Brown lowers 2007 assessments by 20 percent and state demands justification
BY PAM BRANNON Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com The only two tax rolls in the state not approved at press time by the Dept. of Revenue are Santa Rosa and Escambia counties'. "Chris (Jones, Escambia property appraiaser) and I have submitted our tax rolls, but they do not meet the state's rules about not lowering assessments more than 15 percent in any one year. More...
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A man accused of at least two counts of sexual battery will receive probation. Officials with the State Attorney's Office recently announced that all three pending criminal cases against Tanh Van "Victor" Ho were resolved following consultation with the victims in each case. More...
The Gulf Breeze Police Department has been named the Championship Category winners of the 2007 Florida Law Enforcement Challenge and Traffic Safety Awards, More...
Lifeguard ambulance services owner John Roche said the first day on the job in Santa Rosa County for his ambulances and crews was the busiest day ever for emergency services in the county's history.
Lifeguard ambulance services owner John Roche said the first day on the job in Santa Rosa County for his ambulances and crews was the busiest day ever for emergency services in the county's history. "We responded to 50 calls and transported between 40 - 50 patients all on that one day," Roche said. More...
Beach officials eye the tropics as Alabama prays for rain
Alabama Governor Bob Riley implored state residents to pray for rain to alleviate the historic drought much of the state is facing. Based on the weather forecast, they may soon get a tropical answer to those prayers. Santa Rosa Island Authority General Manager Buck Lee said he watches the tropics at crownweather. More...
"The Simpsons Movie" Running time: 87 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13
After 18 years and more than 400 episodes, "The Simpsons" has long ceased to be the cutting-edge, controversial cartoon it was in the late '80s and early '90s. Most of my friends and I haven't watched the show for the past two years because it seemed to have lost some of its energy and creativity. More...
The last three months have been the most scary and stressful of Gulf Breeze High freshman Arica Kuaile's life, she says. That's what made her develop a program she hopes to bring into the high school to try to help other students. More...
Alicia Jeffrey made a memorial four-week trip to Banyuls, France this summer to improve her understanding and communication of the French language and to experience French work and social culture. Alicia is 16 years old and will be a junior at Gulf Breeze High School this year. Her curriculum includes calculus, English, US History, and chemistry. More...
The 2007 Dolphin football team donned its pads for the first time on Thursday, but the day didn't get off to the start they wanted. Due to inclement weather in the area, the Dolphins spent the first half of their afternoon practice inside the Multi Purpose Room. When the skies cleared, they went back outside. More...
"The compassion, kindness and giving spirit of what little they had was amazing! We all felt so blessed to have had the opportunity to participate in this very special mission!" - Bambi Provost Mission trip member
A large group of students and adults recently returned from a mission trip to Peru, where 32 American citizens reached out to perform the work of God. More...
Ina Moody Hyer, 85, died peacefully with family members by her bedside Sunday, August 5, 2007 at Gulf Breeze Hospital. She is survived by her daughters, Ina Dickerson and Linda (Robert) Murphy of Gulf Breeze, Fla. and Carol Anne (Tom) Perkins of Vienna, Va.; son Robert (Jo) Hyer of Lillian, Ala. More...
Thursday, Aug. 16 No meetings scheduled as of press time Friday, Aug. 17 No meetings scheduled as of press time Saturday, Aug. 18 Sunday, Aug. 19 Seeing Sea Life at Naval Live Oaks, 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. More...
My neighbor's son was getting ready to cut the grass. I could hear his father's voice loud and clear, as his son tried to start the mower. "Pull the chain, pull the chain!" That phrase took me back more than 70 years... The summers I spent upstate in my grandparent's home were very different from my own parents' house in Philadelphia. More...
Monetary resources available to help keep mentally ill out of jail
Florida counties will soon have access to money to help keep their mentally ill citizens out of jail. The passage of HB 1477 during the 2007 legislative session created the Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant Program. The program allots $3. More...
Marie Antoinette is remembered for licking icing off her fingers as France fell apart in the late 1700s, and Nero is credited with playing the flute while Rome burned in AD 66. How will the Florida Supreme Court Justices be remembered as the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Ivan approaches? More...
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT MTAG CUST/CARLYLE ASSET MGMT holder of the following Tax Sale Certificate has filed said Tax Certificate for the Tax Deed to be issued thereon. More...
Commissioners hear impact fee debate