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Gun range under fire
Most of the 48 people at Monday night's Town Hall Meeting at Oriole Beach Elementary wanted to talk about how to shut down a target firing range on Soundside Drive in Gulf Breeze. Santa Rosa County Commissioner Lane Lynchard had organized the meeting to discuss the firearms noise ordinance to be discussed and placed on agenda for a vote at today's County Commission meeting. More...
Local 'art' not appreciated
Graffiti is appearing on a weekly basis
BY LISA NEWELL Gulf Breeze News lisa@gulfbreezenews.com

Ron Pulley, director of parks and recreation for the city of Gulf Breeze, is growing tired of what is becoming a weekly occurrence: discovering graffiti on walls, trash cans, fences and signs at the Rec Center. "It's been going on since April," Pulley said. "Every weekend there's a new incident of it. More...

Two more arrested in double murder case
BY PAM BRANNON Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com

Donald Stallworth, 28, is sitting in an Escambia County, Alabama jail fighting extradition back to Florida. He will be there for at least the next 24 days, charged with two open counts of murder in the home invasion and double murder July 9 at 7:30 p.m. of Byrd and Melanie Billings of Beulah. More...


 Community
• Firing range scares some residents, not all
Neighbors living within a few feet of the shooting range on Soundside Drive in Gulf Breeze say they do not hear the shooting inside their homes, and it does not make as much noise as motorcycles or cars without mufflers. Gulf Breeze News visited the range site this week, and neighbors came out of their homes to talk with us. Bob Winter lives next door to Dr. More...
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 Island News
• article has image A new home for fire services
Pensacola Beach Fire Station will be dedicated Wednesday at 10 a.m.
When Hurricane Ivan rolled ashore in 2005, it destroyed the building that was home to the Pensacola Beach Fire Department. Now, nearly four years later, a gleaming new fire station is being dedicated, and this one is built to withstand whatever Mother Nature throws at it, including a category 5 hurricane. More...
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• This week on Pensacola Beach
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 Entertainment
• article has image 'Bruno' skewers the fashion industry
In 2006, British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen took America by storm with the release of his feature film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. More...
• The Club Scene
• article has image Hip-hop meets opera at Suite Friday night
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 News
• Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office Report
Information provided by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office.
Felonies 7/14/2009 Cartwright, Allan Scott, W/M, 39, 5400 block of Laramie Lane, Gulf Breeze, burglary. Hammonds, Timothy Dwayne, B/M, 28, 7100 block of Riverview Street, Navarre, driving with a suspended license. More...
• Gulf Breeze Fire & Rescue
• Midway Fire District Emergency Report
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 School
• article has image GBHS' French participates in science symposium
OXFORD, Ga. — Grace French, a teacher at Gulf Breeze High School, recently participated in Oxford College's Institute for Environmental Education. The OIEE took place at the Oxhouse Science Center, science field station of Oxford College. More...
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 Sports
• article has image FHSAA sports schedules won't be cut
Board votes 15-0 to nullify Policy 6, which would've reduced most sports schedules by 20 percent
GAINESVILLE - The Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday (15-0) to rescind the amendments to Policy 6, "Sports Season Guidelines. More...
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• article has image Warford to play football for Millsaps
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 Obituaries
• MARTHA L. ROCHE
1957-2009
Martha Lynn Roche, 52, of Gulf Breeze, died Tuesday, July 15, 2009. Ms. Roche was born in Cherry Point, NC on April 10, 1957. She received a degree in Business Administration at Kings College in Raleigh, NC. She moved to Pensacola during the mid 1980's. She acquired her Real Estate license and eventually became the office manager for American Realty . More...
• ANDREW GEORGE "DADDY-O" SZLAGA
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 Calendar of Events
• Calendar of Events
Thursday, July 23 Santa Rosa County Commission 9 a.m., County Administrative Center, 6495 Caroline Street, Milton Santa Rosa County Commission Special Rezoning 6 p.m. More...
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 Seniors
• article has image The organ was once integral to the cinematic experience
As I turned on my television early in the morning, the sound of a great organ filled the room. I thought, "Of course, it's Sunday." That's about the only time one seems to hear the organ played anymore. More...
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 Business
• article has image Fuel prices continue to decline
Demand increase for summer driving season miniscule
The current price of gasoline is making summer getaways a bit more affordable as the national average price for regular unleaded gasoline has descended for 28 consecutive days. Consumers filling up today are saving on average, $1.63 per gallon compared to last year on this date. More...
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 Home & Garden
• article has image Mixing dentistry and pleasure
When Jim Cunningham got word that he needed extensive dental work, his wife Margaret leapt into action, calling around for the best price. The two bridges and two crowns he needed were priced at between $9,500 and $10,000 from two different dentists. More...
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• article has image Your home health care providers
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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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