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Destin has amazing beaches and sunsets, and all the recreational, entertainment and dining options you would expect from an area whose major industry is tourism. Known as the World's Luckiest Fishing Village, Destin is home to many different sportfish, including four kinds of snapper, grouper, mackerel, marlin, sailfish, mahi mahi, wahoo, tuna, shark, tarpon and bonito. Other water sports, such as diving and kayaking, are also available. For landlubbers, there are excellent golf courses and tennis courts, and for the kids, amusement parks.
Florida's Great Northwest bills itself as a "private, non-profit corporation established to grow a vibrant and sustainable economy across 16 counties" that is not subject to the state's Sunshine Law.
Since 2000, Okaloosa county in the Florida panhandle has been trying to get a federal grant for a control tower at Destin Airport, but the FAA has told county officials that there is not enough traffic at the airport to warrant the facility.
DESTIN A woman who decided to help herself to some free merchandise was arrested for shoplifting and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.
This Southern barbecue chain has been on the Emerald Coast for years. Now, its larger location in Destin has replaced the one at Baytowne Wharf to serve more people hungry for barbecue cooked low and slow, a tradition Jim N' Nicks has prospered on for 25 years.
Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, causing little damage along the Gulf Coast but bringing more rain to the already-soaked Southeast.
For most of us, Tropical Storm Ida didn't amount to much. But for a number of people on Holiday Isle in Okaloosa County, Ida was a nightmare they won't soon forget.
CHIPLEY Preparations are underway as Tropical Storm Ida heads for landfall. The Washington County Board of County Commissioners passes a resolution declaring a local state of emergency, and Washington County schools will remain open until further notice.
She is preparing for the storm. - hhanks , CNN iReport producer iReport - At noon, central time, the beaches along Holiday Isle in Destin, Florida begin to get hammered.A Waters are already rising and the beaches and some dunes begin to show significant destruction before Ida is even close to landfall.
A 34-year-old Destin woman was arrested on charges of battery after attacking her husband over a computer Sunday, said an Okaloosa County Sheriff's report.
A man awakened to find himself being beaten with a chain by an angry Bulgarian. An Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy was summoned to a Vinings Way Boulevard address on Nov.
