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A look back to the Daily News photos from October 2000

Devon Ravine
Northwest Florida Daily News

These were some of the sights seen along the Emerald Coast in October 2000.

A 12-year-old boy landed a 300-pound Warsaw grouper in the Destin Fishing Rodeo, while Choctawhatchee’s volleyball team was 17-2 going into a district match with Niceville. 

A look back to Daily News photos from October 2000.

Area farmers were trying to salvage crops after a long period of drought, while a pioneer wagon train was making its way down U.S. Highway 90 near Mossy Head. 

And the area was eagerly awaiting the arrival of Sony’s PlaySation2 in area stores. 

Step back 20 years for a visual tour through the photo archives of the Daily News.