Teachers and principals given final say on adopting the four by four system
Gulf Breeze and Navarre High Schools could go on a four by four block scheduling system next school year. It is up to the teachers and school principals now. Teachers met Monday night with Principal Sylvan Ladner and School Board Member Ed Gray at a faculty meeting, and are now considering a new and different option Ladner presented. More...
BY FRANKLIN HAYES Gulf Breeze News franklin@gulfbreezenews.com
Driving from Pensacola to Milton will never be the same for one Gulf Breeze family. Dove and Joy Bogan, wife and daughter of the late David Bogan, attended a dedication ceremony Dec. 12 attended by Governor Charlie Crist, local politicians, media and friends. More...
BY FRANKLIN HAYES Gulf Breeze News franklin@gulfbreezenews.com
A Gulf Breeze man is accused of fraudulently collecting $40,000 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to pay for Hurricane Katrina damages that investigators say never happened. Stephen P. Wehner was indicted by a federal grand jury last week, accused of making false claims on a loan application and spending the loan for his own use. More...
The results are in from the 2007 Florida Senior Games State Championships, and one Gulf Breeze couple brought home five medals. Drake and Beverly Shepard both competed in the games, held in Cape Coral over the course of Dec. 1- 9. Drake won the gold in the 5K run, while earning silver medals in both the 800 and 1,500 meter runs. More...
Advent/Christmas is a season when we think especially about peace. We remember the words of the Old Testament prophet, Isaiah, who spoke of the time when people would "beat swords into plowshares, nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more," a time when "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb. More...
A recent Gulf Breeze High School graduate got an early Christmas present this year - a congressional nomination for the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, Md. Patrick King, who is currently attending the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, R.I., is one of 47 students being nominated for the U.S. Military Academies by U.S. Senator Mel Martinez. More...
.Shreve's eightfooter as time expired gives Dolphins 49-48 win
Bryan Shreve's eight-foot turnaround found the bottom of the net as time expired to give a short-handed Dolphin basketball team a 49-48 win Friday at Navarre. GBHS won the game with only eight players dressed out due to either injury or disciplinary reasons, including Matt Patrick, who'll miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. More...
Calvary Chapel - Gulf Breeze, 1140 Harrison Avenue: 3p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., Christmas at Calvary. Details: 850-932-8197. First Baptist of Gulf Breeze, 555 Fairpoint Drive, Gulf Breeze: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m, Christmas Eve Service. After the service, join First Baptist in downtown Pensacola for a homeless ministry. Optional donation of socks or underwear requested. More...
As I put the finishing touches on my Christmas wreath, I started thinking how many Christmases I have been through - more than 90! - and about the ones that stand out from the rest. Hmmm ... let's see, how about the Christmas when I decided Santa Claus really didn't exist, and did not really give me all the presents I found under the tree? More...
Polka-Tots & Whatnots is a children's upscale resale and gift shop located in suite 29 in Harbourtown in Gulf Breeze. Owner Tiffany Busbee Ford opened the children's shop about six weeks ago. The shop offers great gifts for any occasion, holidays, birthdays, baby showers or just any special day. More...
I am writing because of the article in the Gulf Breeze News about "The Golden Compass." I have read the books and do not think it is only about atheism. I could look at the story as evil vs. good instead of killing God or atheist views. More...
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT CHARLES BODAMER holder of the following Tax Sale Certificate has filed said Tax Certificate for the Tax Deed to be issued thereon. More...
GBMS principal honored by state