Drug Traffic Alleged at Destin Airport Sparks Caution
Local and federal officials refuse to confirm drug activity at Destin Airport while noting the area’s coastline as a potential drug corridor. Residents raise concerns that flights into the uncontrolled airfield could enable trafficking, but deputies and agents stress they have no confirmed case and face enforcement limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Destin
Larry Gilbert
Okaloosa County
Earth
Dee Veenhot
Destin Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Veehof
Brigman
Law
Will Fishing License Fall In House Too
Opponents monitor a House bill on a saltwater fishing license as Sen. Barron removes the license from the Marine Fisheries package, signaling uncertain fate for House action. A Tuesday hearing was planned before the Finance and Taxation Committee amid talk the license could be deleted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chitwood
House
Senate
Destin
Dempsey Barron
Panama City
Joan Butler
National Resource Committee
Barron
Butler
House Finance and Taxation Committee
Marine Fisheries Commission
James Harold Thompson
Quincy
Sky High Crane Operator Sees Life From 16 Stories Up
Dan Kennison climbs a 164 foot high crane at Destin Yacht Club daily, braving spring winds that rock the boom. He jokes about sea-sickness above the beach, enjoys ten hours aloft watching fishermen and beachgoers, and moves up and down the ladder with a radio guiding his every step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanita Trippe
Dan Kennison
Destin Harbor
Kennison
Breakers East
Destin Yacht Club
Terra
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By Ingrid Kreis
Veenhof
Walter Brigman
Jack Fenwick
Florida
Fenwick
Robert McDonald
U.S. Customs Division
New Orleans
McDonald
Tina Hecker
Sky High
Dennis
Dan
Walton Water
Igan’s
Beach Beach
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