County Health Department officials were hoping to make free dental care more convenient, only to have their plans mired in red tape. For the meantime, Gulf Breeze children without dental insurance will still have to travel to Milton to get their teeth cleaned. More...

College football season. I would like to congratulate the Florida Gators, but I just can't. I don't care if they are from Florida and I should pull for them, why I'd rather slap a hungry lion than ever "root" for a Gator. You got to give a man his loyalties. I bleed FSU Garnet and Gold. More...

I'm a huge Robert De Niro fan. Even when he's phoning-in his performances (like in "Meet the Parents"), he's always a commanding presence onscreen. But I'm not so sure about him as a director. "The Good Shepherd," which De Niro directs, is a visually outstanding film. Its somber gray tones and deep shadows fit the subject - the origins of the Central Intelligence Agency. More...

Favorable weather conditions allowed workers to perform a prescribed burn on 276 acres in Gulf Islands National Seashore Naval Live Oaks (NLO) last weekend. Groups from as far away at the Great Smokey Mountains assisted in the burn designed to reduce the hazard of wildfires resulting from combustible underbrush and dead trees. More...

Ms. Register's Kindergarten class gave Officer Lyster and his K-9 "Felony" a surprise "Welcome to GBE" shower. The students each brought in a special treat that overflowed a huge basket to present to Officer Lyster and the new K-9 in training. More...

It'll simply go down in Dolphin soccer history as 'The Save.' The Dolphins led 2-1 in the final six minutes of their district championship match with Washington. The Wildcats had been unleashing shot after shot at goalkeeper Johnny Miller for about 10 minutes, but couldn't get one past him. More...

After much prayer and deliberation, the Parish Council voted on January 22 to change the schedule of weekend activities at St. Ann. St. Ann will slightly shift the times of Mass, adult and youth Faith Formation and youth programs beginning the first weekend of Lent, February 24 - 25. More...

Thursday, Feb. 1 No meetings scheduled as of press time Friday, Feb. 2 Artist's Night In Navarre, Saturday, Feb. 3 Santa Rosa Democratic Monthly Yard Sale, 8 a.m., 5746 Stewart Street, Milton. For additional information, contact DEC State Committeeman Harold Webb at 850-572-6029 or Martha Smith, DEC Chair, at 850-932- 6044. More...

When Wendy Brandon was comforting her terminally ill mother in the hospital nearly 10 years ago, one element of that experience gave her great comfort - the pink shirts of various auxiliary volunteers. "They would pop their head in and ask if we needed anything or if I needed a break," recalls Brandon. "It was so comforting to know someone was thinking of our needs when we weren't. More...

The Santa Rosa County Health Department (SRCHD) along with the Florida Department of Health will be involved in the statewide healthy living event, "Step Up, Florida!™", which will begin its fourth year this February. Each county in Florida will promote healthy living by encouraging citizens to "step up" and get moving. More...

She cooked up the idea to get her husband Alexander out of debtor's prison. She needed money and a lot of it to pay his bills or he was stuck there forever. But even a well-educated woman could not earn that kind of cash with an ordinary domestic job. More...

The Legislature convened in special session from January 15- 22 and adopted a sweeping reform package designed to provide immediate rate relief to Floridians and make sure that consumers are treated fairly. More...

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THOMAS N OR LINDA J WHITESPUNNER holder of the following Tax Sale Certificate has filed said Tax Certificate for the Tax Deed to be issued thereon. More...