Southerland targets executive authority over seas
PANAMA CITY — Congressman Steve Southerland hosted local civic leaders at a press conference Monday to tout new legislation that would limit the federal government’s authority to close off vast...
View ArticleSpringfield approves notices for delinquent fees
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield City Commission Monday approved a resolution authorizing staff to prepare notices to collect delinquent fire assessment fees. The resolution also set a public hearing for...
View ArticleMan killed in ATV crash
MARIANNA -- A 61-year-old Marianna man was killed Sunday night when he was thrown from the ATV he was riding after a collision with a car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Thomas G. Jones was...
View ArticlePretrial conference in murder case continued to Sept. 2
PANAMA CITY -- The pretrial conference for murder defendant David Clanton, scheduled for Monday, was continued to 8:30 a.m. Sept. 2. Clanton is charged with first degree murder after the strangling...
View ArticleMeetings on proposed Gulf oil lease sales Tuesday
PANAMA CITY -- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold two public meetings in Panama City Tuesday to discuss two proposed oil and natural gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico off the...
View ArticleEx-bus aide charged with abusing student // DOCUMENT
PANAMA CITY — A bus aide accused of abusing an 8-year-old special needs child on a school bus two months ago has been arrested. Elaine Edwards, former exceptional student education (ESE) bus aide at...
View ArticleCallaway to consider meter replacement
CALLAWAY — City staff will recommend replacing 1,456 water meters at Tuesday’s 6 p.m. City Commission meeting. The meters currently are under a system that uses towers to relay information, but if...
View ArticlePCB proposes peddling, panhandling changes
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The city is proposing revisions to an ordinance to make it easier to prosecute “aggressive” peddling and panhandling. The Panama City Beach City Council is scheduled to vote on the...
View ArticleNASCAR made right call to pull plug at Daytona
When the sky opened for a third time during the rain-rescheduled race at Daytona, and teams pulled out car covers to wait out the weather, it seemed the right time for NASCAR to put the Coke Zero 400...
View ArticleCounties, DJJ renew legal fight about detention costs
TALLAHASSEE — A decade into a dispute about how to divvy up the costs of detaining young offenders, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and more than two-dozen counties — including Bay — are...
View ArticleFood: Summer days off to a good start
PANAMA CITY BEACH – Breakfast is an important way to start the day year-round, but summertime often means more time to savor the experience. This is especially true on the weekends, when many families...
View ArticleMan arrested in child prostitution case
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A Panama City Beach man was arrested Tuesday in connection with using minors as part of a prostitution business being operated out of a unit at Laketown Wharf. Arrested was Joe...
View ArticleArrest interrupts flow of meth into Bay, officials say
PANAMA CITY — Out-of-state authorities have halted a methamphetamine supply-line into Bay County allegedly from sources within the Mexican Cartel, according to officials. Harris County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleBaby bumps raise awareness, money
PANAMA CITY — Some men are sporting fake “baby bumps” to raise awareness and money to support full-term pregnancies. Male representatives from local businesses attended a “Men in Labor” kickoff event...
View ArticleFeds propose new oil lease sites in Gulf
PANAMA CITY — The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held a pair of meetings in Panama City on Tuesday to solicit public comment on a proposal to open up new areas in the Gulf of Mexico...
View ArticleShooting suspect arrested on drug charges
PANAMA CITY -- One of two men arrested in connection with the shooting of three people at a Millville gas station is back in jail after a drug arrest. Frederic J. Jones, 21, was arrested Thursday at...
View ArticleWoman pulled from Gulf died of heart attack
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A 78-year-old Tallahassee woman who was unresponsive when a group of bathers pulled her from the Gulf of Mexico Thursday died of a heart attack, according to the Medical...
View ArticleP.C. Marina proposals vary widely
PANAMA CITY — Six developers submitted widely varying proposals for redevelopment of the Panama City Marina, ranging from a $305 million waterfront makeover to a more modest plan with a price tag of...
View ArticleFormer Panama City city manager Ken Hammons dies at 68
PANAMA CITY — Panama City’s long-time city manager has died after a battle with cancer, city officials confirmed Tuesday. Ken Hammons, city manager for more than 20 years, died Tuesday surrounded by...
View ArticleMagic milestone: 1,000 hours in an F-22
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — Almost nine years ago to the day, Maj. Daniel “Magic” Lee began flying F-22s at Tyndall. On Tuesday, he became only the fifth person to log 1,000 hours of flight in the...
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