Callaway approves rollback rate
CALLAWAY — The Callaway City Commission endorsed a slightly higher tax Wednesday night, approving the rollback millage rate at the urging of City Manager Michael Fuller. The rollback rate is 2.7112,...
View ArticleSunset Celebration: 'People don’t have to go to Key West' // photo gallery
PANAMA CITY — A new St. Andrews event has been seizing the magic time between the summer heat and the harvest moon with a sunset market on Thursdays. For the past 13 weeks, St. Andrews Sunset...
View ArticleDemocrats demonstrate at Southerland’s campaign office // photo gallery
PANAMA CITY — Democrats upset over incumbent Rep. Steve Southerland’s “untruthful” ad and the revelation he held a men-only fundraiser demonstrated Wednesday outside his Panama City campaign...
View ArticleDIB receives volunteer turnout to help with events
PANAMA CITY – The Downtown Improvement Board received a turnout of about 20 volunteers on Wednesday to help with the operations of events, starting with Oktoberfest on Sept. 26 and 27. “These have...
View ArticleMan arrested after refusing to stop
PANAMA CITY — Police arrested a Panama City man who tried to evade arrest and discard a controlled substance, officials announced Wednesday. The Panama City Police Department arrested Kendreck M....
View ArticleChristie to make campaign stop with Scott
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will help Gov. Rick Scott campaign in North Florida on Friday, according to the Republican Governors Association. The pair will make a 9:30 a.m....
View ArticleLocals invited to view a rare piece of 9/11 history
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Interact Club at J.R. Arnold High School is inviting locals to attend the school’s annual 9/11 Commencement Ceremony and to view a real piece of 9/11 history on Thursday. The...
View ArticleSmall number of county divers have big potential
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The handful of spectators at the Panama City Beach Aquatic Center may not have been aware what they were seeing on Wednesday. They were viewing history on the diving board. Only...
View Article4 juveniles arrested in burglary
PANAMA CITY — Four juveniles have been arrested in connection to two burglaries at the same Panama City Beach home. Bay County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at a vacation home on the west end of...
View ArticlePCB Council moves toward hefty raises
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City Beach City Council on Thursday narrowly passed an ordinance on first reading that calls for more than doubling its salary. The council approved of an ordinance to...
View ArticlePCB Council moves toward hefty raises
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City Beach City Council on Thursday narrowly passed an ordinance on first reading that calls for more than doubling its salary. The council approved of an ordinance to...
View ArticleMan fined for pimping ex-girlfriend on Facebook
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City man has pleaded to pay a fine after offering his unwitting ex-girlfriend up for sexual acts on social media, according to court documents. Police said the Facebook post...
View Article4 juveniles arrested in burglary
PANAMA CITY — Four juveniles have been arrested in connection to two burglaries at the same Panama City Beach home. Bay County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at a vacation home on the west end of...
View ArticleUpdate: Prison officers arrested for beating // photo gallery
GREENHEAD — Six correctional officers have been arrested in connection with a prison beating and fired from their positions with the Northwest Florida Reception Center in Washington County. Florida...
View ArticleFormer justices oppose Florida medical marijuana amendment
PANAMA CITY — A group of former Florida Supreme Court justices has emerged as opponents of a proposed state constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana — not for social reasons, but legal...
View ArticlePort Authority to vacate current building
PANAMA CITY — The Panama City Port Authority is packing its bags. In the coming month, the agency will be moving to a new building to make way for a major roadway project by the Florida Department of...
View ArticleArnold High students commemorate 9/11 // photo gallery
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Kathy Prumatico shielded her eyes from the bright sunshine as she watched her sons participate in the 9/11 Commencement Ceremony at J.R. Arnold High School on Thursday. Her lips...
View ArticlePiece of the Pentagon lives on at Arnold High
PANAMA CITY BEACH — J.R. Arnold High School became the unlikely home of a real piece of 9/11 history when a 240-pound hunk of limestone appeared in the school’s auditorium on permanent display in...
View ArticleMagician brings fun to special needs students
PANAMA CITY— With the wave of a magic wand and an “alakazam”, 9-year-old Skylar Ritz made a rabbit appear out of his top hat in front of a full house at Margaret K. Lewis School on Friday. Skylar got...
View ArticlePavement survey set on I-10
MARIANNA -- Drivers will encounter alternating lane closures on Interstate 10 in Jackson County, between State 71 near mile marker 142 and mile marker 151, Tuesday and Wednesday. Crews will perform...
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