2021-01-28 E-Edition

2020’S MOST INFLUENTIAL CITIZENS

Superheroes use #hashtags to help struggling community



Cathy Minshull and Jenni Arnold have a lot of influence. Recently Gulf Breeze News posted a question on Facebook and in the newspaper about readers’ perceptions of the most influential person in Gulf Breeze in 2020. Several names were received. However, the majority of responses focused on two women who teamed up, soon after the Gen. Chappie James Bridge was […]

7-period day no longer an option for Santa Rosa students

‘At this time, we don’t have a choice,’ Linda Sanborn said



There will be no seven-period day in Santa Rosa County public schools anytime soon. The school board approved moving $3 million earmarked and set aside for the last few years in the budget from Committed Funds to Uncommitted at last week’s school board meeting in Milton. Financial director for the school district, Susan McCole, asked the board to rescind the […]

Repairs under way

Florida Department of Transportation says the bridge is on track to

City of Gulf Breeze tightens COVID-19 protocols

The City has been operating under Phase III of its Phased Re-Opening Plan since September 30, 2020. As of Jan. 20, there were 57 active COVID-19 cases inside the city limits of Gulf Breeze. The City is closely monitoring the status of COVID-19 and will continue to evaluate public health guidelines to determine what actions can be taken to minimize […]

County raises prospect of impact fees




Impact fees for Santa Rosa County will be on the agenda again for the county’s planning meeting in February. A discussion at last week’s planning meeting brought forward more concerns from new commissioners about the fees and how to structure them so they do not hurt small business, especially. County Administrator Dan Schebler asked commissioners to send a summary and […]

Gulf Breeze High School leads county schools in COVID-19 cases, again




Gulf Breeze High School again leads the county schools in the most positive cases of COVID-19 for the last week, reported on the Florida COVID Dashboard during the week of Jan. 10-Jan. 16. Gulf Breeze High sprinted out in front of the line of 34 public schools in Santa Rosa County, with the county health department reporting 17 students testing […]

GBMS students win VFW essay contest

Congratulations go out to three Gulf Breeze Middle School eighth-grade students, Michael Fink, Abigail Minchin and Jenna Kerr. They are winners of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 4407, Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest. These students wrote heartwarming and patriotic essays related to the theme “What Is Patriotism to Me?” Jessica Otten, Commander of VFW Post 4407, announced the winners for […]

Coady advances to finalist for SR Teacher of the Year

Santa Rosa Education Foundation announced the three finalists for Santa Rosa Teacher of the Year. Congratulations to the following educators: Tricia Coady of Gulf Breeze Elementary, Annie Scott of Holley-Navarre Intermediate and Jennifer Joyner of Santa Rosa Online. The Santa Rosa Teacher of the Year will be announced on Friday, Jan. 29.

Gulf Breeze schools are ‘Golden’




By Pam Brannon Santa Rosa County School Board awarded 28 of their schools with Golden School Awards at their meeting last week, stressing volunteerism at the schools. Usually school representatives attend the meeting when these awards are announced, but this year with Covid restrictions and limited attendance allowed at the meetings, the district will send the certificates to each school […]