Marianna woman turns $1 into $500 a week for life
TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Lottery announces that Lora Spires, 41, of Marianna, claimed a top prize of $500 a week for life in the $500 A WEEK FOR LIFE Scratch-Off game, at Florida Lottery headquarters...
View ArticleUPDATED: Shorter red snapper season ahead for Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS — Charter boat and recreational fishermen will have only 11 days beginning June 1 to reel in red snapper from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico this year, down from 42 last year. The...
View ArticlePanama City resident receives individual recognition
TALLAHASSEE -- Panama City resident Eva Burd took home the Goodwill Industries-Big Bend employee of distinction award at this year’s annual board meeting recently. Burd was left widowed 21 years ago...
View ArticleSpringfield faces death or taxes
SPRINGFIELD — City commissioners Thursday began a series of workshops that ultimately will determine the fate of a struggling city. Only two options await Springfield residents: adopt the city’s...
View ArticleCity creating a park for pooches // PHOTO GALLERY
PANAMA CITY — Just in time for the dog days of summer, Panama City officials expect to have a “high-quality” dog park up and running for residents and visitors. Thousands of dog parks are sprinkled...
View ArticleEgg-hunting season is near // PHOTO GALLERY
PANAMA CITY — Bunnies and colored eggs come together but once a year. And this year, two egg-hunting areas will be cordoned off for children 5- to 9-years-old and a separate toddler section during Bay...
View ArticlePresidential search narrowed to 6 // DOCUMENTS
PANAMA CITY — The presidential search at Gulf Coast State College has been narrowed to six candidates. In a 7-1 vote Thursday, the Board of Trustees at Gulf Coast State College approved the final six...
View ArticleUPDATE: Driver in deadly Florida day care crash surrenders
WINTER PARK — The man authorities say fled after causing a deadly crash at a Florida day care center has surrendered. The Orange County Sheriff's Office says 26-year-old Robert Alex Corchado...
View ArticleWaste Amnesty Days begin Friday
WEST BAY - Bay County’s annual Waste Amnesty Days and Recycling Round-up starts Friday. Residents may drop off yard debris, household garbage and hazardous waste at no charge and are encouraged to...
View ArticleBoil water notice issued in PCB
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A boil water notice was issued in Panama City Beach Thursday for residents and businesses near 106 Second St. due to a water main break. About 400 connections are affected by the...
View Article4 years after spill, questions on long-term health
CHALMETTE, La. (AP) — As the fourth anniversary of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster approaches, workers who cleaned up oil in the Gulf of Mexico are able to file claims for medical problems...
View ArticleLast F-22s have arrived
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — Tyndall Air Force Base welcomed the last of the F-22 Fighter Squadron this week. The F-22 Raptors from the 7th Fighter Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base in Albuquerque, N.M....
View ArticleFlorida House moves abortion exception measure
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A bill that would change the exceptions to late term abortion was passed by the House Friday, opening the door to a legal framework that would take into account viability for...
View ArticleRace to honor late P.E. coach
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A race this weekend will honor a longtime physical education coach. The inaugural Coach Post 5K and 10K race will be Saturday at St. Andrews State Park. The park opens and...
View ArticleVeterans to be honored in Ride to Remember
PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast State College is teaming up with Harley-Davidson to honor veterans with a Ride to Remember. The Military Park located on the west end of the GCSC campus off U.S. 98 was...
View ArticleNOAA seeks long-term changes on snapper
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The government is seeking a long-term solution to modify accountability measures for the Gulf recreational snapper fishery, a federal administrator said Friday. The comments from...
View ArticleGC softball coach Painter, assistant placed on paid leave, pending probe
PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast head softball coach Susan Painter and assistant Ryann Ellingsworth have been placed on indefinite paid administrative leave, the school confirmed on Friday. Painter was...
View ArticleLast of 24 F-22s arrive at Tyndall
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — The last of the New Mexico F-22s finally arrived at Tyndall Air Force Base this week. “It’s great to see finally the airplanes get here,” said Commander of the 95th Fighter...
View ArticleVeteran survived sinking ship in WWII
PANAMA CITY BEACH — CM2 Trevor Buckett knew his grandfather’s story, but as Trevor was growing up Victor Buckett spoke very little of his harrowing experiences in World War II aboard the USS...
View ArticleStudents ready to rock the FCAT // VIDEO
PANAMA CITY — They’re going to rock the FCAT. With the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test starting Monday, students and staff at Oakland Terrace School for the Visual and Performing Arts were...
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