Flooding on Destin roads linked to new ponds study
Officials from Okaloosa County and the state rush to find flood remedies along Airport Road and Highway 98 amid heavy April rains. DWU ponds shifted water flow, residents report rising flood levels, and one home sits in a large standing lake as authorities monitor the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Airport Road
Highway 98
Okaloosa
Dave Heinrich
Eloise
State Departments of Environmental Regulation and Transportation
Destin Peninsula
National Weather Service
Pensacola
Destin
Heinrich
Main Street
DWU
Terry Watkins
Watkins
Quiet Wood Subdivision
Robert Carbone
Quail Circle
Quiet Wood
Carbone
Airport
Bud Sharon
Destin Country Store
Sharon
Marine Impact Sought
Weather and tide data page notes seek marine impact assessment with temperatures and sunrise sunset times for the 16th to 18th, including slack pass flood ebb readings and related figures. The entry lists daily times and numerical values for high and low tides and temperatures, indicating a focus on coastal conditions.
Center Finds Hope For Primrose Restoration Effort
Destin Community Center eyes reviving the decaying seine boat Primrose after a new historical society seeks to restore it with Coastal Heritage Foundation backing. Plans include state and federal funding, drawn up for board approval, while a steering committee will set major goals for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
Destin Community Center
Historical Society
Malcolm Patterson
Martha Cory
Grayton Beach
Coastal Heritage Foundation
Patterson
Cory
Bob McIlroy
Center
Joy Dunlap
McIlroy
Senate Oks Fee Captains Face Saltwater License Showdown
Destin boat captains vow to fight a saltwater fishing license bill as the Senate Natural Resources Committee approves it for a floor vote next week. Capt Delbert Marler warns the $500 annual captain license and broader saltwater fees could ruin charter fishing while Capt John Cheney says the industry will press lawmakers. The bill imposes $5 yearly for Florida residents and $20 for nonresidents for recreational licenses, with potential enforcement hassles cited by opponents. A companion House bill on a saltwater product license may follow soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Delbert Marler
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Marler
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Alabama
John Cheney
Associaton
Cheney
DCBA
Destin
House
Natural Resources Committee
Joan Butler
Butler
Coast Guard Tow Policy Sparks Local Debate Over Free Service
Coast Guard proposes limiting non emergency search and rescue to life threatening cases triggering strong views in Destin. Local boat operators say wasted resources and riskier choices arise when rescuing grounded vessels while Coast Guard officials weigh lines between emergencies and private towing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanita Trippe
Coast Guard
Jack Spey
Okaloosa County Waterways Advisory Committee
Jay Crouthers
Coast Guard Search and Rescue Division
Washington D.C
Highway Patrol
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Ronnie Clark
By Jim Chitwood
Destin Coast Guard
Spey
The
Triton
Destin Charter Boat Association
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