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Friday, July 30, 2010

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Current Weather Conditions In Panama City, FL (32401)

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The Bay County Portal
is dedicated to bringing the people of Bay County Florida, and visitors to our beautiful corner of the world; information, happenings, and news from around the area. We are very excited about this project and we hope to make the members of our community more informed and aware of the happenings in our area and share all the great things about Bay County Florida.

BayCoPort.com, The Bay County Web Portal, offers the citizen of Bay County Florida, and its individual municipalities, clubs, groups, and organizations, a central location to communicate and distribute ideas and information to each other.
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News Herald (local)

Regulators close Coastal Community, Bayside banks
- Jul 30, 2010
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Coastal Community Bank has been taken over by state regulators. The Florida Office of Financial Regulation closed the Panama City Beach-based bank at the end of business Friday and named the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp....

Church shows appreciation for public servants
- Jul 30, 2010
PANAMA CITY — Men and women put their lives on the line every day in the name of public service, and their families anxiously wait for them to come home. Cornerstone Family Fellowship honored Thursday the sacrifices of Panama City law enforcement...

Injured woman drives away from car crash
- Jul 30, 2010
PANAMA CITY - A woman who sustained a knee injury when her SUV knocked a parked vehicle 25 feet just drove around the other car, left the scene, and later told her boyfriend she “thought” she had been in accident. Lisa Delora Grant, 45, of 279...

Argument erupts into pie-throwing
- Jul 30, 2010
PANAMA CITY - Bay County Sheriff’s Office responded to an argument that led to a food fight at a Panama City home Thursday night. The responding deputy found a 42-year-old woman sitting outside her residence on Grant Avenue crying with food...

Three arrested on drug charges in Washington County
- Jul 30, 2010
CHIPLEY - The Washington County Drug Task Force reported three drug related arrests Thursday, including two that came after the suspects allegedly sold “crack” cocaine to Task Force investigators at a local motel. Wilton Demond Archer, 31, of...

Yahoo Bay County News Feed

Beach chamber, FSU-PC create endowment
- Jul 29, 2010
PANAMA CITY Education received a boost Thursday when officials with the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce and Florida State University-Panama City signed an agreement creating a scholarship endowment. Once it is fully endowed, the $25,000...

PCB Chamber of Commerce Gives Endowed Scholarship to FSU Panama City
- Jul 29, 2010
More scholarship money is on the way for students at Florida State University Panama City.

Walters awarded volunteer honor
- Jul 29, 2010
PANAMA CITY BEACH The Governors Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service presented Leon Walters with the Presidents Volunteer Service Award on Thursday for his work with area educational and civic groups. Since his retirement from...

School board sets tentative budget, millage rate
- Jul 29, 2010
PANAMA CITY The Bay District School Board approved a tentative budget of $273,960,255 and tentative mil-lage rate of 7.403 Thursday night, both decreased from the previous year. The board lowered the millage rate hoping voters will agree to a...

TPO plans to improve State 77
- Jul 28, 2010
PANAMA CITY The Bay County Transportation Planning Organization endorsed on Wednesday a plan that calls for about $16 million in improvements along State 77, between Bailey Bridge and U.S. 231. Local municipalities already have accepted the...

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Headline News from Channel 13 WMBB

Fla. Homeowners Lose Beach Dispute at High Court

The Supreme Court has affirmed a ruling allowing Florida to undertake beach-widening projects without paying beachfront property owners

Elections Office Struggles to Slice Budget

The Bay County Elections Office is crunching the numbers to cut back expenses.

Coastal Community Bank Taken Over by FDIC, Arkansas Bank

Centennial Bank, Conway, Arkansas, Acquires All of the Deposits of Two Institutions in Florida, Bayside Savings Bank, Port Saint Joe and Coastal Community Bank, Panama City Beach

Panama City Police Searching for Burglary Suspects

If you have any information on this incident, call the Panama City Police at 872-3112.

Back to School Health Preps

It's back to school for Bay County kids that means it's time to think about what they need to be healthy. Florida law makes no exception about vaccines.

Headline News from Channel 7 WJHG

Feds Seize Coastal Community and Bayside Savings Banks

Another area bank group was taken over by the federal deposit insurance corporation at 5:00 PM Friday afternoon. Coastal Community Bank of Panama City Beach with 11 branches was seized by federal and state banking agencies. Also taken over was Bayside Savings Bank of Port St. Joe, which has two branches.

Florida Emergency Managers Urge Caution This Weekend As Dangerous Heat Indices Are Expected

Florida emergency management officials strongly urge residents and visitors to the Sunshine State to use caution this weekend as afternoon temperatures could climb near or over 100 degrees.

14 prostitutes and Johns named in police round-up

Police name the 14 individuals facing charges. Click to see the full PCPD press release follows.

Florida Traffic Tickets Declining

State revenue from traffic tickets is down this year. There are differing opinions as to why, from cops that feel sorry for a speeder to just less people driving. Either way, the state relies upon money from writing tickets, so they’ll probably try making new laws that people can break to raise new revenue.

Cocaine bust lands “The Mississippi Boys” in Okaloosa jail

Ft. Walton Beach - A four-month investigation nets two Fort Walton Beach men on charges of trafficking in cocaine.

WTVY Channel 4 (Dothan, AL)

Remembering Andrew Hand
Wiregrass local Army Specialst Andrew Hand passed away along side two others when a roadside IED struck their transport in Afghanistan July 24th.

Heat Exhaustion vs Heat Stroke
With the ongoing heat, this heat exhaustion / heat stroke information seemed timely. There continues to be confusion about the two, which could lead to serious consequences.

New Restaurant to Open in Dothan this Fall
Western/Oyster style restaurant coming to Downtown Dothan

Gilley Frustrated that Country Crossing Remains Closed
Ronnie Gilley gives an update on Country Crossing

Ala Justices Clear Way for Raid of Victoryland
Ala justices clear way for raid of Victoryland

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NWFL Bloggers

Bay County Blog Watch - Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Some of the local Bloggers we are watching here at BayCoPort. Got a favorite blogger you'd like to share or run your own blog? Share it with us and we will add it to the portal.