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Basketball: NWF State men blast Gulf Coast

NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College men’s basketball coach Steve Forbes had compared his team’s final round of Panhandle conference games to the final...

Sports Beat: Real story may yet be forthcoming

A news item at midweek received due diligence from the sports department, but not any immediate coverage. It was revealed that after an internal investigation into the Arnold ...

Basketball: GC women pull away from NWF State

NICEVILLE — Second-ranked Gulf Coast State College defeated No. 4 Northwest Florida State 73-59 Saturday at The Arena to maintain sole possession of second place in the...

Baseball: GC rallies past Meridian for sixth win

MERIDIAN, Miss. — Gulf Coast State rallied for a 7-6 victory over Meridian, Miss., in a junior college baseball game on Saturday. The Commodores trailed 6-1 after four...

Lynn Haven park presentation Monday

LYNN HAVEN -- A presentation of proposed changes for Sheffield Park will be made at 3 p.m. Monday during a workshop meeting of the City Commission. Following the workshop, the...

Lane restrictions planned on 3 roads

PANAMA CITY -- Motorists can expect intermittent lane restrictions on three Bay County roads as state Department of Transportation crews perform routine maintenance work....

OUT OF THE PAST: Van Horn family goes to Texas

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first article in the ninth segment from the diaries of Cornelius Van Horn, who went on to establish Van Horn Moving & Storage. The Van Horns...

Many take advantage of Health Expo

PANAMA CITY BEACH — For friends Elaine Million and Henrietta Glashouwer, Saturday’s Panama City News Herald 2012 Health Expo was a good way to get some routine health...

The beads flew at Mardi Gras SLIDESHOW

Laissez les bons temps roules! The good times were definitely rolling in St. Andrews Saturday as people flocked in for the Mardi Gras Festival and main parade and turned the...

FWC OKs new seasons for gag grouper

PANAMA CITY — Recreational fishing for gag grouper will be allowed during a new five-month season approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...

New health-care foundation to play vital role in charity care

PANAMA CITY — Bay Medical Center currently provides about $30 million annually toward charity care to help the indigent population of Bay County. As the County Commission...

DOT expects Hathaway repair finished in early March

PANAMA CITY — Nothing but a few planks of wood and pieces of rebar separate sky from water at two places on the Hathaway Bridge. “Under that wood is a big gaping hole...

Man wanted for Panama City rape arrested

TROY, ALA. -- A man wanted in Panama City in connection with a sexual assault 20 years ago has been arrested on unrelated charges in Troy, Ala. Alabama Beverage Control agents...

Appreciating the real meaning of freedom

By HAJAR ABDUL-RAHIM PANAMA CITY My father always said, "You don’t understand the price of freedom." But I understand the price of being robbed of growing up...

More women need to lead nation

Women can play a crucial role in bringing peace to the world. The polarization on Capitol Hill is destroying the nation. We are losing America as a result. Women have a moderating...

Nameless complaints

I would like to remain anonymous. Unfortunately, I can’t. The word suggests something underhanded at best. Look at the anonymous hackers who destroy government websites and...

NASCAR fans need to make some noise

We are two weeks away from the Daytona 500 and the debut of Kurt Busch behind the wheel of the locally owned Phoenix Construction No. 51. We intend to find out how many local...

Youngstown aims to be Sin City

On Jan. 12, I read Tom Becnel, owner of Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, came out the gate with an upscale "gaming" strategy catering to fancy folk in Walton County. We...

3 Callaway offices contested

CALLAWAY — Callaway City Commissioners have come under fire by some for the way they have managed the city, and in April residents will get the chance to voice whether they...

Basketball: GC teams face critical games at NWF State

PANAMA CITY — Trying to rebound from one of its worst offensive performances of its season, the Gulf Coast women’s basketball team is returning to the site of...

Baseball: GC falls to Jefferson College

MERIDIAN, Miss. — The Gulf Coast State baseball team lost to Jefferson College 11-4 on Friday and had its second game in the Meridian (Miss.) Tournament rained out. GC...

Black Caucus lambastes Don Gaetz for ‘rope’ comment

TALLAHASSEE -- Shortly after Florida lawmakers passed new boundaries for congressional and legislative districts Thursday night, groups began challenging the borders.

PCB municipal candidates now set

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Two city Planning Board members running against each other for the Ward 4 council seat in the April 17 elections have resigned their positions. Keith...

Capstone House hosting health, spiritual festival

PANAMA CITY — Capstone House is hosting a Health and Spiritual Awareness Festival Saturday featuring speakers on a range of subjects from women’s health to the...

Fire under investigation

PARKER -- A man who was injured in a Thursday night mobile home fire faces arrest after his release from the hospital, according to Parker police. The Police Department, with the...

