Fishing for a good cause // PHOTO GALLERY
PANAMA CITY — Fishing enthusiasts came out to support a local school over the weekend. Holy Nativity Episcopal School hosted its 17th annual fishing tournament and fish fry Friday and Saturday at the...
View ArticleHCSO reports possible drowning at Ponce de Leon Springs
PONCE de LEON - The Holmes County Sheriff's Office is reporting a possible drowning of a 50 year old man at Ponce de Leon Springs. He has been transported to an area hospital. No further details are...
View ArticleNo Minor Task: How it was done elsewhere
Part IV in a four-part series on the prospects for and potential impact of professional baseball in Bay County The puzzle that involves relocating a professional baseball team doesn’t always come...
View ArticleCaz: Public deserves information on recent shootings
We were in our daily news budget meeting Thursday when we were told Panama City police were holding a press conference about the recent rash of shootings which, at that point, had claimed four lives...
View ArticleAlabama man charged for allegedly fondling teen
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach Police announced Sunday that they had arrested Ryan Edward Fales, 37, of Millbrook, Ala., after allegations that Fales inappropriately touched a 14-year-old girl...
View ArticleTeens charged with burglary
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach Police announced Sunday the arrest of Eric Bolenbaugh, 18, and Elijah G. Sledge, 15, of Bonifay, after Sandpiper Beacon Beach Resort security reported they had...
View ArticleChipley woman hurt in crash
SAND HILLS — A Chipley woman was injured Saturday morning in a motorcycle accident, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Jessica Collene Briand, 38, was travelling south in the inside lane on...
View ArticleKrewe of St. Andrews offers scholarship
BAY COUNTY — The Krewe of St. Andrews is seeking qualified individuals in need of financial assistance to pursue post-secondary education in the Bay County area. Applicants must be Bay County...
View ArticleSoccer fever // Photo Gallery
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Football fever is nothing new in SEC-steeped Bay County, but futbol fever is here now. Panama City has a new chapter of the American Outlaws, an affiliation of U.S. soccer...
View ArticlePortugal match sets viewership marks in United States
NEW YORK (AP) — The United States’ 2-2 World Cup draw with Portugal is almost certainly the most-viewed soccer match ever in the United States. The Nielsen company said Monday that the gripping game...
View ArticleDirector: Funding decrease hurts Science & Discovery Center
PANAMA CITY — Exhibits at the Science & Discovery Center of Northwest Florida don’t change often. “They’re just ancient, probably from the ’70s,” Linda Macbeth said as she banged, clicked and...
View ArticlePlan looks to revitalize black business community
PANAMA CITY — The architect of a cultural heritage tourism district, Toni Shamplain had fond memories growing up in the area along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Then called Cove Boulevard, the...
View ArticleCallaway to consider water meter replacement
CALLAWAY — Interim City Manager Michael Fuller will bring four bids for water meter replacement to the Callaway City Commission at its meeting Tuesday evening. The cheapest of the three bids, from...
View ArticleAAA reports climbing gas prices
PANAMA CITY -- AAA officials say a recent surge in violence in Iraq caused the price of gasoline to rise in the Southeast over the last week. Over the last seven days, the average price for a gallon...
View ArticleMan pulled from springs dies
PONCE DE LEON -- A man who was pulled from Ponce de Leon Springs Saturday has died. The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as David Allen McCartt, 50, of DeFuniak Springs. Witnesses...
View ArticleLocal homeless vet arrested
PANAMA CITY -- David H. Smith, a 77-year-old homeless veteran with cancer who has been critical of Veterans Affairs health care in recent local media reports, was arrested Friday and charged with...
View Article2 arrested after shootings; suspect may be connected to recent homicide
PANAMA CITY — Police have arrested a man suspected of shooting up a neighborhood street last week and firing a gun outside a nightclub early Sunday morning before robbing two people, authorities...
View ArticleUnion, school district negotiations begin
PANAMA CITY — Salary increases for qualifying teachers was the high point of Monday’s Bay County School Board and union contract negotiations meeting. The School Board proposed $1.5 million be devoted...
View ArticleVA challenged on handling of whistleblower charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top federal investigator has identified “a troubling pattern of deficient patient care” at Veterans Affairs facilities around the country that she says was pointed out by...
View ArticleSummit Bank hires new vice president
PANAMA CITY -- Summit Bank has announced the hire of Jeffrey Dibenedictis for the position of vice president and commercial relationship manager. Dibenedictis, who will be based in Panama City, has 25...
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