The filing period is open for the position of Gulf Breeze Mayor and council positions A, currently held by Beverly Zimmern, Seat B held by Carl T. Hoffman and Seat D held by Richard Fulford. Fulford was appointed to replace Councilman Clay Ford when Ford was elected State Representative. More...

I love my favorite watering hole on the island. While I only seem to get there about three times a month, things never seem to change there. I won't tell you which one it is, because I don't like to talk to people when I go there. I sit, listen and drink. When I can see the end of my nose, I leave. More...

Thursday 8/14 Evenings in Olde Seville Square Clark and Company and Zig Zag, 7 - 9 p.m. Friday 8/15 Sounds of Summer Anna Garrott, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, Hawkins Band, 6 p.m. Bimini Beach Bar Incognito, 9 p.m. More...

Felonies 08/05/2008 Fish, Jeremy Shane, W/M, 25, 9200 block of Eagle Nest Drive, Navarre, aggravated assault. Martin, Mason Garrette, W/M, 26, 8400 block of Sierra Street, Navarre, violation of probation. More...

Parents attending the Santa Rosa County School District's Aug. 4 town hall meeting in Navarre got an overview of the district's financial status resulting from recent state budget cuts. But parents were more interested in the new start times for the district's schools for the upcoming school year beginning Aug. 18. More...

Throughout the summer, the quarterbacks, receivers and defensive backs on the Dolphin football team have had the most fun, since they're the focus of their 7-on-7 games. More...

Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church will hold the Blessing of the Backpacks on both campuses Sunday, Aug. 17. All children can bring their backpacks to church with them and together they will pray for one another as they start this school year. Each child will also receive a small gift. More...

Rosa Lee Mead, 47, of Gulf Breeze, passed away Thursday, July 31, in a pedestrian/vehicle accident in Midway. Mead, a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend, was born in Lake Charles, La., in 1961. Her husband, Barry, described her as independent, loving, caring, generous, kind and full of life. More...

Thursday, August 14 Santa Rosa County Commission 9 a.m., County Administrative Center, 6495 Caroline Street, Milton Santa Rosa County School District Board 10 a.m. More...

My second son was always up to tricks and mischief that got him in trouble. As a preteen, Hugh loved to upset his elders. I was not always a very easy person to play tricks on, as I had seen them all before, but his grandmothers were wonderful candidates for the full treatment. More...

If you're an investor, you've probably been less than ecstatic lately when you open the newspaper and see what's happening in the stock market. From October 2007 to the end of June, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 20 percent. And stock prices continued to slide during the first two weeks of July. More...

Affecting the kind of change that makes life better is what drives the man who created The McCollough Institute in Gulf Shores, Alabama. As a young man, Dr. E. Gaylon McCollough faced a life-altering decision. Should he become an architect, a physician, or accept the Dallas Cowboys' offer to become a professional football player? More...

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT HEARTWOOD 20 LLC holder of the following Tax Sale Certificate has filed said Tax Certificate for the Tax Deed to be issued thereon. More...