PANAMA CITY BEACH - New laws to clean up spring break in Panama City Beach drove students elsewhere in March. Now business leaders are reporting big losses. The Bay County Tourist Development Council says bed tax collections plunged from $2 million in March 2015 to $1.2 million last month.

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  • Get out of your shell at Panama City Beach fundraiser
    The Gulf World Marine Institute’s largest fundraiser, the “Making Turtle Tracks” 5K, is coming back for another year on Saturday, April 27th. Those planning on ...
    04/25/2024 - 4:40 am | View Link
  • Panama City Police are investigating a road rage incident
    The Panama City Police are currently investigating an incident that occurred in a shopping center. The incident happened at about 12:30 p.m. at the corner of 23rd ...
    04/23/2024 - 4:25 pm | View Link
  • BeachReach: Ky. BCM students share Christ in Panama City each over spring break
    Free Shuttle Rides? Free pancakes? How can God use these simple acts of service to change a life? More than 260 college students from Kentucky campus-based and church-based ministries saw ...
    04/22/2024 - 1:54 pm | View Link
  • Panama City Beach reminds beachgoers deadly rip currents can exist even under calm surf
    "Waves aren't killing people here. Waves aren't the hazard. It's rip currents that are the hazard, and that's what we're flying the flags for." ...
    04/10/2024 - 10:09 pm | View Link
  • Panama City Beach police gives update as spring break comes to a close
    P ANAMA CITY BEACH — Spring break 2024 is officially over. The Panama City Beach Police Department held a press conference on Tuesday to discuss the progress that the town has made during the past ...
    04/10/2024 - 12:21 am | View Link
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