15, 2016 in Pensacola, Florida. He was born July 11, 1951 in Eagle Lake, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents James and Syble Ratliff; brother, Tommy Ratliff; sister, Alma Dixon and […]

Donaldson and Cody win tightly contested points battles

Southern RacewayFour more champions were crowned on Saturday night at the South’s Finest Dirt Track. Two first time champions claimed titles after highly contested point battles in the pure stock and vintage division. Jessica Donaldson, who claimed the pure stock title Saturday night, had a rough night during her coronation. While leading the season finale, […]