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Barry Larkin is joining the Reds broadcast booth for the 2021 season A Reds legend joins the teams revamped broadcast booth for the 2021 season. 02/16/2021 The Cincinnati Reds announced their game analysts for the 2021 season alongside newly-minted play by play broadcaster John Sadak, and all of the names are quite familiar to Cincinnati fans. The big addition to the booth is Hall of Famer and Reds legend Barry Larkin, who has previously worked for MLB Network and ESPN. The Reds an...

Panama City Beach City Council members voted unanimously on Thursday to remove City Manager Tony O'Rourke from his post after Mayor Mark Sheldon expressed his dissatisfaction with the former city manager's leadership.

PANAMA CITY BEACH — About a year after he was hired as city manager, Tony ORourke was fired Thursday during a Panama City Beach City Council meeting. The decision came after the council — apart from Councilman Paul Casto who didnt attend the meeting — unanimously voted in favor of ORourkes termination. Although a discussion of the former managers performance wasnt originally included in meetings agenda, Mayor Mark Sheldon said he believed it was time to clear the air on a handful of "smal...

Want storylines? Look no further than the corner-infield spots in the National League Central. The Brewers are moving a former top prospect to first. The Cardinals added Nolan Arenado to an already top-tier pairing with Paul Goldschmidt. There may not be a more entertaining on/off-field duo than the Cubs’ “Bryzzo.”

CINCINNATI – In a pair of moves on Wednesday that added infield and pitching depth, the Reds claimed infielder Max Schrock off waivers from the Cubs and agreed to terms with former D-backs pitcher Braden Shipley on a Minor League contract. Cincinnati’s 40-man roster reached its limit with Schrock’s addition.

CINCINNATI – On Aug. 10, 2004, vs. the Dodgers in the fourth inning, Reds left fielder and slugger Adam Dunn did something that will be hard to equal at Great American Ball Park. Dunn tattooed a home run completely out of the stadium against pitcher José Lima. “That’s long time

1) My kingdom for a shortstop? Reds general manager Nick Krall is in an unenviable situation. Cincinnati was unable to land any of the three remaining starting free-agent shortstops last week -- Didi Gregorius, Andrelton Simmons and Marcus Semien. And now, every GM in the Majors with a shortstop to spare can drive up the price for a trade because they know Cincinnati really needs one. It appears some of the more tradeable shortstops are Tampa Bay’s Willy Adames, Cleveland’s Amed Rosario, Ar...

PANAMA CITY BEACH —  In honor of the Beachs longest-serving mayor, who died in December at 75 years old, Bay Parkway now will be known as Phillip Griffitts Sr. Parkway.  The decision came during a recent Panama City Beach City Council meeting when every councilman agreed it was a privilege to honor the legacy of someone they said undoubtedly changed PCB for the better. "Panama City Beach is what it is today because of him," said PCB Mayor Mark Sheldon. "Its not every day ... that we ge...

share-square-711440 CLEVELAND -- After losing a few players who played crucial roles on the Tribe’s roster over the last few years, the Indians brought back a familiar face this week in Cesar Hernandez. But what questions does this signing raise? Let’s take a look in this week’s Indians Inbox: Not sure where I caught this, but what do you know, if anything, in the rumor mill about the club trading Amed Rosario? -- @snoopster47 There’s not much known yet at this point, but it certainly w...

PANAMA CITY — In a little more than a year, Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center plans to complete a multi-million expansion project. Motorists traveling along West 23rd Street in Panama City might have noticed theres an uptick in activity at the hospital. As of Thursday morning, construction cranes bordered the building, crews roamed the campus and the sound of power tools could be heard from the parking lot. According to Holly Dean, the hospitals chief operating officer, the extra livelines...