Fla. insurance commissioner says rates are falling
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Homeowner insurance rates are finally coming down in Florida nearly a decade after the last hurricane hit, the state’s insurance commissioner says. But the upbeat report by...
View ArticleMan charged with murder for crash
PANAMA CITY — Authorities have arrested a man suspected of leading police on a chase that ended in a deadly crash in St. Andrews last spring. Devonte Harp, 20, of Albany, Ga., was booked into the Bay...
View ArticleBill would allow beer tastings
TALLAHASSEE -- A state Senate panel has approved a measure that would allow beer tastings by vendors and distributors across Florida. The Senate Regulated Industries Committee passed the measure...
View ArticleMan arrested in child sex sting
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Police arrested a Panama City man for attempting to lure a cop posing as a child into sex, according to the Panama City Beach Police. Richard Edman Philyaw, 33, is charged with...
View ArticleLegislature asking for ‘fair tax’
TALLAHASSEE -- A state Senate panel is urging Congress to eliminate the federal income tax and replace it with a national sales tax, known as the “fair tax.” The Senate Governmental Oversight and...
View ArticleBoil water notice lifted
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A boil water notice for 6725 to 6520 Sunset Ave. has been rescinded. Tests show the water is safe for consumption, Panama City Beach utilities officials said. The notice had been...
View ArticleCounty dedicates time capsule // PHOTO GALLERY
PANAMA CITY — Five decades from now Bay County will be reminded the Florida State Seminoles football team won the national championship with a perfect season this year. Though the game was played in...
View ArticleHospital secures another partership agreement
PANAMA CITY -- Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center has formed an affiliation partnership with Seawind Medical Clinic, a Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center news release stated. The partnership will...
View ArticleExecution of trooper’s killer rescheduled
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A drug trafficker convicted of killing a North Florida state trooper with a pipe bomb is once again scheduled to die. Gov. Rick Scott on Friday set Paul Augustus Howell’s new...
View ArticleCity councilman removed from office
MALONE -- A former Malone city councilman who was convicted of dealing in stolen property last year has been permanently removed from office by the governor. Fred Lee Jones, 65, of Malone, was...
View ArticleOyster Cookoff is Saturday
APALACHICOLA -- The fourth annual Oyster Cook-off to benefit the Apalachicola Volunteer Fire Department will be Saturday. The cook-off will start at noon. Judging of the cook-off, and live music and...
View ArticleHarley Davidson hosting cookout
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Harley Davidson of Panama City Beach is hosting a cookout celebration Saturday to celebrate its first winter in Bay County. Winter residents and locals alike are invited to the...
View Article61 apply for animal control manager job
BAYOU GEORGE -- The county has closed its search for a new animal shelter manager and will begin reviewing applications. The county received 61 applications while the position was advertised between...
View ArticleAnimal shelter closed Saturday
BAYOU GEORGE -- The Bay County animal shelter will be closed all day Saturday for staff training. The shelter will go back to normal hours on Tuesday. The shelter’s standard hours are Tuesday through...
View ArticleFDOT to host State 77 meeting
PANAMA CITY -- The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will hold a public information meeting regarding the upcoming resurfacing project for State 77 from U.S. 231 in Panama City to the Bailey...
View ArticleChild porn suspect gets limited web access
PANAMA CITY — A judge granted limited access to the Internet to a Lynn Haven man charged with possession of child pornography. Darius Goodin, 50, needs to be able to access the Internet in order to...
View ArticleVoter registration drive on MLK day
PANAMA CITY -- Coinciding with the Martin Luther King Jr. Day festivities, the Bay County Supervisor of Elections office will hold a voter registration drive on Monday. The registration drive will...
View Article2 tons of illegally harvested oysters seized
APALACHICOLA -- Two tons of illegally harvested oysters have been seized in Franklin County. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers in Carrabelle issued citations Monday to five...
View ArticleHow does your aqua garden flow?
PANAMA CITY — Last summer’s damaging heavy rains and flooding have a silver lining as a learning opportunity for a group of local children. When the Fellowship of the Brick, a local First Lego League...
View ArticleProsecutor: Banker duped others before duping FDIC
PANAMA CITY — Prosecutors say they have obtained evidence that one of three bankers charged with bilking the government out of millions of taxpayer dollars had done the same thing to a local investor....
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