Destin businessman accused of bilking local merchants
A Destin man, David Church, allegedly owned and ran Southern Publications and vanished around Dec. 8 after defrauding about 15 to 20 merchants of roughly $190 each. Merchants including Tom Phillips and Jim Vaughan say contracts for 10 000 mailed coupons and radio spots were never fulfilled, leaving them out money and advertising plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Southern Publications
Destin
David Church
Sandalwood Drive
Joe Mizell
Tom Phillips
Chimney Doctor
State Attorney's Office
Shalimar
Church
Okaloosa
WMMK
Phillips
WMMKK
Jim Vaughan
Vaughan
Center Lease Leaves Fire Board Hot
Destin Community Center directors approve a lease expansion from 100 by 100 feet to 200 by 128 feet to aid the Destin Fire Department. Fire commissioners argue terms favor the center, proposing year to year rent tied to land values and threatening to reallocate funds for property purchase rather than an expansion at Stahlman Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
Destin Community Center Board
Destin Fire Department
Houston Beaumont
Fire Commission
Zack Brunson
Stahlman Avenue
Brunson
Iag
Sunrise Sunset Times Snapshot
Page 1B 1C lists dawn and dusk times for multiple days with timestamps 0637 and 1648 then 0638 1649 and 0639 1649, followed by 61 indicating a count or note. The fragment records a sequence of solar times likely for several dates.
Coast panel eyes water supply fixes for Destin area
Northwest Florida officials plan a regional well field on Eglin land to address coastal water shortages. Transmission lines would move water to Destin and Okaloosa County, with pipelines from Santa Rosa Island feeding Destin Water Users and South Walton Utilities. Regulatory reviews proceed with TAC before full committee in January.
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Ingrid Kreis
Destin
South Walton Peninsula
Doug Barr
Northwest Florida
Barr
Eglin Reservation
Eglin
Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa County
Nwfwmd
Santa Rosa Island
South Walton
Thief Uses Father’s Card in Destin Area Fraud
An older man tells a Panhandle department store his son in Destin is turning 21 and should charge freely on a national card. He provides name and card number, and a thief later uses the number to charge about $1,000. Police say credit card fraud, called America’s fastest growing crime, harms stores banks and the public through higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Panhandle
Destin
Alabama
Sgt
Ray MacGrogan
Okaloosa County
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Center Lease
Fire Board
Capt. Brant
Laurie Kelly
Regan
Destin Girl
Walton
Edwards
Beach Beach
Governor’s Coast Panel
Destin Post Office
Art Stenberg
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