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U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin A. Richardson was recently promoted by Lt. Col. Fishchel, U.S. Air Force, while serving his second deployment in Afghanistan. Richardson, a Gulf Breeze High School graduate, is with the 208th Finance Battalion from Mannheim, Germany, where he has been stationed since January 2004. More ... Many Christians believe that God has called each and every one of us to be and do certain things in life. T.J. Emma's life is a testament to that belief. Sometimes that calling requires one to leave their family, friends and home. Such is the case for Emma, who recently moved to Moultrie, Ga. More ... The Wizard of Oz is about to embark on the yellow brick road at Pensacola Junior College. The summer theatre workshop show for high school students includes several Gulf Breeze residents, including Gulf Breeze High Drama teacher Margie Timmons (far left), Gulf Breeze High drama students (left to right) Carlos Ashby, Daniel Lynch, Sarah Beard, Darien DeMaria, More ... Gulf Breeze residents are invited to step back in time and discover Santa Rosa County's rich heritage each weekend this October during the 5th Annual Beaches to Woodlands Tour. More ... Eastbound traffic on U.S. Highway 98 between Whisper Bay Boulevard and Crane Cove will encounter lane closures between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. through next Thursday, Aug. 14, with the exception of Friday and Saturday night, Aug. 8-9. More ... Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, on Saturday dedicated its 20th Habitat home at 1866 Justice Circle in Gulf Breeze. Volunteers from the church began landscaping the home at 8 a.m., followed by the dedication ceremony at 10. More ... A Gulf Breeze woman died last Thursday night, July 31, when she was struck by a vehicle as she crossed U.S. Highway 98 in Midway just west west of the State Road 399/East Bay Boulevard intersection. Rosa Mead, 47, died when she stepped into the path of a 1998 Jeep driven by Brian Winkler, 34, of Navarre at approximately 10:10 p.m. More ... The Gulf Breeze Police Department (GBPD) earned the prestigious 2008 Rocky Pomerance Excellence in Policing Award by the Florida Police Chiefs Association. It marked the seventh consecutive year that the GBPD has been recognized as one of the best police agencies in Florida by the FPCA. More ... The sales tax holiday Floridians have come to love during the past eight years was canceled this year, sending some area residents to nearby Baldwin County, Ala., and other out-ofstate locations to do their backto school shopping. More ... The Santa Rosa County Public Works Department is installing signs in Gulf Breeze and other areas designating the boundaries of watershed areas in Santa Rosa County. The 41 signs are part of a grant received by the Bay Area Resource Council to raise public awareness about pollution to local watershed areas from surface runoff. More ... The Gulf Breeze Optimist Club will install a new slate of officers and give out some awards Sept. 16 at St. Ann Catholic Church's Parish Hall. The Installation and Awards banquet will begin with a social hour at 6 p.m. followed by dinner. More ... Work will soon begin to add 128 more beds onto the Santa Rosa County Jail in Milton. And thanks to the county commissioners, there will be room for expansion to eventually bring the total additional beds to 640 in the future, if needed. More ... Authorities said a design flaw in the construction of a Santa Rosa County Jail cell led to the escape of two inmates Saturday, Aug. 2. Officials are searching for 43-year-old Ricky Dale Spears, and 20-year-old David Chapell Dixon. The pair turned up missing during a head count on Saturday night. More ... The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida will hold two free Rights Restoration Workshops on Saturday, Aug. 9, and Saturday Aug. 23, at the West Florida Regional Library Downtown Branch, 200 West Gregory Street, Pensacola, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. More ... Construction work on the Garcon Point Toll Plaza will take place today, Friday and Sunday, Aug. 10. Lane closures for northand south-bound traffic will be between 11p.m. and 6 a.m. There will be at least one plaza lane for north-bound traffic and one plaza lane for south-bound traffic open at all times. More ... |
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