Santa Rosa strongly supports McCain
Gulf Breeze propels Ford past surprising upstart May
BY JOE CULPEPPER Gulf Breeze News joe@gulfbreezenews.com
      Americans overwhelmingly elected Illinois Sen. Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, but Santa Rosa County did not give the Democrat much of the same love. Santa Rosans by a nearly 3-to-1 margin supported Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in the general election. The GOP ticket garnered 55,843 votes (73.
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SANTA ROSA ELECTION RESULTS
      Votes President U.S. Representative Public Defender State Rep. District 1 State Rep. District 3 Sheriff Tax Collector County Commission 1 School Board 2 Blackwater Soil 4 Votes Midway Fire Commission
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'Meatball' the dog has about as many lives as a typical cat
BY SCOTT PAGE Gulf Breeze News scott@gulfbreezenews.com
      A local pooch is safely with his owner because of the efforts of caring neighbors in the Villa Venyce neighborhood. Jennifer McCrary almost lost her Pug - Meatball — twice in the past 18 months after he fell into the canal behind her Gulf Breeze home. Both times, Meatball was saved by a neighbor.
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Gulf Breeze teachers among nominees
By Joe Culpepper
      Teachers representing five Gulf Breeze-area schools have been nominated for the 2010 Santa Rosa County Teacher of the Year by the Santa Rosa Education Foundation.
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Newlyweds in paradise
     Submitted photo Christy and Trey Manderson were married Sunday, Aug. 24, in Kauai, Hawaii. Christy is Regional Director of Sales for Highpointe Hotel Corp. Trey is a Realtor with Coldwell Banker United Realtors. The couple resides in Gulf Breeze.
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Hospital Auxiliary celebrates staff
      Gulf Breeze Hospital Auxiliary had a changing of the guards at the annual Re- Education and Election of new officers meeting Sept. 24 at the Andrews Institute. The luncheon included an expanded salad bar that was both attractive and delicious, and a dessert table featured varied cake squares and fruit bars.
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Habitat House rises in Midway
By Pam Brannon
      Tina Maloney of Gulf Breeze and her two daughters soon will be moving into a new home. It will be the first home mortgage Maloney will pay by herself, and it will be interest-free for the next 25 years. That's because she is getting help from Habitat for Humanity of Pensacola, as well as three area United Methodist churches.
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