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Community rallies around child after fireworks tragedy (w/photo)
DESTIN — Gianni Toce and his family were celebrating Mother’s Day without his mom. Danna Toce died about three years ago from cancer, and the family had bought fireworks to set off in a celebration of her life. But the celebration turned...
Want a cleaner Destin? Here’s how — Adopt!
Destin’s revived Adopt a Street program has found its first volunteer. “We’ll be adopting Airport Road or Main Street from U.S. 98 to Airport,” City Councilor Jim Wood told The Log. “My wife has to figure out how much she...
Roof leaks at Destin Community Center under scrutiny
Destin has hired the Tetra Tech engineering firm to figure out what’s wrong with the roofs at the Community Center and the Destin Library.Roof leaks at the center have been a recurring problem — one the city has tried to fix permanently...
Destin ‘Food Dude’ enters chef’s school
This fall, Destin’s Chris Struck will take one step closer to his dream of opening a restaurant or two. Struck, 18, has worked at BeachWalk Cafe for the past four years as well as writing the “Food Dude” column for the Northwest Florida...
Destin woman, Milton man injured in motorcycle wreck
A Destin woman and Milton man were both seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon. John Mayle, 51, was driving behind another motorcycle and a car on Perdido Key Drive in Escambia county when the car stopped to make a right turn...
DES student suffers 'critical' injuries from fireworks (updated w/photo)
DESTIN — An 8-year-old suffered what firefighters called “critical” injuries to his face and head Sunday night after setting off fireworks with his father. Members of the Destin Fire Control District were called to an address in Kelly...
FHP: Longtime boat captain dead after Mid-Bay crash
A man first believed to have been killed in an April crash — before he was revived by rescuers — died Friday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Virgal M. Snellgrose Jr., 47, of Destin flipped a Mercedes on White Point Road just...
HIGH SCHOOL SHOWDOWN? Destin rallies supporters (updated)
If you want to air your views on Destin having its own high school, show up to Monday’s Okaloosa County School Board meeting early, Charlie Saleeby says. “(Speakers) have to get there before the meeting starts and sign a blue card,”...
Power Struggle: Regatta Bay residents file suit
Residents of Regatta Bay, not developers, should be in charge of their own homeowners association, homeowner Richard Schmutz says. “The homeowners of Regatta Bay should have had control of the association at some point in the past,” Schmutz...
Crystal Beach residents lock horns with BeachWalk Cafe
BeachWalk Cafe may have enough parking to meet Destin rules, a Crystal Beach homeowner says, but the rules don’t reflect the facts on the ground. “We’re concerned about the neighborhood and the street,” Bob Buehner of the Waters’...
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