As the destructive hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005 become more of a memory, real estate professionals are predicting 2007 will be the year the deflated housing market rebounds to a state of normalcy. "With the spring, which is always the case, things are heating up," said Mark Lee, a broker with Resort Realty. More...
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As the sun rose on Feb. 21, tug boats headed out to the Gulf to drop the first load of debris from the I-10 bridge reconstruction to be used to form a new reef. "My cell phone rang," remembers Robert Turpin, Escambia County Marine Resources Chief, "and my wife, Tammy, was on the phone to tell me that my friend David Bogan had passed away. More...
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BY PAM BRANNON Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com
Midway Fire Commissioners voted at a special meeting Friday night to enter into a partnership agreement with American Medical Response (AMR) ambulance service in submitting a bid at the end of the month to provide ambulance service to all of Santa Rosa County. More...
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S'mores !
Last weekend, we headed to our river house for a weekend in the country. We call it the Palace on the Perdido! We invited our friends Perrie Kay and Jerry Edgar. Perrie K., the former Ms. Renfroe, was the lady you remember that invited us to live with her after Dennis took our home for the second time in 10 months. The weather was beautiful, the Perdido was full of rednecks and spring had sprung. More...
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Thursday 7 p.m. on ABC Ugly Betty: The old "rent a sweetie so the parents don't know I'm gay" story line has been done, but if any show can make it fresh, it's this one. Betty (America Ferrera) is drafted into pretending to be Marc's (Michael Urie) girl when his mom (guest star Patti LuPone) visits ... and the whole Suarez clan has to play along. More...
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FELONIES 3/13/07 Bentler, Christina Mary, 38, W/F, 6400 block of Garden Drive, Gulf Breeze, fraud 3/15/07 Jones, Trenton Winter, 21, W/M, 6800 block of Flintwood Street, Navarre, aggravated assault Maddox, William Devan, 22, W/M, 8700 block of Rio Vista Drive, Navarre, aggravated assault More...
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The Junior Optimist Club at Gulf Breeze Middle School recently added to their long list of donations to worthy causes with a $300 contribution to the The Humane Society of the Emerald Coast, also nown as Kirkham Kattery Rescue in Milton. Club President Jay Martin is proud of the large impact the club is having. More...
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While Gulf Breeze High students were off for spring break last week, the baseball team - and their bats - were not. Buoyed by four home runs, the Dolphins cranked out 23 hits in a 29-6 win over Hatley, Miss on March 11. Hatley, located about 30 miles from Tupelo, scored one off a single, a passed ball, a wild pitch and an infield single in the third. More...
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Mark your calendar and save this date! St. Francis of Assisi has scheduled a Midsummer Night Party on Saturday June 9th from 6 to 9 pm at 1 St. Francis Drive in Gulf Breeze. This is the third annual fundraising party and an event you don't want to miss. Plan to attend the Silent Auction with friends. More...
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May 14, 1914 - March 10, 2007
Hubert Manning Weed of Gulf Breeze was born on May 29, 1914 in Cordele, Ga. and on March 10, 2007 he passed away in his sleep of natural causes. He is preceded in death by his wife Mary Boling Weed, his brother Alton Carswell Weed, and his sister Florence Weed Pape. More...
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Thursday, March 22 Santa Rosa County Commission Regular Meeting, 9 a.m., Commissioner's Board Room, 6495 Caroline Street, Milton School Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. More...
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Cleaning fridge, thinkin' about music
I recently spent some time virtuously cleaning out my refrigerator, and decided it was time to have a Coke and a few pretzels and sit back to relax. I fixed the snack and decamped to the screened in sun porch, happily looking around at all the plants growing beautifully. Then I heard a strange sound... what was it? Oh no! The first few notes of someone practicing on a trumpet. More...
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A local free clinic's in-house pharmacy will continue to dispense free medications to the uninsured thanks to a grant from The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida. Santa Rosa Interfaith Ministries, Inc. (SSRIM), today received a $28,000 grant from The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, the philanthropic affiliate of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF). More...
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Pesticides used properly by home gardeners are a valuable pest management tool that can protect plants against disease, weed, and insect pests. But used improperly, pesticides pose a serious risk to public health and the environment. Since poison prevention week is March 18-24, it's a perfect time to remind gardeners to keep safety in mind before you start applying pesticides. More...
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New Anti-Murder Act takes probation violators off the streets
This week has truly been a week of firsts. Florida joined the rest of the nation to participate in "Sunshine Week," a yearly week-long commemoration of open government. Florida, the first state to begin this observance with Sunshine Sunday in 2002, has long been a leader in ensuring the public's access to information. More...
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT GARY COLEMAN holder of the following Tax Sale More...
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A ferry to fort Pickens by summer?