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John Clarence Smith

John Clarence Smith, 97, of Jay, FL, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at the Terrace in Jay. He was born on October 27, 1925 in Coffee county Alabama and moved to Jay, FL in 1928. He retired from the Santa Rosa County School System in 1989, after forty years , as a teacher […]

Jay Storms the Hurricanes

Wednesday-Jay (6-1) traveled across state lines and into rival territory and got a 4-2 win over Flomaton(1-6). The Hurricanes got the game’s first run in the 3rd inning, but Jay answered right back scoring 3 runs in the top of the 4th. The Jay bats were a little cool compared to the last few games, […]

Opry at the Barn

Royals Conquer the Conquerors

Friday-The Jay Royals (5-1) hosted West Florida Baptist (0-3) and got a big 16-1 win. Ethan McDonald got things going with a lead-off home run in the first inning. Jay would score 7 in the first inning alone. The Royals’ bats never cooled off as Tomas Ravendo went 4 for 4, while fellow senior Kade […]

Jay Tops Niceville

Friday-The Lady Royals (5-5, 2-0) hosted the Eagles (5-5) and got a huge 7-0 win. After a scoreless first inning, Jay struck first in the 2nd inning, adding 2 in the third, and then 3 more runs in the third. The Royals would add an insurance run in the bottom of the 6th inning. Carleigh […]

Smarr Throws No-Hitter for Royals

Thursday-Jay’s Justin Smarr threw a no-hitter against rival Baker as the Royals defeated the Gators, 13-0. Up 3-0 going into the 3rd inning, the Royals’ bats exploded, scoring 6 runs. The visiting Royals (4-1) tallied 10 hits on the nights against Baker’s 0. JHS- 2 1 6 4 0 X X-13 10 0 BHS-0 0 […]

Florida Looks to Block Foreign Power Land Grabs

Tallahassee-Governor Ron Desantis spoke today at the Florida State Capital about the potential dangers of the Chinese Communist Party, among other foreign powers, from buying strategic land (mainly agricultural) throughout the country. “Now we see the CCP trying to make strategic land purchases across the U.S. and our message in Florida is very simple…we will […]

Weekly Sports

Athletics for the week of March 6th  – March 11th   Monday; March 6th  Tuesday; March 7th   Wednesday; March 8th   –  Thursday; March 9th Friday; March 10th   Saturday; March 11th

Weekly Weather

Weekly Weather sponsored by EREC. Monday 83/67 Tuesday 84/66 Wednesday 79/61 Thursday 75/61 (40% chance of rain) Friday 77/61 (70% chance of rain) Saturday 77/52 Sunday 79/55 (60% chance of rain)

Royals Run-Rule Rays

Monday-Jay (3-1) hosted Pensacola Lighthouse and got their third win of the young baseball season, defeating the Sting Rays, 10-0 in 5 innings. Nathan Smarr went 4 for 4 on the night with 3 RBI’s for Jay. LCA-0 0 0 0 0-0 2 1 JHS-3 1 1 3 2-10 14 0