Sentencing Delayed in Murder and Robbery Case
Convicted murderer John F. Williams of Santa Rosa Beach had his sentencing moved from June 6 to June 20 after the death of his father, Billy Ray Williams, who died of an apparent heart attack at Eglin Regional Hospital. Williams was found guilty May 26 of first degree murder and armed robbery of Destin resident Ted Schery last August. The 12 jurors were to reconvene to decide life imprisonment or death by electrocution.
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John F. Williams
Santa Rosa Beach
Williams
Destin
Ted Schery
Billy Ray Williams
Eglin Regional Hospital
Destin Seafood Festival Booths Open for 1983 Rentals
Destin area booths are accepting applications now for the Destin Seafood Festival. General food booth space costs 100 for Destin Chamber members and non profits, 125 for others. craft booths 50 for members and non profits, 75 for non members. Festival runs Oct 1 9am to 7pm and Oct 2 11am to 6pm, with an expected 60 000 to 70 000 attendees. For details call Destin Chamber of Commerce at 837 6241.
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Destin
Destin Chamber
Destin Chamber of Commerce
Zoning Hearing Reset for Okaloosa County Ordinance 83-4
Public hearings on an amended Okaloosa County zoning ordinance, Ordinance 83-4, are set for June 23 at 6:30 p.m. in Shalimar Courthouse Annex and June 28 at 10:30 a.m. in the annex board room. The two sessions will review charter boat service rules in General Business districts, appeal procedures, and typographical corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okaloosa County
P&i
P&z
Shalimar
County Commission
Commission Board
Bowlegs Festival Opens With Pirate Parade In Fort Walton Beach
Swashbuckling pirates from the Krewe of Bowlegs sail into Fort Walton Beach to launch the 29th Billy Bowlegs Festival with a dramatic skit on the city. The event marks a week of planned festivities and shows the Skull and Crossbones banner. See Page 6A in today's LOG for details.
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Fort Walton Beach
Krewe of
Bowlegs
Blackhawk
Unique passive solar Destin Post Office design advances
Postal Service engineer Howard Stillwell reports Destin's new 10 354 square foot post office on Main Street is about halfway through design. The structure uses natural ventilation and light, a jagged roof to harness southerly winds, 4000 boxes, a large lobby, 54 customer parking spaces, and a drive through for collection boxes. Construction could start in November with completion by late 1984 as officials aim to be in before Christmas 1984.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chitwood
Destin
Postal Service
Howard Stillwell
Stillwell
Main Street
Pensacola
Shores Shopping Center
Surveyors Prep For New 98 Highway Upgrade
DOT survey crews begin prep work for the four mile rerouted Highway 98 project near Crestview. The $4.6 million four lane will run parallel to a Gulf Power line and should take about a year to complete. Construction contracts are planned for September with work starting in January 1984 due to funding cycles and holidays.
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Ingrid Kreis
State Department of Transportation
Tom Turbeville
DOT
Crestview
Turbeville
Airport Road
Walton County Line
Dots Bill Waddell
Waddell
Allen Potter
Okaloosa
Walton
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Tani Relat
Gulf View Shopping Center
Isor
al McLeod
The
Highway 98
Gulf Power Co
J.P. Designs
J.P
Pheor Or
Mountain Drive
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