4th to 1st: Ohio State beats Oregon to win inaugural CFB Playoff title
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ohio State can add the newest version of the national championship trophy to a case that already has a bunch of the old ones. The Buckeyes' third-stringer matched Oregon's...
View ArticleFresh Market coming to Panama City Beach
PANAMA CITY BEACH — New grocery options are on the way for shoppers in Panama City Beach. Upscale grocery chain The Fresh Market confirmed Monday it will open a new store at the new shopping center...
View ArticlePCB Chamber to kick off 2015 IdeaCamps
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Registration is now open for the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce's first IdeaCamp of 2015. The event will take place Jan. 29 at The Pour in Panama City Beach, the new coffee...
View ArticleNatural gas station meeting planned
PANAMA CITY — The city of Panama City will hold a public meeting Thursday at 6 p.m., at the A.D. Harris Learning Village Cafeteria, 819 E. 11th St., Panama City, to receive and address community input...
View ArticleHealthy Start seeks sponsors
PANAMA CITY — Healthy Start will host its World’s Greatest Come ’n’ Go Baby Shower on April 9 from 4-7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church on Fourth Street in Panama City, and is seeking sponsors...
View ArticleFormer NFL fullback talks about his 9-mile 'miracle' swim to shore
PLANTATION — The former NFL fullback entered the room with a wobble in his walk, and needed assistance climbing a podium so he could face a media throng and discuss his death-defying 9-mile, 16-hour...
View ArticleWoman charged with assault after firing gun
A woman was arrested on Tuesday in a domestic dispute that involved her shooting at her husband, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office reported. Julie Forren, 52, was charged with aggravated assault shortly...
View Article2 arrested on drug charges
LYNN HAVEN — Two residents have been arrested on narcotics charges following a raid on a Lynn Haven home, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday. BCSO narcotics investigators developed...
View ArticleFire damages home
PANAMA CITY — Fire crews have determined a house fire Tuesday that left a Lawton Court home with smoke and heat damage was “accidental,” according to a Panama City Fire Department press release. No...
View ArticleThings we learned from the 1/12 edition of #WWE #Raw
Raw was staged in New Orleans as WWE gave us another show that lacked overall punch in a slow middle section with two hot bookend segments. The build continued for the Royal Rumble. Seth Rollins, John...
View ArticleInternational Flavors: Make cultural dishes your own
Sometimes it’s not just a new recipe that inspires cooks, but a new culture. When I stopped by Emerald Coast Olive Oil in Pier Park on Jan. 2, Wendy Lechner was still ensuring good luck with a recipe...
View ArticlePanama City considers collecting unpaid liens itself
PANAMA CITY — Commissioner Mike Nichols suggested the city conduct its own collection process for liens. “We’re asking questions,” Nichols said Tuesday at the Panama City Commission meeting. “What are...
View ArticlePCB city manager will bring back options for garbage service
PANAMA CITY BEACH — City Manager Mario Gisbert is planning to bring back a list of proposals calling for possible franchises for garbage haulers or mandatory trash pickup. The Panama City Beach City...
View ArticleU.S. 98 flyover prep continues
PANAMA CITY — The Florida Department of Transportation has finished acquiring the property it needs to build a massive piece of infrastructure aimed at clearing up traffic congestion at the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Released sex offender arrested again
PANAMA CITY — A sex offender released twice from custody is now being held without bond on a new rape charge stemming from a 1995 incident, according to court records. Horace Monroe Wood, 45, was...
View ArticleFunding the fun: County looks at early plans for skate park
PANAMA CITY BEACH — County commissioners now have an idea of how far about $50,000 goes toward reconstructing the county’s deteriorating skateboard park. However, the plans still are only in their...
View ArticleBoard hears presentation on improving pre-K education
PANAMA CITY — Opening a pre-K education center to help students prepare for kindergarten was one option discussed Tuesday during the first Bay District School Board meeting of 2015. The district...
View ArticleHale out as NBH football coach
PANAMA CITY — Jared Hale will not return next season as the head football coach at North Bay Haven Charter Academy, he confirmed Tuesday evening. Hale, 27, the only head coach in the brief four-year...
View ArticleLynn Haven wants Porter Park to be best in Bay
LYNN HAVEN — The Lynn Haven City Commission presented its vision for Porter Park on Tuesday. “We want this to one of, if not the best, waterfront park in the county,” City Manager Joel Schubert said....
View ArticleDisaster plan update could help determine grants
PANAMA CITY — A two-month process that will determine what grant money flows in over the next five years for projects that lessen the impacts of natural disasters began Wednesday with a kick-off...
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