Majka open to returning as Bay County manager
PANAMA CITY — The city manager of Cocoa Beach, who had previously worked as assistant county manager in Bay County, said Thursday he is interested in taking the soon-to-be vacant manager position...
View ArticleSentence brings protest from driver’s family
PANAMA CITY — Family members of a teenager who was sentenced to a decade in prison for a drunken Spring Break traffic fatality have complained to his judge that several parties — including the police...
View ArticleOfficers search for suspect in two sexual assaults
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Authorities are searching for a suspect of two possibly connected sexual assaults, officials confirmed Friday. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office and the Panama City Beach Police...
View ArticleGiving back: Jinks students send cards to ailing Utah girl
PANAMA CITY — The holiday spirit was alive and well at Jinks Middle School this week as students joined a worldwide movement to shower a dying 6-year-old girl with enough Christmas cards to last a...
View ArticleLayaway angels: Shoppers shocked, relieved to find gifts paid off
PANAMA CITY — Gail Williams walked slowly while a Kmart employee wheeled a large cart, stacked with items taller than herself. She seemed cautious, as if the Power Wheels Jeep, foot-tall pink couch...
View Article2-year-old dies after being struck by vehicle
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A 2-year-old child stepped into the path of a vehicle Friday night and was struck and killed, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The child, who was not identified, walked...
View ArticleThrowing Lead: Preparing yourself for the kill
(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 ArticleLegal fees for drug testing $650,000 so far
TALLAHASSEE — After racking up more than $650,000 in legal fees, Florida Gov. Rick Scott is refusing to back down from his drug-testing crusade, most recently objecting to an attempt to close a...
View ArticleLast-minute gift hunting for the hunter in your life
If there’s a hunter in your life, you haven’t got their gift yet and you can never think of what to get them we’ve got good news: it’s easier than you think and there’s plenty of time. As a...
View ArticleVernon's Circle H gives customers early Christmas gift
VERNON — Circle H Gas and Deli is showing its appreciation to customers in a way that’s sure to give them more holiday cheer to the gallon. The store at a 3693 Roche Ave. in Vernon is offering regular...
View Article‘Die-In’ showcases need for justice, peace
PANAMA CITY — New York City police held Eric Garner in a chokehold for about 4½ minutes in July as he repeated 11 times the now infamous message that has echoed around the country: “I can’t breath.”...
View ArticleFlood map sends insurance sky high
PANAMA CITY — Sal Albano said his family is among those in the Martinique subdivision who are struggling to make ends meet as a result of high insurance rates resulting from their community being in a...
View ArticleCaz: Everyone’s a winner with Byron Smith
One of my Christmas gifts came early this year: I barely topped my arch nemesis — Special Olympics medalist and 24-year co-worker Byron Smith — at bowling on Tuesday. Now if you ask Byron what...
View ArticleRe-entry strategy: Felons find freedom one day at a time
PANAMA CITY— Marvin Jones Jr. has been slowly putting his life back together since June 29. That’s the day he stepped out of Bay Correctional Facility after being locked up for three years. It was the...
View ArticleAP sources: Cops' killer angry at chokehold death
NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman who announced online that he was planning to shoot two "pigs" in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner ambushed two officers in a patrol car and shot them...
View ArticlePCB has full events calendar in 2015
PANAMA CITY BEACH — As 2014 draws to an end, the Bay County Tourist Development Council (TDC) is looking forward to a full year of events in 2015. Next year, Panama City Beach's calendar will be more...
View ArticleMurder defendant pleads not guilty
PANAMA CITY — A Springfield man authorities said shot his neighbor for disrespecting his family has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, according to court records. Diep Hoang...
View Article‘Positive influence': Inmate re-entry prep starts behind bars
PANAMA CITY — Inmates approaching the end of a lengthy jail stay can take advantage of a wealth of re-entry programs. “You hope that while they’re here, they pick up some lessons that are valuable to...
View ArticleMost target practice flights piloted by civilians
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — Civilians like Matthew LaCourse, who was killed last month when the F-16 he was flying was lost in the Gulf of Mexico, have flown more sorties for the 82nd Aerial Targets...
View ArticleLATEST UPDATE: Bear attacks Eastpoint girl, FWC sets traps
A 15-year-old Eastpoint girl is recovering from plastic surgery this morning for wounds sustained in a Sunday evening bear attack not far from the heart of Eastpoint. Sheri Mann, mother of Leah...
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