Red snapper, sector separation vote looms
PANAMA CITY — Fishery managers are slated to vote on a proposal Thursday that would restructure the way recreational red snapper is managed in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management...
View ArticlePCB woman dies in Georgia accident
A Panama City Beach woman died Sunday after being ejected from a vehicle in what Georgia State Patrol officials believe to be an intentional car crash in Long County, Ga. Gerard Lucien Pepin, 62, and...
View ArticlePanama City criticized over marina handling (RESPONSES)
PANAMA CITY — One of the clichés used by Panama City officials about the future of the marina is that the ball is in their court. And it’s true. The city owns the land and is only committed to paying...
View ArticleTDC: No money for Spring Break promotion
PANAMA CITY — No bed tax money is budgeted in the coming fiscal year to market Spring Break on Panama City Beach, the executive director of the Bay County Tourist Development Council (TDC) said...
View ArticleBay County endorses huge St. Joe plan
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Commission on Tuesday endorsed a future 50-year development plan that calls for self-sustaining communities catering to people at least 55 years old. The commission agreed...
View ArticlePublic safety divers converge on P.C. for annual conference
PANAMA CITY — Hundreds of public safety divers from across the U.S. and Canada came up for air in Panama City this week at a conference designed to support better response and safer practices for...
View ArticleMillion Dollar Band spaghetti fundraiser is back
PANAMA CITY — The Bay High School Million Dollar Band is inviting locals on a trip back in time to the Roaring Twenties to help send the band to Chicago to perform in the McDonald’s Thanksgiving...
View ArticleAttorney poll supports retention of appellate judges
PANAMA CITY — Should they stay or should they go? Robert T. Benton, Joseph Lewis Jr., Scott Makar, Tim Osterhaus and Clay Roberts might not be household names, but voters will be asked to decide...
View ArticlePCB man charged with child porn
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Panama City Beach man was arrested Tuesday on charges relating to the distribution of child pornography, the Bay County Sheriff's Office announced. Investigators and agents with...
View ArticleRabid raccoon found in Callaway
CALLAWAY — A raccoon killed along North Gay Ave., north of Highway 22 in Callaway, has tested positive for rabies. This is the seventh Bay County animal testing positive for rabies this year. A bat...
View ArticleGospel concert brings local singer home
PANAMA CITY — A local musician who made it big returns next week to perform at the Male Gospel Explosion. “He’s formed a new group and he’s coming home,” said Lenwood Cherry of Emerald Coast...
View ArticleBCSO investigating theft from ATM (VIDEO)
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Bay County Sheriff's Office is investigating the compromise of a person's bank account. On Oct. 10, the victim, who lives in Philadelphia, learned someone got a counterfeit...
View ArticlePCB to vote on Spring Break rules
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City Beach City Council on Thursday is scheduled to make a final decision on three ordinances designed to tone down Spring Break. The council at its regular meeting also...
View ArticleUPDATE: Clanton guilty of murder
PANAMA CITY — David Lee Clanton was found guilty as charged Wednesday night of murdering his father-in-law and was sentenced to life in prison. Clanton, 34, visited the shallow grave he dug for his...
View ArticleGulf Power customers to see higher bills
TALLAHASSEE — Customers of Gulf Power Co., which serves much of Bay County and the Panhandle, will face slightly higher utility bills in 2015. The state Public Service Commission on Wednesday approved...
View ArticleRESTORE webinar outlines Florida’s restoration goals
PANAMA CITY — With the deadline looming to submit projects for funding consideration under a portion of the RESTORE Act, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and...
View ArticleHighway closed after officer hits power pole
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City Police officer dodged pedestrians and crashed into a power pole in an early morning wreck that kept a stretch of busy highway closed for more than five hours Thursday. A...
View ArticleRain or shine: Breast cancer walk scheduled for Saturday
PANAMA CITY BEACH — It’s time to get out the checkbook and lace up those walking shoes for the local American Cancer Society fundraiser. The Making Strides of Panama City walk to end breast cancer...
View ArticleCouncil OKs ‘sector separation’ for red snapper
MOBILE, Ala. — Federal fishery managers approved a proposal Thursday to split the Gulf recreational red snapper fishery between charter/for hire anglers and private recreational anglers. The Gulf of...
View ArticleLives on the line: Chamber honors Bay’s first responders
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Matthew Lopez likened the room full of first responders at the Bay Point Wyndham Ballroom on Thursday to the television superheroes idolized by his young son. “TV often shows us...
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