Creative Passion: Nicole Mauldin on the power of theatre

Nicole Mauldin, director of Kaleidoscope Theatre's production of "The Rainmaker," discusses how she first got into theater work and what draws her to the art.

Creative Passion: Crafting a Children's Museum

Michelle Smith, the director of the Science & Discovery Center of Northwest Florida in Panama City, discusses her creative inspirations.

Holy Nativity! Classroom chest holds gold for journalists

What by all appearances was a simple chest purchased after Hurricane Michael for use in a third-grade classroom turned into a reminder of the value of local journalism.

Police seize enough fentanyl Friday to kill every man, woman and child in Panama City

The fentanyl allegedly discovered by officers converts to 86,900 milligrams, with a mere two milligrams considered a lethal dose, according to the American Addiction Centers, the fentanyl was enough to kill more than 43,000 people. To put that in perspective, the population in Panama City proper wa…

LISTEN: Suspect in murder, attempted murder of 2 Louisville boys in Panama City Beach makes confession

he man who shot and killed one boy and injured another at the Beach Tuesday alleged the stepbrothers tried to steal his bag, court records state. Christopher Lawrence Cox, 37, is being charged with murder and attempted murder after police say he admitted shooting two 14-year-old stepbrothers from …

8 strange things found on Panama City Beach

Panama City Beach man identified as shooting suspect of Louisville, Kentucky minors

A local man has been charged and identified in the shooting death of one Kentucky minor and the injury of another outside a Panama City Beach resort early Tuesday morning.  According to a press release from the Panama City Beach Police Department, Christopher Lawrence Cox, 37 of Panama City Beach,…

How did San Antonio pair land at History Class Brewing Company?

Word is spreading about Downtown Panama City. This couple took a last-minute get-away weekend to the beach but ended up dining downtown. Here's how.

Two kids, 12 and 13, allegedly steal car in Panama City Beach, lead police on chase

According to the Panama City Beach Police Department, the juveniles, a 12-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl, stole the vehicle at the Fuel 360 Store at Hutchison Boulevard and Alf Coleman Road. 

CREATIVE PASSION: Shipwreck Island employees love their job

One word kept being used over and over again during my recent visit to Shipwreck Island, where employees are training as lifeguards, with first aid and CPR as part of the program. That word: Love.