Canal Considered To Flush Lagoon By Vanita Trippe
Northwest Florida Water Management District official proposes flushing Old Pass Lagoon via an eastern canal to the gulf. Don Esty says cost estimates will be prepared for the 1983 Legislature. The meeting, arranged by Gov. Graham’s office, included Destin residents and state officials discuss DOT and ERD’s roles in harbor water quality.
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Vanita Trippe
Old Pass
Gulf
Northwest Florida
Esty
Esry
Bob Graham
Preservation of
Destin
Ron Pscion
Department of Transportation
DOT
Florida State University
State Orders Tax Rate Cut in Okaloosa County
Okaloosa County property owners receive a millage rate cut after the State Department of Revenue directed commissioners to lower the rate from 4.133 to 3.994 mills. County officials cited a larger tax base due to new construction and revised 1982 tax roll totals, with Destin Fire Control District taxes unchanged. Readjusted bills will be printed this weekend and notices mailed starting Nov. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa
State Department of Revenue
Commission
Mike Mitchell
Dor
Howard Hilburn
Hilburn
Destin
Republic Cancels Last Flight to South Florida
Destin Okaloosa County's only commercial service, Republic Flight 466 from New Orleans to Orlando, will discontinue as of Dec 15. County Manager Coy Thomason warns broader travel impacts including higher fares, fewer connections, and potential loss of regional service as Pensacola or Atlanta become alternatives. A Republic spokesman cited profitability and could not explain detailed reasons.
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Ingrid Kreis
Republic
South Florida
Okaloosa
Coy Thomason
Orlando
Minneapolis, MN
Thomason
New Orleans
Ft. Lauderdale
Miami
Tampa
Pensacola
Atlanta
Sanctuary Child's Baptism Marks New Life For Czech Family
Dr George Novak and his wife Ivette from Bratislava flee Czechoslovakia with their infant Ivette to seek religious freedom. Police monitored them before they left, and they traveled via Yugoslavia after securing permission for the baptism trip at Saint Mary's Church in Destin. The family hid their medical certificates in the car as they escaped.
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Karen MacGrogan
Saint Mary’s Catholic Church
George and
Ivette Novak
Bratislava
Czechoslovakia
Ivette
George Novak
Novak
United States
Miami
Erika
Larry Wilson
Destin
George
Little Ivette
Adriatic Sea
Yugoslavia
Drs. George and
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Department of Environmental Regulations
Bob Kriegel
Allen Potter
Potter
Ane
Merriam
FSU
Kriegel
Shirley Ransom
Pscion
McLean
Parris Island’s Not Paradise
Beach
Hgt
Wea
Goodyear
Republic Airlines
Okaloosa County
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