P and Z Approves Dock Projects in Destin Area
Okaloosa County commission approves five dock projects on Old Pass Lagoon and Indian Bayou for Destin residents this week. Randy Newman and Ken Roycroft of Holiday Isle receive a covered dock and two boat slips. R T Tonti gets two docks on Lagoon Drive. Jewell Maxwell of Indian Bayou gets a dock approval.
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Old Pass Lagoon
Indian Bayou
Okaloosa
Holiday Isle
Randy Newman
Ken Roycroft
R.T. Tonti
Lagoon Drive
Jewell Maxwell
Robbery at Destin Tom Thumb Store No 109
Okaloosa County deputies report a masked black male in his 20s robed the Tom Thumb Food Store No 109 Gulfview Shopping Plaza Highway 98 of an undisclosed cash amount. The clerk handed over money as the bandit fled in dark clothing. Deputy Steve Ashmore investigated the 10 45 p m crime.
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Okaloosa County
Steve Ashmore
Shellfishing Banned In Choctawhatchee Bay Area
Northwest Florida authorities halted shellfishing as Choctawhatchee Bay Santa Rosa Sound and East Bay in Escambia County closed after heavy rain. Officials warn rainfall raises bacteria in shellfish making them unsafe to eat and say DNA will announce when harvesting can resume.
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Choctawhatchee Bay
Northwest Florida
State Department of Natural Resources
Santa Rosa Sound
Escambia County
East Bay
Florida
Sullivan to Transfer as Crestview FHP Office Chief
Sgt. Dean Sullivan 38, head of the Florida Highway Patrol in Okaloosa and Walton counties, will leave Crestview to lead the Pensacola district office effective April 1. Lt. Robert Farrior will command the Crestview office, while Sullivan will oversee FHP operations in Okaloosa Walton Santa Rosa and Escambia counties.
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Dean Sullivan
Florida Highway Patrol
Okaloosa
Walton
Crestview
FHP
Pensacola
Sullivan
Robert Farrior
Farrior
Phil Farrior
Walton, Santa Rosa
Escambia Counties
Cabinet Sets Net Benefit Dock Policy for Old Pass Lagoon
Governor and cabinet approve a case by case net environmental benefit standard for new docks in Old Pass Lagoon, replacing a proposed moratorium. Destin developers cheer as four replacements and one new marina gain DER approval while a Destin Yacht Club project proceeds with a submergible land lease. Art Hill and Vic Deal support the shift, arguing it avoids a blanket block and favors projects proving environmental gains.
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Vanita Trippe
Old Pass Lagoon
Department of Natural Resources
Bob Graham
Department of Environmenal Regulation
Violet Stewart
DNR
Florida
Coast Resource Planning and Management Committee
DEA
Destin Yacht Club
Yacht Club
Vic Deal
Deal
East Pass
Art Hill
Hill
Tallahassee
Elton Gissendanner
Park Gets 11344 Grant for Okaloosa-Walton Park
Silver Beach Wayside Park on the Okaloosa Walton county line will receive 11344 in matching grants to upgrade deteriorating picnic and bathroom facilities. Gov Graham's Cabinet approved the funds as part of the Recreational Development Assistance Program.
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Silver Beach
Okaloosa-Walton County
Bob Graham
State Department of Natural Resources
Okaloosa County
Johnny Strickland
State Department of Transporation
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Park
White-Wilson Medical Center
Destin
Airport Rd
Destin, Florida
White/Wilson Medical Center
Robert J. Saxer
Juan C. Vollenweider
Urology
Curtis B. Edewaard, M
Malcolm C. Crotzer
M.D
Earl B. Carr
Roger D. Riggenbach, M
Joseph C. Wilson
Rafael M. Gomez
James E. Mills
Kaye T. Sykes, M.D
Pediatrics
Gary W. Watson
Arthur H. Lester
Douglas W. Rigby, M.D
Theodore D. Laughlin
M.D. Samual M. Atkinson, Jr
Jeffrey M. Laskoff
M.D. E.N.F
Philip G. Andre, M.D
David W. Burkland, M.D
Randall A. Langston, M.D
E.N.T
William W. Thompson
Henry C. White, M.D
Dan Beraha, M.D
Destin - 1000
Airport Road
the Shores
T-Shirf
Destin Country Store
Bud
Pepsi
Destin’s
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