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Gallagher: no special session
T o m Gallagher, candidate for Florida governor and the state's current Chief Financial Officer, met with members of the Gulf Breeze Chamber of Commerce's board of directors and Santa Rosa County Commissioner John Broxson Friday night during a campaign stop in Gulf Breeze. More...
County wins Navarre Beach taxation battle
BY VICI PAPAJOHN Gulf Breeze News vici@gulfbreezenews.com

Though Navarre Beach properties have been appraised and assessed since 2001, the county now has the all-clear from Florida courts to enforce taxation. After a four-year battle, the Florida Supreme Court refused to take jurisdiction and reverse More...

School budget tight for 2006-2007
BY B.J. DAVIS Gulf Breeze News bjdavis@gulfbreezenews.com

The Santa Rosa School District (SRSD) announced its tentative budget for the 200607 school year at its July 20 school board meeting, and the budget is tight as the district receives the third-lowest funding in the state. More...


 Community
• GBHS field house not on school board priority list
A Capital Outlay Project Priority List was included in the Santa Rosa School District's tentative budget, presented at the July 20 meeting. Some items for Gulf Breeze schools include carpet, ceiling and light replacement at Gulf Breeze High School (GBHS) and the painting of railings, walkways and ou More...
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• article has image Santa Rosa Shores Women's Club blossomed from Rosettes
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 Island News
• article has image Santa Rosa Yacht Club still reeling from Ivan
The Santa Rosa Yacht club (SRYC), located on the Gulf Breeze side of the Bob Sikes Bridge, has not reopened since Hurricane Ivan in September of 2004 and some slip owners want to know why. More...
• article has image Man found dead on Ft. Pickens beach
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 Entertainment
• article has image Weekly Best Bets
Thursday 7 p.m. on NBC My Name Is Earl: No. 18 on Earl's (Jason Lee) list is a tall order. He once told an inappropriate story at his friend Hank's (Tim Dekay) party. Now Hank's been arrested, and Earl wants to give him a day full of goodness before he goes to the big house. But this plan - inv More...
• article has image Comedy Central comedian Henry Cho to headline Covenant Hospice evening of comedy fundraiser Saturday
• article has image ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS
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 News
• article has image Hwy. 98 intersections to get turn lanes
Several intersections along U.S. 98 should be getting a facelift by the end of 2007. Recently, the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved a grant program that will give county government state funding to construct additional turn lanes on several high traffic roads. Soundside Drive More...
• article has image Retaining walls arm property
• article has image Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office Report
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 School
• article has image Don't miss Teen Board Back-to-School-Show 2006
"BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY" July 27 and 28 WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Theater Curtain Call: 8pm
Pensacola Teen Board and Belk department store are setting the stage for their seventh annual More...
• OBES School Supply List
• PBES School Supply List
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 Sports
• article has image Wave rolling at World Series
Gulf Breeze 8-year-olds move into quarterfinals
The Wave, Gulf Breeze's 8-year-old All Star team, won its first five games at the Dizzy Dean World Series in Southaven, Mississippi. More...
• article has image GBSA hosts 15th annual Summer Sizzler
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 Faith
• article has image GBUMC selected as Leadership Summit site
Gulf Breeze Community Life Center selected as a host site for international Leadership Summit
More than 70,000 leaders and emerging leaders throughout the world are expected to experience the Leadership Summit 2006, an annual gathering of church and business leaders. The Leadership Summit, which originates from Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill., will be beamed live via More...
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 Obituaries
• BARBER
Martha E. Barber, 88, of Gulf Breeze Florida, former long time resident of Maynard, Mass., died Saturday, June 3, 2006. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Barber. More...
• BYARS
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 Calendar of Events
• Full Story
Today, July 27 Santa Rosa County Commission Regular Meeting, More...
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 Seniors
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Suede coat was talk of the nurses
I was going through my closets to see just what to take up to Interfaith Ministries, when I saw one overloaded belt rack, and a russet suede belt caught my eye. It belonged with a suede coat of the same color, and it brought back loads of memories. More...
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 Health
• article has image Sacred Heart offers new device to save limbs, open tiny arteries
Sacred Heart Hospital is the first hospital in Florida and among the first in the country to offer a new technology to treat patients suffering from clogged arteries in the lower legs and feet. More...
• article has image Skin cancer screenings created awareness, helped save lives
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 Home & Garden
• article has image Pendant lights, chandeliers add st yle to nearly every room
Like earrings dangling from fashionable earlobes, today's chandeliers and pendant lights are jewelry for the home. More...
• LIGHTING TIPS
• article has image Ponds create an oasis of tranquility in the yard
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 Opinion
• article has image From the Editor's Desk
I still believe in good people
While making my rounds on Pensacola Beach this past weekend, I found myself stopping into a local establishment to say my goodbyes. It was at this time that I had figured out a new way to get a phone number, except not necessarily from an admirer. The employee handed me a note and an explanation of More...
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