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Graduation glee
Gulf Breeze seniors leap into adulthood
Gulf Breeze High School sent 345 graduating seniors into the adult world Monday night after celebrating its 38th Commencement ceremony. Thousands of parents, relatives and friends sat in the Pensacola Civic Center to witness the moment they and their children had worked toward for 18 years. More...
Man perishes in late-night fire near Oriole Beach
Mother, brother manage to escape blaze on Pine Street
Joe Culpepper Gulf Breeze News joe@gulfbreezenews.com

A late-night house fire Thursday in the 1200 block of Pine Street in the Oriole Beach area claimed the life of a Gulf Breeze resident. More...

St. Francis welcomes Episcopal bishop
Most Rev. Jefferts Schori is head of world's 2.4 million members
BY JOE CULPEPPER Gulf Breeze News joe@gulfbreezenews.com

For the second time in five years, St. Francis of Assisi Church in Gulf Breeze has hosted the highest ranking Episcopal bishop in the world. The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori - chief pastor to the Episcopal Church's 2. More...


 Community
• Zoo's 'Feast With Beast' set for June 19
The Zoo Northwest Florida will celebrate 25 years of entertaining and educating Northwest Florida with "Feast with the Beast," featuring food, live music and animal encounters on Friday, June 19 from 7 p.m. until midnight. More...
• Hepburn to speak at BRACE event
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 Island News
• article has image Dr. Seuss' words continue to inspire
Many of us have grown up with Dr. Seuss, either reading his books as children, or reading them to our children. Not many of us will ever forget "The Cat in a Hat," or "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." His real name was not Dr. Seuss - that was his middle name, and he planned to use his real name for his books for adults. More...
• article has image Park visitors, rangers show excitement at Fort Pickens
• Sen. Gaetz to visit Pensacola Beach today
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 Entertainment
• article has image Fiesta celebrates history with balls, parades and visits
Juan Sebastián de Elcano visits Pensacola
The Juan Sebastián de Elcano, the world's third largest tall ship, will be in Pensacola until June 8 to help commemorate the 450th anniversary of the discovery of Pensacola. Pensacola was settled in 1559 by Spanish explorers, and the tall ship will represent this journey and honor the community's Spanish heritage. More...
• Summer concert series get into full swing in June
• The Club Scene
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 News
• Local man convicted for having child porn
A Gulf Breeze real estate broker was one of three Northwest Florida men sentenced May 28 to federal prison for possessing child pornography. Charles L. Cunningham, 66, whose residential address was not released by the U.S. More...
• Second case of swine flu hits Santa Rosa County
• Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office Report
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 School
• Fifteen Santa Rosa County students expelled
Seven expulsions in Gulf Breeze Schools alone
Fifteen students were expelled from Santa Rosa County schools last week. Twelve were from south-end schools, including seven from Gulf Breeze. Four expulsions from Gulf Breeze Middle School were all surrounding the same incident involving possession and distribution of alcohol on school grounds. More...
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• article has image Barrineau visits local schools to stress good oral hygiene
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 Sports
• article has image Short-handed Dolphin football team loses jamboree in Milton
Team to begin summer workouts June 15, with 7-on-7 games on Wednesdays
A hobbled Dolphin football team struggled on offense and had trouble on defense as the Milton Panthers beat GBHS 21-0 in a spring jamboree Thursday in Milton. "If you played as hard as you could and did the work that it needs for us to get better, we're going to be all right," coach Chris Nemith told his troops after the game. "That (jamboree) doesn't define you at all... More...
• article has image Cuts cost Kerby soccer coaching position
• article has image Lacrosse makes Gulf Breeze debut
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 Faith
• Mid Summer Night Party is next Saturday
Gulf Breeze News St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church's popular annual gala, Mid Summer Night Party, is scheduled for Saturday, June 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the church on 1 St. Francis Drive, Gulf Breeze. More...
• Mission in Motion bus to visit St. Ann on Tuesday, promote wellness
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 Obituaries
• article has image DONNA M. DOTSON
1945-2009
Donna Marie Dotson, 64, of Gulf Breeze, who served as Honorary Chairman of the 2009 American Cancer Society's Gulf Breeze Relay for Life on April 25, passed away Monday, May 29. Dotson's death came on what would have been she and her late husband Leonard Dotson Sr.'s 45th wedding anniversary. More...
• WILLIAM J. GOLIWAS
• ELSIE D. CHANDLER
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 Calendar of Events
• Calendar of Events
Thursday, June 4 Eglin Joint Use Study Meeting 6 p.m., County Administrative Center, 6495 Caroline Street, Milton Monday, June 8 Santa Rosa County Commission Committee 9 a.m. More...
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 Seniors
• article has image Snakes I can deal with, but not mice
Recently along the road, I saw something that I don't see much of anymore. It was a very long, very dead snake that evidently had a confrontation with the tires of a passing car — and lost. Poor old thing. A study I read about some years ago said that snakes are the one animal that drivers will actually swerve to try to run down! More...
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 Home & Garden
• article has image 'Bee' aware of pollination in the vegetable garden
When growing squash, vigorously growing plants and lots of pretty, yellow flowers are good signs but certainly not a guarantee that you will have a bountiful harvest. Actually, those healthy-looking plants and showy flowers may be signaling a time for you to literally get "as busy as a bee. More...
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 Opinion
• article has image May Donna Dotson rest in God's peace
Any time news reaches us that a fellow Gulf Breeze resident has passed away, it saddens us here at Gulf Breeze News. Being such a small town, it seems we know just about everyone. If we don't know the deceased, we know someone who does. More...
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 Legals
• LEGALS
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TARPON IV LLC holder of the following Tax Sale Certificate has filed said Tax Certificate for the Tax Deed to be issued thereon. More...
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