Beach dedication party celebrates Okaloosa County history
Okaloosa County residents will be invited to a beach dedication event featuring a 3:10 p.m. band performance by Choctawhatchee High School, a 3:30 p.m. politicians volleyball match, and a 4:45 p.m. children's sandcastle judging. Children in three age groups will compete for T shirts and cash prizes while sponsors provide food, memorabilia, and a Red Cross station. Volunteers and police will manage traffic, with transport available for seniors from Destin. Rain contingencies cover a site change.
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Okaloosa County
Choctawhatchee High School
Bertram
Destin Soccer League
Boy Scout Troups
Coca-Cola
Red Cross
Ruth Bugay
Council On Aging
Escapes, vandalism and theft reported in Destin area crime notes
A March 16 report says Wilford Gascon from Ontario had his car license tag removed while parked at Riviera on the Gulf. Donald Wade briefly escaped custody from Shalimar courthouse, was recaptured after a 5 hour search, and returned to Crestview jail on an escape charge. March 18 arrows shot at Phyllis Dukes house. March 19 20 vandalism to a Decatur man’s 1982 Toyota at Nightown. meat locker break attempt at Blue Room. 7 11 shoplifting incident by four males in a light blue Cadillac with a frozen pizza and half a beer drunk. Deputy notes assign to each event.
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Wilford Gascon
Destin
Ontario
Okaloosa County
Gascon
Riviera
The
Gulf
Shalimar
Wade
Cliff Florence
Joe Nelson
Crestview
Phyllis Dukes
Beach Drive
Joel Adler
Todd Kinard
Decatur
Toyota
Donna Dewrell
Wanda Wagner
Highway 98
Paul Brown
Zoning to contain adult venues debated by county panel
Zell argues restricting adult establishments to BT zones shifts control toward viewing public and away from outright banning. Peebles cites a 74-4 provision to balance developer interests with property owner review. Andrews and Mitchell weigh past nudity disputes as Board of Adjustment weighs burlesque projects.
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Zell
County Commission
Bill Peebles Jr
Peebles
Board of Adjustment
Mike Mitchell
Fort Walton Beach
Mitchell
Larry Anders
Meee
Coast Guard reports multiple vessel incidents near Fort Walton Beach
Green dye markers and flare sightings southwest of Hurlburt Field traced to an Eglin C 130. Cornelius of Birmingham towed after wheel line entanglement. a 16 foot craft ran out of gas near Sherik Point, rescued and moored. Several other vessels reported adrift or disoriented, all safely moored or towed back.
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Carl Phelps
Hurlburt Field
Hurlburt
Air Force
Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin
Cornelius
Brooks Bridge
Charles L. Cornelius
Birmingham
Santa Rosa Sound
Bandi Booth
Sherik Point
Richard Sorenson
Fort Walton Beach
Coast Guard
Richardson
George Derwell
Crystal Beach
Judy Craparo
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Party
Donald Lamar Wade
Richard Harvell
South County
Orie L. Marler
Blue Room
Joann McGinnis
Julian’s
the Shores
Andalay
John Palmer
Panama City
Buck Bayou
Buddy II
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