White-Wilson to Open Destin Clinic on Airport Road
White-Wilson Medical Center plans a 3000 square foot modular clinic on 30 acres opposite the Destin Racquet Club with four physicians and full nursing staff. The unit aims for July 1 operation, rotating specialists from Fort Walton Beach, with a later permanent 6000 square foot facility and potential expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
White-Wilson Medical Center
Destin
Airport Road
Richard Estes
White-Wilson
Fort Walton Beach
Estes
Destin Racquet Club
Fort Walton Clinic
Fort Walton
State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
Destin growth prompts bid for two more deputies
Sheriff Larry Gilbert asked Okaloosa County commissioners for two additional Destin area deputies to cover peak crime hours amid rapid growth and tourist influx. The proposed 1983-84 budget of about 2.6 million seeks a 9 percent hike with wages up to a nine percent raise, contingent on later summer approval.
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Jim Chitwood
Destin
Larry Gilbert
Peninsula
Gilbert
Okaloosa
Kiwanis
DWU Halts Septic Sludge Dumping Action
Destin Water Users halted acceptance of septic tank sludge into its sewer lines while planning plant facilities. Okaloosa County commissioners ordered fines for unapproved dump sites after reports of dumping at Airport Road manhole and concerns over odor. DEA officials were unaware of DWU’s disposal activity and noted limited local treatment capacity only at Garnier, Fort Walton Beach, and Valparaiso plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chitwood
DWU
State Department of Environmental Regulation
DWA
Jim Weeks
DEA
Pensacola
Okaloosa County
Airport Road
Main Street
Ken Beaird
Beaird
Mike Mitchell
Garnier
Fort Walton Beach
Valparaiso
Mitchell
County backs away from state growth plan in Okaloosa
Okaloosa County commissioners reversed their prior approval of a state appointed West Florida Coast Resource Planning and Management Committee, citing resistance to DCA interference. The board, led by Commissioner Mike Mitchell, questioned the program's fit with local control, despite earlier support for regional growth oversight and concerns about water, pollution, traffic, and disaster readiness in the region. Governor Graham had asked DCA to study unregulated growth across Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Santa Rosa, and Escambia counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa County
Mike Mitchell
Larry
West Florida Coast
State Department of Community Affairs
Okaloosa
Walton, Bay
Santa Rosa
Escambia
DCA
Mike Garretson
Tee
Mitchell
Bob Graham
West Florida
Accor
Ding
Old Pass Lagoon
Anchors
Florida
Frog plague hits Quail Circle residents with hopping chaos
Karen MacGrogan reports a flood of thousands of tiny frogs invading Quail Circle from Airport Road flood waters. Residents describe pools garages porches and lawns full of amphibians as county officials say there is no public remedy and the problem will end when frogs die naturally.
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Karen MacGrogan
Quail Circle
Airport Road
Peg Kay
Kay
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