U.S. Highway 87 cut from state budget
BY FRANKLIN HAYES Gulf Breeze News franklin@gulfbreezenews.com
      Local transportation officials feel like they’ve been short changed by the state. County Commissioners and City Council members from Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties were concerned as they learned that more than $10 million in funding for the widening of Avalon Boulevard and Highway 87 would not be...
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Get connected to Santa Rosa County Library
      Readers no longer have to visit their library in person to perform many of the tasks that used to require a trip to the library. The virtual Santa Rosa County Library is located online at www.santarosa.fl.gov/libraries and offers many convenient features.
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National Seashore celebrates with free live oaks
ROBYN PHILIPS Gulf Breeze News robyn@gulfbreezenews.com
      The National Seashore hosted a Live Oak celebration at the Naval Live Oaks Visitor Center on Saturday, December 9. Hot cider and cookies were served, as visitors could enjoy selfguided nature walks on the trails in the Naval Like Oaks area and receive a free live oak seedling. Live oaks provide cov...
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Churches announce Christmas schedule
      Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church Christmas Eve services at the Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church will be as follows: Main Campus, 75 Fairpoint Drive: Sunday, December 24 ¦ 9:30 a.m. *Contemporary Service ¦ 11 a.m. Traditional Service ¦ 3 p.m.
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Miraflores Garden Club continues to blossom
      The Miraflores Garden Club began April, 1965. Mrs. Maxine Coe started the club with several of her friends and neighbors who were struggling with gardening in the sand. The club took its name from a Spanish word meaning “Behold the Flowers.” The club meets in members’ homes on the fourth Thursday o...
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