Caz: Blessings come in all shapes and sizes
Sitting in Sheila Boswell’s tidy Bonifay living room last Saturday watching her reaction as she — her 8-year-old daughter snugly in her lap — unfolded a check that I knew was made out to her for...
View ArticleOur View: CRAs bring benefits and problems
There is no question that Community Redevelopment Agencies, when administered correctly, can bring enormous benefits to blighted and often ignored sections of a community. However, there certainly is...
View ArticleSoutherland, supporters gather for final push
PANAMA CITY — Supporters of Congressman Steve Southerland said during a campaign rally Saturday night that his views reflect those of Northwest Florida while his opponent Gwen Graham has a liberal...
View ArticleCar-bike collision leaves one dead
PANAMA CITY — The Panama City Police Department responded to a traffic crash involving a bicycle at 9:52 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of US 231 and East Avenue. The bicyclist, John Ezra Tatum,...
View ArticleP.C. Planning Board to weigh downtown proposals
PANAMA CITY — Panama City Planning Board will consider a development order for Drew Station at 11 Harrison Ave. Monday. The plan from applicant Michael Drew includes splitting the building into five...
View ArticleFamily celebrates birthday, memories
PANAMA CITY — One hundred pink and white roses brightened the room as Edie Sawicki and her family celebrated her 100th birthday Sunday. Sawicki’s daughter, Joyce Muller, recalled one of her favorite...
View ArticleCouncil hopes to pique interest in manufacturing
LYNN HAVEN — If you ate Quaker Oats or Raisin Bran this morning, it’s likely your breakfast made contact with a MERRICK Industries machine before it reached the bowl. It was a reference MERRICK...
View ArticleCommission probable to cut down Marina proposals
PANAMA CITY — The Panama City Commission likely will narrow the five candidates to redevelop the Panama City Marina to two at Tuesday’s meeting. The commission heard a presentation from each of the...
View ArticleBonifay woman wants others to know about neurofibromatosis
BONIFAY — Fifty-year-old Sheila Boswell sees a beautifully blessed woman when she looks in the mirror — but for others, reaching that conclusion is a more complex matter. Boswell sees a wide range of...
View ArticleAlignment Bay aims to connect schools, businesses
PANAMA CITY — Local workforce and education leaders are fast-tracking an initiative to align the community’s resources to improve student success in the Bay County public school system. It’s a simple...
View ArticleFEMA reviewing damage funding requests
PANAMA CITY — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is reviewing about $1 million worth of projects from Bay County entities to correct damage sustained by the late April storm event that...
View ArticleOur View: These things are hard
Last week the Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Antares rocket exploded in mid-air 6 seconds after liftoff. Thankfully, no one was injured. The unmanned rocket was carrying about 5,000 pounds of supplies and...
View ArticleBlogging Dead: The Dawnocracy, new blood and Beth’s Atlanta escape fails
We finally saw the youngest Greene daughter for the first time this season, as we were treated to a Beth-centric episode. Beth was last seen at a funeral home, when Daryl chased her down while she was...
View ArticleJustices to wade into Florida-Georgia water battle
TALLAHASSEE — After years of battling between Florida and Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider a lawsuit about increasing the amount of freshwater flowing into Northwest...
View ArticleNo charges will be filed in weekend fatality
PANAMA CITY — Charges will not be filed against a driver who struck and killed a bicyclist crossing U.S. 231, according to Panama City Police Department officials. The bicyclist, John Ezra Tatum, 53,...
View ArticleRapist sentenced to life
PANAMA CITY — An Ohio man has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape of a Lynn Haven woman. Corderro Ryan Britten, 27, was sentenced to life in prison Monday for raping a Lynn Haven woman after...
View ArticleGroup reports another record-breaking turtle season
PANAMA CITY BEACH — More than 3,000 sea turtles hatched on Bay County beaches this season, the most since volunteers began monitoring nesting activity in 1991. As the 2014 sea turtle nesting season...
View ArticleCounty to discuss Baldwin work
PANAMA CITY — A portion of Baldwin Road will close for 45 days this summer if the Bay County Commission approves of a $837,258 change order to add to a widening project. The change order to be...
View ArticleLynn Haven teen killed in crash
PANAMA CITY — Two people were pronounced dead, including a Lynn Haven teenager, after separate crashes Sunday night and Monday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports. The two crashes...
View ArticleFormer PCB chamber leader arrested again
LYNN HAVEN — A former Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce president who resigned after accusations she stole two $5 candy bars has been arrested on grand theft and possession of controlled substance...
View Article