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Median work begins on Highway 98

Matassa sentenced to 20 years

24-year-old man convicted of child pornography charges

Thomas E. Matassa, 24, of Gulf Breeze was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release as a sex offender for receipt of child pornography. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. In February 2016, a detective interviewed Matassa, who admitted to downloading child pornography online. […]

2017-07-06 E-Edition

Calendar of Meetings

Thursday 6 District 5 Listening Tour/Com Williamson 12:30 p.m., Tiger Point Community Center, 1370 Tiger Park Ln, Gulf Breeze Friday 7 Gulf Breeze Optimist Club Breakfast 6:45 a.m., Gulf Breeze Hospital Cafeteria Monday 10 Commissioner Committee 9:00 a.m., Santa Rosa County Administrative Center Board Room, 6495 Caroline St Fire Department Executive Group 6:30 p.m., Emergency Operations Center, 4499 Pine Forest […]

FLASHBACKS

July 6

1 Year ago this week – 2016 The conflict between the Gulf Breeze City Council and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) over whether to accept a $2.2 million offer for Wayside Park is being played out in the local media and misinformation has spearheaded a backlash against the council as a result 5 Years ago this week – 2012 Tappie […]

UF/IFAS presents seminar at GB Library on growing citrus in your back yard

Experts from the UF/IFAS Santa Rosa County Extension will offer a class on citrus for the homeowner. This class is free to attend, without preregistration, and is available in two locations: * 10 a.m. July 14, UF/IFAS Santa Rosa County Extension Office, 6263 Dogwood Drive in Milton * 10 a.m. July 21, Gulf Breeze Library, 1060 Shoreline Drive in Gulf […]

GB man dies in wreck in Pensacola

Michael Portillo, 26, of Gulf Breeze was killed on Thursday, June 29, in Escambia County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Portillo was driving east and attempting to merge into traffic on I-10 from Pine Forest Road when the accident occurred. His 2004 Toyota Tacoma began rotating clockwise toward the grassy shoulder and tree line, where the left side of […]

Rabies alert still in effect

The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County reminds residents that a rabies alert is currently in effect for the Navarre area after another report of possible rabies in a kitten. The kitten died after developing neurologic symptoms; however, rabies could not be confirmed because the brain was not suitable for testing. As a precaution, three Navarre residents who […]

Colbert loses license to practice law

The Florida Bar disciplined Richard Michael Colbert on June 29, effectively revoking his license to practice law. Colbert, whose office is located at 2717 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, received a disciplinary revocation without leave to seek readmission, effective June 29, following a May 11 court order. Colbert was admitted to practice in 1987. Disciplinary revocation without leave to reapply […]