St. Ann Catholic Church city’s Business of the Year



Monsignor Luke Hunt opened the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual gala Saturday night by taking the stage and pronouncing the invocation. He ended the evening back on stage, accepting the award for Business of the Year award for St. Ann Catholic Church alongside administrator Tom Naile. As noted by the Chamber’s official statement, St. Ann Church has been […]

Toll opposition mounts

County Commission to oppose issue today

Santa Rosa County com- missioners on Monday broke their silence regarding ‘definite signs of tolling’ on the replacement Pensacola Bay Bridge and were expected to vote today (March 8) on a resolution opposing potential tolls. At previous meetings, the commissioners had urged patience with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) process and declined a resolution decrying proposed tolls. Commissioner Lane […]

Morris leaving GB City Council



Charles Dana Morris, local attorney and Gulf Breeze City Councilman, announced this week his decision to step down from City Council effective March 28. “I can tell you this is a difficult decision for me and for my family,” he told the Gulf Breeze Rotary Club on Tuesday. “I have lived and worked here for 12 years,” Morris said, “and […]

Neighborhood Market to spice up competition



Gulf Breeze shoppers soon will have another downtown store serving their grocery, pharmaceutical and general merchandise needs. Walmart Neighborhood Market officially will open in the Gulf Breeze Shopping Center at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14. Company officials and local business, economic and governmental leaders will gather at 7:30 for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting, and the doors will open to the […]

Fighter jet traffic roars over GB, Midway



The noticeable increased fighter jet traffic residents of Gulf Breeze, Tiger Point and Midway have noticed recently should subside after Saturday. The F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets from Carrier Wing Seven in Oceana, Va., are using Pensacola Naval Air Station as a base and are practicing touch-and-go landings at the Choctaw Outer Landing Field located on Eglin Air Force Base […]

$4 million from unnamed donor making impact on NW Florida



Was it Oprah, Brangelina or Warren Buffet who dedicated millions to help restore the states impacted by the oil spill? We might never know the benefactor behind it, but someone with a big heart gave $20 million to the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to help coastal areas recover from the financial, emotional and physical impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. […]

Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Report

Information provided by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.

Felonies 2/28/2012 Foss, Frederick David, W/M, 43, 2200 block of Lost Bottoms Lane, Navarre, violation of probation. 2/29/2012 Owens, Kara Danyelle, W/F, 30, 5900 block of Capitol Drive, Gulf Breeze, violation of probation. Richardson, Kyle Ryan, W/M, 26, 3100 bock of Calle De Cortez, Navarre, fraud. 3/1/2012 Dellaratta, Lisa Marie, W/F, 38, 2700 block of Summertree Lane, Gulf Breeze, larceny. […]

Nurse practitioner faces charge

Information from Gulf Breeze Police Department

A Gulf Breeze walk-in clinic that advertises medical care for $49 per visit closed unexpectedly last week because the clinic did not have malpractice insurance. Owner Randy Lawson had the clinic’s nurse practitioner, Lisa Della Ratta, arrested that same day for larceny. Gulf Breeze Police Department reports state that Della Ratta allegedly closed the shop with the knowledge that it […]

Emergency Reports

Information provided by Gulf Breeze Fire & Rescue and Midway Fire District

GB Fire & Rescue For the week ending March 4, Gulf Breeze Fire and Rescue was called for 12 emergencies. These incidents included 9 medical calls, 1 hazardous condition, 1 mutual aid to Midway Fire District, and 1 mutual aid to Escambia County Fire Department (Pensacola Beach). To learn more about Gulf Breeze Fire & Rescue, log on to www.cityofgulfbreeze.com/ […]

CALENDAR OF EVENTS



Thursday, March 8Santa Rosa County Commission Regular 9 a.m.,County Administrative Center, Commissioner’s BoardRoom, 6495 Caroline St., MiltonSRC Zoning Board Meeting 6 p.m., Board ofCounty Commissioners Meeting Room, 6495Caroline St., MiltonFriday, March 9TEAM Santa Rosa Economic DevelopmentCouncil 11:30 a.m., TEAM Conference Room, 6491Caroline St., MiltonMonday, March 12Fire Department Executive Group 6:30 p.m.,Emergency Operations Center, 4499 Pine Forest Rd.,MiltonTuesday, March 13Midway Fire […]