Island crash cuts power as youth faces charges
A one vehicle crash on Gulfshore Drive Sunday left Holiday Isle without electricity for about 42 hours. Steven R. Hagen, 19, of Fort Walton Beach, was charged with careless driving and DUI after losing control near 1:30 a.m. The car's four occupants, Calvin Bradley, 18, Alex Bowman, 16, and Una Baumbeck, 18, were treated for minor injuries and released. Damage estimates: $3,000 for the car and $1,000 for the pole and transformer. Power restored about 6:10 a.m.
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Holiday Isle
Gulf Power Co
Steven R. Hagen
Fort Walton Beach
Florida Highway Patrol
Bruce Stewart
Stewart
Hagen
Gulfshore Drive
Highway 98
Hagan
Shoreline Towers West
Calvin Bradley
Alex Bowman
Una Baumbeck
Shalimar
Murder Hearing Set for Santa Rosa Beach Man in 1982 Slaying
Circuit Judge Jere Tolton will hear more than a dozen motions filed by Chief Assistant Public Defender Terry Terrell on behalf of John Williams, 20, accused in the Aug. 21 beating and stabbing death of Destin resident Ted Schery. Williams and co-defendant Mickey Allen Park, 25, of Ringgold, GA, are charged with first degree murder and armed robbery. Williams’ trial is Jan 3, Park’s Jan 24, 1983.
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Jere Tolton
Santa Rosa Beach
Destin
Ted Schery
Terry Terrell
John Williams
Williams
Mickey Allen Park
Ringgold
Schery
Highway 98
Walton
Park
Terrell
Tolton
Shalimar
United Way of Destin surpasses goal in 1st split drive
Destin's United Way drive, led by Dan Scott, reports 110 percent of its local goal of 2146 with about 2500 raised so far. He expects 200 percent by campaign end and credits First National Bank of Destin as the largest contributor. The effort continues into spring as Destin remains a separate division from Fort Walton Beach.
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Destin
United Way
Dan Scott
Scott
First National Bank of Destin
Fort Walton Beach
Destin Man Named County Officer Aims to Curb Litter
Ingrid Kreis Tom Phillips won the Okaloosa County Environmental Officer job after applying last month. He plans a public education drive to curb litter on beaches and private property, stressing safety hazards and aesthetics as key concerns. He is a former military security policeman and Boy Scout leader, noting litter as a lasting problem to be addressed starting with youth education.
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Ingrid Kreis
Tom Phillips
Destin
Okaloosa County
Phillips
Troup
POD Seeks Barrier Status For Holiday Isle Land
Preservation of Destin aims to designate undeveloped western Holiday Isle as a barrier island. POD plans a Jan 12 Pensacola meeting to review state purchase proposals and CARL inclusion while detailing maps and photos for the GARL committee.
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Ingrid Kreis
Holiday Isle
Jane Moore
Preservation of Destin
Pensacola
POD
Moore
Doss
Stichler
Trow Sebree
Sebree
State Department of Environmental Regulation
Old Pass Lagoon
DER
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Pest Control
University of Florida
Rickey St
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Claus
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Bill Stichler
Garl
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F.D.I.C
P.O
Miracle Strip Parkway
Main, Destin
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