Ward blocks 2 million harbor funding over missing data
State Rep. James Ward will not seek a $2 million line item to flush Old Pass Lagoon harbor due to missing hard data from the Northwest Florida Water Management District and lack of local input. He notes tests and easement details must be settled, delaying the project by about a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanita Trippe
Old Pass Lagoon
James Ward
Ward
Northwest
Florida
Destin
Nwfwmd
Wnsecutive
McCatney
McCartney
James
NWF
Okaloosa County
Harbor Committee
Daylight Savings Time Arrives This Sunday
Clocks go forward one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday morning. Set watches before bed Saturday night to gain extra daylight after work.
Mystery Testament Found After 41 Years in Mail
Karen MacGrogan reports a Knoxville family story from World War II when a New Testament mailed to Army Air Corps mechanic John Gossett in Italy never arrived. In March 1983 he receives the long-delayed package postmarked Village Baptist Church, revealing a 41 year delay and a poignant reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
Peece
Ova Gossett
Knoxville
John
Gossett
John Gossett
Army Air Corps
Italy
Village Baptist Church
DWU Explores Nitrogen Reduction in Destin Ponds
Destin Water Users examines methods to lower nitrogen in percolation ponds feeding Old Pass Lagoon after Northwest Florida Water Management District tests show nitrogen leakage. Plans include higher effluent treatment, deep well disposal tests, and possible DER permit considerations with a 50 percent hydraulic loading increase only if nitrogen reductions meet targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
Northwest Florida
Water Management District
Holcomb
DWA
DWU
Destin
DEA
Floridan
Calhoun Avenue
Destin Charter Bill Heads For Action in Florida House
Rep. James Ward prepares to file a Destin incorporation bill May 1 after two committees review a 39 page charter. He expects possible boundary discussions and a review of the proposed zero based tax plan for undeveloped lands east of Airport Road. The bill faces referrals to the Community Affairs and Finance and Tax committees as it moves toward the November ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
James Ward
Fort Walton Beach
House
Ward
Citizens For Incorporation Inc
House Committee On Community Affairs
Airport Road
House Finance and Tax
Community Affairs Committee
City of
ALS would boost Okaloosa EMS with advanced life support
Okaloosa County EMS seeks state license to upgrade Basic Life Support to Advanced Life Support in Destin and remote areas. Under ALS, paramedics would administer medications under physician direction, start IV fluids, defibrillate, intubate, and monitor patients in the field, cutting response time before hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa County
Destin
EMS
Nick Stager
Stager
Charlie Barniv
South Walton
SWES
Don Byrd
Byrd
Barniv
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Barney Henderson
FBI
St. Joe Land
Eleanor Fowler
DER
Destin-South Walton
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