GCCC culinary program heads in new direction
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:08:53 -0700
PANAMA CITY — The Gulf Coast Community College’s culinary program will move into the first floor of the $35 million Advanced Technology Center, but the design of the new space has been up for debate. “There have been differences of opinion with...
More than money: Overtime counts for big chunk in police budget
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:23:42 -0700
A 32,000 salary is not the only compensation local law enforcement officers receive. Many get take-home vehicles, well-funded retirement packages and overtime. Lots of overtime. As the budget year draws to a close, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office...
Hurricane Katrina Affected the Panhandle
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:46:26 -0700
Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Bay County still sees some affects.
Bowden giving Fisher breathing room
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:08:00 -0700
Despite his retirement, it's been a busy eight months for former Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden who...
Bobby Bowden still pulling for Florida State, despite end to his coaching career
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:51:27 -0700
Bowden, whose new book comes out today, says he is giving Jimbo Fisher space to be the Seminoles head coach. TALLAHASSEE — Bobby Bowden hasn't missed the coaching part of it, or dealing with the media, or the stress. The one thing he has missed, he said days ago during a phone conversation, is "that camaraderie with those boys and the other coaches."
Tiger Woods, wife officially divorced
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:54:18 -0700
Tiger Woods and his Swedish-born wife officially divorced today, nine months after his middle-of-the night car crash outside his home set off shocking revelations that the world's most famous athlete had been cheating on his wife.
3 new judges an uncommon occurrence for 14th circuit
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:23:42 -0700
PANAMA CITY — In January, two new judges will be seated on the bench of the 14th judicial circuit, and a third will be seated at the end of this month. That means three of the four judges who handle criminal cases in Bay County will have entered...
GOP governor candidates focus on Panhandle
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:31:00 -0700
With three days to go in a tight primary race, Republican candidates for governor Bill McCollum and Rick Scott turned their attention Saturday to the conservative Florida Panhandle.
State Rep candidates talk Destin, fishing closure (MUGS and ELECTION GUIDE)
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:05:05 -0700
With Tuesday’s Primary Election just days away, The Log asked the candidates running for U.S. Representative, 2nd Congressional District to share their thoughts on some Destin related issues. Here are the candidates voters will find on the ballot:...
Innocent charged with child abuse
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:23:42 -0700
PANAMA CITY — A 28-year-old Panama City man has been charged with two counts of child abuse and is accused of hitting two children with a belt and a belt buckle and leaving visible injuries on their bodies. Marckenson Innocent was arrested Friday...
Florida man acquitted of cocaine trafficking
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:48:58 -0700
An acquittal of a Houston County drug trafficking charge didn't quite grant a Florida man his freedom.
MEXIDATA . INFO
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:36:06 -0700
On Friday, July 16, Mexico's Attorney General Arturo Chavez told journalists he had no evidence that the country's drug gangs were involved in terrorism after a deadly attack on two police cars in a northern border city.
As debate rages, Islam already lives near ground zero
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:54:21 -0700
WASHINGTON -- A New York imam and his proposed mosque near ground zero are being demonized by political candidates -- mostly Republicans -- despite the fact that Islam is already very much a part of the World Trade Center neighborhood. And that Muslims pray inside the Pentagon, too, less than 80 feet from where terrorists attacked.
Fact check: Islam already exists at edges of Sept. 11 neighborhood
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:11:51 -0700
Muslims worship near the World Trade Center site and at the Pentagon, but critics say plans for a NYC mosque go too far.
FACT CHECK: Islam already lives near ground zero
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:21:24 -0700
Police: At least 1 person being held hostage by gunman in Discovery TV building in Md. More>>
Running mate, new ad bring political attention to Sink
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:58:17 -0700
While Bill McCollum and Rick Scott bruise and blister each other daily in the GOP primary race for governor, Democrat Alex Sink is stepping out from the shadows with a running mate, a new TV ad and new momentum that could spell trouble for Republicans.
Women accuse Fountain man of rape
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:57:10 -0700
PANAMA CITY — They say he drugged them, raped them and threatened to hurt them if they ever told.The testimony came Monday in a court hearing for Cedell Henderson, a 52-year-old registered sex offender from Fountain. Henderson was arrested Nov. 5...
Women accuse Fountain man of rape (MUG)
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:35:47 -0700
Women accuse Fountain man of rape (MUG) - PANAMA CITY — They say he drugged them, raped th
Man survives shark bite, plane crash, heart attack, gun shot
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:24:57 -0700
When Mark Rush removed his hat Monday afternoon to reveal his skull, there was no trace of the 52 stitches doctors used to sew his scalp back together earlier this month after a near fatal gunshot wound. There was barely even a scar, reports the Northwest Florida Daily News.
Banned: FWC votes to stop using dogs to chase fenced-in foxes and coyotes
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:54:00 -0700
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted this morning to ban the practice of using dogs to chase foxes and coyotes in large fenced areas.
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