Arrested Vernon teacher will return to classroom
VERNON — A Washington County school teacher arrested on felony drug charges is slated to return to his Vernon Middle School classroom Feb. 24. Charges against James Edward Tyre, who entered a...
View Article9 injured in crash; driver charged with DUI
PANAMA CITY — Police have charged a Panama City man with DUI involving serious injury after a 23rd Street crash sent nine people to the hospital, according to court records. William Wayne Vestal, 28,...
View ArticleQualifying ends; several incumbents unopposed
PANAMA CITY — The candidates for the April 21 municipal elections are set and there are already some winners. Panama City Mayor Greg Brudnicki had no opposition and was re-elected, along with...
View ArticleMan charged after viewing ex-girlfriend on planted camera
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police have arrested a man on charges he set up a secret camera in his former girlfriend’s home to watch her undress, according to police reports. Richard Edward Laymon, 40, was...
View ArticleTeen back in jail on robbery charge
PANAMA CITY — One teenager from a trio of young Panama City men accused of firing on a crowd and grazing a 16-year-old girl has been re-arrested for armed robbery, according to court documents....
View ArticleConsultant’s prediction on sewer plant proved wrong
SOUTHPORT — By this year, there were supposed to be 9,615 customers tied into the North Bay sewer plant on Edwards Road, a utility consultant predicted in 2007. But it turns out there are only 80....
View ArticleCaz: Big Mama’s, little bladders and unhappy whiskers
Bay Watch (Editor’s Note: This is a sample of “Bay Watch,” a new column highlighting observations by our staff of the people, places and events that make our area special. It will appear each Friday...
View ArticleBCSO arrest log (Feb. 4-11)
Information is provided by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on people arrested on charges Feb. 4-11. Those arrested can contact The News Herald if charges are dropped or if they are acquitted....
View ArticleResidents vent rage over water bills
PANAMA CITY — Wendi Ringenberg’s water and sewer service in the last year has not changed — other than the fact that her bills have increased significantly. As has been the case in years past, the...
View ArticleOur View: New rules may bring new Spring Break
Put your ear to the ground and you can probably hear the rumbling. We are two weeks away from once again becoming ground zero for the “get drunk and get loud” party America’s young people have every...
View ArticleReport: Ebro records 20 dog deaths in 2014
EBRO — The life of a racing greyhound is frought with treacherous circumstances. In 2014 in Florida, 193 greyhounds died as a result of racing injuries, according to the Florida Division of...
View ArticleRate shock: Multimillion-dollar sewer plant serves only 80 customers
PANAMA CITY — Only 80 households are using a sewer plant Bay County commissioners bought seven years ago for more than $21 million. And that, county officials said, is the major reason many people in...
View ArticleDrone on: U.S. proposes rules for the era of drones
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drone on, the government says. Just not through the night sky. Or close to an airport. Or out of the operator's sight. And probably not winging its way with a pizza or package, any...
View ArticleSpeaker: Some products not as ‘green’ as they seem
PANAMA CITY — When you buy food or paper towels at the grocery store, do you see a “recycled” or “all-natural” label on it? According to Jeanine Stratton, the label might not always mean a product is...
View ArticleTrumbull’s military housing tax exemption gets support
TALLAHASSEE — County property appraisers would be prohibited from seeking property taxes on housing improvements at U.S. military bases in Florida under a proposal that easily marched through its...
View ArticlePort Panama City, contractor to settle over unfinished IDC work
PANAMA CITY — The Panama City Port Authority has moved to accept a $200,000 settlement proposal from its bond company for unfinished site work at the Port’s Intermodal Distribution Center (IDC) on...
View ArticleLocal college leaders, students favor repeal of sales tax on books
PANAMA CITY — Students and leaders at local colleges are endorsing Gov. Rick Scott’s plan to make college textbooks sales-tax free. One of Scott’s top priorities during the upcoming legislative...
View ArticleTaxi driver's kidnapping, sexual battery trial set
PANAMA CITY — A jury trial has been set for a man accused of abducting visitors in a taxi during Spring Break and allegedly sexually attacking them, according to court documents. Edgar Eduardo...
View ArticleRefinancing bond could hasten Front Beach Road project
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Road improvements and beautification projects along Front Beach Road could be finished sooner as a result of a recent City Council decision to refinance the bonds funding the...
View ArticleCanada Day ends on high note in Panama City Beach
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Canadian snowbirds gathered Sunday to celebrate the annual local Canada Day event and the 50th anniversary of the maple leaf, the nation’s flag. This year marked the 12th and final...
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