Man sentenced to 24 years in prison on drug-related charges
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City man with a long history of felony drug offenses was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison on Wednesday. Kenneth F. Williams, 48, also known as “Mobile,” was found guilty...
View Article‘Lay like a starfish’
PANAMA CITY BEACH — School is back in session, but the pools and beaches stand to be busier than usual with a heat advisory hanging over the region this weekend and Labor Day festivities moving in the...
View ArticleSharper Arnold surpasses turnover-prone Bozeman
SAND HILLS - Cody Saunders and Torri Cotton were sharp on Friday. David Elmore and Bozeman need some more tuning. The Arnold duo was responsible for three touchdowns in the first half to stoke the...
View ArticleZombie properties: Abandoned homes stuck in limbo // video, database, photo...
PARKER — Most zombies seem to have some type of deformity. They limp after their human counterparts on “The Walking Dead” usually with one arm roughly severed or an eye missing from its socket, forced...
View ArticleFormer contamination site being monitored
PANAMA CITY – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection reports that a contamination site off Jenks Avenue is being monitored but is not in active remediation. ABB Inc, the company that...
View ArticleGovernment Calendar
The following meetings are scheduled in Bay County Aug. 25-28: Monday What: Panama City Board of Adjustments When: 4 p.m. Where: 9 Harrison Avenue —— What: Panama City Downtown Improvement Board...
View ArticleEarly primary votes are in
PANAMA CITY — Early voting for the primary election was a wrap on Saturday evening with 12,329 votes cast by Bay County voters. According to the Supervisor of Elections website, the early voting total...
View ArticlePossible shelter move prompts complaints
PANAMA CITY — Neighbors and business owners near the site of a vacant furniture store on 15th Street are complaining to city officials about the possibility of the downtown homeless shelter moving...
View ArticleProperty prices rise as PCB booms
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach officials call it “the 30A effect.” Panama City Beach Planning Director Mel Leonard described the 30A effect as an encroaching storm, creeping across Bay County....
View ArticleMan keeps good on pact, but fails auditions
LYNN HAVEN — He gave it all he had; however, he did not make the band. Graham Shaw, a 50-year alumnus from Florida State University, had auditioned for the percussion section as a part of keeping a...
View Article$1.5 million allotted for local water projects
PANAMA CITY — A state agency has awarded more than $1.5 million in state grants to fund two local projects that are expected to significantly reduce flooding risk and improve water quality in...
View ArticleSt. Andrews group flexing its influence
PANAMA CITY — St. Andrews is doing well. The Panama City neighborhood is the only Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to register an increase in property values for the 2013-14 fiscal year, helping...
View ArticleOfficials: Springfield financial woes could be worse
SPRINGFIELD — It takes a steady hand to operate the tractor for Springfield Public Works. The tractor includes a hydraulic lever employees used to lift several items. The idea is that once the button...
View ArticleProsecutors: PCB company involved in NAFTA violations
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A contact man between a Panama City Beach company and buyers of illegal exports has pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate international trade laws. Gilberto Lopez, 49, of...
View ArticleFrom Grand Ridge to Miss Florida USA: Ashleigh Lollie says crown opens doors
PANAMA CITY — The crown has put Ashleigh Lollie on a path to where she wants to be. “I think that the title really opens a lot of doors,” Lollie said. “You don’t always know what’s behind them, but it...
View ArticleCounty expects flood insurance savings
PANAMA CITY — Bay County will be able to maintain a flood protection rating this coming year that will allow unincorporated residents to continue to get a 25 percent discount on insurance. As it has...
View ArticleMarie Hotel vote coming Tuesday
PANAMA CITY – Tuesday’s Panama City Commission meeting might be the last chance for Royal American Construction Company and the Marie Hotel. The commission will consider the development order request...
View ArticleCallaway looks to ease burden on water costs
CALLAWAY – Callaway Commission Tuesday will finalize an ordinance and two resolutions relating to water rates and fees. There is a final reading of an ordinance that establishes regulations for...
View ArticleFestival to introduce digital graffiti downtown
PANAMA CITY – Most of the projected images are simple. There is an animation of white loops, what looks like a tribal tattoo perpetually reaching into the far reaches of the screen. John Daniel has...
View ArticleWhitfield moves up FSU depth chart
TALLAHASSEE — Jimbo Fisher still is tweaking Florida State’s depth chart as the team’s season opener against Oklahoma State approaches on Saturday. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. at AT&T Stadium in...
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