VA hospital chances rise for Okaloosa County
U S Rep Earl Hutto says VA administrator Harry Walter’s decision not to buy Providence Hospital in Mobile boosts the Panhandle’s odds for a VA hospital in Okaloosa County. He cites demographics and a VA study predicting need, but notes no final VA siting decision date.
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Destin
South Walton
Veterans Administration
Okaloosa County
U.S
Earl Hutto
D-Fl
Destin Log
Harry Walter
Providence Hospital
Mobile
Panhandle
Hutto
House
Okaloosa
Destin Council to consider four projects and seawall request
The Destin City Council will review four Planning Commission projects Shahid Office Condominium Airport Place 1 Airport Place 2 Corporate Hill Office Park and a seawall request from Charles Morgan Jr for a Calhoun Avenue residence. A presentation by Preservation of Destin and a Destin Harbor Board briefing are planned plus a $10,000 draw from a $250,000 bank credit. The meeting opens at 7 p.m. in the Destin Community Center. Public Safety Committee meets Tuesday May 21 at 5 p.m. in City Hall.
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Destin City
Old Business
Charles Morgan Jr
Calhoun Avenue
Morgan
Planning Commission
Shahid
Airport Place
Corporate Hill
Preservation of
Destin
Virginia Aldridge
A.N. O’steen
Destin Harbor Board
Jack Dorman
Council
Public Safety Committee
City Hall
Mitchell Seeks DOT Study On Bridge
Okaloosa County Commissioner Mike Mitchell has asked the DOT to evaluate a parallel pedestrian span to Brooks Bridge at Santa Rosa Sound. The plan, costing about 8 million, would be 600 feet long with three eastbound lanes on the existing bridge and three westbound lanes on the new segment, but was voted down by commissioners at a Tuesday meeting.
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Tina Harbuck
Okaloosa County
Mike Mitchell
Brooks Bridge
Department of Transportation
Mitchell
DOT
Allen Potter
Larry Anders
Joe Mosier
Sam Brunson
Metropolitan Planning Organization
Santa Rosa Sound
MPO
Wright Parkway
Destin Drug Case Not Closed Says Federal Prosecutor
U S assistant attorney Stephen Preisser said the Destin cocaine case is not over and will see further indictments. Lee Ramsey and Mark Bellamy were found guilty of conspiracy to import cocaine and related charges, while Richard Harris was acquitted on some counts. The trial tied to a fatal cocaine overdose by Eric Winter in Okaloosa Island and a Cessna 421 flight tied to South America. Preisser noted doubts about Harris verdicts but praised the Ramsey and Bellamy verdicts as fair. Okaloosa County still faces an unresolved murder case there.
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U.S
Stephen Preisser
Lee Ramsey
Destin
Mark Bellamy
Charlotte
N.C
Richard Harris
Fort Walton Beach
Roger Vinson
Hanahan
S.C
Eric Winter
Eglin Air Force Base
Preisser
Harris
Ramsey
Bellamy
Winter
Okaloosa County
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Miracle Strip Parkway
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Haagen-Dazs
Elizabeth's
Fig Leaf
4Th Dimension
Coffee, Tea and Things
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Kitchenique
Highway 98
Gulfshore Drive
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Associates
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UFI
Bob Clayton
First Mutual
P.O
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