Panama City News
The latest Panama City news: city council, schools, police and fire, development and business, each story linked to the record it came from.
Top story
Amendment 3 could cut Panama City tax revenue $2.5M
Amendment 3 could cut Panama City's property-tax revenue by about $2.5 million in year one, the city says. Here is what that means for the budget, homeowners and renters.
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Fire Department
Panama City firefighter lands state calendar cover
Driver Engineer Amanda Scoggin, the first woman to hold the rank at Panama City Fire, is the cover of GFWC Florida's 2027 calendar. Sales fund cadet training.
City Hall
Panama City State of the City: $300 million in rebuilding
Panama City's first State of the City put rebuilding above $300 million. Next year: Robinson Bayou drainage, the Tarpon Dock Drawbridge and 22 miles of road.
Schools
Parker Elementary is Florida's partnership school of year
Parker Elementary is Florida's 2026 Community Partnership School of the Year. The Bay County school pairs classes with health care, food lockers and family help.
Hurricane Isaias
Isaias debris: Panama City trash runs late, landfill free
Panama City trash pickup runs late as crews clear Isaias debris. Bay County's landfill takes storm debris free to Oct. 25. How to set out piles so crews take them.
Hurricane Isaias
Isaias in Panama City: warnings end, high surf to Sunday
Isaias warnings are over and the city lists no road closures. Trash pickup ran late as crews cleared debris, and the Downtown Marina boat ramp has reopened.
Police
Panama City school zone cameras end; Bay High tickets void
Panama City ended its school zone speed cameras after 3,000-plus notices. Bay High zone tickets are void and 95 drivers get $100 back; other notices still count.
Police
Panama City police chief named FSU Notable Nole
Police Chief Mark Smith, in Panama City since 1963 and a 1986 FSU graduate, is FSU Panama City's newest Notable Nole after more than 45 years in law enforcement.