GCSC honored for marketing campaign
PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast State College’s latest marketing campaign features what officials pinpoint as the college’s best asset — its students and professors. It’s a strategy that won first prize in...
View ArticleMoving Rescue Mission still in plans
PANAMA CITY — The Panama City Rescue Mission still is interested in moving from its current location on Allen and Sixth Street downtown, Director of Fund Development Amanda Bawn said. Bawn added that...
View ArticleMission continues: Some clients went from normal life to homelessness
PANAMA CITY — Christina Brannon heard the characteristic chop of a helicopter and peeked out the window of the brick home in Hartford, Ala. It was an FBI helicopter; the feds had been circling the...
View ArticleDairy sues for right to call its milk ‘milk’
GRAND RIDGE — A dairy in Calhoun County is suing the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) in federal court for the right to call its skim milk “skim milk.” The state agency...
View ArticlePolice: Naked suspect assaults man, 84, at Boston airport
BOSTON (AP) — A naked man fell through the ceiling of a women's bathroom at Logan Airport on Saturday, then ran out of the restroom and viciously assaulted an elderly man while he was still in the...
View ArticleSt. Andrew Bay Center to open thrift store
LYNN HAVEN — St. Andrew Bay Center will hold a grand opening for a new thrift store that will help the nonprofit raise money and provide its clients with job training. St. Andrew Bay Center, which...
View ArticleParker gets over $2 million in grants for water related projects
PARKER — The city of Parker has received more than $2 million in grants recently and has a number of other grant applications pending. At the City Council meeting Monday, Preble Rish representative...
View ArticleYacht Club wants to make city a sailing destination
PANAMA CITY — The vision for St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club is people lined up along Beach Drive spending a relaxing spring afternoon watching the majestic sail boats float by. Or, another option is to...
View ArticleYouth’s campaign for signs succeeds
SAND HILLS — For all 12 years of his life, Ben Baker has lived in a community known as Sand Hills north of Southport. It’s a source of pride for him, but he noticed there weren’t any street signs to...
View ArticlePCB studying Colony Club exit
PANAMA CITY BEACH — City staff is evaluating a different possible exit out of Colony Club that could cost less than one they had previously studied. But they emphasize that the proposed project is...
View ArticleJackson County deputies investigate shooting
GREENWOOD — Jackson County Sheriff's Office deputies are investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday at a home on Allen Street. A man was hospitalized after he was shot in the legs. The victim, who...
View ArticleLibrary accepts food for late fines
PANAMA CITY – Late library patrons rejoice – the Northwest Florida Regional Library System will accept an alternate form of payment for overdue fines this holiday season. From Dec. 1 through Dec. 15,...
View ArticleBlogging Dead: Rick has a plan, Gabriel chickens out and Beth to the rescue
Rick and Co. plotted to storm the castle this week, as extracting Beth and Carol was at the center of the plan that wasn’t without its share of impending obstacles. A minor one was Tyreese, who has...
View ArticleAmerican Family Care Clinic opens in PCB
PANAMA CITY BEACH — American Family Care (AFC), the second-largest privately owned urgent care clinic operator in the U.S., celebrated the grand opening of a new location in Panama City Beach on...
View Article1 of 3 victims from FSU shooting is paralyzed
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — In the frantic moments at the Florida State University campus library last week, bullets struck 21-year-old student Farhan “Ronny” Ahmed three times, including a shot that severely...
View ArticleBay County gets $3.5 million for infrastructure improvements
SOUTHPORT — Several Panhandle communities will benefit from water and sewer infrastructure improvements courtesy of $4.75 million from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The...
View ArticleChildren’s parade applications accepted
PANAMA CITY — The Millville Community Alliance is accepting entries for the 2014 Millville Children’s Christmas Parade at 10 a.m. Dec.12. The children’s parade is held each year on the Friday morning...
View ArticleHoliday travel to hit 5-year peak
PANAMA CITY — More than 46 million Americans will be hitting the road this Thanksgiving weekend, the most holiday travelers reported since 2007. According to a survey by the American Automobile...
View ArticleDeer Point drawdown set
PANAMA CITY — Bay County Utilities will begin a winter drawdown of Deer Point Reservoir on Dec. 15 in an attempt to improve fish spawning areas and recreational uses on the water body. The annual...
View ArticleAlabama woman cashes in $33M Florida Lottery ticket
WESTVILLE — Turns out the mystery $48 million lottery winner last week was from Alabama. Carolyn Bell, 64, of Montgomery, Ala., chose to receive her winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of...
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