SWES Board Disagree Over Miramar Beach Station Site
South Walton Fire Board and SWES officials clash over location for one of two proposed south county fire stations. Sandestin Resort offers an east end site seen as ideal by chairman Tom Patton, while SWES president Frank LeBleu opposes it. A meeting at Santa Rosa Beach Community Center will address whether the station sits east or west of the county line along Highway 98 within about five miles.
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Pam Mee
South Walton County Fire Board
South Walton Emergency Service
Seagrove Beach
Miramar Beach
Sandestin Resort
Fire Board
Tom Patton
SWES
Frank LeBleu
Santa Rosa Beach
Sandestin
LeBleu
Patton
Four potential sites eyed for county fire station
Patton and LeBleu discuss a proposed four lane Highway 98 access for a new fire station aimed at Mack Bayou and Four Mile Point residents. Sandestin site offers a driver and two years of interest payments. Seagrove Beach and other sites also viewed as acceptable.
Brennan Trial Set For Fall
Destin deckhand Joseph Francis Brennan Jr., charged with third degree murder in the October 1983 drowning of a Fort Walton Beach night club dancer, will be tried September 17 in DeFuniak Springs Circuit Court. Public defender Bill Norton said the case needs time due to complex issues. assistant state attorney Clayton Atkinson did not object. A July 19 evidentiary hearing on a probation violation is set before Judge Jere Tolton, with Brennan denying the VOP.
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Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Brennan
Okaloosa County
Jere
Tolton
Norton
Fort Walton Beach
Susan Darlene Redmond
South Walton Beach
Cocaine Found On I-10 Roadside Near DeFuniak Springs
Walton County Sheriff's Department spokesmen say 2.2 pounds of cocaine were found last week by State Department of Transportation workers in a yellow box along Interstate 10 near the 92 mile marker. Preliminary tests identified the substance as cocaine and Penacola crime lab results confirmed it as 95 percent pure, with an estimated value of 50,000 to 60,000 dollars locally and around 120,000 on the street. Investigation continues with no leads yet on who dropped the package or why.
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DeFuniak Springs
Walton County
Walton County teachers to begin contract talks on salaries
Negotiations set for July 5 between the Walton County School Board and the Walton County Education Association focus on teacher pay. Two re openers are possible, but which two remains undecided. Current salaries are $13,800 for bachelor's and $14,700 for master's degrees.
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Pam Mee
Walton County
Walton County School Board
Walton County Education Association
WCEA
Wesley Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Tim Walden
Work Session Set For Today At South Walton Fire District
South Walton Fire District commissioners plan a 9 a.m. work session at the Santa Rosa Beach community center to inspect sites for two new fire stations in South Walton County. The public is invited to attend at the center on County Road 393.
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South Walton
Firehouse Bids Open for Two South County Stations
Bids to be opened for constructing two south county firehouses by 7 30 p m Monday June 25 at the county fire station on County Road 393. Proposals cover all labor equipment and material with a 90 day completion goal and the public may attend. Walton County District 5 Commissioner Billy McLean will host an informal South Walton County meeting July 11 at noon at Countryside Lounge Cane Square open to residents.
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South Walton
Walton County
Billy McLean
South Walton County
Countryside Lounge
Cane Square
Board Battles Worst Walton Yellow Fly Invasion
South Walton Mosquito Control Board approved a chemical spray program using Dibrom and soybean oil to curb what directors call Walton County’s worst yellow fly outbreak in years. Vern Bishop notes the pest, larger than a housefly and yellow, causes severe itching and allergies, with limited controllability and ankle bite references.
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Ingrid Kreis
South Walton
Bishop
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