Local trucker is finalist for national award
PANAMA CITY — Don’t tell anyone, but Bobby Stevens started his career as a trucker before he even had a driver’s license. Stevens was 14 when he started hauling oysters harvested in Apalachicola...
View ArticlePanel starts planning P.C. resort tax proposal
PANAMA CITY — Members of a group tasked with determining how $6 million in new tax revenue would be spent met to discuss plans for the first time Thursday. Panama City’s Tourist Development Council...
View ArticleUpdate: Senate OKs parasailing bill
TALLAHASSEE — Parasailing in Florida moved closer to becoming a regulated industry Thursday, with the Senate approving a bill that would place safety guidelines on companies. The legislation details...
View ArticlePolice: Man shoots self, goes to jail
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Beach Police arrested a Georgia man for allegedly shooting himself and blaming a group of suspicious people. Paul Anthony Odom, of Marietta, Ga., was arrested early Friday morning...
View ArticleDesk clerk throws body in trash, thought it was a dummy
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A 61-year-old front desk clerk at a Florida apartment complex was fired this week after mistaking the body of a tenant for a mannequin and throwing it in a trash bin....
View ArticleRutherford football coach Dempsey resigns after two seasons
SPRINGFIELD — Rutherford High School Athletic Director Kirk Harrell announced Friday afternoon that head football coach Alvin Dempsey has resigned citing health and personal reasons. Harrell said that...
View ArticleApalachicola shooting claims a life
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office investigators have confirmed that a 20-year-old Apalachicola man was shot and killed Thursday night, but are offering little more in details. Capt. Chester Creamer...
View ArticleChildren’s shelter welcomes state candidates
PANAMA CITY — Candidates for the Legislature and Congress learned about the work of a local children’s homeless shelter Friday morning. Anchorage Children’s Home welcomed candidates to tour the...
View ArticleCity could remove fee for nightclubs
PANAMA CITY — Though an entertainment license may remain on the books, Panama City commissioners are undeterred in promoting a musical rejuvenation downtown. At the commission’s final meeting of...
View ArticleGay marriage suit filed
CHIPLEY — The debate over same-sex marriage is making its mark locally with the filing of a lawsuit against Washington County Interim Clerk of Court Harold Bazzel after his office refused to issue a...
View ArticleCity manager absent for medical treatment
PANAMA CITY — Panama City’s top administrator will be out of the office for an undetermined amount of time, city officials said Friday. City Manager Ken Hammons, 68, will be absent while receiving...
View ArticleDriver abandons Taurus in bay
PANAMA CITY — A man abandoned his car and walked home after accidentally driving into St. Andrew Bay on Thursday night, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies found the green Ford...
View ArticleGreat prizes, greater basketball in store at Halifax Classic Saturday
PANAMA CITY — Change is inevitable, even for the Halifax All-Star Classic. The 10th annual event will be staged Saturday starting at 11 a.m. at Gulf Coast State College. The Panhandle prep basketball...
View ArticleGovernment in the sunshine?
PANAMA CITY — Florida Sunshine Law experts said Panama City officials at least violated the spirit and intent of the state’s open meeting laws by discussing Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) business...
View ArticleMexico Beach’s Parker House demolished
MEXICO BEACH — The Parker House is history. The historic house was demolished this week after theMexico Beach City Council held a special meeting on Monday to publicly discuss the Parker House...
View ArticleReport: Chinese ship searching for missing plane detects 'pulse' signal
PERTH, Australia — Malaysia vowed Saturday that it would not give up trying to find the missing jetliner and announced details of a multinational investigation team to try to solve the aviation...
View ArticleGovernment Calendar
Following are dates and times for public meetings in the week of April 7 - 11: Monday What: Springfield City Commission meeting When: 5:30 p.m. Where: Springfield City Hall, 3529 Third St. ——— What:...
View ArticleBoy dead from balcony fall
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A 13-year-old boy from Indiana is dead after falling from a condominium balcony Saturday morning. The boy was checking out of the Palazzo Condominiums on the 17000 block of Front...
View ArticleRutherford’s Spearman sets scoring mark in East boys win
PANAMA CITY — Khaliel Spearman is aware of history in the Halifax All-Star Classic. Now he’s aware of his place in it. The Rutherford senior set the overall scoring record with 37 points in leading...
View ArticleStrawberry Fields for Friday // PHOTO GALLERY
Preschoolers from Bay Haven and North Bay Haven Charter Academy took a field trip Friday to the strawberry fields at Sweatmore Strawberry Ranch at 11712 Veal Road near Youngstown. The ranch is...
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