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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – A Downtown Panama City landmark’s days are numbered. Panama City commissioners have finally decided to demolish the Marina Civic Center. Commissioners were facing a deadline of sorts. The demolition bid of just under $500,000 is due to expire at the end of June. They followed the recommendation of city staff […]

A Downtown Panama City landmark's days are numbered. Panama City commissioners have finally decided to demolish the Marina Civic Center.

DeKALB – Monday’s city council meeting featured approval of funding for construction and renovations.  The storefront for the upcoming dispensary at 818 W. Lincoln Highway – the Junction Shopping Center – was approved for a $25,000 reimbursement of funds from the city’s Fund 400 Architectural Improvement Program.   The funding was awarded to aid in funding...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — After more than 5-years of discussions, Panama City commissioners have decided against demolishing the Marina Civic Center. The facility was badly damaged by Hurricane Michael. FEMA offered some money to repair and renovate the structure, but city officials tried to convince FEMA it was more than 50% destroyed, which would […]

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Panama City officials are looking for ways to help residents in another flood-prone area of town. They met with residents around Robinson to explore ways of reducing flooding and restoring the wetlands. The city has received federal funding to upgrade the current drainage system into Robinson Bayou. Residents got a […]

Panama City commissioners on Tuesday agreed the best option for the Marina Civic Center as of now is to renovate the existing structure.

In a special meeting Friday, Panama City commissioners will publicly interview the top two candidates. They might even make a decision afterward.

Panama City is seeking outside legal council to determine if a formal ethics complain should be filed against Mayor Michael Rohan.

The Beach Dr. pathway project took a strange turn of events at Tuesday's regular commission meeting.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Beach Dr. pathway project took a strange turn of events at Tuesday’s regular commission meeting. On Tuesday morning, prior to the meeting’s 8 am start, commissioners agreed to add an agenda item regarding the conduct of Mayor Rohan. The commission probed into an Appropriation Project Request form (APR) that […]