Two Arrested With Boat In Gulf Of Mexico Theft
Two area men from Destin and Fort Walton Beach were arrested three miles offshore of Pensacola aboard the 52 foot Got Cha, a boat allegedly stolen from the Destin Kelly Docks early Tuesday. Ellis and Kelly face grand theft charges. Ellis also faces obstruction charges. The boat was recovered by Florida Marine Patrol and Coast Guard units. Both suspects are held on $250,000 bonds in Escambia County Jail.
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Gulf of Mexico
Destin
Cha
Kelly
Thomas George Ellis
John Paul Kelly
Fort Walton Beach
Florida Marina
Pensacola
FMP
John Lelander
Ellis
Bernarr Kelly
U.S. Coast Guard
Marine
Gulf
Escambia County
Destin Rodeo Hosts 35th Annual Kick-off Dinner
The Destin Fishing Rodeo opens with a Country Western Bar-B-Q Kick-off on Friday Sept 30 at Sandpiper Cove Yacht Club. The 7 p.m. event costs 15 per person and features Wayne Po Boy Cobb and the Circle C Cowboys. Tickets are at the Destin Chamber of Commerce Rodeo Office and Kelly Docks.
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Destin
Sandpiper Cove Yacht Club
Wayne’ Po Boy’ Cobb
Circle C Cowboys
Destin Chamber of Commerce
Destin Rodeo
Kelly Docks
Gas Tax Increase Raises Florida Gasoline Prices
Local option gasoline taxes in 31 Florida counties raise the average price across the state by more than two cents per gallon. AAA reports full service regular at 1.367 dollars, unleaded 1.432 dollars, self-serve regular 1.137 dollars, and self-serve unleaded 1.227 dollars, with Naples highest at 1.498 and Pensacola lowest at 1.081 per gallon.
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Florida
AAA Clubs of
AAA
Naples
Pensacola
Last Remains of Early Destin Motel Razed for Condo
A toppled buccaneer symbol marks the demotion of Destin's Spyglass Inn, one of the town's first motels, razed this week to clear land for a new condominium development.
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Destin
Spyglass Inn
Okaloosa County trims 350000 from 41 million budget plan
Okaloosa County Commissioners cut more than 350000 from a 41 million proposed budget after a tense hearing. Commissioner Mike Mitchell warned of later service reductions as millage rises were trimmed to seven percent. cuts included 68,000 from cost of living for employees and 45000 from a computer services contract, with Destin hit by removal of a bucket truck for traffic light maintenance. final hearings set for Sept 26 and 27 in Crestview and Shalimar.
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Vanita Trippe
Okaloosa County
Mike Mitchell
Mitchell
Valparaiso Bank and Trust Company
Larry Anders
Destin
Road Department
Crestview
Shalimar
Harris Gets Six-Year Prison Sentence for Tax Evasion
Destin developer George Dana Harris, known as Doodle Harris, was sentenced by U S District Judge Winston Arnow to six years in prison for tax evasion after pleading guilty in a plea deal. Harris, 40, owed $472,812 for 1972 and 1973, repaid $1.1 million, and faced separate fines. The judge gave 30 days before starting terms with possible release in about 18 months.
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Destin
George Dana
Doodle) Harris
Harris
U.S
Winston Arnow
Pensacola
Saudi Corp
Holiday Isle
Arnow
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Justice Department
Daniel T. Hartnett
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