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New Benton Township Police Chief Greg Abrams now has his right-hand man. Officer Blake McKinney was appointed Benton Township Deputy Chief during the regular

By Ryan Yuenger ryany@wsjm.com Change is coming to a local police department. The Benton Charter Township Board of Trustees voted 5-2 in favor of naming Sgt.

The cast of characters is thinning with the death of South Hastings Baseball League president John Masterson earlier this week.

The cast of characters is thinning with the death of South Hastings Baseball League president John Masterson earlier this week.

PANAMA CITY — Since reopening in October on the second anniversary of Hurricane Michael, Uncle Ernies Bayfront Bar & Grill has remained a force to be reckoned with in the Historic St. Andrews community. "Putting this back together was a monumental task," admitted Sean Lyon, who owns the restaurant with his cousin, Erin Pigneri. Being by the water, the restaurant at 1151 Bayview Ave. had suffered a "ton of damage," Lyon said. But on the first weekend in February, when Mardi Gras food and d...

Oats, who moved to Tuscaloosa from Buffalo nearly two years ago to reinvigorate the Crimson Tide hoops program, may be a recent convert, but he is just one of the many Bright Star regulars who’ve grown to appreciate the culinary delights of one of the 114-year-old restaurant’s signature dishes. While the Bright Star is renowned for its fresh seafood - from the crab claws to the stuffed shrimp - the snapper dishes are the stars of the show here. And for those who know, it doesn’t get any b...

Teamwork triumphs over trouble The Star Preparation met opportunity last week off Cape San Blas, when a team of first responders plucked a group of longline grouper fishermen off a boat sinking in rough waters on Christmas Eve morning. No trips to hospitals were needed for the captain and four crew members of the Miss Adley, following the rescue Thursday morning, Dec. 24 by members of South Gulf County Volunteer Fire Department’s water safety and rescue team of first responders. Monte Lucas,...

PANAMA CITY — After Randy Hunts retirement Dec. 1, Hunts Oyster Bar and Seafood Restaurant changed hands from one local seafood family to another. "Randy is going to show his face as much as possible when hes not on vacation," said Austin Abrams, who owns Hunts with his cousin, Collins Abrams, and Greg Abrams of Tarpon Dock Seafood Market. "This is Panama Citys history here. Greg Abrams has been a part of Panama City seafood for more than 30 years and were carrying one tradition to another �...