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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1985
Page
3
Okaloosa County schools rank highly in state basic skills tests for third, fifth, and eighth graders. Superintendent Rodney Walker notes upcoming spring rankings should keep Okaloosa high, with eighth graders possibly rising from 11th. State averages trend down, yet local scores stay strong.
Okaloosa County School District seeks inclusion in a U S Department of Education study to restore part of 2.2 million lost federal impact funds since 1975. Superintendent Pledger Sullivan says increased monies could fund teachers salaries and expects a public master recommendation to guide contract talks with the teachers union. Senator Lawton Chiles supports the effort and district officials aim to secure new revenue for future pay raises.
Traffic was diverted along U S 98 for nearly five hours as crews restored power lines knocked down when 27 year old Donald Jerome Thompson of Panama City fell asleep at the wheel and struck a pole.
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