6-year-old starts charity
LYNN HAVEN — Six-year-old Grace Hood had a blast last weekend helping to sort items donated for a yard sale to support Friends of Grace, a charity she started. Grace’s first foray into charity was...
View ArticleUnemployment scam surfaces
PANAMA CITY -- During the last few months the Bay County Sheriff’s Office has received an increasing number of complaints from people who discovered someone had used their information to obtain...
View ArticleMan charged with firebombing ex-girlfriend’s home
PANAMA CITY -- A Panama City man has been arrested and charged with setting his ex-girlfriend’s home on fire with a firebomb, the Panama City Police Department announced Tuesday. David Addison, 36,...
View ArticleGreat white shark may be bound for Texas // MAP
HOUSTON (AP) — Experts tracking a great white shark through the Gulf of Mexico have received electronic signals indicating the route could lead to Texas. Data from the group Ocearch shows another...
View ArticleIll veteran of 2 wars waiting for treatment
PANAMA CITY — Capt. David Holt Smith was wheelchair-bound when he arrived in Bay County in February. He’s homeless, terminally ill and seeking veterans’ medical assistance. But he’s still waiting for...
View ArticleParker making changes to ordinance for parking tickets
PARKER — The City Council had a first reading of an ordinance Tuesday night to allow the city’s code enforcement officer to enforce parking violations. The council approved changes to the ordinance,...
View ArticleMan shot dead at home
PANAMA CITY — A 33-year-old man was found dead from a gunshot wound Tuesday night in a home at 2502 Michigan Court, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies found Steven Justin Ayers in...
View ArticleUpdate: Fatal shooting may have been accidental
PANAMA CITY — A new father is dead after what appeared to be an accidental shooting Tuesday night. Steven Justin Ayers, 33, and his wife had gathered family members to celebrate the homecoming of...
View Article2014 FSU Football Preview: Week 3 - Clemson
Part 2 in a 10-part online-only series … Game 2, Sept. 20, in Tallahassee, TV TBA, game time TBA — The Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams and the 28th meeting between the teams with...
View ArticleNew traffic signal to be activated
WEST BAY -- A new traffic signal at the intersection of State 79 and State 388 in West Bay will be activated on June 25 at about 10 a.m. The signal has been in a flash mode to acquaint motorists with...
View ArticleFew cities require scooter insurance
PANAMA CITY BEACH — There are cities in Florida that require scooter rental companies to carry liability insurance, but they are few and far between. A News Herald review of ordinances in more than a...
View ArticleSpringfield’s website doesn’t work; city changes contract
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield City Commission paid its computer consultant $5,000 last year to redesign its website. Nearly a year later, the new website still doesn’t function properly. This week,...
View ArticlePatronis applies for utility regulator slot
TALLAHASSEE — With a series of major issues looming in the future for utilities and regulators, two upcoming vacancies on the Florida Public Service Commission have drawn 33 applicants —- including...
View ArticleNo Minor Task: A new approach to an old idea
Part I in a four-part series on the prospects for and potential impact of professional baseball in Bay County Minor league baseball in Bay County isn’t a new idea, but bringing it back to the area for...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in robbery
PANAMA CITY BEACH - A Panama City Beach man is in jail after allegedly robbing a resident at the end of a knife. Timothy Dickens, 40, has been arrested and charged with home invasion robbery following...
View ArticleSt. Andrews revived with more vendors, new market
PANAMA CITY — The St. Andrews Waterfront Farmers Market has seen its share of ups and downs over the last few years, but organizers and vendors agree things are moving in the right direction. With a...
View ArticlePCPD investigating another shooting
PANAMA CITY — Police are investigating an early morning shooting which left a teenager with a gunshot wound to the stomach. The Panama City Police Department is investigating a shooting which took...
View ArticleObama sending military advisers to Iraq
WASHINGTON — Holding back from more robust options, President Barack Obama on Thursday said he was dispatching up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help quell the rising insurgency in the crumbling...
View ArticleCallaway caught in budget bind: raise taxes or decrease services
CALLAWAY — With projected property values from the Bay County Property Appraiser, the City Commission will have to raise the ad valorem tax to 2.77 mills to keep the same amount of revenue the city...
View ArticlePolice seek info on violence
PANAMA CITY — Reporters were limited to one question during a press conference Thursday in which Panama City Police Chief Scott Ervin urged people to share with police information about violent crime...
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