North Florida Doll Show had a little of every thing for collectors
PANAMA CITY — One woman has supported local charities for 20 years now with her annual doll show. Marie Howard is the brains behind the North Florida Doll Show and Sale. As the sole promoter, she does...
View ArticleMen charged with hunting violations, drug possession
An alleged hunting violation led to more charges for two Alabama residents, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported. Hovie E. Sawyers, 50, and Karry N. Crutchfield, 43, were arrested and charged...
View ArticlePennsylvania groundhog 'forecasts' 6 more weeks of winter
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — The handlers of Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, said Monday the furry rodent has forecast six more weeks of winter. Members of the top hat-wearing...
View ArticleScholarship recipient still ‘same sweet girl’
PANAMA CITY — Jessie King plans to attend the University of Florida to study music and medicine. And the Bay High senior, who wears her blond hair in bangs and frequently has a self-effacing laugh,...
View ArticleUndercurrents: Ode to a morning commute
PANAMA CITY — She stretched out her arms like an osprey riding an updraft, and I wished I could have taken her photo. I was topping the rise of the Hathaway Bridge earlier this week when it happened....
View ArticleNew Hampshire lottery tickets come with a side of bacon scent
HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s new scratch-and-sniff lottery ticket is off to a sizzling start. The $1 bacon-scented tickets with a top prize of $1,000 hit the market in early January. Lottery...
View ArticleBlogging Dead: The wait’s over with The Walking Dead midseason premiere preview
Our long wait is over. “The Walking Dead” returns after several months off and not even a full marathon and a mini-run could satisfy our hunger for Walkers and Rick doing stuff and thangs. Sunday’s...
View ArticleFDOT funding new Laird Bayou bridge
CALLAWAY — A bridge replacement project several years overdue will finally kick off in the coming years thanks to an $8 million grant from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The causeway...
View ArticlePolice: Ocala man tried to circumcise nephew with knife
OCALA — Police were called to the troubled Spring Manor apartment complex again this weekend, this time because a man tried to circumcise his 20-month old nephew with a knife. Ocala police arrested...
View ArticleDespite closure, local options available for rape victims
PANAMA CITY — Area rape victims have had fewer free counseling options since the summer 2014 closure of the Rape Crisis Center at the Panama City Salvation Army. Some rape victims have had to travel...
View ArticlePrisons chief says proposed changes already underway
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Julie Jones told a Senate panel Monday that her agency is already implementing most of the changes included in a sweeping bill aimed at...
View ArticleSpringfield police to take animal control calls
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield has decided to field all of its calls for animal control through police dispatch. Mayor Ralph Hammond announced the plan at a commission meeting Monday. The police department...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 15 years for sex crime
PANAMA CITY — A Fountain man has been sentenced 15 years in prison and will have to live with the designation as a “sexual predator” for life following a circuit judge’s decision Monday. Joseph Gable...
View ArticleTommy Oliver Stadium renovation to begin July 1
PANAMA CITY — Fans accustomed to attending high school sports events at Tommy Oliver Stadium will experience changes as immediate as track and field meets this spring and extending into the 2015 high...
View ArticleMan says he saw victim shot to death
PANAMA CITY — Jurors were selected Monday in a murder trial in a case stemming from a stolen bicycle, according to prosecutors. During the first day in the second-degree murder trial of 33-year-old...
View ArticleMcDonald’s customers 'Pay with Lovin'
PANAMA CITY — When co-workers Anthony Perea and Ashley Hewett walked into the McDonald’s on North Cove Boulevard on Monday, they had no idea they’d be dancing for their lunch. Perea and Hewett,...
View ArticleGas prices rise, ending 4-month streak
PANAMA CITY — The average price of gas rose both nationally and statewide last week, ending the longest streak of declining rates ever recorded. Officials with AAA-The Auto Club Group, which compiles...
View ArticleTrial date set for man who shot new father
PANAMA CITY — A trial date has been set in the case of a man accused of shooting his neighbor, Steven Justin Ayers, the day he brought home his newborn son, according to court documents. Charles...
View ArticleSecond Harper Lee novel to be published in July
NEW YORK (AP) — "To Kill a Mockingbird" will not be Harper Lee's only published book after all. Publisher Harper announced Tuesday that "Go Set a Watchman," a novel the Pulitzer Prize-winning author...
View ArticleUPDATE: UK House OKs making babies from DNA of 3 people
LONDON (AP) — Britain's House of Commons gave preliminary approval Tuesday to permitting scientists to create babies from the DNA of three people, a technique that could protect some children from...
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