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Tuesday, November 27, 2018 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ RHS going 6-12 for school year Everitt’s campus too officials are laying the ground- are pursuing is transitioning most “devastated” campuses, damaged to fi x quickly; work for getting schools back Rutherford High School into a and students likely won’t be other split-campus on their home campuses and, grades 6-12 school for the rest able to return in the near future. arrangements should when needed, creating plans of the year. “We believe we can divide SPORTS | B1 end by Christmas break for more permanent mergers. “We hate the 6 p.m. end of the campus up so that we don’t The primary concern, the day,” said Husfelt. have students walking home at GC TEAMS By Eryn Dion according to Superintendent The new configuration would night,” he said. @PCNHErynDion Bill Husfelt, is the current have Everitt Middle School The other split campuses MAKE HOME [email protected] schedule that has middle school students share the campus at — Arnold High School at Surf- students throughout the county the same time as Rutherford side Middle School, Bay High DEBUT VS. SPRINGFIELD — In an effort leaving class at 6 p.m to poten- students, rather than the cur- School at Jinks Middle School to ensure every student leaves tially walk home. One solution rent time-split configuration. LB WALLACE school in the daylight, district Husfelt said district officials Husfelt said Everitt is one of the See RHS, A4 Bay man ‘This is generational’ accused of murder in beating with bat By Eryn Dion @PCNHErynDion [email protected] LYNN HAVEN — A Panama City man has been charged with an open count of murder after a fight that left a 20-year-old dead in Lynn Haven early Sunday. Drinkard Justin Drink- ard, 33, was arrested after a brawl that the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said started with a drug deal, when Drinkard allegedly beat 20-year-old Jerry Benefield Jr. to death with a baseball bat. According to BCSO officials, Drinkard went to Benefield’s Alaska Circle residence to buy narcotics about 3 a.m. Court records show Drinkard Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos shakes hands with third-grade Springfi eld Elementary teacher Robert Heath at Cedar Grove has a history with controlled Elementary on Monday. Springfi eld students are sharing classroom space with Cedar Grove students while their school is undergoes substances, particularly repairs. [PATTI BLAKE/THE NEWS HERALD] methamphetamine, and was on probation for burglary, trespassing and possession of District shares homes. Mad because they Betsy DeVos as she toured spoke up, saying he found a a controlled substance from a post-hurricane needs weren’t expecting, or pre- the school Monday to get a silver lining in the hurricane 2017 case. BCSO reported that during visit by U.S. pared for the storm. first-hand look at the devas- because it meant he got to Drinkard purchased narcotics Secretary DeVos Sitting in their desks in tation wrought by Hurricane meet new friends. from Benefield and the two used their classrooms of the Michael and its impact on “We noticed some of them them together at the apartment By Eryn Dion new “Cedarfield” campus, the county’s most vulner- have become withdrawn and when Drinkard allegedly made @PCNHErynDion made up of Cedar Grove and able residents — its children. we’ve tried to draw them sexual advances toward Bene- [email protected] displaced Springfield Ele- But in their classroom out and talk to them,” said field and Benefield’s girlfriend, mentary School students, still missing lights and ceil- teacher Lori Chapman. “But who is a minor. SPRINGFIELD — Lost these were some of the feel- ing tiles, feeling lost and I loved his answer. He took Benefield and his roommate in their own city. Awful ings shared by third-graders uncertain, there still was a because they lost their to Secretary of Education positive sign. One student See DEVOS, A4 See MURDER, A4 Engineers ‘Flawless’: NASA craft lands on Mars embrace after the Mars landing By Marcia Dunn confirmation to arrive across flight controller called out just of InSight in The Associated Press 100 million miles of space. before 3 p.m. EST, instantly the mission Flight controllers at NASA’s dispelling the anxiety that had support area CAPE CANAVERAL — A Jet Propulsion Laboratory in gripped the control room as the at NASA’s Jet NASA spacecraft designed to Pasadena, California, leaped spacecraft made its six-minute Propulsion drill down into Mars’ interior out of their chairs, scream- descent. Laboratory landed on the planet Monday ing, dancing and hugging, Because of the distance Monday in after a perilous, supersonic upon learning that InSight had between Earth and Mars, it Pasadena, plunge through its red skies, arrived on