Sprayable sunscreen could be key to future
PANAMA CITY — Shaun Adams hopes sprayable sunscreen will be the key to reaching his goals. Adams recently launched his own business managing three sunscreen vending machines in Bay County. For $1.50,...
View ArticleMan sentenced for theft of motorcycle
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City Beach man who took a motorcycle he found parked along Front Beach Road was sentenced Thursday to more than a year in prison. James Lee Rushing, 34, pleaded no contest to...
View ArticleNew Springfield commissioner selected
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield City Commission selected Jack Kennington as its newest member Thursday. “I’m surprised,” Kennington said. “A lot of people have been here a lot longer than me.”...
View ArticleGovernor to visit for medal ceremony
PANAMA CITY -- Gov. Rick Scott will visit Panama City next week to attend the Governor’s Veterans Service Award ceremony, according to a release from the Office of Legislative Affairs. The Florida...
View ArticlePregnant-lady puncher pleads no contest
PANAMA CITY -- A Springfield man has been sentenced to time served after pleading no contest to punching his 21-year-old pregnant roommate. Mitchell Avon Butler Jr., 32, was arrested after punching...
View ArticleBay Med outsources billing, lays off 30
PANAMA CITY -- Outsourcing its medical billing has resulted in Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart Hospital laying off 30 employees in the department, according to hospital spokeswoman Christa Davis. The...
View ArticleDrug charges added to man who fired fatal shot
PANAMA CITY -- Drug charges have been filed against a man authorities said shot and killed his neighbor while welcoming home his newborn son last week. Charles Edward Shisler, 62, already was facing...
View Article‘Rebirth’ of Williford Spring begins
SAND HILLS — Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Thursday for the $1.5 million restoration project at Williford Spring in southern Washington County. The spring, one of several found in the Econfina...
View ArticlePCB OKs new rides at Pier Park
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City Beach City Council on Thursday approved of a small amusement park inside Pier Park in a location where one previously was located. The council after about six hours...
View ArticleWashington County eyes gas tax to help pay down debt
CHIPLEY -— Washington County officials are hoping a 5-cent gasoline tax will help generate the revenue needed to help pull the county out of staggering debt. The tax, commonly called the ELMS Nickel,...
View ArticleTroopers conducting special detail along I-10
PANAMA CITY — The Florida Highway Patrol is conducting a special detail along the state's western stretch of Interstate 10. The Interstate 10 Challenge is an intensified enforcement effort that began...
View ArticleFood banks attend conference to ensure food delivery
PANAMA CITY — The messages were simple, most of which the food bank operators and volunteers already had heard. One presentation was about food safety: keep food off the floor, keep dry storage below...
View ArticleWhat can you do with a wooden dollar?
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A new form of currency is circulating among Bay County businesses. The Wooden Dollar, a concept launched last year by Panama City Beach resident Robin McDaniel, is now recognized...
View ArticleOil spill early restoration plan finalized
PANAMA CITY — Three Bay County municipalities are one step closer to scoring big bucks to enhance access to area waterways through several proposed boat ramp, pier and marina projects. A final plan...
View ArticleTeen dead after single vehicle crash
WEWAHITCHA — A Marianna 16-year-old is dead after a crash late Friday night, Florida Highway Patrol reported. Tyler Austin Gray, 16, was driving by himself north on State Road 71 just north of Lower...
View ArticleScallops rebound in St. Joseph Bay as season opens
PORT ST. JOE — Surveys indicate scallop numbers should continue to improve in St. Joseph Bay as the season opens this weekend. Bay scallop harvest season began Saturday, and researchers studying St....
View ArticleCounty workers may get raises
Russ, WG Stukey is cq Change - to bullets in final grafs (can make into a pull-out box) PANAMA CITY — Bay County commissioners will consider Tuesday a budget proposal that calls for pay raises for...
View ArticleRamadan at dawn: Muslim month of fasting begins this weekend
LYNN HAVEN — Muslims across the world searched the skies this weekend for a crescent moon, the sign that the time for fasting has come. Imam Amr Dabour and members of his congregation arrived at the...
View Article$6,000 engagement ring accidentally goes to Goodwill
LYNN HAVEN — After saving for three years to pay for a $6,000 diamond engagement ring and marriage band, Corey Todd was looking forward to handing it over to his longtime girlfriend on July 7 when he...
View ArticleTexas couple hits deputy’s car
FREEPORT -- A car of visitors from Texas crashed Friday afternoon into a Walton County sheriff’s deputy’s cruiser carrying the deputy and a prisoner, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Cassandra...
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