2 indicted on fraud charges

SNEADS — A corrections officer and a Quincy man were arrested Friday on a federal indictment charging them with conspiracy to defraud the United States, according to the...

CNN analyst headlines booksALIVE Saturday

PANAMA CITY — CNN senior legal analyst and author Jeffrey Toobin said he has a special love for Florida, especially in February. Toobin has written several books and his...

Authors share writing tips with students

PANAMA CITY — As a precursor to Saturday’s booksALIVE event, two authors spoke to students Friday at Holy Nativity Episcopal School. Best-selling memoirist Robert...

Job fair unites employers, job seekers

LYNN HAVEN — With the local unemployment rate around 10 percent, the evidence of those in need of jobs was clear Friday inside Haney Technical Center, where job seekers at...

Rain, chill fail to diminish St. Andrews Mardi Gras fun

PANAMA CITY — Purple, gold and green have exploded over St. Andrews this weekend for the Mardi Gras Festival and parades. Dogs of all shapes and sizes led the...

Apalachicola readies for swimsuit edition

APALACHICOLA — This Valentine’s Day, quite a few more Americans will become aware of Apalachicola, courtesy of the appearance of three dazzling beauties in...

Saturday expo ‘one-stop shop’ for health, beauty

PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City News Herald 2012 Health Expo is a one-day health, beauty and fitness event to showcase various products and services. The Health Expo...

Drake won't seek 2012 election, endorses Coley

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Rep. Brad Drake (R-Eucheeanna) Thursday announced he will not seek reelection in 2012 and instead threw his support behind Rep. Marti Coley...

Charter schools lack socioeconomic diversity

For all the people who use the Bay Haven lottery as defense against the skewed numbers in racial diversity and test scores, how about checking socioeconomic diversity? In the...

No unfunded mandates

As we editorialized Thursday ("Workforce straitjacket"), it’s best to devolve as much power to local governments as possible, so the people most affected by public...

On message

To Bill Flynn: I couldn’t have said it better myself. Thanks for your ad in the Feb. 5 paper saying exactly what every one of us should be jumping up and down screaming...

Pricey parking

We arrived Monday for Mardi Gras in St. Andrew’s. I had talked with two individuals at the marina and been told by both there would be NO charge for parking the motor home...

Welcome back

Thank you, News Herald, for letting us be inspired by the writings of Michael Lister once again. We are blessed. JAYNE MATTHEWS Panama City

Woman claims corrections officers used Tasers unnecessarily

Patricia Skelly’s claim that she was injured in 2005 by Taser-happy Okaloosa County corrections officers may yet be heard by a jury. The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals...

Man charged with sexual battery of two young girls

CRESTVIEW — A Baker man was arrested Wednesday and charged with sexual battery of two young girls. Douglas Lundy Harlson, 68, molested the children at his home in Baker on...

New details emerge in allegations against coach

An investigation of the former baseball coach at Navarre High School was launched after students made multiple allegations against him, according to a document in his personnel...

Baseball: Husum keys GC's win over Alabama Southern

MONROEVILLE, Ala. — Kevin Husum keyed a five-run ninth inning with a two-run double, and he finished with four hits and a walk in Gulf Coast’s 8-3 win over Alabama...

PCB finally approves new ward boundaries

PANAMA CITY BEACH — After delays, a referendum and controversy over a possible council candidate, the City Council on Thursday finally approved new ward boundaries, the...

Job Fair is Friday

PANAMA CITY -- The 25th annual Bay County Job Fair will be Friday at Haney Technical Center, 3016 Highway 77, in Panama City. The event will be from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the...

Kohl’s Cares scholarship applications accepted

PANAMA CITY -- The Kohl’s Cares scholarship program will be accepting nominations Feb. 1 until March 15th. The scholarship program is designed for young volunteers who are...

GCSC sets maximum cost of military park

PANAMA CITY — The Gulf Coast State College Board of Trustees debated the cost of the military park, learned about bad debt and discussed contracting to save energy during...

Curtain rises Friday night on ‘Almost, Maine’

LYNN HAVEN — Love, in all of its splendor and pain, will be under the spotlight in Kaleidoscope Theatre’s next show, “Almost, Maine,” which premieres...

Road closures planned for Mardi Gras weekend

PANAMA CITY — If you plan to be in St. Andrews this weekend, this news is for you. The Panama City Police Department has issued information on road closures and released...

New shops, eateries opening in Pier Park

PANAMA CITY BEACH — The general manager of Dick’s Last Resort says the new restaurant might offer service with a surly attitude, but there is a smile hidden behind...

More details emerge in drug ring bust

PANAMA CITY — Another man was arrested Wednesday in connection to a drug distribution ring after K-9 search units from three local prisons. Jesus Servado Rodriguez Sandoval...