Diver Found Safe After Missing Off Fantasea Dive Boat
Destin Coast Guard and Destin Search and Recovery Unit searched Sunday night after diver Darius Hall of Natchez Mississippi was reported missing off the Fantasea. Currents carried him east, making swimming to the boat unsafe. Hall was rescued at 8:45 PM by the pleasure craft Two Cue. captains called him safe but tired offshore.
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Destin Coast Guard
Destin
Coast Guard
Glenn Francis
Darius Hall
Natchez
Francis
Hall
Joel Adler
No Wake Signs Planned for Old Pass Lagoon Waterfront
The Okaloosa County Waterways Advisory Committee approves sixteen no wake signs to be installed along Old Pass Lagoon by August end. Johnny Strickland says funds should arrive within a month and signs, 4 by 4 feet with an orange border, will bear a black No Wake legend. Signs cost 55 dollars each totaling 880 dollars, funded from DNR Boating Improvement Program fees. placements will be at marinas and shoreline operations with local business support sought.
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Old Pass Lagoon
County Waterways Advisory Committee
Johnny Strickland
Okaloosa
Strickland
Waterways
Ken Beaird
DNR
Disaster Bill Grants Local Emergency Powers to Counties
Gov. Bob Graham signed a disaster preparedness bill allowing coastal counties to declare a state of local emergency without waiting for higher authorities. Rep. Frank Williams sponsored the measure, which lets local governments direct taxpayers’ funds to relief efforts with no required public meetings for spending. The law enables state intervention when county resources are exceeded.
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Bob Graham
Frank Williams
D-Starke
Graham
Beach Bucks: Gulf coast land prices hit new high
Destin real estate records show Spyglass Inn sold for about 3.5 million, over 10 000 dollars per front foot, a likely local record. SunDestin Limited plans a 17 story SunDestin International hotel condo project, with construction to begin after razing the aging motel.
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Jim Chitwood
Gulf of Mexico
Spyglass Inn
Destin
SunDestin Limited
Maleszewski
Highway 98
Gulf
Gulf Front
James Slatton
New Smyr
Na Beach
Slatton
SunDestin International
John Cox
Cox & Young
Cox
Center Weighs DWU Well Plan in Destin
Destin Community Center board votes to explore leasing Center land to Destin Water Users for a western Destin well. A public hearing will precede August vote with DWU engineers present. Committee to study site, deed issues, and title search at DWU expense. community input emphasized.
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Karen MacGrogan
Destin
DWU
Woodward
Patterson
Bob McIlroy
Blood Drive Falls Short of 100 Donors
Destin Red Cross blood drive drew 76 donors, short of a 100 quota. Adrienne Lebree, drive chair, said the event went well for the season, with Coast Guard volunteers, first timers, and many LPNs and RNs joining. Canteen staff and baked goods were praised. workers stayed past 6 p.m. to accommodate late donors. Next drive is October 10 at Saint Andrews Church.
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Destin
Red Cross
Gift of Life
Drive
Adrienne Lebree
Sebree
Saint Andrews Church
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Beach Bucks
Landmark Motel
Dave
Buddy) Runnels
Runnels
Dube McGee
Seagrove Beach
South Walton
McGee
Beach Front
Hyatt and Mariott
Dunlap
Paul Gardner
SRO Ccea
Mark
Stin
HE Shores
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