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New Junior Anglers Division at 6th annual Clay Roberts Inshore Slam

New Junior Anglers Division at  6th annual Clay Roberts Inshore Slam

Fast becoming a tradition for the fishing community on Father’s Day weekend, the 6th Annual Clay Roberts Memorial Inshore Slam Fishing Tournament at Beach Marine, 2315 Beach Blvd., is scheduled for June 15. Several hundred people are expected to attend this year’s tournament, making it one of the premier tournaments of the season. “We had […]

Sixth Clay Roberts Memorial Scholarship awarded

In memory of a son, Clay’s Tournament draws others grieving similar losses By Kate A. Hallock Resident Community News A lot of memories are made on the water, mused Gary Roberts, founder of In River Or Ocean. The nonprofit organization, founded in 2007 in memory of his son Clay, promotes Clay’s passion for fishing and […]

Know the tides to enjoy the area’s inlets this summer

Know the tides to enjoy the area’s inlets this summer

By Nathan & Ted Miller Growing up in Jacksonville, I spent a lot of summer days fishing in the ocean. Friends and I would go look for tarpon along the beach. The air temperatures were in the 90s, and the water temperature was not far behind. We would fish until it was just too hot […]

Reta Russell Houghton

By Julie Kerns Garmendia Resident Community News Reta, 56, and her husband Frank, 66, are steeped in family traditions that began in the Avondale/Murray Hill area. They live in Avondale on Ingleside Avenue in his grandparents’ home (Louie and Francis Rocher), just three blocks from Edgewood Avenue Christian. The two Houghton children were the third […]

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