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PANAMA CITY — Plans to develop the historic Glenwood community have been postponed to gather more input from the community, city officials discussed on Tuesday. At a meeting Tuesday, officials with Dover, Kohl, and Partners presented the latest plans for Millville, St. Andrews, downtown Panama City, and Glenwood. Much of the discussion centered on the fact that the plans to approve the latter had been put on a four to six-week hold as the city continues to receive input from community member...

PANAMA CITY — Local officials said former senior logistics manager John Paul Jones was not fired because he questioned the legality of how last years Christmas lights were purchased, but because he violated city policy. Jones was fired last Wednesday, two days after he filed a whistle-blower lawsuit against the city that alleged differently. According to a letter from City Attorney Nevin Zimmerman to City Manager Mark McQueen, the lights were bought "using the emergency and sole-source pol...

PANAMA CITY — A Panama City employee was fired Wednesday, two days after he filed a whistle-blower lawsuit against the city. According to the case dockets listed on the Bay County Clerk of Court website, former senior logistics manager John Paul Jones claims the city retaliated against him after he questioned if it illegally purchased Christmas lights last year. A termination letter to Jones from City Manager Mark McQueen states that he was fired on Wednesday— two days after filing th...

Of the 25 vessels, 10 are considered derelict and 15 were damaged by Hurricane Michael in 2018. The hurricane-damaged vessels should be the last from Michaels destruction, according to UF/IFAS Extension Bay County and Florida Sea Grant agent Scott Jackson. Funds are in place and contractors are preparing to remove the 25 vessels in the spring. The COVID-19 pandemic slowed the Derelict Vessel Removal Program between March 2020 and September 2020, but it allowed the Florida Fish and Wildlife C...

Slot arcade chain eyes former Union Street cinema © DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A national chain of gaming halls could move into a listed Aberdeen building, which once housed a popular city cinema. Cashino Gaming has lodged plans for an adult gaming centre in 181a Union Street, once the Gaumont Cinema. And the council has been urged to back the proposals to bring “vitality and vibrancy�...

Stronger Hurricanes Challenge Housing Recovery Plans After a record-breaking hurricane season, city planners in Florida focus on best practices to rescue affordable housing, while architects adopt new housing designs for the long-term needs of a changing coastline. Carl Smith, Senior Staff Writer   |   January 6, 2021   |  Features The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season broke the record for the number of storms big enough to be given a name, e...

Counselors offer insights on COVID - Odessa American: ECISD by As the pandemic continues, counselors inside and outside of Ector County Independent School District have noticed an increase in suicidal ideation, stress and anxiety among children, parents and the community. Christy McGuire, a counselor at Gonzales Elementary School, Anthony Garza, an SAS counselor at Nimitz Middle School, Mary Perry, a psychosocial coordinator for PermiaCare, and Mark McQueen, clinical director for Centers for Ch...

Just outside of town. mangled metal, flipped over, it shows, again, how powerful hurricane michael was. "outfront" now is mark mcqueen, the manager of panama city. mark, thank you for coming in tonight. >> thank you, kate. appreciate you allowing us to share our story. >> thank you. what is the latest from there tonight? do you have a clear assessment yet of how many homes were damaged and destroyed in the city? >> yeah, kate, i would estimate that we probably have in the vicinity of 85% to 90% ...

So, its been an incredible response, and despite the communications, were getting after it and getting this -- getting our people taken care of. >> yeah. and its going to -- its a long road ahead, but everyone is there to help. i appreciate it. thank you, mark. >> yeah. no, thank you, kate. appreciate it. >> thank you so much. thank you. now, the race against the clock. as rescuers desperately try to save people in the gulf from unlivable conditions left in the wake of the storm, heres a cajun...