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LYNN HAVEN — Tears formed in Carol Durham’s eyes Saturday as she described how she would have missed witnessing her grandson’s accomplishments if she had committed suicide more than 20 years ago, when...
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PANAMA CITY — Before she died in 2010, Eloise Cain thought all her properties in Panama City were in order, according to her son Pasco Cain. Her lakefront property on Caroline Boulevard, with its...
View ArticleOne killed after wreck with PCPD patrol car
PANAMA CITY — A Bay County man was killed early Sunday morning after he rear-ended a Panama City Patrol car. Tyrone Sherman Jr. was traveling east at about 2 a.m. Sunday on 19th Street when he struck...
View ArticleThree injured in PCB wreck
PANAMA CITY BEACH - A wreck left three people injured at about 6 a.m. Sunday. Chase Allen Wimpee, 30, of Montgomery Ala., was driving a 2005 Acura west on Front Beach Road approaching the intersection...
View ArticleStorm destroys Lynn Haven home
LYNN HAVEN – A Lynn Haven family’s home was destroyed Sunday afternoon as a thunderstorm rolled through the Panhandle. The home on Oak Forest Road in the Hiland Park area of Lynn Haven was struck by...
View ArticleFamily of missing Spring Breaker reaches out for help
PANAMA CITY BEACH - The family of Rice University student Reny Jose, who was reported missing two weeks ago while in Panama City Beach for Spring Break, reached out to the community in a letter...
View ArticleMarina plan hits two-week snag
PANAMA CITY — City commissioners again hit a snag in advancing plans for the Marina Redevelopment Project during their most recent meeting. Though commissioners have expressed a desire to keep all of...
View ArticleNo. 1 Florida holds off Kentucky 61-60 in SEC
ATLANTA — Top-ranked Florida reveled in a confetti celebration, cut down the nets again, and let out a big sigh of relief. Kentucky came oh-so-close to sending the Gators to the NCAA tournament with...
View ArticleEglin set to release report on using Tate’s Hell
FREEPORT — Judy Russell is alarmed by a military proposal to conduct training on the state forest land she treasures. She pictures herself paddling down the serene Blackwater River when helicopters...
View ArticleMusic drives special-needs students to success // GALLERY, VIDEO
PANAMA CITY — Lindsey Striplin’s shoulders bounced to the beat. “Boom, boom” — pause — “boom, boom, oh yeah,” cognitively challenged students at Margaret K. Lewis School sang Monday morning along with...
View ArticlePeoples First, FDIC near settlement // DOCUMENT
PANAMA CITY — The former directors of a failed local bank have agreed in principle to a settlement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., according to a status report filed Monday. In December...
View ArticleMan found floating in Gulf in critical condition
PANAMA CITY BEACH An unidentified Hispanic male remained in critical condition Monday afternoon after he was found floating face down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday evening. Security staff members at...
View ArticleCounty set to approve water hike
PANAMA CITY The public has a final opportunity today to voice opinions about an impending $19 water rate increase. County commissioners are poised to adopt a new retail water and sewer rates, but a...
View ArticleDonations sought after fire
LYNN HAVEN Donations are being accepted to benefit the family of a Florida State University Panama City police officer whose home was damaged by lightning Sunday. The family also lost most of their...
View Article2 arrested, 1 sought after home invasion
CHIPLEY Two men are in custody and another is at large in connection with an early morning home invasion Monday. Brandon Terrell Ramsey, 23, and Christopher James Thomas, 22, were arrested and charged...
View ArticleCasting call out for movie
PANAMA CITY BEACH Want to be in a movie? An open casting call will take place today from 2-5 p.m. at Rock’It Lanes at 513 Richard Jackson Blvd., according to a news release. An unnamed “Oscar-winning...
View ArticleHarvesting areas closed
PANAMA CITY The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is temporarily closing four areas — #1212 East Bay Section 1, #1222 East Bay Section 2, #1012 North Bay Western and #0822 West...
View ArticleBay County unemployment rate rises
PANAMA CITY — Bay County’s unemployment rate saw an uptick in January, rising to 6.5 percent from 6.1 percent the previous month. But while the unemployment rate increased, so did the number of jobs...
View ArticleCop arrested again, fired
PANAMA CITY — The officer arrested by Lynn Haven police on felony domestic violence charges has been arrested again — this time by the police department he worked for — for a similar incident that...
View ArticleLift station repairs to begin soon
PANAMA CITY — One county commissioner was poised to pin Callaway with more than $300,000 in lift station repair fees at a Bay County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday. “As operator, I know we not...
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