County manager: Expect annex plans Feb. 18
PANAMA CITY — The county will unveil plans for its long-delayed courthouse annex building at a Feb. 18 commission meeting, a top official said Tuesday. In a brief report, County Manager Ed Smith said...
View ArticleMosley’s Dixon, area football players ready to make college choices
There is intrigue on National Signing Day and it comes from Mosley with one lingering question. Where will Nat Dixon go? The Dolphins’ wide receiver is one of the few people who know where he will be...
View ArticleRaccoon tests positive for rabies
BAYOU GEORGE -- A raccoon near County 2311 and De Len Drive in the High Point area has tested positive for rabies, health officials wrote in a news release. This is the second laboratory confirmed...
View ArticleCrime lab analyst arrested on drug charges
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida crime lab analyst was arrested Tuesday and charged with stealing and selling painkillers and other drugs that he was supposed to be testing as evidence in...
View ArticleGeneration Y leases former school // MAP
SPRINGFIELD — City commissioners are closer to passing a financial drain to public funds onto a religious organization. Commissioners gave Mayor Ralph Hammond the go ahead Monday to present Generation...
View ArticleLawyer claims Timely Justice Act is unfair
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A lawyer for death row inmates told Florida Supreme Court justices a law meant to quicken the process of carrying out death sentences unfairly limits the opportunity for...
View ArticlePot-bellied pig causing a stink at City Hall
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The Kirkmans of Pensacola are facing a deadline in deciding what to do about their pet pot-bellied pig named Buttercup. The pig is in violation of the city of Pensacola’s...
View ArticleSome waterfront property owners want city to take over
PARKER — Some Parker residents who recently became the owners of waterfront property are asking the city take back the land. During Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Deborah Greiner, resident of the...
View ArticleStudents exposed to career opportunities // PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO
PANAMA CITY — Hunter Jacques said the wait for the verdict Tuesday was kind of nerve-wracking. Jacques was playing the role of a business owner who was sued for his role in the death of a pedestrian...
View ArticleGot breakfast? PCB does // PHOTO GALLERY
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach is a bounty for breakfast seekers. With endless options, including six Waffle House locations, local restaurant owners say it has become more important to...
View ArticleBUSINESS PROFILE: Bustamove’s founder: Get in shape, have fun
Contact Information: Bustamove Fitness at Messiah Lutheran Church, 3701 W. Hwy 390, Panama City; phone 850-319-8798; facebook.com/gayesfitness Number of Employees: One Owner's Name: Gaye Ziegler...
View ArticleCamp aims to teach parents
PANAMA CITY — When parents are engaged in their child’s education, most teachers believe students will perform better. One local school is gearing up to show parents what kind of engagement will help...
View ArticleNTSB comes to conclusion about cause of Eglin Aero Club crash (DOCUMENT)
The National Transportation Safety Board has determined pilot error caused the June 23, 2011, airplane crash at Eglin Air Force Base that killed Shalimar resident David Miles and Thomas Lewis of...
View ArticleBay's McNeil to FBS South Alabama; Brown to Southeastern
PANAMA CITY — National Signing Day for high school football players is a journey into the unknown for most athletes fortunate enough to gain the opportunity. Ethan Brown and Keith McNeil of Bay High...
View ArticleBC for ND: Mosley's Dixon leads five Dolphins' signees
LYNN HAVEN — Nat Dixon performed a hat trick on Wednesday. The Mosley standout increased the anticipation of where he’d play college football next season until the last moment. The wide receiver...
View ArticleJuvenile sentencing reform advances
TALLAHASSEE — Soon convicted juvenile murderers may have a better idea how long they may wait before a court reviews their life-in-prison sentences. The state House officially unveiled its solution...
View ArticleFormer marina director charged with thefts
PANAMA CITY — The former director of the St. Andrews Marina was arrested and jailed in Kentucky on a fugitive warrant to await extradition back to Bay County to answer to charges that she stole money...
View ArticleBeach middle and high school enrollment
Beach middle and high school enrollment Elementary 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Breakfast Point 856 824 828 871 944 Hutchison Beach 694 653 691 724 688 Patronis 733 695 754 757...
View ArticleSchool deals with overcrowding // DOCUMENTS
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Something had to give. Student population has skyrocketed at Breakfast Point Academy since the elementary turned K-8th grade school opened in 2008. The school district has stepped...
View ArticleUsing horse sense // PHOTO GALLERY
CHIPLEY — Horses have assisted human development for centuries by acting as beasts of burden, but they are now teaching people to relieve their own personal burdens, as Kristin Hungenberg has seen on...
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