Mitchell Seeks Ethics Commission Advice on Conflict
Okaloosa County Commissioner Mike Mitchell has asked the state Ethics Commission for guidance on potential conflicts tied to land on Okaloosa Island. He sent a letter outlining circumstances after a State Attorney's Office review recommended a clarifying ethics opinion. The issue, linked to a land-use dispute involving a Santa Rosa Boulevard store permit and an unsettled leaseholder lawsuit, was brought to the Fall Term Grand Jury inquiry.
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Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa County
Mike Mitchell
State Attorney's Office
State Ethics Commission
Mitchell
Ethics Commission
Dick Schoditsch
Schoditsch
Okaloosa Island
Grand Jury
Destin
Board of Commissioners
W.C. Jones
Santa Rosa Boulevard
Jones
Destin School to seek spot survey amid enrollment rise
Okaloosa County Superintendent Max Bruner Jr. said he will ask the state for a spot survey at the October 9 school board meeting due to a sharp enrollment rise at Destin Elementary. The district already added three new classes and a wing last summer, but first week enrollment created portable-classroom strain.
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Karen MacGrogan
Destin
Okaloosa County
Max Bruner Jr
Bruner
Destin School
Eugene Walls
Walls
Coast Guard backs Destin harbor safe anchorage study
Patrol chief Capt. W. J. Ecker says evaluation shows 90 percent of boaters use the northern route and a formal anchorage would mainly legitimize a long used area. Four to six boats anchor daily, officials note, while some Holiday Isle property owners fear litter and trespass if designated.
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Patricia Gould
U.S. Coast Guard
Destin Harbor
W. J. Ecker
Coast Guard
Movile
Coast Guard Station
Destin
Ecker
Coast Guard District
New Orleans
Holiday Isle
Florida Marine
Dive boat incident clears Aquanaut Center of negligence
An Okaloosa County Sheriff report and Coast Guard review found no negligence by Aquanaut Scuba Center after two Destin incidents. Drowned diver William Garrett, 38, struggled with gear and dove alone on Aug 31. near‑drown victim Richard Session, 41, also had heart history and gear issues on Sept 1. Investigators cited lack of gear knowledge and solo diving as factors, with Garrett found 60 to 65 feet down after disembarking.
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Ingrid Kreis
Okaloosa County
Richard Session
Birmingham
McGee
Aquanaut Scuba Center
Garrett
Session
Aquanaut
East Pass
Coast Guard
Danny Rhodes
Rhodes
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