general grand marshal





Who doesn’t love a parade? On Saturday, Dec. 5, at 10 in the morning, the Annual Gulf Breeze Christmas Parade takes place, kicking off the “Star Spangled Holidays,” with Brigadier General John Adams, United States Army, Retired, named as the Grand Marshall. What could be more perfect than the Santa Rosa Posse, the Gulf Breeze Police and Fire Departments, the […]

Was it murder?

GBPD investigating suspicious death



There is a lot that Gulf Breeze Police Chief Robert Randle won’t disclose about the death of Lorie Musil, whose body was found Monday evening at 9:45 p.m. on the rocks behind the Bridge Bar. Musil, a 55-year-old mother of four, was well known for working as a hostess at Pensacola Beach restaurants. She was at the Bridge Bar Sunday […]

Pearl Harbor event is Monday





It’s the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor but its the first year of the “ Remembering Our Heroes – Celebrating America” and Marty Medve, owner of Trident Home Loans in Gulf Breeze is organizing what may be the biggest event in the nation. Not only has Medve secured Fred Radke’s Harry James Orchestra to entertain at a […]

Sweet fundraiser has new home





It started when Blake Barclay was just 8 years old. He heard a radio plea for donations to build a new facility for those whose children were in the hospital. The plea said that if everyone gave just $10, they would meet their goal of building a new home-away-from-home for those families. That was all it took to get Blake […]

Calendar of Meetings



Dec. Friday 4 Optimist Club Breakfast 6:30 a.m., Gulf Breeze Hospital Cafeteria Monday 7 City Council Meeting 6:30 p.m., Gulf Breeze City Hall, Council Chambers Tuesday 8 Santa Rosa County School Board Meeting 9 a.m., Superintendent’s Office Wednesday 9 Gulf Breeze Toastmasters Noon, Dining Hall First Baptist Church of Gulf Breeze, 555 Fairpoint Drive SRIA Board & Committee Meeting 5 […]

Flashbacks

December 3rd

A year ago this week… The NOMADS, (Nomads on a Mission Active in Divine Service) a volunteer service group affiliated with the United Methodist Committee on Relief made a stop in Gulf Breeze to repair the damaged home of a Gulf Breeze family displaced by the April floods. 5 years ago this week… In response to the senseless killing of […]

Gulf Breeze child dies in wreck in Alabama

Father, siblings recovering from crash



An accident last Sunday on I-65 in Fultondale, Ala. resulted in the death of a Gulf Breeze child. According to a report from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, at 6:45 a.m. on Nov. 22 Gulf Breeze resident Marvin Vogt Sr., 28, was heading north with six passengers when he fell asleep at the wheel and lost control. The Chrysler Town […]

GBMS has an unusual way of celebrating



Pies, Pigs, Pennies and Pastries was the theme at Gulf Breeze Middle School in honor of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. On Friday, October 23, the student body eagerly awaited three of their teachers receiving a pie in the face and their principal kissing a pig. The students were being rewarded for their enthusiastic efforts to raise over $1,300 for […]

Gulf Breeze Middle honors Player as Teacher of the Year





Teacher of the Year Lisa Player of Gulf Breeze Middle School never taught school until she was 40 years old. This is her 10th year of teaching in the Gulf Breeze community, with her first six spent at Oriole Beach Elementary and her last four at Gulf Breeze Middle. “My mother-in-law was actually the first one to say to me […]

‘Old Country Faire’ entertains Pensacola Christian Women



Barbara Udit of the Pensacola Christian Women’s Club welcomed everyone to “Ye Olde Country Faire” Luncheon at the Yacht Club on Friday, Nov. 20. There were many thoughts of Thanksgiving meals with friends and family, and many delicious baked goods cooked and contributed by members and friends of the Club. These items were quickly sold before lunch. The lunch was […]