Business Profile: Absolute Tops Hair Specialists
Business name and contact info: Absolute Tops Hair Specialists LLC, 8821 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach, 235-1093, lvabsolute@aol.com, www.absolutetopshairsalon.com,...
View ArticleLicense-free fishing days angling for holiday visitors
PANAMA CITY — Florida is giving holiday visitors a chance to test the waters with additional license-free fishing days. Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)...
View ArticleProject 25 collecting toys
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is collecting new, unwrapped toys and donations for Project 25, an annual toy drive conducted by the BCSO for more than 30 years to provide toys...
View ArticleAreas closed for shellfishing
LYNN HAVEN -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services temporarily closed several shellfish areas at sunset on Wednesday. Closed for the harvest of oysters, clams and mussels were...
View ArticleSaturday shoppers encouraged to think small
PANAMA CITY — While many holiday shoppers seeking flat-screen HDTVs likely will head to big box stores, those seeking something one-of-a-kind might head somewhere a bit smaller. “I think the positive...
View ArticleGirl donates meals to needy families
PANAMA CITY — One local girl knows something about feeding a family. For the past four years, Kat Hutt has spent days leading up to Thanksgiving purchasing items needy families would need to make a...
View ArticleFeeding the masses // VIDEO
PANAMA CITY — Thanksgiving at a local shelter will be more than a meal for about 3,000 needy people. “It gives you a feeling of normalcy,” said 50-year-old Clifton Rice, a resident at Panama City...
View ArticleThankful for … shopping?
PANAMA CITY — “Gray Thursday” is the new “Black Friday.” This year, big box stores will open their doors even earlier Thanksgiving Day and offer more deals to keep up with the customer demand and stay...
View ArticleFSU focus on Florida, eye on ACC Coastal Division
TALLAHASSEE — Even if it’s not readily admitted, Florida State will be watching the scoreboard this weekend. The focus is on Florida in the regular-season finale in Gainesville Saturday. The...
View Article1 killed, 2 seriously injured in crash
FREEPORT — A DeFuniak Springs woman died and two Bay County residents were seriously injured early Thursday morning in a wreck in Walton County. Killed was Alicia Marie Forest, 23, DeFuniak Springs,...
View ArticleTime to eat! // PHOTO GALLERY
Every year, the Panama City Rescue Mission hosts a free Thanksgiving meal for anyone who wants to come. About 3,000 people ate there this year. The meal was made possible with the help of several...
View ArticleRoadwork planned in Jackson County
MARIANNA -- A Florida Department of Transportation geotechnical crew will perform pavement coring and evaluations on State 2 between Cowarts Creek Bridge and State 71 in Jackson County. Drivers can...
View ArticleMOVIETOWN MOVIE CLUB: ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’
Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Josh Hutcherson, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci Rating: PG-13 (intense...
View ArticleAppeals court tosses meth sentence // DOCUMENT
MARIANNA — A Jackson County judge acted with “judicial vindictiveness” when he sentenced a woman to woman to 20 years in prison for her role in a dangerous meth lab explosion, according to recent...
View ArticleFDOT to unveil 5-year plan
PANAMA CITY — The state transportation agency is set to unveil its annual five-year infrastructure plan Tuesday for Bay County and is looking for public feedback. The plan has not been finalized and...
View ArticlePCB ready for the holiday season
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach may be more sand than snow during the holiday season, but that doesn’t mean there’s any shortage of festivities. Pier Park will kick things off at 3 p.m....
View ArticleMotorcycle riders start children’s charitable tradition
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Motorcycle riders are kick starting a tradition of charity this gift-giving season. A cavalcade of motorcycles will roar out from the Harley-Davidson dealership for the first...
View ArticleThelma Rohan running for House District 6
PANAMA CITY — A former School Board member would sponsor a bill to stop the Common Core education standards in Florida if elected to the state House District 6 seat in 2014. Thelma Rohan, 68, is one...
View ArticleTurkey, dressing and shopping // PHOTO GALLERY
PANAMA CITY — Shoppers by the score spent much of their Thanksgiving Day standing in lines waiting for door-buster deals on “Gray Thursday,” although some bemoaned the trend. “I wish they’d change the...
View ArticleDouble homicide suspect in custody
GRACEVILLE — A Graceville man is in custody and charged with slaying two people on Thanksgiving night. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Joseph Gilley after reports of possible gunfire at...
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