PCB debates asking Colony Club residents to help pay for exit
PANAMA CITY BEACH — City Manager Mario Gisbert has recommended Colony Club residents help pay for a new exit out of their community if the project moves forward. He said it could be a joint effort of...
View ArticleDevelopment proposed for Callaway
CALLAWAY — A New Jersey-based land developer is proposing a 1,085-acre project in southeast Callaway that could add thousands of people to the city’s population. The Primrose Bay development could...
View ArticleMan sought in Zaxby’s robbery
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police are seeking information on a suspect in an armed robbery at the Panama City Beach Zaxby’s late Saturday. A man, armed with an unknown caliber silver handgun and wearing a...
View ArticleLocal engineering firm welcomes new manager
PANAMA CITY — Universal Engineering Sciences Inc. recently announced John Kent as the new branch manager of its Panama City office. Kent, a licensed professional engineer, carries more than 25 years...
View ArticleKandler confident as GC readies for opener
PANAMA CITY — Season projections are difficult at any level. Exponentially so for junior college teams because of the transient nature of the roster. The performances of athletes are judged by one...
View ArticleBlanket donations needed
LYNN HAVEN — Project Linus Make a Blanket Day will be Feb. 21. Project Linus provides handmade quilts and blankets to seriously ill and traumatized children in Bay and surrounding counties and will...
View ArticleGraham appointed to Ag Committee
PANAMA CITY — Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Tallahassee, has been appointed to serve on the House Agriculture Committee. Graham joins Rep. Ted Yoho as the only Florida representatives on the committee, to which...
View ArticleLane closures planned for 23rd Street
PANAMA CITY — Drivers traveling 23rd Street in Panama City will encounter temporary lane closures between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Tuesday as crews perform routine bridge maintenance work on the Posten...
View ArticleBusinessman optimistic about natural gas
PANAMA CITY — Even before his natural gas pump is operational, James Walker has drawn enough interest to make him want to expand. Walker, a local businessman and owner of CNG Technologies, plans to...
View ArticleWhy Roman Reigns was the right choice to win the #RoyalRumble
I hope by now you’ve cooled down from Sunday’s Royal Rumble, which featured an early Daniel Bryan elimination (*IWC fist shake*) and threats of fans canceling the WWE Network. Here’s my opinion on the...
View ArticleBed tax questions to be answered Tuesday
PANAMA CITY — Hoteliers with questions about collecting the city’s first ever bed tax can ask questions Tuesday at a meeting at City Hall with officials from the Bay County Clerk of Court. Panama City...
View ArticlePanama City taking first steps for skate park
PANAMA CITY — Panama City Leisure Services Director Keith Baker will bring prospective locations for a skate park to city commissioners at their Feb. 10 meeting. The commissioners will be asked for...
View ArticleJury selection begins in Jackson murder trial
PANAMA CITY — Attorneys began selecting jurors to decide the fate of a Panama City man accused of killing a Panama City Beach marijuana distributor he planned to rob before the tables turned and he...
View ArticleIn Bay County, housing market’s health depends on location
PANAMA CITY — Bay County’s real estate market is making gains, but some locations are recovering faster than others. “In Lynn Haven and (Panama City Beach) it’s really changing right now,” said local...
View ArticleDog gets 2nd chance in Utah after escaping death in Indiana
KANAB, Utah (AP) — A dog is getting a new lease on life at a Utah animal sanctuary a month after escaping a worse fate in Indiana: being euthanized and having its cremated ashes mixed with those of...
View ArticleZoo offers creepy way for lovelorn to get even with exes
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Feeling the sting of rejection? Itching to get even with an ex? The San Francisco Zoo is offering the burned and spurned masses the chance to “adopt” a hissing cockroach or giant...
View ArticleFlorida woman accused of drowning puppy so she could board plane
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A Florida woman is suspected of drowning a 2-week-old puppy in a Nebraska airport bathroom so she could board a plane. Grand Island Police Sgt. Stan Steele says 56-year-old...
View ArticlePCB city manager says no to beach slide
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The owner of an event organizing firm plans to make his pitch to the City Council to allow a temporary beach slide at a major post-Spring Break event. City Manager Mario Gisbert...
View ArticleBlotter: Hunger Games practice lands in pool
If you see Katniss Everdeen, tell her the Panama City Police Department has one of her arrows. An officer responded to a home Monday after a man called to report an arrow stuck in the cover of his...
View ArticleStudents get chance to show interests with regional fair
PANAMA CITY — Can milk cartons make good boats? Can cars move along a track with magnets? These are some of the questions 140 students answered during the 54th annual Three Rivers Regional Science and...
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