Long-awaited F-22s to begin arriving Monday
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — Better late than never. Monday afternoon, the first of two dozen F-22 fighter jets will begin landing at Tyndall Air Force Base nearly a year after they were originally...
View ArticleDistribution Center offers opportunities for growth // PHOTO GALLERY
PANAMA CITY — For economic development officials, Port Panama City’s Intermodal Distribution Center on U.S. 231 offers 250 acres of opportunity. “It gives us another industry sector to target to bring...
View ArticleFor many locals, BCS matchup is close to home
PANAMA CITY — With Bay County just 100 miles from Florida State University and 200 miles from Auburn University, local fans are making big plans for the faceoff on college football’s grandest stage...
View ArticleRabid raccoon killed in Lynn Haven
LYNN HAVEN -- A raccoon killed near Panama Country Club in Lynn Haven has tested positive for rabies, health officials wrote in a news release. This is the ninth Bay County animal testing positive for...
View ArticleThree injured in car crash
ALTHA -- A Hosford man was taken to Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart Health System on Friday in critical condition, and two others were seriously injured after a crash east of Altha, according to the...
View ArticleProsecutor is board certified trial attorney
PANAMA CITY -- The Florida Bar has named Chief Assistant State Attorney Greg Wilson a board certified trial attorney, according to the State Attorney’s Office. Wilson is now “distinguished as a...
View ArticleJudge: Fund manager's faint no evidence of guilt
NEW YORK — A New York federal judge says prosecutors can't tell a jury that an ex-hedge fund manager accused of insider trading fainted when confronted by federal agents. The judge says that's not...
View ArticleLocal FSU fans flock to Pasadena
PASADENA, Calif. - Mike Walsingham was present for the first BCS championship game when Florida State lost to Tennessee in the Fiesta Bowl in 1998. On Monday night in Pasadena, Calif., he was there...
View ArticleCounty water dispute legal fees total $100K
PANAMA CITY — Bay County has spent about $100,000 in outside legal fees in a dispute with Tyndall Air Force Base over how much the military installation should pay for water. A federal judge ruled in...
View ArticleShivering Bay: More dangerously cold weather expected Tuesday
PANAMA CITY — The mercury didn’t drop below zero here Monday, but that was little comfort to the shivering Florida Panhandle, which faces another day of frigid weather Tuesday. The National Weather...
View ArticleCommission split on candidate fees
SPRINGFIELD — With elections looming in April, Springfield’s elected officials are divided on loosening candidate requirements. Commissioners moved forward Monday, hearing the first of two readings on...
View ArticleUPDATE: Bonifay escapee caught, charged again
GRACEVILLE — A Bonifay man who escaped from Jackson County Sheriff's deputies shortly after his arrest has been apprehended, officials wrote in a news release. Zachary Andrews, 25, of Bonifay, had...
View ArticleConstruction shuts down Spring Avenue Park
HILAND PARK — Spring Avenue Park will be shut down until mid-July while a retention pond and other work is completed. The walking park, at 1620 Spring Ave. in Cedar Grove, got $774,775 in BP oil spill...
View ArticleCourt asked to force Scott to pick lieutenant governor
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is being sued over his decision to leave the post of lieutenant governor vacant for nearly 10 months. A Tallahassee lobbyist and political activist on Monday...
View Article‘Awesome’ new mission awaits Raptor pilots at Tyndall
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — The weather on the ground was nasty, so 45,000 feet in the sky was the place to be, Lt. Col. Erick Gilbert said Monday after landing the 95th Fighter Squadron’s flagship F-22...
View ArticleF-22s arrive at Tyndall // GALLERY
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — Long-term plans became reality Monday afternoon when Lt. Col. Erick Gilbert landed the first of five cutting-edge fighter jets at the new home of the 95th Fighter Squadron....
View ArticleJCSO: Man died in the cold in Jackson County
Graceville - A man died in Monday's night's cold weather while lying in a plowed field near Piano Road, Jackson County Sheriff's officials wrote in a news release. Deputies said they have identified...
View ArticleShowdown set on unemployment bill in Senate
WASHINGTON — The new year looks a lot like the old one in the Senate, with Democrats scratching for votes to pass an agenda they share with President Barack Obama, and Republicans decidedly...
View ArticleWoman burned with grease, brother charged
PANAMA CITY — A woman was hospitalized with second-degree burns early Tuesday morning after her brother allegedly doused her with hot grease, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. Michelle...
View ArticleFOOD: Find grouper fillets, cheeks and throats on local menus
PANAMA CITY — Grouper is a common sight on the menus of local seafood restaurants, but its preparation is as varied as its types and cuts. “I have throats already cleaned and skinned,” said Capt.’s...
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