Employers Eye Moving Sickest Workers To Insurance Exchanges
Can corporations shift workers with high medical costs from the company health plan into online insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act? Some employers are considering it, say benefits...
View ArticlePolice find body of missing transient
PANAMA CITYBEACH - The body of a missing transient was found Wednesday morning in a wooded area near the 12000 block of Front Beach Road. Police officials confirmed that the body was that of Cameron...
View ArticleBank will close three branches in Bay
PANAMA CIY — Hancock Bank will close three branches in Bay County and two others in Northwest Florida by the end of July. The three locations in Bay County — at 607 S. Tyndall Parkway (U.S. 98) in...
View ArticleMore than 30 years serving Bay County
Business: Independent Appliance, Inc. Contact information: 2843 E. 15th St., Panama City; 850-763-0656, www.independentappliance.com, independentappliance@live.com. Open Monday through Friday from 8...
View ArticleDishing out thanks, one burger at a time // VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach’s warm sun and white sand have kept Indiana sisters Cindy Ault and Pam Dillman coming back for the last 22 years. The pair’s two favorite things provided the...
View ArticleFormer crime lab analyst arrested in Panama City
PANAMA CITY — A former state crime lab analyst accused of stealing narcotics from evidence bags and replacing them with over-the-counter medicine was rearrested on additional charges Wednesday in...
View ArticleAnnual Taunton Family Festival is Saturday
WEWAHITCHKA — Diana Taunton has many “brothers and sisters” and she plans to see some of them Saturday at the fourth annual Taunton Family Festival. The festival is the only fundraiser for the Taunton...
View Article$5 million set aside for STEM building
PANAMA CITY — The state budget approved by the Legislature last week includes $5 million for construction of a STEM building at Gulf Coast State College. And although that amount isn’t enough to pay...
View ArticleGuilty verdict in banker trial
PANAMA CITY — All three bankers were convicted Wednesday night of various crimes connected to their running of the now defunct Coastal Community Bank. Defendant Terry Dubose was convicted of all 12...
View ArticleDriver flees from traffic crash
PANAMA CITY BEACH - A 2005 Chevrolet Equinox was traveling north on Thomas Drive in the northound thru lane at about 2 a.m. Thursday. Meanwhile, Joseph P. Murphy, 65 was driving a 2008 Chevrolet HHR...
View ArticleMaher’s criticism fuels Southerland fundraising appeal
PANAMA CITY - U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Panama City, has turned election year criticism from a comedian into a fundraising appeal. Bill Maher, the host of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” is...
View ArticleGCSC selects next president
PANAMA CITY — John Holdnak will be the next president of Gulf Coast State College. The college’s Board of Trustees selected Holdnak by a 5-4 vote today. Holdnak is vice chancellor for financial policy...
View ArticleJury convicts bankers
PANAMA CITY — After nearly three weeks of trial culminating in about nine hours of deliberation, jurors convicted three former leaders for their roles in a fraudulent loan that cost the Federal...
View ArticleMan wanted for attempted robbery
PANAMA CITY -- A man tried to hold up a Panama City convenience store early Wednesday, the Panama City Police Department said. The attempted armed robbery was at the Hop n Pop at 1307 E. Fifth St. at...
View Article‘Four more years’ // VIDEO
PANAMA CITY — Gov. Rick Scott took to the stump Thursday night as part of his “tax cut tour” leading up to statewide elections. Scott appeared before a crowd of about 40 possible voters at the Bill...
View ArticleFDOT hears feedback on parkway plans // MAP
SPRINGFIELD — Florida Department of Transportation officials held the second public hearing Thursday evening on a proposal to build a new highway between Gulf and Bay counties intended to ease...
View ArticlePCB adopts new rules for scooter rentals
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City Beach Council adopted a new ordinance Thursday that will tack on some new safety regulations for companies renting scooters. Despite pushback from business owners,...
View ArticleMore details released in Wednesday accident on U.S. 231
PANAMA CITY — Police have released the names of the drivers involved in a Wednesday morning crash on U.S. 231 at Cherokee Heights Road that left a motorcyclist seriously injured. According to police,...
View ArticlePort St. Joe’s Pryor to Jets at No. 18
FLORHAM PARK, N.J.(AP) — Rex Ryan and the New York Jets went after a hard-hitting safety with their first pick in the NFL draft. The Jets selected Louisville’s Calvin Pryor, a Port St. Joe graduate,...
View ArticleUPDATED: GC Board approves non-renewal of Painter's contract; coaches accused...
PANAMA CITY — The Gulf Coast State College Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a recommendation for the non-renewal of contracts for head softball coach Susan Painter and assistant Ryann...
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