Three sales tax cuts coming for Florida shoppers
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday signed into law a wide-ranging tax cut package that authorizes three separate sales tax holidays in the next few months. Scott signed the legislation...
View ArticleLamboy, Gulf Coast rally past Tallahassee into final four
LAKELAND — It was just one win for Gulf Coast on Monday, but it was the type of victory that could propel a team to greater things. Brian Lamboy singled in Ryan Koziol with the tying run and a...
View ArticleJury selected in murder retrial
PANAMA CITY -- Attorneys selected a jury Monday in the case of a Fountain man accused of killing his neighbor and stealing his property. The jury empanelled Monday will be the third group to try and...
View Article1 dead, 4 injured in wreck
ALFORD -- A Dothan, Alabama man is dead and four of his companions were injured Monday morning when the driver of a 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche lost control of the vehicle on U.S. 231 south of Alford,...
View ArticleAnother bear treed in P.C. // PHOTO GALLERY
PANAMA CITY — At 6 a.m. Monday, a large crowd gathered in front of John Plage’s property at 1304 Buena Vista Blvd. There was a 150-pound bear 30-feet up in a tree in his front yard. This is a...
View ArticlePrice hike for school lunches? // PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO
PANAMA CITY — School lunch prices may increase next school year. At Tuesday’s School Board meeting, board members are set to increase full-pay lunch prices by 25 cents for all grade levels; free and...
View ArticleShaw to leave FSU PC
PANAMA CITY — Florida State University Panama City Dean Ken Shaw announced Monday he would leave the school to take a position as president of Southwestern Adventist University, according to the...
View ArticleNo more valedictorian? // DOCUMENT
PANAMA CITY — More high school graduates will be recognized for their scholastic achievements due to a School Board policy implemented for the first time this school year. Graduates with a 4.0 GPA or...
View ArticleMotive a mystery in shooting deaths
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police have learned who shot whom in a 24th floor room at a beach resort and closed the investigation into the vacationing couple’s death, but they might never know why....
View ArticleRubio: Open Congress' retirement to all workers
WASHINGTON — Younger voters would face higher retirement ages but all Americans could join federal retirement accounts in a plan proposed Tuesday by Sen. Marco Rubio in his latest in a series of...
View ArticleCottondale church begins rebuilding after fire
COTTONDALE — A church that caught fire after a holiday season service has been reduced to a pile of rubble, but church leaders say they will be rebuilding. First Baptist Church of Cottondale was...
View ArticleFWC makes temporary conservation-based changes to Apalachicola oyster harvest
APALACHICOLA - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission made temporary changes today that they say will help conserve oyster resources in Apalachicola Bay. "These changes come at the...
View ArticleAnnual beach party a ‘unique’ opportunity // PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO
PANAMA CITY BEACH — For Scotty Watson, the best part of Margaret K. Lewis School’s annual beach party is the dancing. Scotty was one of the 65 MKL students bused to Schooners Beach Club on Tuesday...
View Article‘Everybody lost somebody’ // PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY PANAMA CITY — Resting on each of the 100 or so chairs at the national Days of Remembrance Holocaust ceremony Tuesday was a card with a photo of a Holocaust survivor. Joseph...
View ArticleAirport to conduct emergency drill Thursday
WEST BAY -- The Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport will conduct a live emergency drill Thursday morning. The drill will incorporate emergency response agencies throughout Bay County,...
View ArticleCommission approves slaughterhouse ban
LYNN HAVEN -- A law preventing the operation of slaughterhouses and custom processing facilities in Lynn Haven unanimously passed during Tuesday’s City Commission meeting. City commissioners approved...
View ArticleGovernor’s wife in Panama City Wednesday
PANAMA CITY -- Panhandle Federated Republican Women will host Florida first lady Ann Scott for at 10 a.m. Wednesday for a meet and greet followed by a 20-minute speech. The event will be followed by...
View ArticleMinor league baseball in PCB?
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Bay County Tourist Development Council (TDC) voted Tuesday to further explore a partnership that could be a major game-changer for sports in Panama City Beach. Local attorney...
View ArticleCallaway plans letter for AWT
CALLAWAY — Callaway’s Board of Commissioners is fed up with the county’s negligence to set a joint wastewater treatment plant meeting, commissioners said Tuesday. Commissioners agreed unanimously at...
View ArticleUPDATE: Lockdown lifted as 'hostage crisis' turns out to be miscommunication
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Students and police had a harrowing morning after a suspect in a hit and run fled on foot near Arnold High School and Breakfast Point Academy. As police searched for the man they...
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