PCB looks at putting property cleanup costs on tax bills
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach would be able to put the costs of cleaning up nuisance properties along Front Beach Road on owners’ property tax bills under a series of resolutions being...
View Article'The DUFF' misses the mark, steps on own message
‘The DUFF’ Director:Ari Sandel Starring:Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Nick Eversman, Ken Jeong, Chris Wylde, Romany Malco, Allison Janney Rated: PG-13 (crude and sexual material throughout, some language...
View ArticlePickleball anyone? Game with odd name growing in popularity
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The echoing sounds of balls being whacked, people yelling and sneakers squeaking on the wooden Frank Brown Park basketball court can be heard from outside the closed doors of the...
View ArticleLawyer’s testimony disclosed after killer’s sentencing
PANAMA CITY — Authorities have released the testimony of an attorney ordered to testify against his own client during a murder trial, according to court records. Darryl Mack, 22, pleaded no contest in...
View ArticleHusfelt: Tell lawmakers if you don’t like testing
PANAMA CITY — On the heels of Gov. Rick Scott canceling 11th grade exams in English language arts through an executive order, Bay District Schools Superintendent Bill Husfelt and educational staff...
View ArticleSpring Break preview: Surf, sun, suds, sand
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Spring Break 2015 officially kicks off this weekend and will build for the next few weeks, bringing thousands upon thousands of visitors to the shoreline, the clubs and resorts,...
View ArticleFormer guards plead not guilty to beating
PANAMA CITY — The five correctional officers who were fired and arrested in connection with an orchestrated prison beating have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them in federal court....
View ArticleWood guilty of murder
BONIFAY — It took less than an hour for a jury to reach a verdict in the case of Zachary Taylor Wood, the first of two defendants charged in the 2014 slaying of James William Shores. Wood and his...
View ArticleOur View: Campus gun bill gets an F
It is significant that the people in authority who are most responsible for keeping college campuses safe, and who know the most about potential dangers students face, are overwhelmingly opposed to...
View ArticleWhy it will be great for John Cena and Daniel Bryan to win minor titles
John Cena is on his way to becoming a four-time United States champion and Daniel Bryan might not be far behind with another of the minor titles. And this would be “Best for Business” for WWE. Scratch...
View ArticleCompetitors hungry for Seminole gambling deal to expire
MIAMI (AP) — As Florida lawmakers appear ready to allow key portions of the state's high-stakes gambling deal with the Seminole to expire, other gambling interests are watching keenly for openings in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Jury recommends death for Wood
BONIFAY — Jurors unanimously recommended Friday that 24-year-old Zachary Taylor Wood be put to death for the murder of James “Coon” Shores. If Circuit Judge Christopher Patterson goes along with the...
View ArticleLEAD Coalition wants to engage youth during the summer
PANAMA CITY — Summer programs will be part of a solution the LEAD Coalition offers in an attempt to discourage crime in Panama City. The LEAD Coalition conducted a crime perception survey during the...
View ArticleMan gets 5 years for confronting officer
PANAMA CITY — A man accused of impersonating a bail bondsman and using his self-imposed authority to blackmail nefarious characters has been sentenced to five years in prison for harassing an...
View ArticleAnnual job fair highlights demand for workers
PANAMA CITY — After exiting the U.S. Marine Corps last fall, Bay County resident Matthew Gallet is now seeking new career opportunities. Gallet, a former MV-22 Osprey crew chief, was one of hundreds...
View Article'I have been, and always shall be, your friend': Leonard Nimoy, Mr. Spock,...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leonard Nimoy, the actor known and loved by generations of “Star Trek” fans as the pointy-eared, purely logical science officer Mr. Spock, has died. Nimoy died Friday of end-stage...
View Article‘Walking in my calling’: Children’s librarian influences kids, co-workers
PANAMA CITY — Her perfectly alto voice reaches the highs and lows of children’s books when she does story telling. “In the great green room there was a telephone and a red balloon and a picture of a...
View ArticleOfficers prepare for onslaught of spring breakers
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Law enforcement is gearing up as the calm nears the storm of Spring Break. Each year when socially motivated college students from all over the U.S. migrate to the shores along the...
View ArticleWoman pleads no contest to impersonating officer
PANAMA CITY — An Alabama woman has pleaded no contest to impersonating a federal officer, according to court records. Morcia Dawn Lowery, 40, had walked the grounds of Smuggler’s Cove RV Park in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Doral Bank closed by FDIC
PANAMA CITY — Four Bay County branches of Doral Bank are scheduled to reopen Saturday after the Puerto Rico-based parent company was closed Friday by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of...
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