County to take up local preference
PANAMA CITY — The county commissioner who pushed to re-examine local preference for county contracts doesn’t want to reinstate the same ordinance that was nixed two years ago. In December, Bay County...
View ArticlePCB to weigh entertainment venue
PANAMA CITY BEACH — After receiving a thumbs down from the city Planning Board last month, Panama City Beach entrepreneur Chris Pitts is hoping changes made to his entertainment facility pitch will be...
View ArticleFDOT to hold information meeting
LYNN HAVEN — Resurfacing plans for Lynn Haven’s most traveled road will be available to the public today. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will hold a public information meeting...
View ArticleStudents out Tuesday
PANAMA CITY — Bay District officials sent out a reminder for parents that school is out for students Tuesday. Officials wrote there was confusion about the day. It is a regular work day for teachers...
View ArticleState House candidate charged with DUI
PANAMA CITY — A state House candidate was arrested and charged with driving under the influence last month but says he plans to stay in the race, despite the “great embarrassment.” Tho Bishop, 24, was...
View ArticleCommissioners vote to keep fees for candidates
SPRINGFIELD — City commissioners shot down an amendment allowing broader candidate pools in the city’s elections in a split vote during Tuesday night’s meeting. Mayor Ralph Hammond passed the gavel to...
View ArticleAttack of the cold
PANAMA CITY - Bay County residents felt the chill Wednesday morning as temperatures hit 30 degrees and it felt like 20. However, it remains sunny and temperatures are expected to climb to 51. They...
View ArticleTyndall adjusts waterway proposal // View proposal
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE – Tyndall officials have changed their controversial waterway proposal based on feedback from residents, officials wrote in a news release. The proposal now clarifies that in...
View ArticleTeacher trains with Twitter-based discussions
MELBOURNE — On students' desks are hand-written notes and copies of "Rebecca," a psychological thriller by Daphne du Maurier. But instead, the focus of Valerie Williams' ninth-grade English class were...
View Article7th charge filed against firefighter in rape cases
Deltona firefighter Terry Freeman II, who has been accused of sex crimes by 12 women, incurred another charge Tuesday, a Volusia County sheriff’s spokesman said. Freeman is charged with sexual battery...
View ArticlePanhandle restaurants may soon fetch a new clientele
PENSACOLA BEACH — Restaurants along Pensacola Beach may be going to the dogs. If Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson IV gets his way, the county will adopt the state's "Dixie Cup Clary"...
View ArticleTreasure Palms water may be discolored
PANAMA CITY BEACH - Residents in the Treasure Palms subdivision may notice discolored water, Panama City Beach officials wrote in a news release. Utilities workers repaired a service line which...
View Article2016 campaign checklist: Rubio
EDITOR'S NOTE _ 2014 is a year of auditioning, positioning, networking and just plain hard work for people who might run for president in 2016. There's plenty to do, and the pace has quickened since...
View Article'Idol,' football score week's Nielsen win for Fox
NEW YORK — Last week, it was Fox's turn to shine. Rebounding from a fourth-place finish the previous week, Fox rode football and "American Idol" to the top of the prime-time ratings, according to...
View ArticleHaney student charged with marijuana possession
LYNN HAVEN -- A 16-year-old Tom P. Haney Technical Center student was arrested Thursday on a charge of felony possession of marijuana with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school, according...
View ArticleSpring Break police aid gets OK
PANAMA CITY BEACH — With 54 sworn officers in the Panama City Beach Police Department and hundreds of thousands of students expected to descend on the city this Spring Break, the Panama City Beach...
View ArticlePCB warms up Chicago
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) brought a dose of sun and sand to icy Chicago last week. Through a promotion by the marketing and sales team, shoppers in...
View ArticleLarger West Bay plan could be finalized in July // MAP
PANAMA CITY — July is the earliest a 37,000-acre expansion of the West Bay Sector Plan would be finalized. The Bay County Planning Commission got an update Thursday on the newer, bigger plan. The...
View ArticleB&C Technologies marketing VP retires, tech manager promoted
PANAMA CITY -- B&C Technologies, a family-owned manufacturer and distributer of commercial laundry equipment, is saying goodbye to a member of its team and presenting new opportunities for...
View ArticleAttorney: 2nd parasail suit coming soon // VIDEO
PANAMA CITY — Attorneys for the two girls seriously injured in a parasail crash last summer expect to combine their lawsuits as the cases move through the courts. Wes Pittman Thursday said he plans to...
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