Vet: I wouldn't give it up for anything
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Morgan Donato of Panama City Beach keeps more than 20 military medals in a small display in his living room. One is labeled “D-DAY,” another “Battle of the Bulge,” one is a Croix...
View ArticleFSU Panama City grads have “big decisions” ahead
PANAMA CITY – More than 300 students walked across the stage at the Marina Civic Center Sunday afternoon as they received their degrees from Florida State University’s Panama City campus. “Today is a...
View ArticleRabid raccoon killed in Panama City
PANAMA CITY -- A raccoon killed in the neighborhood between State Avenue and Stanford Road north of 23rd Street in Panama City has tested positive for rabies. This is Bay County’s fifth laboratory...
View ArticleFormer Peoples directors settle lawsuit
PANAMA CITY — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and former leaders of Peoples First Community Bank have agreed to dismiss a civil lawsuit that sought to recoup millions lost when the bank...
View ArticlePolice seek missing transient
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Police are asking for help locating a man who has been missing since early Friday morning. Cameron Tyler Smith, 20, was last seen around 6:30 a.m. near the Purple Haze store on...
View ArticleInmate who raped, murdered teen ready for execution // DOCUMENT
PANAMA CITY -- The man convicted of raping and killing a 13-year-old girl and hiding her body under the bed of his motel room wants to fire his attorney and discontinue all appeals of his murder...
View ArticleSpringfield commissioners cut their pay
SPRINGFIELD — With a property tax looming for its residents, Springfield will have about $100,000 more to put toward an expected budget deficit of more than a half million dollars after a commission...
View ArticleTrustees prepare to select new college president
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Interviews of five candidates for Gulf Coast State College’s president end today, and the Board of Trustees expects to select the school’s next leader at a meeting Thursday. “We’ve...
View ArticleWoman who drove children into ocean claims insanity // VIDEO
DAYTONA BEACH — Defense attorneys for a pregnant woman accused of driving her minivan into the ocean with her three children aboard has filed a notice of intent to rely on an insanity defense. Ebony...
View ArticleWewahitchka woman arrested on sex charges
A Wewahitchka woman was arrested this week on 22 counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a child under the age of 16. Chelsea R. Sandifer, 21, turned herself into the Gulf County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleOffice Depot to shutter 400 stores
BOCA RATON - Office Depot is planning to close at least 400 U.S. stores, as its merger with OfficeMax resulted in an overlap of retail locations that can be consolidated. The combined company's...
View ArticleFormer Pasta Grill chef shares Italian staples
PANAMA CITY — Chef Antonio Pasulo no longer runs an Italian restaurant, but he is still cooking. “I never refuse a meal to anyone,” said Antonio, who was born in Brindisi, Italy, and raised in...
View ArticleGovernor to make campaign stop in P.C.
PANAMA CITY -- Gov. Rick Scott will make a political appearance in Panama City from 6-7 p.m. Thursday at Bill Cramer Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC, 2251 W. 23rd St., according to a campaign...
View ArticleArguments underway in bank trial
PANAMA CITY — After two weeks of often dense testimony about banking rules and regulation, the prosecutor Tuesday told jurors the case against three leaders of a failed local bank is actually quite...
View ArticleCommissioners like sheriff’s Spring Break plan
PANAMA CITY — Bay County commissioners voted Tuesday to recommend the Panama City Beach City Council approve Sheriff Frank McKeithen’s restrictions for Spring Break. County commissioners maintain the...
View Article'We're heartbroken. We're devastated' // PHOTO GALLERY
CHIPLEY — The 15-acres of enclosures at the Seacrest Wolf Preserve in Washington County were washed away last week after a dam at the north end of the property gave out after a period of heavy rain....
View ArticleBear returns from 90 miles away
PANAMA CITY — A 350-pound black bear has found his way back to the area after being relocated three weeks ago to a forest over 90 miles away. “It’s hard to believe that it’s him, but it is,” said Stan...
View ArticleCallaway appoints interim city manager
CALLAWAY -- Callaway’s city planner has been appointed to interim city manager. Michael Fuller, formerly Callaway’s director of planning, was appointed interim city manager effective following the...
View ArticleTDC, Panama City Beach prepping for summer tournaments
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Little League is a big deal in Panama City Beach. With hundreds of baseball and softball teams scheduled to play at Frank Brown Park this summer, the Bay County Tourist Development...
View ArticleSubway tests hummus, thinner meat slices
NEW YORK — Subway is testing hummus and thinner slices of deli meats that look more appealing as it looks to keep pace with changing eating trends. Tony Pace, Subway's chief marketing officer, said in...
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