Qualifying for Municiple Elections Begins Monday
What: 2014 Municipal Candidate Qualifying Callaway: Mayor & City Commissioners Wards 1,2 & 3 Mexico Beach: City Council Members Groups 2,4 & 5 Panama City Beach: City Council Members Wards...
View Article4 Appointments To Gulf State College Board Of Trustees
Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the three appointments and one reappointment to the Gulf Coast State College District Board of Trustees. Don Crisp, 71, of Panama City Beach, is...
View ArticleMichael McCoy Arrested In Shooting Case
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced this afternoon the arrest of Michael McCoy in connection to the shooting of two by McCoy’s at his home at 8505 Rhonda Road on February 5, 2014. David Walker,...
View ArticleUpdate – Missing Woman Found
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced this afternoon that missing Bay County woman Phyllis Ann Williams, age 83, has been located and has been in contact with her family. Ms. Williams told family...
View ArticleFire Department Responds To Fire Truck On Fire
This afternoon, one of the fire trucks assigned to the Bayou George station caught on fire at the intersection of Co. Rd. 2301 and Penny Road in Bayou George. No one was injured. The truck was...
View ArticleShake And Bake Meth Lab Causes Fire In Bayou George
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene of a fire at 6521 Everly Street in reference to a residential fire yesterday, February 12, 2014. Deputies noticed items commonly associated with a...
View ArticleSuspect Caught On Camera
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the assistance of the public to identify a suspect caught on video using a stolen credit card. On December 29 and 30, 2013, the suspect used the victim’s...
View ArticleRecognize This Credit Card Thief?
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the interception and theft of a new debit card mailed to the victim and then used by the suspect to purchase over $3000 in merchandise and services. The...
View ArticleRabid Racoon Captured In Lynn Haven
Bay County – A raccoon captured along 9th Street, east of Lynn Haven City Hall, has tested positive for rabies. This is Bay County’s third laboratory confirmed rabid raccoon of 2014. Two weeks ago, a...
View ArticlePCB Man Arrested On Meth, Xanex and Marijuana Charges
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division netted ten ounces of a form of methamphetamine known as Ice and $3400 in cash in a drug bust February 17, 2014, on Panama City Beach. During the...
View ArticleMan Fleeing Drug Arrest Hits Unmarked BCSO Vehicle
Narcotics investigators with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office took a local man into custody yesterday, February 18, 2014, in the area of 10th and Beck Avenue, after he struck an unmarked BCSO vehicle in...
View ArticleSpringfield Post Office Robbed
This afternoon, three suspects are alleged to have robbed the Springfield Post Office by locking an employee inside a closet. The Springfield Police Department, as well as other law enforcement...
View ArticleStolen Trailer Results In Chase, Deputies Perform Pit Manuever
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Altha man suspected of stealing a trailer today after a pursuit through Southport into Bayou George. The Lynn Haven Police Department issued a Be On the...
View ArticleBCSO Warns Of A New Scam
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office issued a scam alert this morning after receiving several complaints involving suspicious phone calls made by a man impersonating a law enforcement officer and claiming...
View ArticlePolice Seek Suspects In Stolen Car Case
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office released three short video clips today in an effort to enlist the assistance of the public to identify a suspect believed to be involved in the theft of a car, grand...
View ArticleStolen Debit Card Used By 3
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is looking for three suspects believed involved in the use of a stolen debit card. On February 10, 2014, the victim realized he was missing his debit card. After...
View ArticleMan Charged With Open Count Of Murder
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call requesting a welfare check on a residence at 3609 Conwick Drive in Southport at about 4:11 PM today. Deputies responded and were able to see a...
View ArticleBay County Roads and Bridges Department: Making Dirt Roads Better or Worse?
Panama City, Bay County, Florida Tuesday, March 11, 2014 www.baycommunitynews.com By: Kevin Earl Wood, Email: allunited@bellsouth.net UPDATED March 12, 2014: Today, March 12, 2014, this reporter again...
View ArticleUCF Police Department “Avoiding” and “Concealing” Relevant and Material...
Panama City, Bay County, Florida Sunday, March 9, 2014 www.baycommunitynews.com By: Kevin Earl Wood, Email: allunited@bellsouth.net Orange County, Florida On September 4, 2013 University of Central...
View Article2nd Beach Taxi Driver Charges With Sexual Battery And Kidnapping
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office placed additional charges yesterday on Edgar Eduardo Lopez-Jaramillo, a man arrested Tuesday by the Panama City Beach Police Department for Sexual Battery. BCSO...
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