Panama City's DIB chairman seeks to narrow down its mission
PANAMA CITY — Chairman Jim Hayden wants a Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) mission statement overhaul. In a discussion about the job description for DIB Director Dutch Sanger on Wednesday, the group’s...
View ArticleSpringfield to set initial property tax
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield commissioners are set to announce initial property tax mills at its noon meeting Monday at 3529 E. Third St. City Clerk Lee Penton said the city will not go over the millage...
View ArticleCounty to consider setting referendum date for Panama City bed tax
PANAMA CITY — Bay County commissioners Tuesday will consider setting a date for Panama City residents to vote on whether they support a tax on motel stays that could pay for a wide range of tourism...
View Article‘Can’t beat this office’: Summer keeps FWC officers busy
SHELL ISLAND — Charter fishing boats sputtered past and water scooters skimmed over the water’s surface as plastic tubes of snorkeling visitors bobbed in a marked area off the coast of Shell Island....
View ArticlePolicing off the clock: Security details stretch the reach of officers
PANAMA CITY — Only after running over one deputy, speeding down the wrong side of the road without headlights and losing control from two blown tires did the car finally careen to a halt. Bay County...
View ArticleBusinesses settle dispute over off-duty cops
PANAMA CITY — Officers’ off-duty work has not been without controversy. In this case, though, it was the mere presence of an officer that became an issue recently, when a business in St. Andrews...
View Article3 injured in Jackson County crash
MARIANNA — Two adults and a child are were injured in a car accident hospital after a car accident Saturday afternoon. Jodi A. Morrissey, 42, of Alford, was driving north on County 167 in Jackson...
View ArticleOfficials investigating PCB death
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Authorities are investigating a Sunday afternoon death. Panama City Beach Police confirmed a man had been found dead but referred questions to the 14th Judicial Circuit Medical...
View ArticleLieutenant governor coming to Panama City
PANAMA CITY -- Florida’s new lieutenant governor will sit down with Bay Countians Tuesday. Bay County Republicans will host Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera at the St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club, 218 Bunkers...
View ArticleSpringfield approves preliminary tax figure of 4 mills
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield City Commission on Monday approved a 4 mill tax rate for trim notices to be sent out before a Sept. 8 hearing. The commission approved the 4 mill figure with the...
View ArticleAdvanced Wastewater Treatment meeting is Tuesday
CALLAWAY -- Callaway has moved the Advanced Waste Water Treatment meeting to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday to accommodate Parker, which has its regular commission meeting at 5:30 p.m. The meeting was called to...
View Article19-year-old drowns in Chipola River
ALTHA — The lifeless body of a 19-year-old man was found floating in the Chipola River Saturday. The man was identified by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office as one of several FSU students that...
View ArticlePlanning Board approves moratorium
PANAMA CITY — The Panama City Planning Board on Monday approved changes to the city’s comprehensive plan and then approved a moratorium on developments that do not comply. The changes to the plan, the...
View ArticleCity sets plan for marina proposals
PANAMA CITY — The Panama City Commission on Monday set a strategy for deciding which of six proposals it will select to redevelop the city marina. The first step is sending each developer a series of...
View ArticlePanama City Beach finalizing municipal complex plans
PANAMA CITY BEACH — City officials are finalizing plans to build the first phase of a major new municipal complex that will include a new police station and Public Works building. The architectural...
View ArticleBay Med: Layoffs were imminent
PANAMA CITY — Roughly 100 employees of Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart Health System have lost their jobs since the hospital went private in 2012, but hospital administrators say layoffs had been...
View ArticlePCPD officer demoted for misusing software
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City police officer has been demoted and suspended for misusing police software to scan confidential documents of citizens for personal reasons. Mark Aviles was suspended...
View ArticleHoliday renovation completed
PANAMA CITY BEACH – In an era when many golf courses nationwide are trimming budgets, Jim Carlisle and the owners overseeing Holiday Golf Club saw an opportunity to expand and improve their course....
View ArticlePoverty, truancy linked to dropping school grades
PANAMA CITY — Coupling dropping school grades to poverty and truancy opened the School Board's roundtable discussion Tuesday. "Now that the grades are out, we're going to have to figure out how to get...
View Article3 arrested after man injured in attack
HILAND PARK — Two men, a juvenile and a dog were taken into custody after a man was attacked on a dead-end road, fracturing his eye socket and jaw last week, according to Bay County Sheriff’s Office...
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