County Endorses Destin Runway Expansion Plan
Okaloosa County commissioners back a 1,000 foot runway expansion at Destin Airport as the top safety priority, despite a high tension power line nearby and FAA approval needed. Costs are about 300000 with ILS considered unlikely. staff to compile environmental and layout data for the FAA. The board also seeks removal of 93000 from Property Appraiser Hilburns budget after a state appeal issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa County
Destin
Mike Mitchell
Mitchell
Gulf Power Co
Thomason
Starkey
FAA
Destin Airport
Howard Hilburn
IBM
Tom Herndon
Hilburn
State Department of Revenue
DOR
Diabetes on the rise at North Florida Press Club meeting
Karen MacGrogan reports Patty Schultz of the National Diabetes Association telling North Florida Press Club members that diabetes has become a national health problem. She cites Florida figures of 370000 diabetics with 185000 undiagnosed, and notes funding rising to about 1.5 million dollars while warning of rising incidence and the need for media to convey the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
North Florida Press Club
Patty Schultz
National Diabetes Association
Schultz
Florida
National
Dialetic Association
Lydia Abram
Press Club
American Cancer Society
Heart Association
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Federal Aviation Administration
Coy Thomason
Okaloosa
Tom Starkey
Genesis
the Shores Shopping Center
Hwy
Lenox Towle Tiffin
Gorham George Baiard
Oneida Wedgwood
Sasaki Wallace
Od Rae
Parcedains
China
Selner, Crystal
Over
Chateau Village Plaza
Walton Counties
Out-of
Destin Log
P.O
West Gate Shopping Center
Enterprise
Fountain Plaza
Dothan