MOODY: A merry minimalist Christmas to you
Between Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday, there are so many new Twitter Hash Tags to help us get into the holiday spirit we can sometimes feel overwhelmed,...
View Article'The right time': Mayor Seevers will not seek re-election in 2014
After 12 years in the public eye, Mayor Sam Seevers will not seek re-election in 2014. "It's just time," she said. "There is nothing negative to this decision at all." Sitting down with The Log,...
View ArticleThree taken to local hospital after wreck damages Taco Bell (PHOTOS)
Three people were transported to local hospitals this afternoon with non life-threatening injuries after a two vehicle wreck in front of the Destin Taco Bell on U.S. Hwy. 98. First responders from the...
View ArticleTeens Takeover Destin Library (PHOTOS)
It wasn't a typical scene at the Destin Library last Thursday evening — about a dozen teenagers were eating pizza, throwing spitballs and even playing with whoopee cushions. It was all part of the...
View ArticleEarly morning fire causes more than $200,000 in damage at Dollar Tree (PHOTOS)
Firefighters from the Destin Fire Control District and the South Walton Fire District joined forces to battle a fire in the Dollar Tree store at 14069 Emerald Coast Parkway shortly after midnight....
View ArticlePOOCH SCOOP: Be a ‘Santa Paws’ for a worthy cause
Happy Howlidays: Our canine kids give so much. Maybe we could follow their example and share such cheerfulness with others this holiday season. A purchased gift may soon be forgotten, but a gift from...
View ArticleThe Giving Trees: Emerald Grande hosts night of giving back
What if money could grow on trees? At Emerald Grande's second annual Giving Trees event, it almost is. The holiday event, which features a silent auction of designer-decorated trees and wreaths aims...
View ArticleOn anniversary of Prohibition's end, a local mystery
EDITOR'S NOTE: To mark the 80th anniversary of Prohibition's end, The Log presents this 2012 story on Al Capone's purported links to the Emerald Coast. Growing up along the Emerald Coast, you can’t...
View ArticleFormer Destin Raquet Club, Resolute Martial Arts razed to accomodate Destin Oaks
The former home of Resolute Martial Arts and the Destin Racquet Club has been razed to make way for a proposed subdivision called Destin Oaks. Located at 995 Airport Road, the proposed development...
View ArticleMotorcyclist leads deputy on a chase in and out of Destin
A deputy who spotted a pack of five motorcyclists going across the Marler Bridge in Destin at an estimated 70 miles per hour in a 35 mile an hour zone was able to take one of the drivers into custody...
View Article'A done deal': Destin to receive $10.2 million for Norriego Point stabilization
After a decades long battle with shifting sands and storm erosion, funding for the long-term fix for Norriego Point has been approved. "It's a done deal," Mayor Sam Seevers told The Log minutes after...
View ArticleDestin’s No. 1 fishing fan: Tom Milliren, of Pace, is like family for party...
If the party boat Destiny or Destin Princess is going out fishing — so is Tom Milliren. Milliren, who is a retired Navy serviceman and now makes his home in Pace, fishes every chance he gets on either...
View ArticleScience experiment causes rapid response to the beach
Destin Fire Control District and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a possible HAZMAT call Friday morning about a strange device floating in the waters behind Jetty East Condominiums....
View ArticleA Destin donut deficit? Donut Hole, Krispy Kreme temporarily close
Destinites have seen their doughnut options dwindle as of late — at least for the next few weeks. As with tradition, the owners and staff at the Donut Hole are taking a little break, closing the...
View ArticleBorn on the ‘Day of Infamy’: Destin resident’s life intertwined with attack...
Dec. 7, 1941, was an important day for everyone, as Japanese pilots attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor. For Main Street Signs owner Michael Susman, it had an even greater significance. That was...
View ArticleChristmas oldies to rock the American Legion
The American Legion will be rocking this Sunday with Christmas songs by singer and guitarist Hank Boenning in the styles of legends like Elvis, Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly. Boenning is back on the...
View ArticleHALL: From fruit to flame: The fab four of the fall garden
The end of the year is looming large, and I am down to a fabulous foursome that will be hard to beat in our Destin gardens. Over the course of a year, I am enthralled by the many beautiful blossoms,...
View ArticleTwo bodies recovered from bay Saturday
Search teams on Saturday found the bodies of two more boating accident victims. View a photo gallery of the search >> The body of 47-year-old Robert E. Williams of Niceville was found near the...
View ArticleREADY: Sometimes Christmas and the holidays hurt
My heart just isn’t in it this year. If you’re feeling the same because of a divorce, recent family death, poor health, or any number of life’s bereavements, the Christmas spirit may be hard to summon...
View ArticleThis week in Destin history: Dec. 8 - 14
35 years ago — 1978 Capt. Rex Chambless prepared for his eighth annual trip to take Christmas parties to veterans in Alabama, Va., hospitals. Destin resident Loid Anderson reminisced about his...
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