Destin Log official weekly newspaper notes listing staff and rates
The Destin Log announces publication on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 1225 Airport Road Destin Florida 32541 with office locations and staff names. It lists circulation rates including 6 months 7.00, 1 year 10.00, and 2 years 18.00 for Okaloosa Walton counties with out of state and foreign rates. Advertising deadlines are Monday noon and Thursday noon.
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Destin
Aixport Road
Florida
South Walton County
MB K
Okaloosa
Walton
Destin Eyes Cruise Missiles as Fall Tourist Draw
A local writer imagines Destin Miramar Beach leveraging Navy cruise missile tests as a fall tourist boom. He envisions condo residents renting space, boat tours, bleacher seats, and themed merchandise to attract visitors while noting security and coordination with Pentagon and Navy.
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Destin Bridge
Great Britain
Pentagon
Destin
Joint Chiefs
U.S. Navy
Gulf of Mexico
Miramar Beach
Eglin Test Range
Choctawhatchee Bay
Cape Canaveral
NASA
Miramar
Gulf
Highway 98
Navy
Wildfire scare in South Walton ends with no losses
Editorial notes the simultaneous forest fires in South Walton scorching over 1,000 acres but causing no deaths or property loss due to rapid response by South Walton Emergency Services, fire departments, Florida Forestry Service, Walton County Civil Defense, and Red Cross. It urges public vigilance to prevent future fires and cooperation with authorities to catch arsonists.
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Walton
Santa Rosa Beach
South Walton
Florida Forestry Service
Walton County Civil Defense
Red Cross
John Bethea
Division of Forestry
County columnist laments bridge access and tourism impact
A Pensacola area writer criticizes DOT changes near Brooks Bridge that block eastbound right slots toward Okaloosa Island. He notes spring break tourism, littered beaches, and a beach concert drop amid traffic shifts, while praising tourism as a natural local industry and questioning native complaints.
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Brooks Bridge
Okaloosa Island
Department of Transportation
Santa Rosa Boulevard
DOT
Metropolitan Planning Organization
Pensacola
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Pensacola Beach
Seagrove Beach zoning plea for growth plan and planner
A Seagrove Beach homeowner urges Walton County to adopt a long range zoning plan and hire a full-time planner. He warns without careful planning the area could become a dense, noisy resort with loss of dunes and unspoiled beaches. He likens South Walton Beaches to an emerald needing expert care.
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Seagrove Beach
Walton County
South Walton County
South
Walton
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