Blood Drive Draws Large Crowd in Destin
Donors lined up for Mondays Red Cross blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. led by chairman Adrienne Lebree, yielding 98 pints from 102 attendees. Praised as the most enthusiastic drive yet, with Coast Guard and first timers, plus support from Destin Homemakers and Destin Lions. A four-car crash near Destin Bridge sent two to hospital while others were unharmed.
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Red Cross
Adrienne Lebree
Sebree
Art Skibbe
Gulf Pines
Art
Coast Guard
Fort Walton Beach
Destin
Destin Lions
Destin Bridge
Michael Leon Destin
Calhoun Avenue
Humana Hospital
Kathryn Audra Tanner
Bayshore Drive
Highway 98
Florida Highway Patrol
Tanner
Calhoun/98
FHP
Larry Baker
Esco
Theresa Lynn Rogers
Mountain Drive
Rogers
Humana
Mike Hulton
County rejects SunDestin parking change proposal
Okaloosa County Commission denied approval to move three rows of SunDestin auxiliary parking about 200 feet northward to allow a shopping center, citing ordinance rules that off site parking stay within 400 feet of the main entrance. Officials emphasized past mistakes and safety concerns across Highway 98.
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Patricia Gould
Okaloosa County Commission
SunDestin
Jim Slatton
George Little
County Commission
John Dowd
Dowd
Commission
Larry Anders
Robert Lee
Lee
Mike Mitchell
Preservation of Destin
Jane Moore
Sun Destin
Planning and Zoning Commission
P&z
Roger Brady
Brady
Slatton
Moore
Environmentalists snub Fort Walton Beach lawmaker Ward
Florida environmental groups handed out 33 endorsements on Monday but refused to back Rep. James Ward of Fort Walton Beach. They cited his environmental voting record and leadership, while Ward defends his environmental ratings and notes his upcoming chairmanship of the Natural Resources Committee.
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Rick Flagg
Florida
Fort Walton Beach
House of Representatives
Florida League of Conservation Voters
Florida Sierra Club
Florida Audubon Society
James Ward
League
Barney Capehart
Gainesville
Ward
Capehart
Tallahasse
House Natural Resources Committee
House
Natural Resources Committee
Sierra Club
David Gluckman
LCG
Robert Harden
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First National Bank of Destin
First National Bank of Destin P.O
Miracle Strip Parkway
Main Destin
Memeerr.o.ic
Erin
Airport Veterinary Clinic