Deputies charge man with boombox theft
ALFORD — A Compass Lake man has been taken to jail for allegedly trying steal a boombox from Wal-Mart. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a call at about 6 p.m. Friday from the loss...
View ArticlePartisans prove debates are debatable
PANAMA CITY — As if to prove no common ground can possibly exist in partisan politics, candidates for the U.S. District 2 House race in Florida are debating over debates. Democrat Gwen Graham’s...
View ArticleGulf County pushes parkway case
PORT ST. JOE — The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners stepped back to the future Tuesday. During their regular bi-monthly meeting, commissioners unanimously approved a resolution that, with...
View ArticleLittle by little, grant program changing the look of downtown Panama City
PANAMA CITY — A $900 grant for paint doesn’t seem like much, just a drop in the bucket for a $171,151 program, but it can mean a lot in terms of perception. Jason Peters moved into a small garage...
View ArticleGroups rally to counter violence
PANAMA CITY — In the wake of a wave of shooting and killing in Panama City, several groups of concerned citizens have joined forces to put out the word that gun violence will not be tolerated. Between...
View ArticleTalks of Lynn Haven library restoration have stalled
LYNN HAVEN — In 113 years, the Elizabeth King McMullin Library has served a few different purposes. It was the second permanent library in Bay County, a book club meeting place, a home for summer...
View ArticlePCB packed for holiday weekend // video
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Local hoteliers and tourism officials are forecasting sunny skies and sold-out rooms in Panama City Beach for the upcoming July Fourth weekend. “It’s looking to be a banner year...
View ArticleBear that returned to Panama City is euthanized
PANAMA CITY — A bear that had been captured and relocated twice in Panama City since April was euthanized Monday night by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission after it was captured a...
View ArticleUpdate: NTSB says parasailing is risky, urges regulation
PANAMA CITY BEACH — On the one-year anniversary of a horrific mishap that left two Indiana teens with irreversible injuries, the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday declared parasailing to...
View Article20,000 gallons of untreated sewage spills into creek
PARKER -- About 20,000 gallons of untreated sewage overflowed into a creek that empties into Lake Martin, after a line ruptured at a lift station on Bob Little Road between North Lakewood Drive and...
View ArticleParker appoints new police chief
PARKER — The Parker City Council appointed Lt. Dennes Hutto as chief of police Tuesday to replace the current retiring chief. Hutto will take over for Chief Charles Sweatt effective on Sweatt’s last...
View Article2014 FSU Football Preview: Weeks 4, 5 - N.C. State, Wake Forest
Part 4 in a 10-part online-only series … Game 4, at North Carolina State Sept. 27 in Raleigh, N.C., time TBA, TV TBA — Florida State’s first true road game of the season and 35th meeting between the...
View ArticleHeroic act in PCN honored by Carnegie Foundation
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two Georgia men will be honored by the Carnegie Foundation after saving two people from drowning off Panama City Beach. Tyler Feagun, of Dallas, Ga., and Dillon Humphries of Hiram,...
View ArticleFire chars Burger King in PCB
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- No injuries were reported after a fire at Burger King on Front Beach Road Tuesday. Seven employees and an unknown number of patrons cleared the building before firefighters...
View ArticleCollege welcomes new president
PANAMA CITY — John Holdnak’s first official duty as Gulf Coast State College’s new president was to don an apron and scoop ice cream to college employees that lined up to welcome him as their new...
View ArticleUPDATED: Tropical Storm Arthur forms; no Panhandle threat
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — With the July Fourth weekend on the horizon, the Atlantic hurricane season’s first named storm plodded off Florida’s coast Tuesday night, though Arthur wasn’t yet spooking too...
View ArticleGrease fire damages home
CALLAWAY -- A cooking fire has left a Callaway man without a roof over his head. The three-bedroom house at 6700 Chipewa Street sustained major damage to the kitchen area, attic and roof after a fire...
View ArticleMcKinney named to Florida Century Club
PANAMA CITY -- Allstate agency owner Mark McKinney of Mark S. McKinney Insurance, 3009 Highway 77 Ste. M, Panama City, has been named to The Florida Century Club for his dedication to helping...
View ArticlePhotographer enjoys customers’ reactions
Business name: H5 Photography Contact information: 850-628-5610, www.facebook.com/h5photo, H5photography@yahoo.com Number of employees: One Owner’s name: Randolph Hodges Jr. Business service provided:...
View ArticleNew signs to warn boaters away
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY PANAMA CITY — Base officials are preparing for the annual Independence Day Celebration, and part of that preparation is reminding boaters and others not to wander too close to...
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