Midway considers layoffs
BY PAM BRANNON Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com
      Midway Fire District officials are wrestling with the financial future of the department. The district's commissioners are considering layoffs and pension plans and recently received grant funding from the federal government. Laying people off on New Year's Eve does not sit well with Midway Fire Commissioners.
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FDOT releases bridge inspection information
FROM STAFF REPORTS Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com
      The Florida Department of Transportation recently reversed its earlier decision to withhold all information about the structural integrity of the state's bridges.
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Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office Report
Information provided by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office.
      Felonies 8/15/07 Herrholz, Eric John, 34, W/M, 1100 block of Ceylon Court, Gulf Breeze, grand theft, less than $20,000, fraud Kelley, Erin Gayle, 20, W/F, 3100 block of Calle de Ciervo, Navarre, aggravated assault Potts, Jeremy Kane, 26, W/M, 1300 block of Calcutta Drive, Gulf Breeze, grand theft, less than $20,000,
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Networking at the Chamber breakfast
      The room was packed to capacity and then some as the Gulf Breeze Chamber had its August breakfast at the Andrews Institute. TOP LEFT: Lorene Lanza of Maria's Stained Glass Studio, Karen Jurkowich of Resort Realty and Don Ruth of Covenant Hospice.
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
      Huftless selected as case manager of the year Genevieve Hutfless, a case manager with the Council on Aging of West Florida, has been selected as the 2007 Case Manager of the Year by the Florida Association of Aging Services Providers (FASP). The award was presented on Aug. 14, at the 2007 Florida Conference on Aging in Miami.
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