Light the menorah

Hanukkah begins Dec. 12



For most of Jewish history, Hanukkah or Chanukah was a relatively minor holiday. However, according to Rabbi Joel Fleekop of Temple Beth El in Pensacola, it has gained significance in America through the years. That prominence is, in part, related to its position on the calendar. The timing is based on the Jewish calendar — a lunar-solar hybrid calendar — […]

Sunshine Law complaint dismissed

Mayor, Eddy cleared of violating Sunshine Law at HNWS



“It is a relief to be exonerated, and I wish that — whoever the person or persons were who filed the complaint — I wish we could have talked about it before it went that far,” says former Gulf Breeze City Manager Edwin “Buz” Eddy, who is president of the Fairpoint Regional Utility System. “I think we could have straightened […]

Dog mauled at boarding facility dies




“She was completely mauled,” says Mylania Wilson of her 10-pound, 8-year-old rescue Pekingese named Mimi. The little dog was apparently viciously attacked by at least one larger dog while being boarded at April Showers Boarding and Grooming on Gulf Breeze Parkway. Wilson says her family was out of town from Wednesday, Nov. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 26. She had a […]

Bridge Bar murder trial underway




The trial for Christopher Alexander Lindsay, 44, of Navarre, accused of the murder by drowning of Lorie Musil, 55, of Gulf Breeze on Nov. 29, 2015, was set to begin Tuesday in the Santa Rosa County Courthouse. Selection of the jury took place Monday, after having been delayed from an original date of July 31, and then delayed again from […]

No ruling yet in lawsuit over Tiger Point taxes




Gulf Breeze resident Noah Berry views the disagreement between Gulf Breeze City Council and Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser Gregory Brown over whether or not the City is liable for taxes on Tiger Point Golf Club as a losing situation for taxpayers, such as he, who foot the legal bills for the battle on both the city and county front. […]

Calendar of Meetings

DECEMBER 7 Blackwater Soil and Conservation District 7:30 a.m., 3927 Highway 4, Suite 102, Jay Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council 8:30 a.m., 8543 Navarre Parkway, Navarre Tourist Development Council Board Meeting 8:30 a.m., 1370 Tiger Park Lane, Gulf Breeze DECEMBER 8 Gulf Breeze Optimist Club 7 a.m., 1110 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze DECEMBER 11 Santa Rosa County Commissioner […]

FLASHBACKS

DECEMBER 7

1 Year ago this week – 2016 Grand Pointe East’s decorations were tree napped as thief stole a white Winterberry tree positioned at the front entrance. 5 Years ago this week – 2012 Gulf Breeze Hospital held its annual tree lighting ceremony and Santa Claus made a special appearance at the Midway Fire Department. 10 Years ago this week – […]

Red Shoe book club continues study of First Ladies

The Red Shoe Book Club will meet on Monday, Dec. 18 at 10 a.m. at the Navarre Library, 8484 James M. Harvell Rd, in Navarre (off Highway 87). The First Lady to be discussed is Ellen Axson Wilson and Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, First Ladies of our 28th President, Woodrow Wilson. Each person reads their own selected book and/or gathers […]

Retiring flags

Dennis Hahn drops a flag in the collection box for that purpose just inside the front door of Gulf Breeze High School. The school maintains the site so that residents can drop off damaged flags or those that are no longer “fly-worthy.” The GBHS Junior ROTC and Boy Scout troops in the area collect the worn flags and retire them […]

Clarification

Dwayne McDonald, 43, of Pensacola, a former therapist at Massage Envy in Gulf Breeze, was arrested Oct. 3, 2017, for violation of a Florida statute that covers “sexual assault/sexual battery, 18 years or older without that person’s consent nor physical force,” a second-degree felony. A Gulf Breeze Police Department spokesman told a reporter last week that, although a local officer […]