Toll Free EAS Extends For 267 Exchange In Florida
Santa Rosa Beach residents won approval for extended area service to Destin and Fort Walton Beach with Contel 18 months to implement. The measure costs under $1 monthly for residents and about $1 for businesses, while Seagrove Beach residents feel left out. Campaign leaders vow to monitor progress and push for consolidating exchanges if delays occur.
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Pam Mee
267
South Walton County
Jack Shreve
State Office of Public Counsel
Santa Rosa Beach
EAS
Public Service Commission
267 Exchange
Destin
Fort Walton Beach
Carol McCrie
Telephone Action Committee
Continental Telephone Company
Contel
Bill Wyrough
Wyrough
TAC
Seagrove Beach
Seagrove
McCrae
McCrite
Buell Crosby
Boy raises steer as 4 H project plans sale after fair
Santa Rosa Beach teen Clint Rogers raises Burgess a 900 pound steer for a Walton County Fair 4 H project He bought the steer in May for 67 cents a pound with a loan and expects to sell for a dollar per pound After expenses he hopes to net a few hundred dollars and buy a car with the proceeds Burgess will be shown Tuesday and Thursday weighed by weight class and the grand champion earns top prize plus a bank loan payoff awaits the sale money
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Pam Mee
Santa Rosa Beach
Clint Rogers
Rogers
Burgess
Walton County
DeFuniak Springs
Cattleman’s Association
Okaloosa County
Sound
Fort Walton Beach
DeFuniak
Walton County sewage move prompts neighbor opposition
South Walton developer Leach Srieve A pumping sewage to Blue Gulf's treatment plant after residents protested a Hidden Dunes site. Hayward Warrick stated they did what they had to as about 30 residents defended the area against the proposed plant near County Road 30A and State Road 393. The Walton County Fair runs Oct 8 to 13 with exhibits and rides. entry details available by calling 892-5260. Convicted murderer Sharon Ward received a 15 year prison term on Sept 21 for the 1983 death of Genia Ray Ward. South Walton Utility Company board meets Oct 16 at the Miramar Beach office, open to the public.
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South
Walton County
Hayward Warrick
Hidden Dunes
Blue Gulf
Warrick
Walton County Planning Committee
Sharon Ward
Ward
Freeport
Circuit Court
Robert Barron
Genia Ray Ward
Walton Utility Company Inc
Miramar Beach
DER Approves Weir For Sandestin Resort
The Florida DER approved a rip-rap weir at Sandestin Resort's Horseshoe Lake to replace a failing natural dam after July and November sewage spills. The plan includes wastewater irrigation, gravity pipes, and an $10,000 fine earmarked for Ed Walline Park upgrades. Sandestin officials say lake water is 30 percent cleaner and the design is acceptable to DER.
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Pam Mee
State Department of Environmental Regulation
Sandestin Resort
Horseshoe Lake
Gulf
Paul Hazuca
Vancouver
DER
Sandestin
Ed Walline Park
Santa Rosa Beach
Bob Connelly
Connelly
DEA
Tom Patton
Hall Promises To Give Walton County A Voice
Walton County voters elected Raymond Hall as District 5 commissioner promising an administration “returned to the people.” Hall, who defeated incumbent Billy McLean by over 2000 votes at a Freeport victory gathering, plans open governance and collaboration with Frank LeBleau Lamar Ward and Chuck Helton. He spoke of uniting residents and pursuing a zoning plan centralizing road work and garbage programs as he prepares to meet with allies.
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Pam Mee
Walton County
Ben Franklin
Raymond Hall
District 5
Hall
Freeport
Frank LeBleau
Lamar Ward
Chuck Helton
Billy McLean
LeBleau
Ward
Helton
Frank
Lamar
McLean
J. Lamar Ward
Frank G. LeBleau
District
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