Destin Log publication details and staff listings
The Log announces publication details for Destin Florida editions and lists staff roles, offices, and contact information. Circulation rates and advertising deadlines are provided for Okaloosa Walton counties and other regions, with copyright note from 1987.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Destin
Airport Road
Florida
South Okaloosa
South Walton
P.O
Fil
Gene Sinsko
Tony Raines
Carol Collins
Tom Hayes
Nancy Riley
Patsy Bloomquist
Abby Thomas
Carol Becklund
Pat Rutledge
Carolyn Williams
Santa Rosa Beach
Joyce Denmark
Faye Nettles
Ed Poole
Okaloosa
Walton
Slow yet certain path of justice in offshore drug case
The piece compares Cayman Islands swift justice with the slower American system as two Destin Harbor smugglers walk free while others linked to the ring face prolonged investigations. It notes federal prosecutors avoid early arrests, rely on indictments, and may delay cases to protect witnesses, with months or years often passing before charges materialize.
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Destin Harbor
Cayman Islands
Cayman
Caymans
Blazes
Marilyn
Timbuktu
Carlos Lehder
el Supremo
Feds
Alo
Walton County Should Enforce Mandatory Paved Roads
An editorial argues Walton County must require paved roads in all new subdivisions and reject attempts to designate roads as private or loosen drainage and utility rules. It warns maintenance of unpaved streets strains resources and urges strict subdivision regulation enforcement.
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Walton County
Walton County Commission
Walton
Commission
Ground DUI pilots face new licensing screening plan
The Department of Transportation plans to use driving records to vet pilot licenses and would team with the FBI and traffic safety groups to compare pilot names with those convicted of drug or alcohol offenses. Pilots already report incidents, but no reliable verification exists, prompting calls for a backup system to protect air safety.
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Department of Transportation
FBI
Highway Traffic Safety Organizations
Okaloosa County to halt mosquito spraying under state edict
At Tuesday’s Okaloosa County Commission meeting officials discussed stopping regular truck spraying for mosquitoes after a Tallahassee edict. They must prove mosquitoes exist locally and identify species via a “specified bite test.” The board urged residents to reduce breeding by emptying standing water and noted only female mosquitoes bite.
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Okaloosa County
Tallahassee
County coverage expands with public works department plan
The county backs forming a Public Works Department uniting road, engineering, water and sewer, mosquito control, garbens, landfills and building functions under Dave Heinrich. The board notes span of control concerns, hires a 911 coordinator, and aims for prompt emergency telephony, avoiding prior contractor pitfalls.
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Dave Heinrich
Okaloosa County
Cleveland
Beauty on Old 98 fuels Destin residents’ warning
A Destin reader laments plans to close Old 98 and publicly funded beach access. They warn that state and private interests threaten the scenic Gulf view and car traffic, urging locals to oppose road closures and airport runway extensions harming the community.
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Maat
Ray John
Norma Michael
Port Road
P.O. Box
O Square
Jack Becklund
Jim Chitwood
Bill Doughty
Karen MacGrogan
Shery Gucich
Tina Harbuck
Kimberly Maxwell
Peggy Bailer
Robert K. Daleson
Dot Jones
Mike Mitchell
C.M. Terry
Arlene Webster
Carolyn Chesser
Diane Moritaris
Marilyn Wooldridge
Mary Deal
Vanita Trippe
Martha Norviel
Marie Seibold
Sheila Conrad
Jim
Chitwood
Prs
Col. North
Editorial
Monument Progress
Cuspidor
East Pass
Gulf of Mexico
OE Selma
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