Health rule seeks preapproval checklist for Destin eateries
Developers of restaurants and small food establishments in Destin would need Health Department approval of all building plans before permit approval. Zoning administrator Bill Zell urged a multidepartment checklist over a new ordinance. Dr. Edmund Kielman supported the plan to ensure Florida Administrative Code standards. Commissioners approved the proposed checklist 4 to 0, with Mike Mitchell absent.
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Destin
Health Department
Okaloosa County
Bill Zell
Edmund Kielman
Zell
Florida
Kielman
Mike Mitchell
Trial Change Sought in 1982 Destin Slaying Case
A Santa Rosa Beach man John Williams seeks a May 12 trial in Shalimar for the August 1982 murder of Ted Schery in Destin. Judge Jere Tolton will rule on a Public Defender request to exclude the press from a suppression-motion hearing and on a gag order affecting both sides. The change of venue motion could alter location and time.
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Santa Rosa Beach
Ted Schery
Circuit Court
Jere Tolton
Public Defender’s Office
John Williams
Mickey Allen Parks
Schery
Highway 98
Tolton
State Attorney Office
Williams
Shalimar
WMMK Wins Two UPI Florida Awards in Orlando
WMMK radio captured first place in investigative reporting Division A for Vietnamese Fishermen by Debbie Pond with praise for patient reporting. The station also earned outstanding achievement in spot news Division A for Debra Hale on the Red Bay Paraquat spray, noted as a good job contrasting actions and consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wmmk Radio
United Press International Broadcasters of Florida
Orlando
Tallahassee
WMMK
Debbie Pond
Debra Hale
Red Bay
Conspiracy Ruling Delayed in Destin 15 Million Suit
Okaloosa Circuit Judge Jere Tolton delayed ruling on a motion to discharge pending litigation tied to a 15 million lawsuit by Destin developer John Yamnitz against Saudi Corporation and Wallace Yost over a 60 acre Holiday Isle parcel. Arguments are due by May 4 on whether lis pendens should be kept or discharged, with Lovelace of Gulfside International noting halted development and a Louisiana lender ready to close, while IRS liens and title issues complicate transfer.
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Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa
Jere Tolton
Tolton
John Yamnitz
Saudi Corporation
Wallace Yost
Holiday Isle
Yamnitz
Lagoon Drive
Pensacola
Yost
Destin
Pointe Destin Ltd
Gulfside International Inc
DeWitte
Lovelace
Lis Pendens
Internal Revenue Service
Harris
Chicago Title Insurance Co
Truck and Motorcycle Crash On 98 Near Destin Leaves Injured
A rear end collision on Highway 98 east of Destin involved a 1983 Ford pickup driven by Danny Harvelle and a 1982 Yamaha motorcycle carrying James L. Jones and Renal Johnson from Metairie Louisiana. Jones was treated and released, Johnson remained in stable condition. Harvelle faces pending charges. Damage estimated at 1500 for the truck and 700 for the motorcycle. The Florida Highway Patrol cited failure to yield in stop and go traffic as the cause. Trooper C T Hall investigated the crash.
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Highway 98
Destin
Louisiana
General Hospital
Florida Highway Patrol
Danny Harvelle
Fairview Road
Fort Walton Beach
Airport Road
James L. Jones
Renal Johnson
Metairie
Jones
Johnson
General
FHP
Harvelle
C.T. Hall
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Sparky) Lovelace
Mississippi
Francois Lorin
George
Doodle) Harris Jr
Pointe Destin
Gulfside International
Chicago Title Insurance
Sparky Lovelace
Far East
Shores
Sea Gems Manufacturing
Copeland’s Jewelers
the Shores Shopping Center
Indian Bayou
U.S. 98
Silver Beach Hotel & Cottages
Golf & Country Club
Chuck Hamilton
U.S.D.A
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