Theft and break ins reported across Destin area
A December crime log details multiple incidents including car break ins at Henderson Beach and Wayside Park, thefts of purses cash and a liquor case, and a $750 theft from a home. Suspects and exact motives are not always identified, with investigations led by Deputies Fountain Arnett Eubank and Haley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Avery
Birmingham
Henderson Beach
Graham Fountain
Robin Roberts Kellett
Powder Springs
Wayside Park
U.S. 98
Johnson Eubank
Officers Give Children A Christmas at Eglin AFB
The Company Grade Officers Council at Eglin AFB seeks community help for Give A Child A Christmas raising 10 000 this year to aid 60 children from low income families. Volunteers escort youths from Fort Walton Beach Christian Center to Santa Rosa Mall for shopping and meals with Sears J C Penney Kinney Shoes supporting the effort. Donations may be sent to Capt Jose R Rodriguez P O Box 1672 Eglin AFB FL 32542 and are tax deductible with receipts on request. For more information call 882-3017.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eglin Air Force Base
Jose R. Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Health and Rehabilitative Services Department of
Fort Walton Beach
Christian Center
Santa Rosa
Baskin Robbins
McDonald’s Restaurant
Sears
J.C. Penney and
Kinney Shoes
P.O. Box
White Point Piney Point bridge authority proposal gains support
Spence Jackson notes a Santa Rosa County model via special legislation and cites statewide precedents for special authorities to fund major expressway projects. He says a White Point Piney Point bridge authority could move from dinner talk to concrete action, aligning the community and drawing focus. Rep. James Ward is expected to back the bill, per aide Bill Roberts, who notes Ward’s anticipated support despite no final position yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Santa Rosa County
White Point-Piney Point
Rep
James Ward
Fort Walton Beach
Bill Roberts
Ward
Bridge authority eyed to fund toll bridge project
Roberts notes a bridge authority could sell bonds to design and build a toll bridge using projected future toll revenue, after a bridge bill stalled in the final stretch due to a governor's veto. The idea follows Ward's earlier passage of a related bill that was vetoed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Roberts
Congress eyed Coast Guard budget amid 1986 funding battles
Aides to Sen Lawton Chiles and Rep Earl Hutto discussed a split House Senate funding plan for the Transportation Department. If no action by Christmas recess a continuing resolution could fund the Coast Guard through 1986, while broader transit and aviation lines drew the fiercest debate. The Senate cut Coast Guard funds by 230 million after House approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Jack Pridgen
Lawton Chiles
R-Fl
Transportation Department
U.S
Earl Hutto
Coast Guard
Wade Warren
Hutto
Congress
Warren
Federal Aviation Administration
Amtrak
DWU Probes Cuts and Road Repair Responsibility
DWU President George French says the utility pays the county to fix roads after cuts. DWU Superintendent Terry Watkins cites a private contractor hired to repair the last two cuts, calling the work much better. A House Senate conference proposed a $73 million cut, easing Coast Guard absorption vs $230 million. In October, the Coast Guard Commandant ordered reduced routine maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DWU
George French
Terry Watkins
Watkins
DWA
House
Senate
Francis
Coast Guard
Adm
James Gracey
Budget cuts leave Station Destin without quarter funding
Continued From Page 1A and non-emergency activities. The directive left Station Destin without funding through the quarter ending Dec. 31. Francis said he received one fifth of the station’s normal operating monies for the quarter. Station Destin remains tight and broke, he told The Log. Smith said tv and private contractors must repair road cuts, acknowledging responsibility for the cut. Dorman noted a November letter to utilities requiring at least 48 hours prior city notice before work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Dorman
Destin
City seeks bonds for road repair after utility work
Disturbance to rights of way prompts emergency repair exemption and a requirement for utilities to restore roads to original condition. If restoration is delayed, a bond may be posted before work begins, with refunds issued after roads are repaired successfully.
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Mary Lou Leidiger
Seadome
Marian Arnett
Lynn Perdue
Chuck Alderman
State Road 30
South Walton
Ken Clemons
Alderson
Clemons
Stephen A. Muir
Hank Garrett
Alice B. Williams
Legion Drive
Mary L. Douglas
Robert Johnson
Ronale Maor
Gulfshore Drive
Michael Haley
Roger Belcher
Main Street
Okaloosa/Walton Counties
Florida
Out of State
Destin Log
P.O
By Sandee Muehlenfeld
Spence
DODGE
COLT
Southern Comfort
Chrysler
EGLIN
PKWY
Plymouth
FT. Walton
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