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Exchange students taking orders
While many Gulf Breeze service industry employees come from the other side of the three-mile bridge, some are coming from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. Help wanted signs adorn the windows of many commercial buildings along Gulf Breeze Parkway and several business have turned to international More...
Five year plan: no new schools
School board members surprised 5-year plan doesn't include new schools; Superintendent says need could change
PAM BRANNON Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com

Santa Rosa County School Board is filing its new five-year plan with the state. The biggest surprise to several of the board members and staff was there won't be any new schools needed in the next five years, according to the plan they reviewed at last week''s school board meeting. Of course, that i More...

Band room ransacked
Break-in threatens Soundwave's trip to Orange Bowl
BY BRADLEY "B.J." DAVIS, JR. Gulf Breeze News bjdavis@gulfbreezenews.com

Last week's shattered glass from the Gulf Breeze Soundwave band room break-in didn't shatter the dreams of the young musicians planning to perform at the Orange Bowl. Luckily, to free band room space for a special band dance for students, valuable band instruments were secured off-site at the time o More...

 Community
• Caring and Sharing in need of volunteers
Caring and Sharing of South Santa Rosa County is looking for more needed Volunteers for the holiday season. Volunteers are encouraged to contact Caring and Sharing of South Santa Rosa, Inc., P.O. Box 5521, Navarre, Fla. 32566. For More...
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• article has image City residents receive free child seat check
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 Entertainment
• article has image 'The Departed' hits home run
"The Departed" Running time: 105 minutes MPAArating: R
Wow. Just ... wow. I can't remember the last time I was blown away by a Martin Scorsese movie, but he really hit the ball out of the park with this one. "The Departed" is a gripping, gritty, Mean Streets cop drama that'll have you on the edge of your seat. It is, hands down, the best movie of the ye More...
• article has image Italian born Sophia Loren won beauty pageant at 14
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 News
• School Board expels five from Gulf Breeze High school
Santa Rosa County School Board approved five expulsions at their last meeting, and every one was from Gulf Breeze High. More...
• article has image Builder accused of fraud escapes from Miss. work detail
• article has image Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office Report
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 School
• SRC School Board, educators agree on raise
"I regret the process took so long into the school year to be completed. The school board did its best to provide as much salary increase funding as financially feasible." Ed Gray III District 5 School Board Member
The Santa Rosa County School Board awarded the second largest raise to its employees in over a decade. On October 23, negotiations between the board and the Santa Rosa Professional Educators (SRPE) led to new contractual language giving the employees a raise of 7.75 percent, a raise that is also the More...
• article has image Winning honors
• article has image Gulf Breeze schools celebrate Red Ribbon Week
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 Sports
• article has image Tigers beat GBHS on Senior Night
Win or lose Friday, Gulf Breeze's game at Navarre will be their last of the season. More...
• article has image Dolphins win cross country district
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 Faith
• article has image Crowds convene at Calvary Chapel Harvest Festival
Hundreds of area residents gathered at last weekend's Harvest Festival held by Calvary Chapel at Sunset Park. More...
• article has image St. Ann celebrates with treats
• FAITH BRIEFS
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 Calendar of Events
• Full Story
Today, Nov. 2 GBUMC Market Basket, Nov. 2,3, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 75 Fairpoint Drive, Gulf Breeze. This is a one stop shop for all your holiday needs. More...
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 Seniors
• article has image Senior Scene
Halloween still generates memories
We all look back fondly on that magic day that ends the month of October. We used to have 'Mischief Night' the night before Halloween, though that seems to have disappeared completely as Halloween becomes more commercially popular each year. More...
• The Villas wants to help you keep the blues away during holiday season
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 Health
• Sacred Heart named top hospital by area consumers
National Research Corporation (NRC) has named Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola as one of the nation's top-rated hospitals recognized with the 2006 Consumer Choice Award. More...
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• Teen volunteers needed at Gulf Breeze Hospital
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 Home & Garden
• Tips for great container gardens
Gardening in large containers is one of the hottest gardening trends today. Mixed plantings in large pots or other creative containers are often used as focal points at building entrances and on decks and patios. More...
• In the beginning, let there be light
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 Opinion
• VIEWPOINT
Should we re-elect a do-nothing government?
In 1948, President Harry S. Truman won the White House in large part due to his persistent attacks against a "Do- Nothing Congress." Today, while an increasing number of Americans are voicing their disapproval of Congress, they also seem to be directing their unhappiness at President Bush. More...
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 Legals
• NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS
All Board of County Commissioner Meetings and other county department meetings are held at the County Administrative Center, Commissioner's Board Room, 6495 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida, unless otherwise indicated More...
• NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE
• LEGALS
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