Midway Fire approves SUV purchase

New Suburban will replace Expedition that was damaged during Nov. 7 traffic accident

Midway Fire District commissioners last week unanimously approved the purchase of a new $36,600 Chevrolet sport utility vehicle to be driven by Chief Jonathan Kanzigg. The purchase is necessary to replace the previous chief’s vehicle – an aging 2005 Ford Expedition that was significantly damaged during a Nov. 7 traffic accident that occurred as Kanzigg was reporting to work. The […]

Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Report



Felonies 1/12/2008 Register, Kevin Lamar, W/M, 32, 2800 block of Venetian Garden, Gulf Breeze, eluding police and driving with a suspended license. Vibert, Gloria Denise, B/F, 24, 2800 block of Villa Woods Circle, Gulf Breeze, possession of drugs. 1/14/2008 Daniels, Kenneth Jason, W/M, 29, 2900 block of Coral Strip Parkway, Gulf Breeze, forgery and fraud. 1/15/2008 Lockwood, Lynne Marie, W/F, […]

Gulf Breeze Volunteer Fire Emergency Report



Weekly Activity Report For the week of Jan. 10 through Jan. 16, Gulf Breeze Volunteer Fire Department was called for 22 emergencies. These calls included 8 emergency medical service incidents not involving a motor-vehicle accident; a building fire at 230 Oviedo Street, 3 hazardous conditions including 2 gas leaks and 1 electrical short. For more information about the Gulf Breeze […]

Midway Fire District Emergency Report



Weekly Activity Report For the week of Jan. 9 through Jan. 15, Midway Fire District was called for 42 incidents. These calls included 30 medical, one structure fire, one motor vehicle accident with no injuries, one motor vehicle accident with injuries, two outside fires and four public-service calls. The structure fire was on Nestling Drive, and the residence sustained about […]

Local artist leaves lasting mark on new GBES Cafeteria



As the final walkthrough is being conducted on Gulf Breeze Elementary School’s new cafeteria, local artist, Sheila Vanfosan was putting the finishing touches on her new addition, an 1800 square foot ocean themed mural that now graces the walls of the new eatery. Sheila, a Pensacola native, has been painting murals for over 20 years and her artwork can be […]

Dolphins rally on the road

GBHS bounces back from eightpoint hole vs. Navarre, 17-point deficit vs. FWB

The Gulf Breeze Dolphin basketball team showed their mettle last weekend, rallying in the fourth quarter twice to notch wins at Navarre and Fort Walton. Dolphins 51, Navarre 47 The Dolphins used some hot second half shooting – in particular from Dustin Clements and Jeff White – as they rallied from an eightpoint deficit to win at Navarre Thursday, sweeping […]

Eight in new Dolphin football district



The NCAA recently coined a new marketing phrase for football season – Every Game Counts. The same can now be said for the Dolphins, who will have seven district games the next two seasons, starting this fall. When the original state football series realignments were released, only Gulf Breeze and PHS remained in District 1-3A from the previous season. Washington […]

08 Olympian helps open Funplex in Gulf Breeze



Words of motivation



As the postseason starts for the winter sports, I see teams that are in different places – some are picking up steam, some are battling through injuries, some are struggling when they shouldn’t be. So your favorite sports writer has scoured the web to find some great motivational speeches from recent movies, many of them sports, but a couple are […]

Sports Schedule



Jan. 22 Boys soccer at Fort Walton Beach (JV 5 p.m., Varsity 7) Jan. 23 Girls soccer vs. Navarre or PHS in District 1-4 final at Navarre, 7 p.m. Boys soccer vs. Tallahassee Lincoln (JV 5:30 p.m., Varsity 7:15) Boys basketball at West Florida (Ninth grade 4:30 p.m., JV 6, Varsity 7:30) Girls basketball at Washington (JV 5:30 p.m, Varsity […]