UPDATE: New Pier Park development bringing Chipotle, more dining options
PANAMACITYBEACH— As Panama City Beach continues to grow, its biggest shopping center is keeping up, with a barrage of new businesses slated to open at a new development in the coming year. This fall,...
View ArticleMobile meat company cuts out middle man
PANAMA CITY — Bay County resident Phyliss Mortz left the parking lot of Free Spirit Community Church with 80 pounds of chicken in her car Wednesday morning. The hefty meat purchase was the result of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Dog's leg amputated after being shot, tied to train Tampa tracks
TAMPA (AP) — A dog that was tied to railroad tracks and shot was expected to survive after her leg was amputated Thursday. Tampa Police received three calls around 5:23 p.m. Wednesday from people...
View ArticleJudge tosses Franklin prison whistleblower case
TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by five Department of Corrections investigators who claimed they were retaliated against for exposing a cover-up involving the death...
View ArticleResidex welcomes new Turf Division employee
PANAMA CITY — Professional pest control and turf management company Residex recently welcomed Billy Humphrey to its Turf Division sales force, helping to grow the company’s presence in the Florida...
View ArticleSheriffs’ support gives boost to evacuation gun bill
TALLAHASSEE — A National Rifle Association-supported measure that failed to win legislative approval a year ago appears to have a clear shot of advancing now that it has the backing of the Florida...
View ArticleUndercurrents: Thoughts on the passing of a familiar alien
It’s one of my earliest clear memories: Sitting on a brown couch in a little wooden house in Century, Florida, eating popcorn from a big green bowl, and watching “Star Trek” with my mother. The screen...
View ArticleFDOT plans work on State 79; bridge inspection
BONIFAY — The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will begin a $481,388 improvement project on State 79 in Holmes County this week. Crews will resurface the highway from south of Thomas Drive...
View ArticleLady Antebellum, Keith Urban among Gulf Coast Jam headliners
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Gulf Coast Jam announced its 2015 lineup on Thursday. Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Hunter Hayes and Sam Hunt were announced in a Youtube video produced by the...
View ArticlePolice: Florida mom forces boy to jump from 2nd-floor window
ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — A woman wielding a shotgun forced her 7-year-old son to jump out of a second-floor apartment window early Thursday before she jumped as well in an apparent suicide attempt,...
View ArticleMan gets 20 years for child porn
PANAMA CITY — A local man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for the receipt and possession of thousands of child pornography documents. Robert Leesean Williams, 30, was sentenced...
View ArticlePair sought for using counterfeit bills
PANAMA CITY — Police are investigating a case of passing counterfeit bills and would like the assistance from the public in identifying the suspects, according to a Panama City Police Department news...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed, two injured during Rainbow Gathering
APALACHICOLA NATIONAL FOREST — One man is dead and two are in critical condition following an early morning shooting at a Rainbow Gathering near the Franklin-Liberty County line. Capt. Chester...
View ArticleNAACP concerned about Bay County pre-K consolidation
PANAMA CITY — With Bay District Schools planning to consolidate six voluntary pre-K (VPK) programs at one school, Bay County NAACP leaders said they are concerned about effects to Oscar Patterson...
View ArticleFree concerts will be Luke Bryan’s last at Spring Break
PANAMA CITY BEACH — It’s the end of an era. Country music star and Spring Break icon Luke Bryan, now 38 years old, announced in January that his free shows March 11 and 12 at Spinnaker Beach Club will...
View ArticleBCSO seizes record amount of heroin
PANAMA CITY — Investigators recorded the largest street seizure of heroin on Bay County books following the death of local man from overdose, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. Three...
View ArticleBCSO: Lunch employee had sex with students
PANAMA CITY — A school lunch employee has been arrested for allegedly having sex with two juvenile students, according to Bay County Sheriff’s Office arrest reports. Lindsey Judith Griffith, 19, was...
View ArticleUnited lands at Beaches airport
WEST BAY — When best friends Angie Moll and April Van Etten arrived at Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) on Thursday afternoon, they were taken aback by the welcome they received....
View ArticleVictim in Howard Creek fire identified
HOWARD CREEK — A man who perished in a Feb. 20 residential fire in Howard Creek has been “presumptively” identified. Over the weekend the Medical Examiner’s Office of the 14th Judicial Circuit closed...
View ArticleKohl's seeking scholarship nominations
PANAMA CITY — Specialty department store Kohl's is seeking nominations for its Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program, which will honor more than 2,500 young volunteers with $400,000 in scholarships and...
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