BUSINESS PROFILE: ALPHA Audiology gives 'answers that directly impact lives'
Business Profile: ALPHA Audiology Business contact information: ALPHA Audiology Hearing Health Services, Inc., 203-C North Hwy 79, Panama City Beach. Phone: 850-588-5460. Open for appointments and...
View ArticleDon Gaetz throws support behind medical marijuana
State Senate President Don Gaetz on Wednesday pledged support for his son’s efforts to legalize non-euphoric strains of marijuana. The strains are high in cannabidiol, or CBD, which has been...
View ArticleEDA focused on workforce development
PANAMA CITY — Talent is the new economic development currency, and Bay County has a deficit. At a monthly investors’ meeting Wednesday, members of the Bay County Economic Development Alliance (EDA)...
View ArticleLibrary wants to know: How are we doing?
PANAMA CITY — Library users and shunners can now impact how it operates. The Northwest Regional Library System, which includes Bay, Gulf, and Liberty counties, is offering a customer satisfaction...
View ArticleDeputies nab suspected drug dealers
MARIANNA -- Deputies arrested four people and seized illegal drugs and guns Tuesday, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say they found more than 11 grams of cocaine, a sawed...
View ArticleUPDATED: Eastern vying for $10.5 billion contract
PANAMA CITY — Eastern Shipbuilding Group is one of three finalists vying for a $10.5 billion U.S. Coast Guard contract that could bring thousands of new jobs to Bay County. The 20-year contract is...
View ArticleFire a close call for firefighters and dog // PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO
PANAMA CITY — Nobody was hurt when a home on Ninth Street burned Wednesday afternoon, but there were some close calls for firemen and a dog. The home was flaming when firefighters arrived just after 1...
View ArticleAutopsy reports: Boat crash victims were intoxicated
NICEVILLE — Former Bay High School basketball coach Robert Williams and two young women riding on his boat drowned after being thrown into Choctawhatchee Bay when the vessel rammed a piling of the...
View ArticleMany unhappy after Tyndall security meeting // DOCUMENT, PHOTO GALLERY
MEXICO BEACH — Representatives of more than 50 local businesses that depend on access to Shell Island and Crooked Island have signed a letter asking Air Force officials to remove language from a draft...
View ArticleTigers ready for girls basketball Final Four
CHIPLEY — When Chipley faces Hawthorne in Wednesday’s Class 1A girls basketball state semifinals, the Tigers are likely to see a player in Kimesha Mann they are somewhat familiar with. The sophomore...
View ArticleDiabetes prevention headlines health meeting
PANAMA CITY -- Bay County health officials will discuss strategies to lower the risk of developing type II diabetes, formerly called adult onset diabetes, during a presentation Thursday. Lifestyle...
View ArticleToast for the Paws is Feb. 28
PANAMA CITY -- The Wine Dog, 103 W. 23rd St., Panama City, will host its annual Toast for the Paws to benefit the Humane Society of Bay County from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 28. The event features live music,...
View ArticleChild sex abuse survivor fights for future victims
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ashley Foster said she was 13 years old when her cousin began molesting her, and the alleged abuse went on for years before she told police — only then it was too late to...
View ArticleParents comb Pacific for sign of daughter lost at sea
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Here’s how Robin Wright sees it: Her 19-year-old daughter Danielle is adrift on the Pacific Ocean but is keeping her spirits up with her six crewmates on their wooden...
View ArticlePCB restaurants top travel site lists
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Gogobot, an online travel community, recently named two Panama City Beach restaurants to its Travelers’ Favorites Awards. Schooners was the number 8 top family restaurant and...
View ArticleCounty could hike water rate // DOCUMENT
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Commission is gearing up to raise water and sewer rates, which would cost the average residential customer $19 more a month. The rate increases would only affect retail...
View ArticlePCB presents State 79, Front Beach improvement plans
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach residents caught a glimpse of what their drive home could look like in about 10 years at a public meeting Tuesday. During the meeting, the city’s Community...
View ArticleNeed help figuring your tax?
PANAMA CITY — Free income tax preparation assistance saved Isabelle Cheu $300. “I usually pay for someone to file them,” said Cheu, 51. “This year, my income was much lower, so I couldn’t pay someone;...
View ArticleSurprise experts could delay trial of former bankers
PANAMA CITY — The trial of three bankers charged with fraud for allegedly duping the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) of millions could be delayed, following Tuesday’s pretrial hearing....
View ArticleSports expo links businesses to tournament organizers
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Business owners and sports tournament groups networked at a sixth annual sports workshop Wednesday. With the local sports industry generating about $55 million in direct spending...
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