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Opening ceremony held for Philip Griffitts Sr. Parkway Thursday Dani Travis © Provided by Panama City WJHG-TV The almost three-mile bypass will provide locals, commuters, and tourists easy access from Nautilus Street to Highway 79. PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Philip Griffitts Sr. Parkway, or “Back” Back Beach Road to some, aims to provide relief to drivers on Back Beach Road. Thursday, a grand opening ceremony was held for the highly anticipated project city off...

McClellan also said airlines schedule their flights according to the places people search the most on their websites. The recent growth at ECP proves there is an increasing demand across the county to visit Bay County and the surrounding area, he said.  The Simple Flying article states that while more than 190 U.S. airports have more capacity this summer compared to the summer of 2019, the total capacity across all U.S. airports is still down by a combined 128 million seats.   Areas with ai...

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Phase two of the road, where construction began about a year ago, stretches west from Nautilus Street to Pier Park Drive. There, it will connect with an existing portion that spans from Pier Park Drive to State 79.  The parkway was constructed through a public-private partnership with Panama City Beach, Bay County, the Florida Department of Transportation and the St. Joe Company.  Phase two cost about $16 million. PCB received $4 million from FDOT, $3.5 million from the county and about $1 mi...

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To help "modernize" the charter of Panama City Beach, local officials recently created the Citizens Charter Review Committee.

Panama City Beach creates citizens group to modernize charter before next election Nathan Cobb, The News Herald © [NATHAN COBB/THE NEWS HERALD] Councilman Michael Jarman (left) is seen alongside Mayor Mark Sheldon and Vice Mayor Geoff McConnell. PANAMA CITY BEACH — Local officials hope to improve the citys charter with the help of a new citizens committee. In a recent city council meeting, officials formed the Citizens Charter Review Committee to study the Beachs charter ...

Panama City Beach Police Chief Drew Whitman officially switches job to city manager Nathan Cobb, The News Herald © MIKE FENDER / THE NEWS HERALD Drew Whitman, the new city manager for Panama City Beach, photographed at City Hall Wednesday, March 17, 2021. PANAMA CITY BEACH — Former Beach Police Chief Drew Whitman has officially taken the reins of Panama City Beach with the help of a new assistant.  In a City Council meeting on Thursday, officials approved Whitmans pending...

"Both police and fire are high-stress jobs, and those who retire from these occupations tend to do so at a younger age than those in other career paths," White wrote in an email. "This change provides the citys police officers and firefighters with the opportunity to essentially make a career change and remain employed by the city in a totally different capacity."  According to Sheldon, every employee hired by the city enters into a general pension plan, which is "very different" than the pen...