Dr. Diane Kelley retires after more than 45 years in Okaloosa County education

Boone County chiropractor retires after 43 years

Dr. Russell “Doc” Linder of Boone County Chiropractic has announced his retirement, officially closing the doors on a practice that began back in 1951.

Dr. Diane Kelley retires after more than 45 years in Okaloosa County education

Dr. Diane Kelley is retiring after more than 45 years in education, closing a career that began in Okaloosa County classrooms in 1979 and ended in the principal’s office at Destin High School. Kelley, who has led the tuition-free public charter school since 2024, said stepping away was less about leaving a job than answering what she described as another calling. “Retirement wasn’t about leaving something I loved. It was about embracing another…