Green Circle Bio Energy sale finalized
COTTONDALE — Jackson County wood pellet manufacturer Green Circle Bio Energy closed on a deal last week to sell its total share holdings to Maryland-based pellet company Enviva. Green Circle’s...
View ArticleSurvey: PCB still Spring Break capital
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach will continue its 20-plus-year reign as the Spring Break capital in 2015, with more students reporting plans to head to the Florida Panhandle than other...
View ArticlePickup truck strikes pedestrian on U.S. 231
PANAMA CITY — Police were investigating a crash on U.S. 231 Friday night in which a vehicle struck a pedestrian. The condition of the pedestrian had not been released and northbound lanes of U.S. 231...
View ArticleFlorida police say 2 dead, 1 injured in mall shooting
MELBOURNE (AP) — A shooting Saturday morning at a mall in central Florida left two people dead and one other injured, police said. After responding to reports around 9:30 a.m. of multiple shots fired...
View ArticleBCSO arrest log (Jan. 8-13)
Information is provided by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on people arrested on charges Jan. 8-13. Those arrested can contact The News Herald if charges are dropped or if they are acquitted....
View ArticlePCB Parks celebrate ‘tree-planting’ holiday
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City Beach Parks and Recreation Department will plant a few thousand new trees this month in a fitting recognition of Arbor Day, a “tree-planting holiday,” according to...
View ArticleIt was a good day to march in honor of MLK (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
PANAMA CITY — The annual Martin Luther King Jr. March in Panama City started at the Bay County Courthouse, went down Fourth Street and crossed U.S. 98, and came back around to end where it started....
View ArticleFHP investigating fatal wreck in Jackson County
COTTONDALE — The Florida Highway Patrol was investigating a fatal wreck near Cottondale in Jackson County Saturday night. FHP identified the victim as Alvin Dennis Mcginty, 59, of Cottondale. The...
View ArticleComing to America: Vietnamese fled in war’s wake
Editor's note: Part 1 of a 3-part series: This three-part series will present stories of immigrants from Asia, Europe and Latin America, which are the areas from which most Bay County immigrants...
View ArticleMost commissioners favor more time for ambulance service
PANAMA CITY — A majority of the Bay County Commission supports giving the ambulance service more time to get its finances in order before considering other options, such as privatizing the service....
View Article$1,974 water bill leaves everyone baffled
CALLAWAY — It’s a great mystery, at least from Callaway’s perspective. How could a household run up a $1,974 water bill — using 454,830 gallons of water — in one month? “My house would be flooded,”...
View ArticleKentucky teens on the run arrested in Panama City Beach
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Two teenage sweethearts suspected in a crime spree of stolen vehicles and pilfered checks across the South have been taken into custody in Florida, Kentucky authorities said...
View ArticleParker church wants to stay next to bar
PARKER — Usually when it concerns a city ordinance, churches are the ones concerned about the proximity of a bar — not the other way around. Parker City Council will discuss potential options for...
View ArticleComing to America: Honduran refugee facing deportation
Editor's note: Part 2 of a 3-part series: This three-part series will present stories of immigrants from Asia, Europe and Latin America, which are the areas from which most Bay County immigrants...
View ArticleLocals comment on what MLK Day means to them
PANAMA CITY — It has been almost 50 years since civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Yet his actions and words still resonate. Here in Bay County, people still remember what King...
View ArticleWoman charged with beating wheelchair-bound mother
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City woman has been arrested after she allegedly struck her 73-year-old, wheelchair-bound mother in face numerous times, according to police reports. Dominic Six, 48, was...
View ArticleUPS conducts parade for stricken child
PANAMA CITY — At the end of the parade of 34 UPS vehicles, the delivery driver stopped and handed the young boy a package — he even made him sign for it, to reinforce the authenticity of this...
View ArticleGas drops below $2
PANAMA CITY — Gas can once again be found for under $2 in Panama City. Sam’s Club is selling gasoline for $1.98 with several gas stations in the area are hovering around the $2 mark. The Red Line at...
View ArticleOur View: Exploratory surgery
In the 2012 and 2013 run-up to a Bay County Commission vote on taking over ambulance service to the county’s only two hospitals, The News Herald used this space to call on the Commission to...
View ArticleWilder first American to win piece of heavyweight title in 10 years
LAS VEGAS (AP) — No one doubted Deontay Wilder could punch, not after knocking out his first 32 opponents as a pro. Saturday night he showed he could box a little bit, too. And the payoff was huge....
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