South Walton Woman Slain Suspect Charged
Santa Rosa Beach woman Linda Joyce Bowden Willis, 24, died after severe beating in her trailer. Gary Wayne Cooper, 33, live-in companion, was arrested on an open murder count and held without bond. Autopsy planned. case may go before Walton County grand jury. Cooper, from Opp Alabama, worked as a construction worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam Mee
Santa Rosa Beach
Gary Wayne Cooper
Walton County
Cooper
DeFuniak Springs
Lewis R. Lindsey
Linda Joyce Bowden Willis
Humana Hospital
Fort Walton Beach
First Judicial Circuit
Edmund Kielman
Santa Rosa
Sheriff's Department
Willis
Brad Trusty
Trusty
Walton County Grand Jury
South Walton
Tony Carman
Don Pate
Public Defender's
Lindsey
Opp
Airport Master Plan Lacks Funding Okay
Okaloosa County officials deny delays in updating the Airport Master Plan five months after authorization. The study may consider a 1,000-foot runway extension at Destin Airport and a potential shift of commuter air traffic, given Eglin Air Force Base proximity. Officials may also weigh using Bob Sikes Airport in Crestview and address environmental safety concerns. The FAA previously rejected a runway-length proposal pending environmental assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Gould
Okaloosa County
Destin
Coy Thomason
Eglin Air Force Base
Thomason
Bob Sikes
Crestview
Gardner
Destin DWU Finds Infiltration Raises Plant Flow
A pipe study shows groundwater seeping into DWU sewer lines increases flow to the Destin wastewater plant. Engineers say leaks from aging pipes, many 12 or 13 years old, may be repaired to reduce infiltration as rainfall raises groundwater levels and complicates flow readings. The report covers June 30 to July 21 and notes the system is at a critical load while decisions loom on repairing versus replacing lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Gould
Destin
DWU
Steve Holcomb
Watkins
Holcomb
Department of Environmental Regulation
Bob Kriegel
Kriegel
Kreiger
Amendment 5 faces critique as old timey politics in Okaloosa
Okaloosa County commissioners oppose Amendment 5 on the November ballot that would switch to single member districts. Chairman Larry Anders and others warn it could court district bias while weakening countywide cooperation. Commissioners Mitchell Peebles Anchors and others fear it erodes governing quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa County
Mike Mitchell
Destin
Mitchell
Andors
Bill Peebles Jr
Peebles
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Earl Brandon
Tuscaloosa, AL
Bob Lloyd
First National Bank of Destin
Destin Airport
Terry Watkins
Low
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