Diver Nearly Dies After Contest Win
Howard Allen Scott of Birmingham Alabama won the Destin Open Spearfishing Competition in the fifth annual event. He was recovering in a hyperbaric chamber in Panama City after suffering decompression sickness from Saturday’s diving. Scott’s condition gradually improved but remained numb in the lower body as doctors treated him in the chamber.
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Birmingham
Howard
Allen” Scott
Panama City
Scott
Bay Memorial Hospital
Robert Clodfelter
Okalooss County
Ricky Scales
Alabama
Bay Memorial
Scott Powell
Fantasea Scuba Headquarters
Competiton
Okaloosa Bows to Bed Tax Plan Endorsed by Chamber
Okaloosa County weighs a countywide hospitality industry user fee to fund parks beach cleanup and tourism advertising. The Niceville Valparaiso Bay Area Chamber of Commerce endorsed it in concept amid plans for a countywide referendum and benefits for Crestview and other areas. Local chambers urge unified backing to ensure countywide access to improved parks and beach services.
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Niceville- Valparaiso Bay Area
Okaloosa Island
Destin
Fort Walton Beach
South Walton
Marnie Tate
Dempsey
Crestview
Island
Winter Weather Hits Panhandle
NW Florida faces a brief cool spell with upper 30s lows and 40s by Saturday. Winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts, no rain expected. a warming trend possible this weekend as high pressure shifts. Nurseries advise protecting plants with water and mulch, and white plastic coverings rather than trash cans. Linda Thompson Skip's Nursery
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Jack Frost
Florida
National Weather Service
Pensacola
Buddy Reiser
Weather Service
Reiser
Linda Thompson
Skip's Nursery
Fort Walton Beach
Panhandle
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By Bob Benz
Sandra
Okaloosa
Y Dennis Gilson
Tate
Destin Planning Commission
Okaloosa County
ERN
Pat Regan
Marily
Tv Vues
Gallery OF Fine Art
Richard E. W
Gallery OF Art
Highway 98 East
By Karen MacGrogan
Skip's
Abracadabra
Walt Disney
Santa Claus
Santa Rosa Mall
Mary Esther Cutoff
Mary Esther
Anta
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