SWU Wins $265,290 in DOT Land-Claim Settlement
Vanita Trippe reports South Walton Utility Company won a jury award exceeding $265,000 after challenging the DOT over land condemned for U.S. Highway 98 relocation. SWU argued a 200-foot buffer was needed to protect eight sewage ponds from drainage, potentially reducing the system to three ponds. The defense valued the land at about $4,500, while the jury sided with SWU for the maximum buffer scenario, with Judge Clyde B. Wells presiding.
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B- Vanita Trippe
South Walton Utility Company
State Department of Transportation
SWU
Walter Smith
DOT
Smith
John W. Scruggs
State Department of Environmental Regulation
Choctawhatchee Bay
Frank Fabre
John Main
Walton County Board Considers Landfill For Sludge Dumping
Walton County commissioners voted to seek engineering and permit amendments to allow septic sludge to be dumped at the central landfill near DeFuniak Springs. Health officer Will Jennings said there are four permitted sludge companies but no authorized dumping sites locally and noted a state inquiry followed local complaints. County planner Pat Blackshear would request the permit amendment, with engineer L C Wilkinson to draft plans. action was approved unanimously.
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Vanita Trippe
Walton County
DeFuniak Springs
Will Jennings
Jennings
Wayne Hosid
State Department of Enviromental Regulations
Pat Blackshear
Bob Anderson
Blackshear
L.C. Wilkinson
Billy McLean
Sam Pridgen
DEA
South County
Santa Rosa Beach
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Winds lash Edgewater worksite injuring eight workers
An unexpected gust and water spout off Highway 98 in South Walton hurled plywood as eight construction workers were hurt. Two men were taken to Humana Hospital Fort Walton Beach, six to Odom's Clinic, then all returned to work with only scrapes and bruises after on-site first aid and EMS response.
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Edgewater Condominium
Humana Hospital
Fort Walton Beach
Mack Trawick
Trawick
Odom
South Walton
Highway 98
South
Walton
Turkey Shoot to Aid South Walton Emergency Services
A 40 line turkey and ham shoot benefits SWES in Santa Rosa Beach today starting at 11 a.m. at the SWES building on State Road 393. Tickets cost two dollars per turkey shot and four dollars per ham shot. proceeds beyond cost go to the fire department.
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South Walton Emergency Services
SWES
State Road 393
Santa Rosa Beach
Fire Department
Fire Board OKs Transfer of Fire Truck to Steel Field
South Walton Emergency Services moved to transfer a Forestry Service fire truck from SWES to Steel Field after a board vote. SWES had worried the move reflected on cooperation with the taxing district. Fire commissioners granted approval, with Forestry Service already backing the transfer.
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Vanita Trippe
Steel Field
South Walton
Board of the
Fire Tax District
South Walton Emergency Services
Frank LeBleu
SWES
Fire Board
State Forestry Service
Forestry
Ing
Forestry Service
Robert Davis
Tom Patton
Davis
Planning Group Gets Going In Walton County
South Walton planning committee chair Bannerman told county commissioners the panel lacks a formal charter after its Tuesday meeting. County officials noted a state statute granting broader powers for planning groups and discussed sending an established resolution to the new committee. Bannerman urged future invitations to air concerns and to keep the group’s subdivision rule revisions moving, warning against abolishing the panel.
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Vanita Trippe
Walton County Planning Committee
South Walton
Bob Bannerman
Special Commission
Bannerman
Commission
Dernard Owens
George
Ralph Miller
McLean
District Five
Byrd and Foote Open Destin Log South Walton Office
The Destin LOG opens a new South Walton branch at Cane Square sharing space with the Fort Walton Beach Board of Realtors. JoAnne Byrd will manage, with Virginia Foote joining editorial staff to expand social civic and feature coverage. Byrd brings decades in newspaper production and community service. Foote has five years reporting locally and prior PR and legislative work.
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Destin Log
South Walton
JoAnne Byrd
Mack Bayou
South County
Bruce Wayne Byrd
Hannah
Reuben
Michael
Byrd
Troy State University
Alabama
Panama City
Foote
DeFuniak Springs Herald-Breeze
New Jersey State Patrolmen's Benevolent
Business and Professional Women's Club
Scotch Plains
Cane Square
Fort Walton Beach
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Clyde B. Wells
Board
Buel Crosby
Seaside
Geach Sriefe
Turkey
Fire Commission
Bible
South Walton Group
Byrd, Foote
Log
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