Archive for the 'Destin Blog' Category
Brush fire threatens homes in Kelly Plantation
“We were definitely set up for that but we didn’t have to do it” A wildfire late Saturday night in Kelly Plantation took more than three hours to extinguish and threatened about a dozen homes. via Destin - EmeraldCoast.com Tags: west palm beach, tampa bay bucs, orlando magic, boca raton, blog, marc…
Body Found on Miramar Beach
A human body washed ashore in Miramar Beach on Monday night. The body, described as a white male, was discovered east of Surfside Condos. via Destin - EmeraldCoast.com Tags: vacation, seaworld, disney world, florida, cruise, homestead, ocala, clearwater, lake park, miami lakes, tampa, real estate, …
Church Opens in Destin on Sunday
The Destin United Methodist Church will hold a formal Ground Breaking Ceremony on Sunday, Oct. via Destin - EmeraldCoast.com Tags: miami heat, lake park, sanibel island, miami dolphins, busch gardens, florida marlins, delray beach, captiva island, florida, miami, vacation, fishing, stuart, boynton …
Fencing to go on Okaloosa Island; some worry about losing beach access
“If they know there’s bathrooms 1,000 feet down” Eglin Air Force Base plans to put fencing up in front of its beaches on the north side of U.S. Highway 98 to protect the environmentally sensitive area. via Northwest Florida Daily News Tags: homestead, naples, seaworld, disney world, ocala, politics…
Some easy, some hard budget-cutting choices await lawmakers
“We’re convinced that that amount of money will get us through the fiscal year, hopefully get the economy going and allow us to have a realistic budget picture next year” When Florida lawmakers passed a $71 billion annual budget five months ago, they included money for a defunct Haitian refugee cen…
Story chat
“When we look at the budget as a whole, I’m optimistic that he’ll be supportive” When the Legislature convenes in special session on Wednesday, here are the key players and their positions on what should happen. via Pnj.com Tags: marco island, key west, rivera beach, fishing, florida, captiva islan…
Funding shifts ease budget cuts, schools to lose $100 per student
“Our position is that if it’s money that’s not going to be used this year - it’s sitting there, there’s nothing really identified for it next fiscal year - that we should use that to offset education” Legislative proposals rolled out Thursday would ease planned budget cuts through funding shifts an…
Teen girl, 37-year-old man get drug charges
A 17-year-old girl and a 37-year-old man from Fort Myers were arrested Wednesday night on drug charges in the Peace River Shores area, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said. via North Port Sun Tags: sanibel island, north palm beach, singer island, ocala, florida, spanish, walt disney world, po…
McLean admitted taking clients’ money, trustee says
“When you get to be 73 years old, how many surprises get you?” Robert W. McLean confessed in his last weeks to spending nearly $50 million - all of the money he got from investors and more - in order to fund a lavish lifestyle and pay bills, according U.S. Bankruptcy … via The Tennessean Tags: ga…
POPRA is your chance to race this weekend
“Families can come out see the boats and meet the racers.” By Lake Sun staff Published: Monday, September 24, 2007 10:26 PM CDT LAKE OF THE OZARKS ‘ While one group of racers wait for the adrenaline rush of firing up their high-performance engines for the Offshore … via Lake Sun Leader Tags: nort…
Mom Joke Leads to Criminal Investigation
Joke about mom leads to criminal investigation - Northwest Florida Daily News I guess times are changing. via The musings of Brandon Jaynes Tags: palm beach, florida, disney, key west, theme parks, boynton beach, sanibel island, nasa, palm beach gardens, tampa, naples, walt disney world, cocunut gr…
