Destin Man Wins 1972 Porsche Raffle From Kiwanis Club
Doug Tuttle of Destin won the 1972 Porsche raffle conducted by the Santa Rosa Beach Kiwanis Club. Donor Buddy Bowden helped raise between $3,000 and $4,000 for the club’s special services fund funding charitable projects including playground equipment for Bay Elementary, two-night Sandestin and Tops'l passes, a $100 U.S. Savings Bond, an indoor tree, and a dinner for two at LeBleau's Cajun Kitchen.
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Doug Tuttle
Destin
Santa Rosa Beach
Kiwanis Club
Buddy Bowden
Ed Stinson
Bay
Sandestin
Tops'l
Florida State Bank
Walton Nursery
LeBleau
Various Santa Rosa Beach clubs schedule community events
CamVets Post 59 will hold a turkey shoot today at 11 a.m. on Veterans Road beside LeBleau's Cajun Kitchen. South Walton Emergency Services asks members to attend a general meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Santa Rosa Beach Community Center on County Road 393. A general membership meeting for the proposed coastal American Red Cross chapter is set for Wednesday at 9 30 a.m. at the Santa Rosa Beach Community Center. prospective members are invited.
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cAmVets Post 59
Santa Rosa Beach
Veterans Road
LeBleau
eSouth Walton Emergency Services
eThere
American Red Cross
Walton County ZBA to Hear Convenience Store Variance
The Walton County Zoning Board of Adjustments will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. in the county courthouse DeFuniak Springs to hear Sunshine Junior Food Stores of Panama City seek a variance to build a convenience store in Beach Highlands. Local residents fear the project could lower property values.
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Walton County Zoning Board of Adjustments
Sunshine Junior Food Stores
Panama City
Beach Highlands
Walton County
DeFuniak Springs
Suit Filed Over Death at Topsill Beach and Racquet Club
Diane Pitts, widow of Henry Mitchell Pitts, sues Topsail Limited and Champion Construction Co. for a fatal fall at the Topsail Beach project. The complaint claims lack of guardrails, safety belts, lifelines, scaffolds and catch platforms, plus failures to inspect and to follow OSHA rules.
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Tops
South Walton
Henry Mitchell ‘Pitts
Topsail Limited
Texas
Champion Construction Co
Port Richey
Diane Pitts
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Fire millage referendum eyed for South Walton district
Walton County officials discussed a South Walton Fire District millage referendum to run in November. About 22 residents attended a Bay Elementary hearing where 16 favored the regular election referendum, six backed a special election which would cost 1800. Opponents urged caution on tax hikes while trustees argued potential returns from fire protection.
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Walton County
Raymond Hall
South Walton
Bay Elementary
Swfd Commission
Tom Patton
Ed Latham
South-County
Wiley Williams
Robert Davis
Davis
Walton County Paving Delayed on Geronimo Road
South Walton Utility Co says commissioners are overdue to pave Geronimo Road at Miramar Beach. SWU President John Main cites a commitment once equipment is available, per a 1984 agreement signed by former Commission Chairman Sam Pridgen. The dirt road rests at the utility’s end, with county furnishing equipment and labor if SWU covers costs.
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Walton County
Geronimo
Miramar Beach
South Walton Utility Co. Inc
SWU
John Main
Geronimo Road
Commission
Sam Pridgen
LaBleau Opposes Cityhood and Fire Tax Referendum
Restaurant owner Frank LeBleau urged opposition to incorporation and a fire district millage at a San Rosa Beach Kiwanis luncheon. He warned a new city would add government layers and questions how a city councilmember could deny residents, while praising Walton County commissioners for serving voters.
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Frank LeBleau
Santa Rosa Beach
Kiwanis
LeBleau
CFSW
County Commission
Walton County
Destin Officials Call Charter Mistakes In Incorporation
Destin officials tell the South Walton realtors that two drafting mistakes hurt Destin’s charter. A millage cap of two mills and a ban on utility tax levies limit city services. Mayor Bob McIlroy and City Manager Jack Dorman argue the charter should allow taxes and budgeting flexibility.
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Destin
South Walton
Fort Walton Beach Board of Realtors
Bob McIlroy
Jack Dorman
McIlroy
Dorman
Sears
CFSW Plans Voter Drive In South Walton Areas
Citizens For South Walton vows to register voters across 12 districts in the south county, aiming to boost participation in the incorporation issue. About 1,900 of an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 potential voters are currently registered, with district boundaries subject to change.
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Citizens For
South Walton
Community Acte
Harrison Marshall Sr
Marshall
CFSW
Bill Wyrough
Miramar Beach
Mack Bayou
Santa Rosa Beach
Bayshore
Blue Mountain Beach
Grayton Beach
Point Washington
Seagrove Beach
Eastern Lake
Camp Continued
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Jan
LaBleau
Dire
Bill Liles Jr
Stallworth Lake
Gulf of Mexico
State Department of Natural Resources
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