From the beach to the city: NWFSC grad heads to NYU
Recent Collegiate High School graduate, Ashley Meyer, will be leaving the beach life for the city streets when she heads to the New York University Tish School of the Arts this fall. Meyer, a Shalimar...
View ArticleIt's Miller Time on the island - Bud Miller gets away from ‘hustle and...
He's not sick, retired or even dead — Destin's Capt. Bud Miller is alive and fishing out of Adventure Marina on Okaloosa Island. Miller, 48, who manned the helm of the charter boat Melanie Dawn for 13...
View ArticleThis week in Destin history: So long, Spyglass
July 21 - 27 35 years ago — 1978 King mackerel, scarce in Destin for several years, began to return. The Destin Jaycees Auxiliary disbanded and formed a new group, the Destin Civic League. The...
View ArticleMan hurt after diving into shallow water
OKALOOSA ISLAND - A 53-year-old man was injured after he dove off a boat into shallow water under the Marler Bridge on Saturday afternoon, according to Okaloosa Island firefighters. The man was in...
View Article‘Les Misérables’ appears for seven nights at Mattie Kelly Arts Center
The convict who breaks his parole in the quest for redemption and a new life; the self-sacrificing mother who devotes her life to ensuring the welfare of her daughter; the harsh police inspector...
View ArticleThe Village Brass band provides the soundtrack for weekly Pardi Gras parties...
HarborWalk Village is bringing the authentic New Orleans sound of a big brass band right here to Destin. Fred Domoulot, Joe Murphy, Tom Latenser, John Scalf, John Yates, Chuck Schwartz and Fly Dents...
View ArticleDWU addresses sewage spillage, city sets tentative millage rate (LIVEBLOG)
Destin Log Reporter Matt Algarin was at tonight's City Council meeting and offered a live play-by-play of what was discussed. To read about the meeting, CLICK HERE.
View ArticleWorker injured in zipline accident
A worker at Destin's new zipline suffered a minor injury Sunday night while helping a rider who was stuck on the line, according to Battalion Chief Bronson Coleman from the Destin Fire Control...
View ArticleTale of a fish tail
Just when you think you've seen it all, a headless king pops up. When the Sea Winder with Capt. Stan Phillips at the helm backed in Monday afternoon, they unloaded the fish that the Texas anglers...
View ArticleThe unlikely angler: Pro fisherman Clay Dyer visits Destin
Even though he was visiting the World's Luckiest Fishing Village, professional fisherman, Clay Dyer, enjoyed his recent vacation in Destin without a single catch. "My fiancée and I mainly came to...
View ArticleDWU general manager downplays sewage spill
Destin Water Users General Manager Richard Griswold says local media outlets exaggerated the impacts of the sewage spills in Fort Walton Beach and Valparaiso over the Fourth of July weekend. "So far,...
View ArticleFormer Scavenger’s Consignment Store owner arrested
Press Release: The Walton County Sheriff’s Office arrested Michael Durward Hayes, 56, on July 10th. Hayes formerly owned and operated Scavenger’s Consignment Store located at 4552 US Hwy 98, Santa...
View ArticleA BIG BUMP: Volleyball campers at Community Center get back to the basics
Beyond the bump or set, ball control was the main emphasis on day one of Volleyball Camp at the Destin Community Center Monday. "Anybody can hit the ball, we're going to learn ball control," said...
View ArticleFWB, Val-p defend sewage spill responses
Fort Walton Beach and Valparaiso officials appeared before Okaloosa County commissioners Tuesday, vigorously defending their handling of three sewage spills that occurred July 6. County Public Safety...
View ArticleCOLUMN: An Introduction: It’s all about community
TO OUR READERS: Skip Foster began his new role as publisher of the Destin Log and other Halifax Media Group properties on Monday. My farewell column in North Carolina flowed so freely. After 16 years...
View ArticleSee Destin from beyond the beach as part of chamber leadership class
About this time last year, I was getting ready to begin the Destin Area Chamber of Commerce's Destin Forward Leadership class. Initially, I wasn't sure what to expect from the 10-month program that is...
View ArticleColor returning to the coast: As silt settles, Emerald Coast gets back to its...
Don't worry. The Emerald Coast hasn’t lost its luster. “It will come back,” says biogeochemical oceanographer Allison Beauragard of the water coloring that has become one of Destin’s calling cards....
View ArticleOkaloosa bed tax numbers down again (DOCUMENT)
Following the Mark Bellinger financial scandal last year, Okaloosa County’s Tourist Development Council virtually stopped spending money to market the area as the agency went through a major overhaul....
View ArticleThe bells of St. Andrew’s ring out to Destin
“The Bells of St. Mary's Ah, hear they are calling The young loves, the true loves Who come from the sea” — from “The Bells of St. Mary’s” Inspired by the sounds of the bells at St. Mary’s Church in...
View ArticleRocking the Docks with Vince Vance and the Valiants
HarborWalk Village will welcome Louisiana Music Hall-of-Famer Vince Vance and the Valiants to their stage Saturday, July 20, at 7 p.m. Vince Vance & The Valiants are a country pop/rock and roll...
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