GCSC presidential search advances
PANAMA CITY — The search for a new Gulf Coast State College president is moving on schedule, officials said Thursday. Since current president Jim Kerley announced his resignation effective July 31, a...
View ArticleFishers rescued from sinking boat
CAPE SAN BLAS -- The Coast Guard announced the rescue of four people from a sinking fishing vessel approximately 30 miles off the coast of Cape San Blas Friday. The operator of the vessel CBS called...
View ArticleSpringfield in ‘financial emergency’ // DOCUMENT
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield is in a state of financial emergency and new property taxes may be the only way out, Mayor Ralph Hammond said Friday. The City Commission will meet Monday to discuss creating...
View ArticleBowden talks BCS, new playoff and Fisher standing on his own
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Bobby Bowden may not be a fan of next year’s College Football Playoff, but he is a fan of Jimbo Fisher. The retired coach was on hand for the Florida State University-Panama City’s...
View ArticlePort earmarks millions for capital improvement
PANAMA CITY — The Panama City Port Authority blew through its capital improvement budget and then some at a meeting Thursday, approving a series of bids for facility improvements and giving staff...
View ArticleSinkhole found on U.S. 231
CAMPBELLTON -- A work crew picking up litter on U.S. 231 Friday found a roughly 6-foot by 6-foot sinkhole under the southbound lane of the highway just south of the border with Alabama near the...
View ArticleOrganization to honor Woman of the Year
LYNN HAVEN -- The Bay County chapter of the National Organization of Women will honor local community advocate Carol Duram with the Woman of the Year Award for Service Saturday at Roberts Hall in Lynn...
View ArticlePCB tops list of trending destinations
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Panama City Beach has been named a top trending destination for this year based on a list compiled by FlipKey.com, the vacation rental site of leading travel company TripAdvisor....
View ArticleKids urged to report bullying
PANAMA CITY — Two local organizations partnered Friday to educate the community on how to help stop bullying. The Student Advocacy Center of Bay County and the Bay County Chapter of the Rainbow Push...
View ArticleAzalea Trail returns for 47th year
PANAMA CITY — Southern traditions don’t change much from year to year; otherwise, they wouldn’t be Southern traditions. The five antebellum-dress clad finalists vying for Queen of the Azalea Trail...
View ArticleBCSO expands search for missing spring breaker
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- The search for missing spring breaker Reny Jose will expand with assistance from a group of recruits from the North Bay Learning Center of Gulf Coast State College, according to...
View ArticleMurals are pretty, but for how long?
PANAMA CITY — Paint can bring the vibrance of life to inanimate objects, and city officials are hoping a few coats can help revitalize downtown Panama City. Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)...
View ArticleMystery on a jet: Plane vanished deliberately, leader says
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The missing Malaysian jetliner was deliberately diverted and continued flying for more than six hours after losing contact with the ground, meaning it could have gone as far...
View ArticleFire damages home
PANAMA CITY -- Nobody was hurt in a house fire Friday night on Roosevelt Drive, but a home there was badly damaged by smoke and flames, according to the Panama City Fire Department. Eleven...
View ArticleEaten any eels lately?
MIAMI (AP) — Federal scientists are warning consumers about parasitic worms found in an invasive eel species that’s made a home in Florida. Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey say the worms were...
View ArticleAmbulance 18 where are you?
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Someone stole an ambulance number 18. The ambulance was parked at the EMS station on Hutchison Boulevard around 11 p.m. Friday. Paramedics had stopped to resupply the vehicle;...
View ArticleAmbulance 18 is found
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Ambulance 18, which was stolen from an EMS station on Panama City Beach around 11 p.m. Friday, was found abandoned and intact in Panama City around 5 p.m. Saturday. The ambulance...
View ArticleZombies invade Harders Park // PHOTO GALLERY
What if zombies joined a 5K run then stuck around to party all afternoon? PHOTO GALLERY Then you’d have the “Running Scared” 5K zombie run and bash, a fundraising event for the Gulf Coast Children’s...
View ArticleLewis, Chipola stymie GC, even Panhandle baseball series
PANAMA CITY — The future Seminole couldn’t silence Gulf Coast. The Gator signee did, however. Taylor Lewis scattered three hits over seven innings and Chipola defeated Gulf Coast 9-2 in a Panhandle...
View ArticleGovernment Calendar
The following public meetings are scheduled March 17 - 21 TUESDAY What: Bay County Commission When: 9 a.m. Where: Commission Chambers, Bay County Government Center, 840 W. 11th St. ———...
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