Halloween safety tips urged for Okaloosa youngsters
Okaloosa County sheriff urges safe Halloween for Destin and South Walton youngsters. Wear light costumes with reflectors, simple shoes, cardboard props, flashlight jack o lanterns and makeup instead of masks. Adults accompany groups, limit size, stay in neighborhoods with lights on, and avoid inviting strangers inside.
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Karen MacGrogan
Destin
South Walton
Okaloosa County
Sheriff's Department
Gulf Region Poison Center
Pensacola
Poison Center
Bill Baxter
Baxter
Walton OKs Futile Fix Of Tax Roll
Walton County commissioners approve a $100,000 to $115,000 effort to redo the 1980 tax rolls after a state Supreme Court ruling. Property appraiser Bill Fountain calls the reconciliation a dead expense, saying the county will rework the interim roll to 90 percent of fair market value, mail notices, issue refunds, and no new revenue will be gained. The action follows a long court fight with the state Department of Revenue over uncertified interim rolls that undervalued property and affected school funding.
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Vanita Trippe
Walton
Supreme Court
Bill Fountain
Fountain
Jack Little
State Department of Revenue
DOR
Walton County Circuit Court
Clyde B. Wells
1St District Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court
Seven Million Bid Puts 98 On Go
Couch Construction Co. won the $7.68 million bid to realign four lanes of Highway 98 from Airport Road to the Walton County line and add three miles of new highway north of the current route. The DOT named Couch the apparent low bidder and expects a ground breaking within 80 days after official costs are set in about 40 days.
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Ingrid Kreis
Dothan
State Department of Transportation
Couch Construction Co
DOT
Airport Road 98
Walton County
Barbara Doran
Doran
Daylight Savings Time Ends Sunday Across Destin
Destin readers prepare for the annual fall back as clocks return to standard time Sunday morning. Some residents welcome earlier sunlight for commutes and fishing while others wish for longer daylight and recall past efforts to extend DST during energy crunches.
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Karen MacGrogan
Midwest
Congress
Great Britain
United States
Destin
Destin Hospital Bid Faces State Certainty Appeal
Humana Inc and Destin Medical Center press for a clear need finding before state review to approve an acute care hospital in Destin. Local plan shifts beds to surgical capacity as both sides prepare for a week long appeals hearing after December denials.
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Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Humana Inc
Destin Medical Center
State Department of Health
Richard Estes
White-Wilson Medical Center
DMC
Florida Health Council
Joe Shapiro
HRS
Dmc’s
Humana
Destin-South Walton
Destin Area Hospital Dispute Highlights Population Growth
Humana plans to appeal to the state, challenging U S Census population figures and stressing rapid growth in Destin as part of a broader bid to secure a new hospital. The dispute centers on bed distribution in Okaloosa and Walton counties with Destin included, while state officials previously found no need for a separate facility based on 45 minute drive guidelines.
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Okaloosa
Walton
Destin
Humana
Wolff
U.S. Census Bureau
CON
HRS
South Walton
Estes
DMC
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