Three Vehicle Crash Injures Woman at City Intersection
Grace Carrington, 64, was injured in a three car crash at Old and New 98s and sent to Destin Humana Hospital Monday night. Her 1982 Pontiac was pushed into a holding pond after being hit by 1973 Chevy driven by Costan Larry Henderson, 43, Destin, whose car also struck 1984 Chevy driven by James G. Jasinski, 25, Destin. Henderson faces charges including unlawful speed causing an accident, license suspended, improper tag and DUI.
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Grace Carrington
Destin Humana Hospital
Carrington
Costan
Larry Henderson
Destin
Henderson
James G. Jasinski
Fire Board reviews financing plan for ladder truck
Beokeeper Wanda Martin proposed shifting loan payments to cut interest on the $433,250 ladder truck financed over five years. She outlined proposals for the Fire Board to consider and asked for a recommendation at the March 9 meeting.
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Destin Fire Board
Beokeeper
Wanda Martin
Martin
Dialing system upgrade approved for courthouse lines
Peebles announced the annex project has been approved and work will start. The upgrade will triple courthouse lines and improve service to handle the upcoming 911 emergency dial plans.
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Peebles
Weather snippet records tides and temperatures
Brief weather note records tides and temperatures for February 11th 12th and 13th with low tide readings around 0943 and 1021 and 1060 plus a 0.4 value, indicating light data details.
Coast Guard to add five in Destin for drug enforcement
Master Chief Martin M. Dobrin said five more personnel will join Coast Guard Station Destin starting in April to focus on law enforcement and drug interdiction. The move follows a joint raid with Customs and DEA that seized 1,920 pounds of marijuana and linked to a smuggling operation between Destin and the Cayman Islands worth about 15 million dollars.
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Emerald Coast
Coast Guard
Destin
Martin M. Dobrin
U.S. Customs Service
Gulf Coast
Dobrin
Destin Coast Guard
Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Destin Harbor
Cayman Islands
Two Charged In Securities Fraud Case
Fort Walton Beach and Destin developers Beeler and Franklin, plus five related corporations, are named in a Florida Comptroller filing alleging seven counts under the Securities Act and 14 counts under the Mortgage Brokerage Act. The suit accuses them of selling fraudulent securities and laundering investor funds through multiple accounts.
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Fort Walton Beach
Bryan D. Beeler
J. Ross Franklin
Florida
Gerald Lewis
Beeler, Franklin
Arcade of Destin Inc
Beeler Development Company
Investors Mortgage and Loan Company
Parkview Nursing Home Inc
Resort Gulf Developers Inc
Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act
Park plan proposes slower speed and limited access at Henderson Beach
The Beach Merchants Association offers a new alternative to the state plan for Henderson Beach State Park. Spokesman Larry Stuecken says the design would slow traffic on Old 98 to 35 mph and locate development north of the highway and east of the Eglin weather station with a single Old 98 entrance. The plan mirrors the DNR features like picnic shelters and restrooms and may cost less to build. Continued on Page 10A.
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the Beach Merchants Association
Henderson Beach State Park
Road 7
Larry Stuecken
Eglin
Stuecken
State Department of Natural Resources
Old 98
Center Lease Revised By City
City manager Jack Dorman drafts a counterproposal to lease the Destin Community Center with council review due by February 12. He will incorporate council edits before sending it to the center’s board of directors. Councilman Richard Duke praises the revised terms, noting it’s a marked improvement.
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Jack Dorman
Destin Community Center
Dorman
Richard Duke
Community Center
Harbor Findings and Recommendations for Destin Harbor
Consultants from Landers Atkins and Connolly and Wicker present a preliminary harbor management plan in Destin. The workshop covers fish-cleaning areas stormwater runoff oil spills and goals for harbor policies with public input and hearings planned after each stage. The $43 400 study will guide land use around the harbor and docking limits ahead of final city council decisions.
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Destin
Howard Landers
Destin Community Center
Landers-Atkins
Connolly and
Wicker
Destin Harbor
Rick Welch
Connolly and Wicker
Florida
Welch
Old Pass Lagoon
Destin City
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Bill Doughty
Doblin
Old and
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