UPDATE: Missing Panama City sailor found adrift but safe
APALACHICOLA — A Panama City sailor who had been missing for eight days was found in good health Thursday drifting in the Gulf of Mexico aboard his boat. Craig S. Neus Sr., 77, had set sail from...
View ArticleFDOT holding public forum regarding State 390
LYNN HAVEN — The Florida Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting to discuss the expansion of State 390 on Tuesday. The section of the expansion in Lynn Haven should be the...
View ArticleTDC seeking bids for sports complex design
PANAMA CITY BEACH — New amateur sports fields have been on the Bay County Tourist Development Council’s wish list for several years, and board members moved Thursday to put those plans on paper. The...
View Article'Click It or Ticket' begins Monday
PANAMA CITY — Police will be out employing their Thanksgiving “Click It or Ticket” campaign beginning Monday. The Panama City Police Department said the goal of its “Click It or Ticket” campaign the...
View ArticleTake a recycling selfie, win a contest
PANAMA CITY — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has received some creative entries for the recycling selfie contest. Andrea Shoda, 8, of Satellite Beach, photographed herself...
View ArticleUPDATE: BCSO makes record synthetic marijuana bust (VIDEO)
SPRINGFIELD — Two Springfield residents were arrested in the largest synthetic marijuana seizure in Bay County history, Sheriff Frank McKeithen announced Friday. Johnny Vihn Nguyen, 25, and Sarah...
View ArticleMurder suspect’s plea offer revoked
PANAMA CITY — Prosecutors have revoked a plea offer for the man charged with shooting a 20-year-old Panama City Beach man just days after his partner in the armed robbery plot turned state’s witness....
View ArticleMarkus Bishop's mansion fails to sell at auction
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The lavish, multimillion-dollar home at the center of a state-versus-church controversy involving a former Panama City Beach pastor has failed to find a new owner during auction....
View ArticleWelcome snowbirds: Cold motivates Northern visitors to arrive early
PANAMA CITY — When Donald and Carol Sevigny saw snow forecast for their hometown of Mechanics Fall, Maine, the snowbirds decided to try and beat the pending frigid weather. They packed up their van...
View Article5 arrested after beating at strip club
PANAMA CITY — Five people have been arrested in the wake of an afternoon strip club beating, the Panama City Police Department announced Friday. When officers arrived at Bambi’s Dollhouse, 2915 E....
View ArticleBoard makes City Hall recommendation
MEXICO BEACH —After five meetings, the Mexico Beach Citizens Advisory Board has recommended that City Hall should be built in Municipal Park on 21st Street across from its current home inside the...
View ArticleMoving Targets: Old F-16s make ‘really good bad guys’ when converted for...
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — Not a lot of people crash three planes in a day and call it a job well done. Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Garrison does. Garrison heads up the only squadron in the Air Force...
View ArticlePanama City Beach prepares to demolish ‘worst’ building in the city
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A dilapidated motel that city officials say is the biggest eyesore in the city and a safety hazard is slated to be demolished on the city’s dime as early as 10 days from now. The...
View ArticleThrowing Lead: Regarding scents, use common sense
(Tombo Martin is one of the stars of Buck Commander on Outdoor Channel, a former major league baseball pitcher, graduate of Bay High and resident of our area. If you have a question for Tombo send it...
View ArticleSpringfield, Parker awarded water project grants
PARKER — The cities of Springfield and Parker each will receive a piece of an $8 million grant announced by the Northwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board to fund water supply...
View ArticleFish fry fundraiser helps local family
PANAMA CITY — Justina and Keith Herrick must raise almost $18,000 for their little boy, and their friends and neighbors are helping to make it happen. Keith Herrick grew up attending Cedar Grove...
View ArticleReckless driver trapped in burning vehicle, taken to hospital
BAYOU GEORGE — A woman who allegedly was driving while intoxicated was injured Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 231. According to Master Sgt. J.D. Johnson of the Florida Highway...
View ArticleCamo Dreams come true
PANAMA CITY — Some kindhearted huntsmen are making the dreams of terminally ill and disabled children come true — Camo Dreams, that is. For a decade, Derek Fussell has had his well-tuned sights on...
View ArticleCity may offer incentive for better grades
PANAMA CITY — The Panama City Commission on Tuesday will consider changes to its college education policy for city employees. The city now offers to pay 75 percent of college courses for which a...
View ArticleMexico Beach council, residents critical of proposed restriction of housing...
MEXICO BEACH — A proposal to tighten restrictions on mobile home residents who apply for housing assistance has received a hostile welcome. Dennis Dingman with the state Department of Economic...
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