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PANAMA CITY BEACH — All special events at the Beach this March will have a 125-person limit because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, city leaders decided Thursday. The decision came at a Beach City Council meeting when Mayor Mark Sheldon said the ordinance was to take a proactive approach at controlling Spring Break crowds amid the pandemic. The new restriction will be in addition to the citys annual March alcohol ban. "We just want to make sure that with COVID and everything else going o...

MLB Trade Rumors The Reds still don’t have a clear answer at shortstop, but it doesn’t appear as though moving Nick Senzel back to the infield is a consideration. Manager David Bell today told reporters that Senzel is seen as the primary center fielder in Cincinnati, adding that if the club ever considered putting him back in the infield, “…we’d be missing a lot in the outfield” (Twitter link via Mark Sheldon of MLB.com). On paper at least, there’s reason to consider such a shif...

MLB Trade Rumors Jose Garcia as the leading in-house candidates to handle the position at the beginning of 2021. Third baseman Eugenio Suarezplayed a significant amount of short at the start of his career, so perhaps he’d be able to emerge as the Reds’ solution there now, though manager David Bell said the club is not considering the 29-year-old for the spot, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com relays. While the Reds “know” Suarez is cut out for the position, they have not had “any serious dis...

PANAMA CITY BEACH — To give residents something to be excited about, local artwork soon will decorate the Beach.  With dozens of people present, 11 customized statues of sea turtles and dolphins were unveiled Friday at the Panama City Beach City Hall as part of SeeLife, a project overseen by the Sunshine Art Club to celebrate the community and prove art can be for everyone.  "Id like to see more people get involved with the arts," said Hellen Ferrell, executive director of the group. "We ...

Michael Lorenzen was never a full-time pitcher until he did it professionally upon being drafted by the Reds in 2013. When Lorenzen reached the big leagues in '15, he made 21 starts before becoming a reliever. But Lorenzen never gave up his desire to be in a starting rotation. He

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Mayor Mark Sheldon wants Panama City Beach to grow and prosper and an infusion of state money could help hasten development this year. During a City Council meeting Thursday, he and the rest of the council approved a list of items for the citys lobbying team to present to the Florida Legislature in hopes of getting additional funding for future projects. The Legislatures 2021 regular session is scheduled to begin March 2. "This agenda is aggressive and were asking for ...

Panama City Beach City Council names interim city manager Natalie Williams © Provided by Panama City WJHG-TV A new interim city manager has been named by Panama City Beach City Council PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Tuesday morning Panama City Beach held a special meeting to name an interim city manager. The special meeting was necessary because last week former City Manager Tony O’Rourke was fired. O’Rourke claims his termination came after he filed a whistleblowe...

Amid the Reds' roster changes this offseason, starting pitcher Sonny Gray was glad he wasn’t a player on the move. Gray’s name came up in trade rumors on occasion, but nothing seriously materialized. “It was frustrating at times ... I’m not going to lie to you,” Gray said from the

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach leaders chose their former utilities director on Tuesday to temporarily replace the city manager they abruptly fired last week. The decision to hire Al Shortt came during a special meeting Tuesday that was called by the Panama City Beach City Council after members fired City Manager Tony ORourke on Feb. 11. ORourkes termination was unanimously approved after Mayor Mark Sheldon sparked a discussion about his performance, which he said was riddled with "in...

PANAMA CITY — A significant storm caused sporadic damage at a park and tourist attraction and injured three people at a condo in Panama City Beach Monday afternoon. Bay County was under a tornado warning with a storm that threatened wind gusts up to 90 mph Monday. It was unknown if a tornado briefly touched down in Panama City Beach by the posting of this article. According to PCB officials, ceiling tiles fell as the Boardwalk condo on Thomas Drive and three people were injured. They were tr...