Marijuana 101
PANAMA CITY BEACH — “Synergy” isn’t a word that often comes up when the peace-pipe is being passed around. But that was the focus of a medicinal marijuana seminar Saturday. The sound of steel drums of...
View ArticleLawmakers split on whether water bill helps struggling bay
APALACHICOLA — Florida elected officials disagree about whether a major water-resources bill that President Obama signed last week will accomplish much for the Apalachicola Bay, which is still...
View ArticleSpringfield to discuss budget
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield City Commission will discuss budget issues at noon Monday at 3529 E. Third St. To cover a proposed budget deficit of $810,905, commissioners would need a property tax of...
View ArticleLobbyists, lawyers jostle for pot business
TALLAHASSEE — Tallahassee lobbyists and lawyers are hooking up with investors, nursery owners and a variety of other businesspeople with leafy green stars in their eyes in the quest to cash in on...
View ArticleFront Beach Road may have walkable future
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Slowly but surely, Panama City Beach continues to plug away at a pedestrian-friendly overhaul of Front Beach Road that will allow many to use public transit and safely walk and...
View ArticleParker set to change ordinance for parking tickets
PARKER — Two items are on the Parker City Council’s agenda Tuesday. The first is an ordinance to allow code enforcement officer Deena Brannon to write parking tickets instead of that duty falling to...
View ArticleFHP: 2 exchange students injured in hit and run
A man driving a 2001 Chrysler Sebring on Front Beach Road near Moylan road struck two bicyclists sending them both to the hospital at about 11:15 p.m. Sunday, Florida Highway Patrol officials wrote in...
View ArticleAn unlikely harmony for Eastwood in 'Jersey Boys'
NEW YORK — Amid the swirl of an early 1960s party scene in Clint Eastwood's latest, an adaptation of "Jersey Boys," the hit Broadway musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, a television...
View ArticleDomino's introduces a 'Siri' to take mobile orders
NEW YORK — Domino's is introducing its own version of Siri. The pizza delivery chain on Monday is introducing a function on its mobile app that lets customers place orders by speaking with a...
View ArticleTraffic shift rescheduled for State 71
MARIANNA -- Motorists may encounter minor traffic delays as State 71 traffic is shifted to the southbound lanes between Magnolia Road and Malloy Plaza Road in Marianna today. The southbound lanes will...
View ArticleSpringfield commissioner resigns
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield City Commissioner Jim Talley resigned from his Ward 3 seat effective Monday. Mayor Ralph Hammond announced the resignation at Monday’s City Commission meeting. Talley...
View ArticleHigh Court sides with gun control groups on background checks
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court sided with gun control groups and the Obama administration Monday, ruling that the federal government can strictly enforce laws that ban a “straw” purchaser from...
View ArticleRoads, ambulance rides on county’s radar
PANAMA CITY — Commissioners are set to consider Tuesday a plan to resurface local roads and decide whether to hire an agency to collect unpaid bills for county ambulance rides. BayCounty commissioners...
View ArticleNo Fantasy 5 players pick all winning numbers
TALLAHASSEE — No "Fantasy 5" game player selected all five winning numbers. The Florida Lottery said Tuesday that 277 tickets matching four numbers won $555 each. Another 7,475 tickets matching three...
View ArticleTeen killed in single vehicle crash
BONIFAY - A 17-year-old Bonifay resident was killed in a single vehicle crash Monday night, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol. A 1993 Honda Accord was northbound on Selma...
View ArticlePublic defender arrested on drug charges
Lenny Platterborze, who has worked in the First Judicial Circuit’s Public Defender’s Office for an estimated 20 years, was arrested on drug charges Monday night by Walton County deputies armed with a...
View ArticleCourt orders Tyndall to pay Bay County $750,000
PANAMA CITY - Bay County has prevailed in a court battle with Tyndall Air Force Base over a dispute over wholesale water costs. The United States Court of Federal Claims has issued a judgment ordering...
View Article2 indicted in April slaying
CHIPLEY — Two Alabama men have been indicted in the April 19 slaying of retired Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission game warden James William Shores. The indictment was handed down Monday by a...
View ArticleNeubauer recognized for service on Port Authority
PANAMA CITY -- The Panama City Port Authority has said goodbye to longtime board member Tom Neubauer, who is stepping down after 12 years of service. Board Chairman Rayford Lloyd presented Neubauer...
View ArticleCallaway to look at aging utility, computer systems
CALLAWAY — The city of Callaway has the software needed to institute electronic billing, but the city is unable to use it. Springbrook software cost the city about $100,000 when it was purchased...
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