Parker police chiefs value memories of community policing // video
PARKER — With Lt. Dennis Hutto becoming the fourth police chief in Parker’s history Aug. 29, all of the town’s previous chiefs, who know each other well, gathered to share memories. Current Chief...
View ArticleDistrict 6 state House race crowded, diverse
PANAMA CITY — Three men 25 years old or younger, three women 40 years old or older, four Republicans, three Democrats and a Green Party candidate — the race to replace Jimmy Patronis as Bay County’s...
View ArticleProponents: Lifeguards worth the cost
PANAMA CITY BEACH — It had been five years since Panama City Beach made it to July without a reported saltwater drowning, but it happened this year. In 2009, at least four people drowned in the Gulf...
View ArticleAre lifeguards a liability?
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The most recent proposal put forth by Bay County Commission Chairman Guy Tunnell would have put two lifeguards on duty at the County Pier during peak hours in the peak tourist...
View Article‘I wasn’t intentionally trying to kill nobody’
PANAMA CITY — Tears streamed down Randy Jackson’s face as the 23-year-old said he didn’t mean to kill a 20-year-old Panama City Beach man when he went along on what he said he thought was a simple...
View ArticleFamily and friends remember Ryan Brooks
PANAMA CITY — Ryan Brooks wore his heart on his sleeve. The tattoo ink on his right arm tells the story of a boy who loved his mother enough to have her name permanently etched on his body along with...
View ArticleConflict at Sun Bay Town Homes may continue indefinitely
PARKER — The residents of Sun Bay Town Homes were alerted one day in March that their cars were being towed. All of the residents own their homes, parking around the complex seemingly a right they...
View ArticleSome say PCB should require garbage pickup
PANAMA CITY BEACH — City officials are considering mandatory garbage pickup and other options to avoid a repeat of the July the Fourth weekend when garbage was strewn all over the beach. The Bay...
View ArticleGreyhound racing’s days may be numbered
EBRO — As part of his trip to Florida each year to watch greyhound racing, Bob Feijo was making a round at the Ebro track this past Wednesday night. The New Bedford, Massachusetts resident, who was...
View ArticleEbro answers animal rights complaints
EBRO — Animal rights groups continue to push for legislation that they believe will spell the end for dog racing in Florida. In other states, such as Massachusetts, they helped abolish the industry....
View ArticlePolice make sixth arrest in homicide
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police arrested a sixth suspect Friday in connection to the shooting death of a 20-year-old Panama City Beach man. The Panama City Beach Police Department and Bay County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleUpdate: 5 arrested in Panama City Beach homicide
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Five people were arrested Thursday night in connection with a drug deal that ended with the shooting death of a 20-year-old Panama City Beach man. The victim was identified as Ryan...
View ArticleBlotter: Is there something on my face?
Police recently pulled over a driver with eyes much bigger than his stomach. When the officer got to the window for a routine traffic stop, he noticed a green, leafy ring around the driver’s mouth. As...
View ArticleSpringfield budget problems show up in audit
SPRINGFIELD — An audit of Springfield’s finances shows that on the heels of a $457,000 shortfall, the city’s deficit soared to about $1.9 million at the end of fiscal year 2011-2012. The City...
View ArticleTropical depression forms in central Atlantic
MIAMI — Forecasters say a tropical depression has formed over the Atlantic, though it remains far out to sea and is not expected to threaten land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says the...
View ArticleSoutherland lends a hand // video
PANAMA CITY — School’s out for summer, but moms and dads still have to go to work. That means a lot of kids who normally depend on free and reduced school lunches might go hungry. Rep. Steve...
View ArticleFormer Springfield mayor sentenced to probation
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield’s former mayor pleaded no contest and was sentenced to probation Monday for allowing an employee of his construction company to work without state-required injury coverage....
View ArticleTeachers want more information about classroom time
PANAMA CITY — Teachers came out in numbers at contract negotiation meeting Monday to learn more about the School Board’s proposed extended teacher instruction time. “We want to see what a typical...
View ArticleLynn Haven to consider maximum tax rate
LYNN HAVEN — City Manager Joel Schubert proposed a maximum millage rate of 3.9 at a workshop on Monday. The City Commission will vote on that proposal at 4 p.m. Tuesday. If approved, the rate would be...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police seek man in connection to slaying of Allen Johnson, 2 others...
LYNN HAVEN — Law enforcement were searching late Monday for a man they say is connected to the shooting death of a well-known Bay County nightclub owner and the weekend slaying of a couple in Santa...
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