Sisters start Clothes Closet
PANAMA CITY — After helping out during the Community Breakfast at First United Methodist Church, Emily Olsen felt called to do more. “People would bring a couple of jackets and put them on the tables,...
View ArticleIt's Mardi Gras time in St. Andrews // PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO, MAPS
PANAMA CITY — Thousands of spectators and countless pets donned thick stacks of beads around their necks Friday after the Kids and Pets Mardi Gras parade strolled through St. Andrews. The kids and...
View Article2 school teams advance to state math competition // PHOTO GALLERY
PANAMA CITY — Teams from Merritt Brown Middle School and Bay Haven Charter Academy are headed to the state MATHCOUNTS competition in Orlando, after finishing first and second, respectively, in the...
View ArticleCity worries about possible sewage explosion
SPRINGFIELD — The prospect of exploding sewage is a very real concern for Springfield’s leadership. City commissioners during a workshop this week expressed concerns the dangerously high hydrogen...
View ArticleFormer guard’s charges upgraded to sexual battery
PANAMA CITY — Prosecutors upgraded the charges against a former guard at the Bay County Jail this week from sexual misconduct between a detention employee and an inmate to sexual battery. Deputies...
View ArticleHave you seen this man?
PANAMA CITY -- The Panama City Police Department is investigating a shoplifting incident that occurred at Kohl’s Department Store at 2610 Highway 77 in Panama City. On Wednesday at about 5:30 p.m., a...
View Article18-year-old Shiffrin wins women's slalom
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Normally so composed, so in control, so not-very-teenlike on and off the slopes, Mikaela Shiffrin suddenly found herself in an awkward position halfway through the...
View ArticleRegion 1-2A: Chipley ousts West Gadsden in 2012 state semi rematch
CHIPLEY — If Chipley’s victory over West Gadsden could be summarized in two words, they would be preparation and composure. The Tigers shrugged off West Gadsden’s concerted efforts to create a chaotic...
View ArticleGovernment Calendar
The following public meetings are scheduled Feb. 24-29 Monday What: Panama City Board of Adjustments When: 4 p.m. Where: Panama City City Hall, 9 Harrison Ave. ——— What: Lynn Haven Commission workshop...
View ArticleLegislative session to be a mix of priorities
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Tax cuts, stiffer sex offender laws, expanding school vouchers and, as always, the state budget will be among the issues Florida legislators will consider over their annual...
View ArticleEarly House race tests Obamacare as election issue
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — The candidates are Alex Sink, Democrat, and David Jolly, Republican, but Obamacare is on the ballot in a big way in a competitive House race in Florida that offers a preview of...
View ArticleCity manager candidates run gauntlet
LYNN HAVEN — City manager job candidates ran the gauntlet Saturday, interviewing with commissioners and meeting with Lynn Haven residents. The five candidates each had a 45-minute interview with the...
View ArticleTrail designed to help restore ecosystem // PHOTO GALLERY
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City Beach Conservation Park’s “Gayle’s Trails” continue to grow, with a little help from the Panhandle chapter of the Florida Trail Association. About 30 volunteers...
View ArticleBills target online mugshots // DOCUMENTS
TALLAHASSEE — Proposed state legislation could deal pay-to-remove mugshot websites a fatal blow, but some worry the action would restrict access to public records. Companion bills have passed...
View ArticleChampions speak: Aguayo, Beatty recount perfect season in Southport visit
SOUTHPORT — Roberto Aguayo and Cason Beatty know a little bit about preparation, sticking to a process and achieving success. That’s why the Florida State football players were the perfect examples...
View ArticleColorful day in St. Andrews // VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY
Colorful beads, floats and people were on display in Historic St. Andrews when thousands came out on a beautiful Saturday for the Krewe of St. Andrews 17th annual Mardi Gras parade. The festivities...
View ArticleSt. Joe Co. reveals vision for its Bay-Walton communities // MAP
WEST BAY — The aging U.S. population is a key ingredient in the St. Joe Co.’s vision for Bay County’s future. More than a decade after the company’s 75,000-acre West Bay Sector Plan was put in...
View ArticleRegion 1-5A: Rams hold back Bishop Kenny for semifinal berth
SPRINGFIELD — Redemption. Saturday night at Rutherford it came with equal parts execution and emotion, and with a dash of humility as the Rams secured a berth in next week’s Class 5A Final Four with a...
View ArticleHank Jr.'s songs evoke memories // Win Tickets
There’s a certain something about certain iconic songs that make them stick to certain events of my life in a way that hearing the song evokes memories otherwise abandoned. Within minutes of hearing...
View ArticlePlane from Panama City crashes in Georgia, kills three
LAGRANGE, Ga. — Three people died Saturday when a small plane crashed at an airport in west Georgia. Two occupants of the plane died on the scene and one died later at a hospital in Columbus,...
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