Mars, the graveyard took eight minutes for confir- Calif. [AL SEIB/ setting off jubilation among for a multitude of previous mation to arrive, relayed by a LOS ANGELES scientists who had waited in missions. TIMES VIA AP, white-knuckle suspense for “Touchdown confirmed!” a See MARS, A4 POOL] Panama City News Herald Business .........................A9 Obituaries ...................... A5 TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Want to subscribe? Diversions ...................... B5 Sports......................... B1-3 Sunny; cooler Partly sunny Some sun Call 850-747-5050 Local & State .............. A3-6 Viewpoints .....................A8 54° / 35° 55° / 40° 65° / 55° * ** A2 Tuesday, November 27, 2018 | The News Herald HOW CELEBRATE COMMUNITY TODAY IN HISTORY TO GET PICTURE PERFECT The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Nov. 27, the HELP We want your photos: Post your photos to the News Herald Facebook page with your name, city of 331st day of 2018. There are 34 aft er Hurricane residence and information about the photo. You can email photos to [email protected]. days left in the year. Michael News Herald Staff Report Gerald Herd Today’s Highlight emailed in History: FEMA Disaster Recovery Center this Picture Representatives from FEMA are Perfect On Nov. 27, 1924, Macy’s fi rst available to answer questions photo he Thanksgiving Day parade — about disaster assistance at called “Just billed as a “Christmas Parade” two locations in Bay County: Bear with — took place in New York. Bay County Public Library DRC, Me,” of a 898 W 11th Street, Panama black bear On this date: City; and John B. Gore Park, making 520 Beulah Avenue, Callaway. its way In 1901, the U.S. Army War The centers are open Sunday through the College was established in through Saturday from 9 a.m. Callaway Washington, D.C. to 6 p.m. area. In 1910, New York’s Pennsylva- To stay in touch with FEMA, and [CONTRIBUTED nia Station offi cially opened. provide updates or changes to PHOTO] In 1942, during World War II, your application for disaster the Vichy French navy scuttled assistance, including access its ships and submarines in to your primary home, utility Toulon to keep them out of the service, and current location hands of German troops. people can visit DisasterAs- In 1945, General George C. Mar- sistance.gov or call the FEMA shall was named special U.S. Helpline 800-621-3362. envoy to China by President Harry S. Truman to try to end Shelter hostilities between the Nation- Bay County has opened Arnold alists and the Communists. High School as the shelter for In 1962, the fi rst Boeing 727 the community. They are con- was rolled out at the compa- tinuing to accept Bay County ny’s Renton Plant. residents. In 1967, the Beatles album “Magical Mystery Tour” was Disaster Distress Helpline released in the United States The Disaster Distress Helpline by Capitol Records. is staffed by trained counselors In 1973, the Senate voted from a network of crisis call 92-3 to confi rm Gerald R. Ford centers to providing immedi- as vice president, succeed- ate crisis counseling for people ing Spiro T. Agnew, who’d who are experiencing emotional resigned. distress related to any natural In 1978, San Francisco Mayor or human-caused disaster. The TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS George Moscone and City number for the 24/7 service is Supervisor Harvey Milk, a 1-800-985-5990. Author Gail Sheehy is 81. Burchill (Simple Minds) is 48. Actor Kirk Acevedo is 47. gay-rights activist, were shot Footwear designer Manolo 59. Jazz composer/big band Rapper Twista is 46. Actor to death inside City Hall by Prescription Assistance Blahnik is 76. Academy leader Maria Schneider is 58. Jaleel White is 42. Actor Arjay former supervisor Dan White. The Emergency Prescription Award-winning director Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Smith is 35. Actress Alison Pill (White served fi ve years for Assistance Program has been Kathryn Bigelow is 67. TV Pawlenty is 58. Rock musician is 33. Actress Lashana Lynch manslaughter; he committed extended to Dec. 15. EPAP host Bill Nye (“Bill Nye, the Charlie Benante (Anthrax) (TV: “Still Star-Crossed”) is suicide in Oct. 1985.) covers prescription drugs, Science Guy”) is 63. Actor is 56. Rock musician Mike 31. Actress-singer Aubrey In 1989, a bomb blamed on vaccines and other medi- William Fichtner is 62. Bordin (Faith No More) is 56. Peeples is 25. drug traffi ckers destroyed a cal supplies damaged in the Caroline Kennedy is 61. Actor Fisher Stevens is 55. Colombian Avianca Boeing hurricane. Individuals without Academy Award-winning Actress Robin Givens is 54. Send your birthday infor- 727, killing all 107 people on health insurance qualify for screenwriter Callie Khouri Actor Michael Vartan is 50. mation and photo to board and three people on the EPAP.