PollAs the staff of the Gulf Breeze News struggled through the past twelve months following Hurricane Ivan, we often referred to it as the %27Year from Hell.%27 Recovery went slowly, very slowly, and more and more natural disasters just seemed to follow. The greater Gulf Breeze area flooded three times More ... What did you say? You have to be a mindreader nowadays to understand your neighbors! We all ask, More ... When Arlene and Frank Sadro returned to their home after Hurricane Ivan, they thought they were some of the lucky ones. The yard and house appeared undamaged, and they breathed a sigh of relief. But appearances can be deceptive, and the Sadros soon discovered that their roof had been completely remo More ... Fuel shortage has been the hot topic around the Gulf Coast of Florida since before Hurricane Katrina came through. At the Santa Rosa County Commissioners meeting on Thursday, Sept. 8, fuel was hot topic concerning the county and the City of Gulf Breeze. More ... District 1Gulf Breeze 3098 Gulf Breeze Parkway Gulf Breeze, Florida 32563 (850) 934-4000. Information provided by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff More ... WEBY 1330 AM Radio presented a check for $7823.00 to the Santa Rosa County School Board at their meeting on September 8. Through the generosity of Air Products of Pace, Deep South Cranes, Peoples First Community Bank, and other WEBY listeners and advertisers, the station purchased American flags for More ... When Rita Finkbone learned about the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, she felt a range of emotions. More ... Approximately 435 homes were demolished or substantially damaged by Hurricane Ivan one year ago. Some residents whose homes were destroyed by Ivan had repaired them, only to have them destroyed again by Hurricane Dennis, which struck July 10, 2005. Other homeowners had just begun repairs. Still othe More ... Thanks to the Home Generator Program, endorsed by the Gulf Breeze City Council, natural gas customers need never again deal with loss and discomfort caused by a lack of power. Within 45 seconds of losing electric power, a home generator will sense the loss and kick in to provide the power needed. On More ... Submitted Photo Carl, Samantha, Matthew and Olivia Hoffman stand on top the stump of the nearly 100-year-old oak tree that once grew in front of their home on Shoreline Drive. During hurricanes Ivan and Dennis, the tree sustained a great deal of damage as did so many of the trees in Gulf Breeze. The More ... Great Ivan stories tragic, inspirational, heartwarming, and weird are so numerous that most will never even be told. This one, however, was worth the telling and the retelling . . . More ... |
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