LEAD Coalition takes root through mass partnership
PANAMA CITY — Panama City’s largest ever partnership to stop violence in the community became official as news of the overnight shooting in the Florida State University library in Tallahassee swirled...
View ArticlePredator serves sentence, remains in custody
CHIPLEY — Although Alton Hartzog has completed a five-year sentence for child pornography, the state isn’t ready to let him go. A Washington County jury found Hartzog should be committed to the...
View ArticleHoliday guide: Find local gifts for everyone on your list
PANAMA CITY — Transform Christmas shopping from a daunting task to another reason to be inspired in a season of giving. Find local gifts in markets and stores, where you can see items up close and...
View ArticleNew Media Investment Group agrees to acquire Halifax newspapers
Halifax Media Group, owner of the Panama City News Herald and 35 other newspapers and affiliated web sites, has agreed to be acquired by New Media Investment Group Inc. New Media, a publicly traded...
View ArticleUPDATE: Shooting baffles those who knew May in Gulf County (DOCUMENTS)
PANAMA CITY — People who knew Myron May, who was identified by police as the man who opened fire in the Strozier Library at Florida State University early Thursday morning, said the man described in...
View ArticleUPDATE: $48 million Lotto ticket bought in Westville
WESTVILLE — The person holding a single winning lottery ticket worth $48 million had yet to claim the massive amount of moolah Thursday night, and owners of the store where it was purchased said it...
View ArticleBay Chamber to host annual awards dinner
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Chamber of Commerce will host its annual dinner and awards ceremony Jan. 23 at the Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort. The event will look back on the chamber’s 2014...
View ArticleCricket Wireless enters Bay County market
PANAMA CITY — Cricket Wireless, a subsidiary company of AT&T, has opened its first store in the Panama City. The store, located on East 23rd Street in the PetSmart shopping center, is Cricket’s...
View ArticleSpecial master named in river fight
APALACHICOLA — The U.S. Supreme Court this week appointed a Maine attorney to serve as a special master in a long-running legal battle between Florida and Georgia about the amount of freshwater...
View ArticlePublic opposes changes at state park on St. George Island
ST. GEORGE ISLAND — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection hopes to increase attendance at Dr. Julian Bruce State Park on St. George Island by 20 percent annually. But at a meeting on the...
View ArticleNeighbors say PCB walkover blocks their beautiful view
PANAMA CITY BEACH — City attorneys are researching whether Panama City Beach could pass a law that would ban construction of private walkovers behind homes along Beach Boulevard. The controversy came...
View ArticleSpringfield Fire shows what not to do with a turkey fryer (VIDEO)
SPRINGFIELD — Firefighter Chris Tarrant was in full gear, visor protecting his eyes, as he gingerly lowered the perforated cylinder, using a hooked stick, into a heated vat. Inside that cylinder was a...
View ArticleLittle change to state, local unemployment
PANAMA CITY — State and local unemployment rates didn’t change much last month, according to figures released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. Bay County’s unemployment rate...
View ArticleUPDATE: Victims named; packages from FSU shooter sent to friends
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — The first of several packages mailed by a man who shot three people at a Florida State University library was delivered in Texas, a law enforcement official said Friday. Authorities...
View ArticleLocal principal robbed in Texas
HOUSTON— A local principal and her son were robbed at gunpoint outside a Texas hospital where the son is receiving cancer treatment, according to police reports. Patronis Elementary Principal Ellie...
View ArticleScammer pretended to be deputy
PANAMA CITY— Authorities are advising the public to be on the look out for a phone scammer offering “bailout cards” for existing warrants, according to Bay County Sheriff’s Office. At about 1 p.m....
View ArticleBoat launch fee plan splits Mexico Beach council
MEXICO BEACH — The first reading of an ordinance that would levy boat launch fees at the Mexico Beach boat ramp split the City Council during its regular November meeting. Taking a page from Port St....
View ArticleBoys & Girls Club dedicates tree lot to ‘Mr. H’
PANAMA CITY – Saturday’s dreary weather did not deter the Boys & Girls Club of Bay County from honoring a past board member by dedicating and renaming its Christmas tree sale lot after him. Bill...
View ArticleSon shoots father in domestic dispute
CALLAWAY — A man is in stable condition after his son allegedly shot him during a domestic disputer shortly before midnight Friday, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Official: Man who killed deputy had made threats
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — A man who had made previous threats against police set his house on fire Saturday and ambushed the first sheriff's deputy who responded, fatally shooting the deputy and wounding...
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