Serve Thanksgiving’s main dish with cornbread goodness
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Leave the sides to someone else so you can focus on Thanksgiving’s main attractions. Ham often joins turkey on the Thanksgiving table, but when it comes to stuffing or dressing,...
View ArticleNavy base holds first Diversity Day
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY PANAMA CITY — The Naval Surface Warfare Center hosted the base's first Diversity Day Wednesday, but the event will be held twice a year going forward and will replace events...
View ArticlePolitical sign ordinance prompts name-calling
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City Beach City Council is scheduled to vote Thursday on an ordinance that would ban political signs on vehicles parked near the road. The issue has become politically...
View ArticleSims veterans play ball in honorary game
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Veterans who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam gathered for America’s favorite pastime of baseball at Frank Brown Park on Wednesday. Warriors’ Watch Riders motorcycle group...
View ArticleTwo charged with marijuana possession
PANAMA CITY — Police have arrested two men who allegedly were riding with more than 250 grams of marijuana without their vehicle’s headlights on, according to a Panama City Police Department news...
View ArticleAttorney arrested for taking money from estates
MARIANNA — Police have arrested a Marianna attorney on charges he collected at least $41,000 while transferring trust funds from multiple estates to their heirs, according to a Marianna Police...
View ArticleRESTORE committee hears 47 project pitches
PANAMA CITY — The nine-members of the Bay County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee have their work cut out for them. That was the consensus Wednesday as the committee rifled through more than 40...
View ArticleBCSO seeks missing teen boy
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance from the public to find 17-year-old Ryan Zerbach. Zerbach’s last known location was his home in the Bayhead area of Bayou George. He left his...
View ArticleUPDATE: Panama City man, vessel missing in Gulf
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City man who set sail from Maryland back toward his homestead has been reported missing during the last leg of his journey. U.S. Coast Guard officials issued a search alert for...
View ArticlePCB businesses wary of special event proposal
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Owners of businesses that cater to spring breakers told the Panama City Beach City Council on Wednesday that a proposed ordinance they are considering to regulate special events...
View ArticlePanama City couple charged with counterfeiting football tickets
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Two Panama City natives have been arrested in Crimson Tide country for allegedly attempting to sell fake tickets to the football team’s upcoming game, according to police reports....
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed while trying to retrieve ladders
PANAMA CITY — A South Carolina teenager died after he was struck by a vehicle on U.S. 231 late Wednesday, according to Florida Highway Patrol officials. Ladders were strewn about the roadway where...
View ArticlePolice search for shooting suspects
PANAMA CITY — Police are asking for public assistance in identifying two suspects after shots were fired in the 700 block of Satsuma Avenue Wednesday at about 1:30 p.m. No one was injured in the...
View ArticlePolice: Man hid cocaine in his mouth
PANAMA CITY — Police have arrested a Panama City man who allegedly stuffed several baggies of cocaine into his mouth in an attempt to conceal them from officers, according to a Panama City Police...
View ArticleCallaway commission votes against position it approved in budget
CALLAWAY — The City Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday against a dual planning and code enforcement position. The commission previously approved $75,000 in its 2014-15 budget to fund the dual planning and...
View ArticleGood vibes heat up PCB
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Beach Arts Coalition is bringing big names to Aaron Bessant Park for this weekend’s Chili Vibrations Reggae Festival that includes a chili cook-off sanctioned by the...
View ArticleBody of missing teen found
BAYOU GEORGE — A search and rescue team with the Bay County Sheriff's Office found the body of a missing teen Thursday in a swampy wooded area not far from his home. Ryan Zerbach, 17, was last heard...
View ArticleTDC moves to remedy beach trash issue
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach visitors left more behind than cleanup crews bargained for this summer. To better keep the beaches clean, the Bay County Tourist Development Council (TDC) moved...
View ArticleUPDATE: Boyd Brothers closing after 80 years
PANAMA CITY — A longtime local commercial printer is shutting its doors next week after more than 80 years in business. Boyd Brothers has operated its printing company in Panama City since 1931,...
View ArticleMarkus Bishop house auction delayed
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The sale of a former Panama City Beach pastor’s mansion that was a point of contention in a state-versus-church controversy has been delayed. The mansion of Markus Bishop, former...
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