City, county offices to close on Good Friday
City, county offices to close on Good Friday
The following City of Gulf Breeze and Santa Rosa County offices will be closed Friday, April 14, in observance of Good Friday. Regular hours of operation resume Monday, April 17. – Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners, including the library system and animal shelter. The library system will also be closed on Saturday. – Santa … read more
Obituaries – April 14, 2017
Obituaries – April 14, 2017
Verina “Lynn” Glossop 1965 – 2017 Verina “Lynn” Glossop, 51, of Bennettsville, S.C. passed away on March 18, 2017 with her loved ones by her side at the University of Florida Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla. after a brief illness. Lynn was born on September 18, 1965 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. to Javannah Gunn … read more
Santa Rosa Rookies of the Year announced
Santa Rosa Rookies of the Year announced
Oriole Beach Elementary School named fifth grade teacher Jordan West (pictured above) as the school’s Rookie of the Year last week. Congratulations Jordan! The Santa Rosa Education Foundation invited every school in the Santa Rosa School District to nominate one teacher for the Santa Rosa Rookie of the Year award, and the results were announced … read more
District title to stay at GBHS
District title to stay at GBHS
The Gulf Breeze High School girls lacrosse team had a strong showing last Thursday, defeating Pensacola High School 19-1 in order to claim the District 1 Championship for the second year in a row. “Tonight we were focusing a lot on preparing for next week in regionals against whoever we are gonna play, and we … read more
NABOR golf tournament a success
NABOR golf tournament a success
The 2017 Navarre Area Board of Realtors (NABOR) Community Golf Tournament, which was held this past weekend was a huge success thanks to its numerous attendees and sponsors. Congratulations to this year’s winners: – 1st Place: Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson’s Team – 2nd Place: The Beach Community Mortgage Team – 3rd Place: Clayton Wells’ Team – Most … read more
Crusaders snag title from Dolphin boys
Crusaders snag title from Dolphin boys
The FHSAA District 1 Lacrosse Championship last Thursday night between Gulf Breeze High School and Pensacola Catholic was an instant classic — ending with the Crusaders scoring two goals in the final minute of the game to win the match 8-7. “We knew we had a good team,” Head Coach Scott Bartowski said. “We’ve been … read more
Raiders fall to Crusaders at home
Raiders fall to Crusaders at home
Coming out of a 14-7 loss over the Pace Patriots, the Navarre Raider baseball team wanted to look towards a better season when they matched up against Pensacola Catholic High School on March 9. And the team got exactly what they wanted, a solid win, pushing their overall season up 2-5 overall and 0-2 in … read more
Local cops on national TV
Local cops on national TV
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies recently teamed up with camera crews from the hit A & E Network show “Live PD”. The show is in its first season, and follows law enforcement officers in different parts of the country around in a live setting. The show’s filming of Santa Rosa County deputies made its debut … read more
Tusa gets 15 years
Tusa gets 15 years
Mark Tusa, the man that led law enforcement officers on a high speed chase that ended in Navarre has been sentenced to serve 15 years in state prison. State Attorney Bill Eddins announced Wednesday that Tusa was handed that sentence by Circuit Judge John Simon and will also serve 5 years of probation once released from … read more
Report: Woman threatened with guns
Report: Woman threatened with guns
A Navarre man who allegedly broke a woman’s nose and later pointed two guns at her head stating she was going to “die tonight” was arrested on April 9 after a motorist called 9-1-1 to report he saw the suspect assaulting the woman inside of a pickup truck. The suspect, 19-year-old Wyatt Hardwicke, was apprehended … read more
