Beloved Gulf Breeze resident marks milestone with big bash at St. Ann's
One by one, for the good part of an hour, family, friends and fellow parishioners at St. Ann Catholic Church hugged, shook hands, laughed and smiled as they celebrated with B.J. Nickelsen on the occasion of his 100th birthday. More...
Wednesday's surprise announcement comes before tourist agency could vote on funding
BY PAM BRANNON
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The Zoo Northwest Florida closes permanently after owners decide a sufficient show of long-range support had not been shown by governmental agencies. More...
BY VICI PAPAJOHN Gulf Breeze News vici@gulfbreezenews.com
The Gulf Breeze City Council culminated monthslong discussions at multiple budget hearings concerning the need to rebuild reserves and fund long-delayed capital improvements with unanimous votes to raise both the Municipal Utility Service Tax (MUST) and Communication Service Tax (CST) rates. More...
Remember Chloe Tyner, the woman who is spending her third year working in the Caribbean for about four weeks? Where is she? We know that she was still on St John's Island in July and having a wonderful time. Her daughter, Caitlin, joined her for a week on St. John's, and the company increased Tyner's enjoyment two-fold. On Aug. More...
Reenactment was part of Pensacola's 450th Birthday celebration BY LISA NEWELL Gulf Breeze News lisa@gulfbreezenews.com
A crowd o f almost 3 0 0 filled the parking lot at Park West on Pensacola Beach Saturday morning to witness an event that, when it occurred the first time, was a turning point in history. This time, Don Tristan de Luna stepped onto shore at Pensacola Beach as part of Celebrate Pensacola's commemoration of Pensacola's 450th anniversary. More...
Gulf Breeze News Pamela Long Wiggins, the Gulf Breeze woman charged as an accessory after the fact in the July 9 murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings in Escambia County, was jailed Monday after a circuit judge upped her charge and hiked her bond. More...
¦ Customer apparently passed out while trying to find change
A Burger King employee alerted police of a possible intoxicated driver after a man failed to make forward progress in the drive-through lane during the early morning hours of Thursday, Aug. 13. The man was supposed to be looking for change but was unresponsive after approximately 10 minutes. More...
Books, folders, paper... back-to-school shopping can be a drain on your pocket book before you even get to filling your closet! However, one local store offers Juniors, Misses and Women's clothing at prices that are sure to make you smile. More...
$1.7 million project will take 12 months to complete
While the 2009 Dolphin football team is preparing for the upcoming season, they won't get to enjoy their new field house until 2010. Construction on the near $1. More...
Charles "Chuck" Worthington McNemar, 79, of Gulf Breeze passed away Saturday, Aug. 15 after a brave fight against lung disease. McNemar was born and raised in Reynoldsville, W.Va. After two years in the U.S. Army, the family moved to Washington, D.C., and later to Phoenix, Ariz. More...
Thursday, August 20 Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce Monthly Breakfast 7 a.m., Andrews Performance Research Pavillion, Andrews Institute, Gulf Breeze Early Learning Coalition of Santa Rosa County Executive Committee More...
Catching up on some of the recent Seniors golf competition, it was interesting to see some of the names that have been around for a number of years. Tom Watson, Boo Weekley, and the much younger Tiger Woods, who already seems perennial. More...
Fuel prices ride late-summer rollercoaster with economy
What a difference a week makes. Just last week, NYMEX crude oil closed over $70 per barrel as investors responded to positive news from the U.S. Department of Labor, and the national average price of gasoline climbed 9 cents a gallon to $2.64 per gallon. More...
Sacred Heart Hospital's SENIORSpirit! program will present a free seminar on shingles today, Aug. 20, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Rehabilitation Center at The Club in Gulf Breeze. The seminar will be presented by Dr. Michelle Brandhorst, a board-certified family medicine physician with Sacred Heart Medical Group at Davis Highway. More...
The fun of gardening is trying out new plants. Sometimes we are pleasantly surprised and sometimes we are just surprised. Here are a few of the "new-to-me" plants I am trying. The sword bean is an attention grabber. With its 12 to 14-inch long seedpod, this legume is an eye catcher. More...
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...
'Claudette' springs to life, then fizzles