Gulf Breeze, FL

PDF of print edition Housing market to 'spring forward' BY FRANKLIN HAYES Gulf Breeze News franklin@gulfbreezenews.com       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 wit... More ... David Bogan Memorial Reef established       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 th... More ... Midway Fire District will bid alone and with AMR 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 ... A ferry to fort Pickens by summer? BY FRANKLIN HAYES Gulf Breeze News franklin@gulfbreezenews.com       Old battlefields don't die, they just fade away. As historic American Civil War sites such as the infamous wheatfield in Gettysburg, Pa. and the nearby outpost of Fort Morgan, Ala. fall into disrepair and disappear under modern development, local officials struggle to keep storm-battered Fort Pick... More ... Property taxes are subject of Monday Town Hall meeting       Two similar homes on the same street may be taxed completely differently, and the Santa Rosa Property Appraiser wants to tell you why. Greg Brown, Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser, will conduct a Town Hall Meeting 7 p.m. Monday, March 26 in Gulf Breeze at the Rec Center on Shoreline Drive. More ... Mom foils man's attempt to kidnap toddler STAFF REPORTS Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com       A Navarre mother recently prevented a child abduction from her own front yard. On March 13, at approximately 1 pm, Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office Deputies were dispatched to an address on Bandera Drive, Navarre, in reference to an attempted child abduction. More ...