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Open House touts community partners

Civic and community leaders came together Thursday for the city of Destin’s annual Open House event at the Destin Community Center.The event featured booths from 16 different groups and organizations, including the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation, Gulf Power and the Destin Library, among others.Kathy Marler Blue, director of the Destin History and Fishing Museum, had a booth at the event. She said the annual event was a great way to showcase the different groups who [...]
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Trick or treat at Destin Library

DESTIN — About 30 children dressed in their favorite Halloween costumes and "cheesed" for the cameras as they winded their way through rows of books during the 13th annual Children's Halloween Parade at the Destin Library.Parents and their children, some intermittently crying, strolled through the library and collected gift bags provided by anonymous donors and coupons from Jim 'N Nicks BBQ Restaurant.Will Rogers, the reference and youth services librarian, opened the [...]
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TDC elects leaders for fiscal 2018

OKALOOSA ISLAND — The Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council on Thursday unanimously agreed to have Bruce Craul, chief operating officer of Legendary Inc. in Destin, serve as the council’s chairman through the remainder of fiscal 2018.The nine-member council also was unanimous in its support to have Melissa Matern, marketing manager of ResortQuest by Wyndham Vacation Rentals in Fort Walton Beach, serve as its vice-chairwoman for the same duration. Fiscal 2018 began [...]
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