School Board proposes additional instructional time
PANAMA CITY — In light of plummeting school grades, the School Board has proposed an additional hour of instructional time be embedded within the existing school day. At a contract negotiation meeting...
View ArticleTyndall commander completes ‘fini-flight’ // video, photo gallery
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — In 20 years in the Air Force, Col. David Graff has spent more than 2,000 hours in the cockpits of various fighter jets. On Thursday, he spent his final 40 minutes in an...
View ArticleSchools relax academic standards for substitutes
PANAMA CITY — A new policy makes it possible for people with at least a high school diploma to become substitute teachers in Bay County. Applicants have been required to have 60 hours of college...
View ArticleBeverage officer discusses new law
PANAMA CITY -- Ray Owens, captain of the state Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, explained to businesses owners and city officials Thursday about the Florida House Bill 911, which allows...
View ArticleResidents capture burglary suspect
PANAMA CITY -- Three residents captured a burglary suspect and held him until police arrived Wednesday. According to Panama City Police, Justin William Frazier was arrested after they responded to...
View Article31 stores cited for selling alcohol to minors // document
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Undercover officers Wednesday issued citations to clerks at 31 stores who sold alcohol to minors. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office conducted the undercover operation with the state...
View ArticleTruck taken by 12-year-old boy found
SPRINGFIELD -- The aunt of a 12-year-old boy notorious for taking school buses said she has discovered her 1998 Mitsubishi Montero he had taken Tuesday night. Kerry Shoute, aunt of Michael Propst, a...
View ArticleUkraine: Pro-Russia rebels downed Malaysian plane with 298 aboard
HRABOVE, Ukraine — Ukraine accused pro-Russian separatists of shooting down a Malaysian jetliner with 298 people aboard Thursday, sharply escalating the crisis and threatening to draw both East and...
View ArticleSpringfield, Parker claim neutrality in AWT conflict
SPRINGFIELD — Both Parker and Springfield want to remain neutral in the Cherry Street lift station dispute until some type of mutual decision is reached between Bay County and Callaway. “I don’t think...
View ArticleUPDATED: 'Ripped our guts again': Families mourn MH17 victims
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The human cost of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 hit home around the world Friday, upending scores of families and small communities spanning half of the...
View ArticlePet photo contest open
PANAMA CITY -- The Humane Society of Bay County is announces its annual I Heart My Pet Photo Contest (formerly known as Calendar Friends,) a photo fundraiser to celebrate pets while supporting animals...
View ArticleWater district earns award for springs
SAND HILLS -- The Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) recently accepted the Public Works Project of the Year Award from the American Public Works Association’s (APWA) Florida Chapter,...
View ArticleHospice seeking volunteers
PANAMA CITY -- Emerald Coast Hospice is seeking volunteers to assist with patient support. Those who can volunteer a few hours each week should contact Angie Hankins at Emerald Coast Hospice,...
View ArticleBay, state jobless rate holds steady
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County area added about 1,000 jobs in June as the unemployment rate held steady at 5.6 percent, according to figures released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic...
View ArticlePier Park North preps for grand opening
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The walls are up at Pier Park North and developers are now are focused on filling the remaining space. The shopping center’s first store, Dick’s Sporting Goods, opened in early...
View ArticleUpdate: Jury recommends death for Jeffries
PANAMA CITY — Jurors have decided an Alabama man who brutally beat, tortured and murdered a 90-year-old veteran should die for his crime. Jurors found Kevin Gene Jeffries, 29, not only coldly...
View ArticleTyndall airmen receive Purple Hearts // photo gallery
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — Two airmen were presented with the Purple Heart medal on Friday, calling awareness to the fact that combat injuries often go unseen. Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Wilhelm and Staff...
View ArticleTwo flee scene of hit-and-run
Police late Friday night were investigating a hit-and-run accident where a witness said a man and woman fled from a Mercedes SUV after running a red light and hitting another car around 9:20 p.m. at...
View ArticlePanama City to consider process to hire next city manager
PANAMA CITY – Commissioners are scheduled to discuss the process to select their next city manager at its meeting Tuesday. “We don’t need to make a decision Tuesday, but we think it needs to be...
View ArticlePanama City to consider process to hire next city manager
PANAMA CITY – Commissioners are scheduled to discuss the process to select their next city manager at its meeting Tuesday. “We don’t need to make a decision Tuesday, but we think it needs to be...
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