The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) announced that Steve DeMeo will be inducted in the Men’s Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2023. DeMeo is the head coach for the Northwest Florida State College Raiders men’s basketball team and will be recognized during...
Ethan Bradley, a senior at Destin High School, has produced for his Boy Scout Eagle Scout Project three U.S. Flag Retirement Boxes, one for each of the Destin High, Middle and Elementary schools.
He and his fellow Boy Scouts of Troop 544 made the boxes under his supervision. The boxes...
By Doug Stauffer
The “Welcome Home” ceremony at the Air Force Armament Museum honored those who were captured in the Vietnam War and returned home 50 years ago. The date was March 4, 1973, when the North Vietnamese released nearly 600 U.S. POWs from their prisons.
On Feb. 12, 1973, the...
By Brig. Gen. Jeff Geraghty, 96th Test Wing commander
Since returning here and taking command of the 96th Test Wing in June, I’m reminded of just how special this area is and how fortunate we are to live and work in such a military-friendly community.
With 464,000 acres of land ranges,...
From Superintendent Marcus Chambers
The U.S. Surgeon General declared youth vaping a national epidemic in 2018. During the 2021-2022 school year, the number of reported vaping incidents in Florida schools nearly doubled from the previous year. In Okaloosa County, where the majority of our students make good choices every day,...
By Patricia Lee, Owner Destinites.com
Last month, in our local Destinites Facebook group (www.Facebook.com/Destinites), I asked, “What is one positive thing you would like to see implemented in the Destin area for 2023, which you feel would benefit or even partially benefit the community?” I started the thread by saying...
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In March, Destin Middle School celebrated its new tennis courts with a ribbon cutting. Just after the ribbon was cut, the DMS Tennis Team took to the courts for the first ever true home tennis game. “Our school community would like to thank Superintendent Marcus Chambers, the Okaloosa County...
