2020-02-06 E-Edition

The best teacher in the County is from Oriole Beach Elementary




Oriole Beach Elementary School teacher Elizabeth Mann is Santa Rosa County School District’s Teacher of the Year! But perhaps the best part of this story is that Elizabeth grew up here, went to Oriole Beach Elementary as a child, played T-ball here with her now husband, went to UWF for her degree and did student teaching at Oriole Beach – […]

Play money = a vote for Santa Rosa County projects

State dollars may fund wastewater compromise




It may not have been wasted effort, after all. Two weeks ago, a proposal initiated by Gulf Breeze/South Santa Rosa Utility System to utilize more reclaimed water from Holley-Navarre Water System and Santa Rosa County for local irrigation purposes appeared to be going down the drain. Now there is a possible new, environmentally friendly approach that could attract State dollars […]

Need a variance? It may soon cost more just to ask for one




Santa Rosa County Commissioner Bob Cole told his fellow commissioners last week that the newly proposed permits for people working on their own property is “going to make law breakers out of people – because I have no intention of pulling a permit to pull up a plant along my fence line on my own property.” Shawn Ward, Planning and […]

Plan would benefit Gulf Breeze, if it meets deadline

Gulf Breeze/South Santa Rosa Utility System stands to benefit from a new reclaim water plan in multiple ways, as do Santa Rosa County at its Navarre Beach treatment facility and Holley-Navarre Water System. Below are some financial specifics that will have local impact, provided the three entities involved in a plan recently discussed with Northwest Florida Water Management District can […]

Gonzalez death penalty will be reviewed

State Attorney Bill Eddins’ office filed a Motion for Reconsideration in the case of State of Florida vs. Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Jr. The motion asks for the court to reinstate the previously imposed sentence of death for the murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings. This motion is based upon the recent Florida Supreme Court Opinion in State v Poole. In […]

Ocean Hour and Marine Science Club say thanks to Gulf Breeze Will Do

Ocean Hour has been doing weekly one hour beach cleanups around northwest Florida for almost nine years. They received their first grant in Spring 2016 and it was from the woman’s philanthropy, Gulf Breeze Will Do. Ocean Hour was received a second grant from Gulf Breeze Will Do to purchase cleanup supplies for volunteers. The group purchased 150 grabbers and […]

Gulf Breeze Hospital nurse is extraordinary

Daniel Hammer, R.N., received the Baptist Health Care DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses for January. Hammer works in the ICCU at Gulf Breeze Hospital. Hammer was nominated by a patient who said he and his family were “blessed to have such a wonderful angel to protect and care for me in my final days.” The DAISY Award is part of […]

Buchalter named to Dean’s List

DAVENPORT, IA– Corey Buchalter of Gulf Breeze was named to the fall 2019 quarter Dean’s List at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s West campus in San Jose, Calif.