'It’s not like baking a cake' // video
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Time is moving in reverse at the Panama City Beach Conservation Park. As part of an ongoing effort to restore its natural ecosystem, work is underway to thin 600 acres of nonnative...
View ArticleParker expects almost $600k surplus
PARKER – Parker is expecting a $591,621 surplus at the end of the fiscal year. About $285,000 from the Advanced Wastewater Treatment rebate and bond refinancing makes up a big part of the amount....
View ArticleNonprofits might get more county money
PANAMA CITY — Bay County Commissioners on Tuesday tentatively voted to increase its contributions to social and nonprofit agencies by $162,000 in the coming fiscal year’s budget. But the increased...
View ArticlePolice arrest robbery suspect, seeking others
PANAMA CITY -- Police arrested a 20-year-old on suspicion of armed robbery Thursday, and they’re looking for two other people that helped him rob man at gunpoint early Thursday, according to the...
View ArticleUpdate: It's scorching out there
PANAMA CITY — We’re having a heat wave — a dangerous one forecasted to last through the weekend. “This is our first heat advisory for the season,” said Don Harrigan, a meteorologist at the National...
View Article‘Beagles’ to be reactivated
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — A storied fighter squadron will be reactivated to help train F-22 Raptor pilots. During a reactivation ceremony on the base, Lt. Col. Derek Wyler will assume command of the...
View ArticleLate night beach cruise turns deadly
CAPE SAN BLAS -- A 28-year-old Apalachicola man was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle wreck on the beach, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Christopher Lee Burke was driving a...
View ArticleState approves section of Chipola River trail // photo gallery
MARIANNA — In just a few years, visitors and residents alike could be able to walk or bike the entire length of Jackson County along the Chipola River. State officials approved the second phase of the...
View ArticleDead man’s family sues friend for fatal shooting
PANAMA CITY — The family of a man who was shot in the head with a shotgun by his best friend has filed a lawsuit claiming the incident could have been avoided, according to court documents. Blaine...
View ArticleDead woman identified
PANAMA CITY — Police have identified a woman found dead after an apparent domestic violence issue between her and her boyfriend. The Panama City Police Department announced the identity of the...
View Article4th person charged in killing
MARIANNA -- A fourth person has been arrested in the investigation of a Sunday homicide in Jackson County. Arrested was Laderious D. Corbitt Pittman, who was charged with murder and attempted robbery....
View ArticleUpdate: 3 former bankers sentenced
PANAMA CITY — Leaders of a failed Panama City Beach-based bank who lied to get more than $3.8 million of federal taxpayer money — intended to keep the economy from tanking in the midst of a downward...
View ArticlePanhandle residential youth center closed
MILTON — The Department of Juvenile Justice is closing a residential youth program in the Florida Panhandle because of safety and security concerns. The Pensacola News Journal reported the agency...
View ArticleEarly voting ends Saturday
PANAMA CITY -- Early voting for the primary elections ends Saturday. Bay County Supervisor of Elections Mark Andersen said Friday he is encouraging people to come out to vote on the last day of early...
View ArticleFSUPC names new associate dean
PANAMA CITY -- A faculty member has been appointed as Florida State University Panama City’s new associate dean. Gary Bliss, a 12-year business administration faculty member on the campus, will serve...
View ArticleTransients arrested for blocking beach access
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police arrested at least five homeless men early Friday morning for blocking a public beach access, according to court records. Shortly after 1 a.m. Friday, Panama City Beach...
View ArticleNo meeting for Lynn Haven Commission
LYNN HAVEN -- There will not be a Lynn Haven Commission meeting Tuesday because of a lack of agenda items, Assistant City Manager Charlene Messer said. The approval of minutes for the meeting Aug. 12...
View ArticlePolice release driver’s account of deadly shooting
MARIANNA — Gun powder lingered in the cab of the truck as Travis Martin Locke and his passenger, Patrick Register, sped off from Auburn Lane in Marianna, bullet holes in the windshield and both men...
View ArticleNorth Bay Haven opens new campus
LYNN HAVEN — For students at one local charter school, this week not only brought the start of a new school year; it also meant they’d start at a brand new location. North Bay Haven Charter Academy...
View ArticleWomen with guns
PANAMA CITY — She shoots guns for vacation. “If you ask me where I’m going on vacation, I’m going to tell you I’m packing my bags to go shooting somewhere,” said Katerina Prozer, 42. Prozer, the...
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