Republicans in state House race debate
PANAMA CITY — Four candidates vying for the Florida House District 6 race echoed common conservative themes in a debate in Panama City on Monday night as they tried to convince Republican voters to...
View ArticleNews media wants access to redistricting records
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida news media organizations, including The Associated Press, are asking the state Supreme Court to make public documents that were used in the state’s landmark...
View ArticlePCB biz hopes to tap medical marijuana market
PANAMA CITY BEACH — If voters approve an amendment this fall to legalize medical marijuana for qualified patients, Bay County business owner Bob Brown believes he could be a “good fit” for the budding...
View ArticleAirport numbers down, although planes remain nearly full
WEST BAY — June passenger traffic at Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport failed to outpace last year, but officials say high load factors for the airport’s two commercial airlines are a...
View ArticleMurder suspect denied public defender and bond
PANAMA CITY — The man who confessed that a desire for drugs motivated three murders across the Panhandle has been denied bond and a public defender. Derrick Ray Thompson, 41, will be held without bond...
View ArticleAccused killer captured after escape
BONIFAY — An accused killer and another convict could not evade the long arm of Holmes County law enforcement and are back in jail after a brief escape. Jeffery Morrill and David Challender escaped...
View ArticlePCB to talk trash Thursday
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The City Council will consider an ordinance Thursday that would require property owners along Front Beach Road to keep their trash cans off the side of the street. Under the...
View ArticleMan surrenders after three-hour standoff
PANAMA CITY — A tense three-hour standoff between police and a Panama City man wielding a sword barricaded in a bedroom with his 4-year-old son came to a peaceful end Monday. Panama City police...
View ArticleLocal opinion on marijuana is a no-grow
PANAMA CITY BEACH — There just doesn’t seem to be a great deal of interest in growing marijuana in Northwest Florida. Legally, that is. When “compassionate cannabis” legislation passed in Florida this...
View ArticleCrack in main at reservoir affects water
SOUTHPORT — A small crack can cause big problems. Bay County discovered a crack in a 36-inch water main at Deer Point Reservoir Wednesday. The main supplies almost all of Panama City Beach and the...
View ArticleSwimming advisory issued
PANAMA CITY -- The Florida Department of Health in Bay County issued a swimming advisory for West Beach Drive after water quality monitoring in accordance with the Healthy Beaches Monitoring Program...
View ArticleInvestigators searching for man who received death threats
PANAMA CITY -- The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 24-year-old man who family members said had been receiving death threats over the past few weeks. Tavish Greene, described as a...
View ArticleCounty postpones water main repairs
SOUTHPORT — Bay County Utility Services is postponing repairs for a cracked water main at Deer Point Reservoir until after the weekend when water demands are lower. Department director Paul...
View ArticleDante’s Pizza opening at Panama City Mall
PANAMA CITY -- A new, family-owned pizzeria is opening in the Panama City Mall next week. Dante’s Pizza, a business first started in 1986, will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon cutting...
View ArticleHumane Society to host grand opening Saturday
PANAMA CITY — “Fido” and “Mrs. Whiskers” will be there, and the public is invited, too, as the Humane Society of Bay County hosts its grand opening of the Bay Avenue shelter Saturday. The event, which...
View ArticleAnti-violence rally to be rescheduled
PANAMA CITY -- An event scheduled for Saturday at Tommy Oliver Stadium sponsored by Concerned Citizens of Bay County to “Stop the Violence” has been postponed, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said...
View ArticleResurfacing begins Monday on State 22
WEWAHITCHKA -- Resurfacing work on State 22 between the Bay County line and the Wetappo Creek Bridge in Gulf County will begin Monday, the Florida Department of Transportation said Thursday. Drivers...
View ArticlePublic meeting set for U.S. 98 and 23rd Street intersection
PANAMACITY -- The Florida Department of Transportation will host a public information meeting concerning proposed improvements to U.S. 98 over 23rd Street, Collegiate Drive and the Bay Line Railroad....
View ArticleFrance assumes top spot at Tyndall // photo gallery, video, video
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — Col. Derek C. France assumed command Thursday of the base where he learned to fly F-15s 20 years ago. “Coming back to Tyndall is kind of like coming home,” France said after...
View ArticlePCB Council moves to approve garbage plan
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Garbage-hauling bills along Front Beach Road and Oleander Drive could increase $4 to $14 a month as the result of a plan the Panama City Beach Council endorsed Thursday. The...
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