'A really easy way to keep your city clean': City aims to revive...
As part of Destin's "Clean City Initiative," city leaders are looking for volunteers to participate in the Adopt-A-Street program. "It's a really easy way to help keep your city clean," said...
View ArticleHALL: James F. Watt, orthopedic surgeon, specializes in Spiderman rescues
Who you gonna call in Destin when Spiderman gets a broken arm? Try 863-2153 and ask for Dr. James Watt. I dislocated my little finger and was waiting in my private room for Dr. Watt to have a look. I...
View Article'Just the beginning': City leaders talk economic diversity, targeted industries
City leaders have long made it known that they want to diversify the economy beyond its current tourism heavy state, but the question is what it looks like. "If we could get some light manufacturing,...
View ArticleDestin’s psychic connection: Sonia Mitchell celebrates 20 years in paradise
Local psychic and part-time Destin resident, Sonia Mitchell, spent numerous childhood summers here before she first set up shop 20 years ago. "When I was a little girl, my spirit told me I'd always...
View ArticleTHE LOG ASKS: Week Two: May 15
The Norriego Point dredging project has only been underway for a few days now, starting May 11, but The Log asked folks around Destin what they thought about the project so far. With May 24 being the...
View ArticleHope floats?: Airmen raising money online to bring floatation tank to Destin...
Senior Airmen Chris Kohan and Edward Scoby have both experienced their fair share of grueling workouts during their time in the military. Never quite finding a way to soothe their sore muscles after a...
View ArticleYMCA: New York Life Child I.D.
New York Life Insurance Company will host another Child I.D. Program Saturday, May 18, starting at 8 a.m. at the Destin YMCA. Destin's YMCA became headquarters for New York Life Insurance Company on...
View ArticlePassenger airline confirms plans to serve Destin Airport
A new Memphis-based airline has announced plans to offer direct flights between Destin Airport and cities around the Southeast. Southern Airways Express has confirmed it plans to launch service to...
View ArticleDestin fire tax proposal goes down in flames
Voters on Tuesday emphatically denied the Destin Fire Control District’s request to increase its millage cap to 3.75 mills, the maximum the state allows. The measure was defeated by a vote of 1,685,...
View ArticleWalton commissioners tap Bagby to head TDC
The Walton County Commission scoured the country to find a new Tourist Development Council director. Turns out the guy they wanted was right here all along. Jim Bagby, the town manager of Rosemary...
View ArticleOfficials to mark completion of beach restoration in west Destin
For the first time in years, the beaches of Holiday Isle are overflowing with sugar-white sand. The wider and taller shoreline is the result of the recently completed West Destin Beach Restoration...
View ArticleHART: O-bots abound
ROSEMARY BEACH — Near the 2012 election, and after bragging about killing bin Laden based on intelligence gained by water-boarding (a tactic he campaigned against), Obama and his O-bots lied to us...
View ArticleDays of Thunder: Local first responders share Talladega experience
First responders from Destin and across the Emerald Coast take part in an annual trip to Talladega, where they serve on the front lines during the weekend's race festivities. After returning from the...
View Article'A property that won't come up for sale very often': Former Ready Mix USA...
Sandwiched between two city owned properties is a big opportunity for the city of Destin. The site of the former Ready Mix USA concrete plant is on the market and has caught the attention of city...
View Article‘Difficult decisions’ ahead after referendum vote, but firefighters still...
Voters in Destin do not want to pay more taxes, and it showed as they handily voted down a referendum by the Destin Fire Control District that asked them to approve a hike in the millage cap from 1.0...
View ArticleDestin Relay for Life: Walk for a cause (PHOTOS)
Destin resident Jean Grieve is many things to many people; friend, wife, mother, volunteer and survivor. But, one thing Grieve is not is a complainer. "It literally took my breath away . . . . when I...
View ArticleFit for a king: Angler hoists mighty mac
Clay Hildman's catch turned a lot of heads on the docks Wednesday, and if it had been October, it may have won the jackpot. Hildman's 48-pound king mackerel that he hauled in on the Phoenix with Capt....
View ArticleDestin Wild Kingdom: Experts say there’s little to fear from local coyotes,...
The Destin Log’s Facebook page has been looking a lot like the wild kingdom lately. It began with Destin’s Chris Lambert, who shared this photo of a “little fella” he spotted at Ed Walline Beach Park...
View ArticleWalton County TDC selects Jim Bagby as new executive director
After almost 10 years as the Town Manager in Rosemary Beach and seven years on the Destin City Council, Jim Bagby has been chosen to head up the Walton County Tourist Development Council as its new...
View ArticleBusy as a bee: Want to taste real Destin honey or remove a hive? Go to the...
The Waits family is the brains behind the buzz of Destin's newest business, The Honey Pot. Opening less than a month ago, The Honey Pot has already carved out a niche as a one-stop shop for anything...
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