Lionfish research planned for Saturday at Fort Pickens

Gulf Islands National Seashore will conduct lionfish research in the water west of the Fort Pickens fishing pier between sunrise to noon, Saturday, July 24. A total of four survey dives will be conducted between May and October 2021 by the Ocean Strike Team in partnership with the University of Florida Extension Program. The purpose of these surveys is to […]

2021-07-22 E-Edition

Santa Rosa opens first K-8 school




East Bay K-8 school is officially open. The newest school built in Santa Rosa County held a ribbon cutting July 16 with a handful of the 900 students already enrolled showing up to help and tour along with teachers, administrators and school board members who helped make it happen. The school, built off Edgewood Drive on Elkhart, has a Navarre […]

County rejects ban on clear cutting




Clear cutting property by developers was discussed at last week’s County Commission meeting for almost two hours of the nine-hour meeting. It was part of the Land Development Code update on changes made before the upcoming final hearing and review of the revised LDC. In the end, commissioners rejected the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Board to stop some […]

Hal George is Rotarian of the Year

New officers and directors were appointed and distinguished Rotarian of the Year and Service Above Self awards were presented at a change of command ceremony for Gulf Breeze Rotary Club at the Pensacola Yacht Club on June 29. The new club president, Lee Brown, succeeds Bobby Potomski. A local business owner and native of Gulf Breeze, Brown has served in […]

Schebler, deputy resign posts




Dan Schebler, Santa Rosa County Administrator, tendered his resignation with Santa Rosa County one week after Assistant County Administrator Mark Murray announced he was leaving his post to work at Whiting Field. Schebler came under fire recently when he admitted he made an error in telling the Board of County Commissioners his department applied for a grant when it was […]

Dr. Barber plans a ‘normal’ school year




Santa Rosa County School Superintendent Dr. Karen Barber wants parents and students to know things will be different this school year compared to last. “We are going back to normal!” she said. “For this new school year, we are going to be fully functional.” Barber sat down with Gulf Breeze News last week to update some improvements as well as […]

Weekend Food Program stuffs treats into backpacks for Gulf Breeze kids




The tragic news is this: in the middle of a community marked by affluence, there are hungry children. The good news is this: in the middle of a community marked by affluence, there are also devoted, caring and generous people trying to feed those hungry children. That is the goal of the Gulf Breeze Weekend Food Program, an idea introduced […]

Calendar of Meetings

Thursday, July 22 Capital Trust Agency Board of Directors Meeting 8:00 a.m., 315 Fairpoint Dr. Gulf Breeze Santa Rosa County Commission Work Session 8:30 a.m., 6495 Caroline St., Milton Santa Rosa County School Board Workshop- Budget Presentation 9:00 a.m., 1500 Woodlawn Way, Gulf Breeze Santa Rosa County School Board Meeting 10:00 a.m., 5086 Canal St., Milton Santa Rosa County Local […]

FLASHBACKS

July 22

5 Years ago this week – 2016 Skanska USA is awarded the winning bid by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the rebuild of the Pensacola Bay Bridge. While receiving the lowest scores for design, construction and value added among other scoring categories, Skanska’s bid of $398 million came in well below the losing candidates’ bids and $67 million […]