Community bids farewell to Ernest Spiva // photo gallery, video
PANAMA CITY — The magical atmosphere of love and laughter late educator Ernest Spiva created for decades in Bay County manifested itself at his funeral on Thursday. “You’re always going to get a few...
View ArticleUPDATE: Witness to homicide found dead in Panama City // photo gallery, video
PANAMA CITY — A witness to a homicide who had been receiving death threats after a fatal shooting in June was himself found dead in the trunk of a car Thursday, authorities said. Police found the body...
View ArticleBankers' motion for new trial denied
PANAMA CITY — A judge has denied a request for a new trial of three bankers who defrauded the federal government of millions in taxpayer dollars. The trio filed the motions mere weeks before being...
View ArticleMan sentenced to life for raping girl
PANAMA CITY — A Southport man has been convicted and sentenced to life in prison for repeatedly raping an 8-year-old girl, authorities announced Friday. Daniell Lenny Mills, 35, was found guilty...
View ArticlePCB tops Yahoo’s top searched beaches list
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach ranked third in a list of the Top 10 searched beaches on the search engine Yahoo in the last 30 days. The destination fell behind top searched beaches Myrtle...
View ArticleState may file DUI manslaughter charge
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Prosecutors will be steering toward DUI manslaughter charges after receiving blood work for a driver who allegedly ran up a sidewalk and over a Louisiana teenager, according to...
View ArticleGreene driving car when passenger killed
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City man found dead in a car trunk would have given jurors the account of a driver fleeing a shootout in a pending murder case, authorities said Friday. Tavish Greene, 24, was...
View ArticleEngineer issued cease-and-desist order
CALLAWAY — The engineer who provided the county with an engineering report about the controversial Cherry Street lift station has been issued a notice to cease and desist practicing engineering...
View ArticleCommissioner wants beer off Harrison for Friday Fest
PANAMA CITY — An impasse appears to be brewing between a Panama City commissioner and the Downtown Improvement Board over Friday Fest drinking. Commissioner John Kady wants the Downtown Improvement...
View ArticleLibrary says farewell to Becky Saunders after 46 years
PANAMA CITY — Closing the book on 46 years of service with the Bay County Public Library is not easy for Becky Saunders, but that’s just what she did on July 18. Saunders, 70, retired as the head of...
View ArticleCareerSource Gulf Coast hosting job fair Monday
PANAMA CITY — Job seekers can enjoy a one-stop-shop experience at a career fair Monday as a local employer moves to fill more than 20 positions requiring a variety of skill sets. The fair will take...
View ArticleFamily awaits visitor from Brazil
PANAMA CITY — Anticipation is building in the Farrington household as the family awaits the arrival of a new addition in mid-August — an exchange student from Brazil named Ana Maria. “She can teach me...
View ArticleTrial date to be set in ex-BP exec's Gulf oil spill case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge is getting ready to set a new trial date for a former BP executive charged with obstructing a congressional investigation into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. U.S....
View ArticleEscambia County cleaning up weathered oil from BP spill
PENSACOLA (AP) — Florida Panhandle officials are cleaning up over 1,700 pounds of weathered oil from the 2010 BP oil spill. The large submerged mat of oil mixed with sand, shells and water just off...
View ArticleNew leader at U.S. Special Operations Command
TAMPA (AP) — Army Gen. Joseph Votel will assume leadership of the U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, replacing the man widely credited with planning the mission that killed Osama bin Laden....
View ArticleResidents, law officers march to stop gun violence
PANAMA CITY — Eleven killings during the past eight weeks propelled a group of almost 50 people forward in a march to take a stand against the surge of gun violence around Panama City. Residents along...
View ArticleMan arrested for shooting at relatives of Tavish Greene
PANAMA CITY— A man has been charged with firing shots at relatives of another man who was found dead last week before he was expected to testify concerning one of the recent killings in the area....
View ArticleAnglers divided on red snapper amendment
PANAMA CITY — A proposed amendment to split the recreational red snapper sector has caused a split among anglers in the Gulf region. The amendment, under consideration by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery...
View ArticleDogs removed from home, neighbors say they were harassed for months
LYNN HAVEN — Two pit bulls that have been impounded by the city of Lynn Haven had been terrorizing neighbors for months prior to the city picking them up in May, according to police reports. The Lynn...
View ArticleThe daughter of the former owners of The Ocean Opry will play the organ at...
ATLANTA — Familiar hands will be on the keyboard behind the Atlanta Braves’ iconic organ music when the team takes the field against the San Diego Padres on Monday. Debbie Rader-Clanton, of the Rader...
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