Fire Destroys Boat In Destin Harbor
A 27 foot wooden cabin cruiser named Capt. Dave was destroyed by a fire that began in the engine room on Tuesday. Coast Guard Station Destin received a May 29 alarm from Afternoon Delight reporting Capt. Cave aboard the burning vessel drifting toward Holiday Isle. Units from 41 and 17 foot boats reached the scene, towed the vessel to Old Pass Lagoon’s eastern end, and extinguished the flames.
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Dave
Coast Guard
Destin
Afternoon Delight
Cave
Destin Harbor
Holiday Isle
Old Pass Lagoon
Sandestin dump truck causes outage across gulf coast region
Gulf Power reports about 10,600 customers from Destin to Phillips Inlet lost power Tuesday morning after a Sandestin construction dump truck backed into a guy wire, snapping a 110000 watt transmission line. The line carries power from Panama City, affecting 8000 Gulf Power and 2600 CHELCO customers from 8:14 to 9:22.
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Destin
Phillips Inlet
Sandestin
Gulf Power
Jim Davis
Davis
Panama City
Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative
Chelco
Safe Boating Week Urges No Boat Drinking Message
Florida Marine Patrol will reach about 3.5 million boaters during National and Florida Safe Boating Week June 3 to 9 with a campaign titled Alcohol and Water Don't Mix. Capt Glenn Keefer boating safety coordinator says the aim is to warn boaters not to drink and drive a boat to save lives.
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Florida
Florida Marine Patrol
Glenn Keefer
FMP
Chamber Asks Review of UPS at Destin Airport
Destin Chamber of Commerce directors voted to ask Okaloosa County to reconsider allowing United Postal Service cargo flights at Destin Airport. The move followed Airport Committee Chair Bill Stichler's warning that the commission decision could set a precedent for other cargo operators.
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Patricia Gould
Destin
Paul Gardner
Gardner
al McLeod
UPS
McLeod
Rudy Suttor
Mike Mitchell
Chamber
Mitchell
The
Jack
Election action heats up in Destin and Okaloosa County
Local races eye two Destin Fire District seats and three Okaloosa County Commission seats with 13 candidates pre filing eight incumbents and four superintendent contenders. Qualifying runs July 16 to 20 with voter registration deadlines August 4 for the Sept 4 primary and October 6 for the Nov 6 general. Destin residents may register at the Destin Chamber and cast ballots at the Destin Community Center.
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Patricia Gould
Destin
Okaloosa County
Elsie Garrett
Jim Harkins
Shirley Ransom
Raymond F. Shapley
Pledger Sullivan
Randall Wise
Hugh Adams
Ferrin C. Campbell
Paul H. Mosier
Newman
Buddy’ Brackin
Howard Hillburn
Okaloose
Larry Gilbert
Garrett
U.S
Earl Hutto
Circuit Court
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Susan Petro
D.V.M
Airport RD
Destin, FL
Becklund
Bob Lloyd
Rudy Sutton
Emerald Coast Tourism Council
Chamber of Commerce
Jane Moore
Jerry Roberts
Jim Nielson
Bert Wycoff
Mak
Toyota
Colvi
Fabri
del Mar
America
Comfort Inn
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