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Living with Purpose

    What is the meaning of Christmas? It’s a time of happiness and family fun. It’s a time for Christmas trees, the wide-eyed looks of children as they contemplate the visit of Santa Claus, the pleasant aroma of home-baked cookies from Grandmaw’s kitchen, the towering stack of glittering Christmas cards that fill our mailboxes, […]

54th Annual Santa Rosa County Farm Tour goes virtual

The 54th Annual Santa Rosa County Farm Tour will be held virtually this year. While a typical farm tour sees around 200 attendees each year, the virtual tour is open for everyone to view from the comfort of their own home. The video tour is available for free on the UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa County […]

Jay Christmas Parade (with pics)

Jay Christmas Parade On Saturday, December 5th, the Town of Jay will be hosting their annual Christmas parade. Immediately following the parade, Commerce Street in Downtown Jay will be open for a Christmas festival known as “Joy in Jay.” This is the town’s second year of hosting the festival event. On display will be Santa’s […]

Cold weather shelter open nights, Mon., Nov. 30 and Tues., Dec. 1

A cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will open nights Mon., Nov. 30 and Tues., Dec. 1 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton. Those who would like to stay at the shelter must arrive between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. No one will be admitted after 8:30 p.m. unless brought […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

From our family to yours, we hope you have a very happy Thanksgiving!

Tax Collector’s Office Closures

 The Escambia County Tax Collector’s office will be closed Thursday, November 26, 2020 and Friday, November 27, 2020 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.   Citizens are encouraged to visit our virtual office at EscambiaTaxCollector.com to conduct most tax collector business 24 hours a day. Our Express Lane service allows customers to renew their registration […]

Patriots top Royals

@ Jay- The Lady Royals hosted Pace on Tuesday night and held tough with the 7A school for most of the night, but ultimately fell, 55-48. Jay closed the gap and got within early in the fourth, but couldn’t get any closer than that as the Royals struggle from the free throw line (19/40 48%). […]

Jay @ Baker

@ Baker- Jay traveled to Baker to face the Gators in the first round of the playoffs. Jay 0 0 0 0-0 Baker 7 14 0 14- 35

Living With Purpose

    Most people should get married, unless they’re truly called to the single life. It was not good for Adam to be alone, so God made Eve to be his wife (Genesis 2:18-25). It may not be good for you to be alone. A personal longing for connectedness is one of God’s ways of […]

Canes Beat Royals

@Jay-The Royals (0-1) had a tough time stopping the Flomaton (5-0) run game as the Canes came to Merle V. North Stadium and got a big win, 42-0. The Royals played the Canes tough the first half, but a costly turnover that killed a drive for the Royals early in the 2nd quarter and a […]