PANAMA CITY LOCAL | B1 HUTCHINSON PARK MUCH IMPROVED The Bay County Commission spent $145,000 to purchase a 1.2-acre site at County 2301 and Bear Creek Bridge Monday, February 26, 2018 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ Early Spring Break crowds draw ire Sheriff emphasizes a visitors have treated our — there will be no warnings,” zero-tolerance policy beaches,” Smith said. Smith said. “There’s going for law breaking Out patrolling Saturday, to be citations, notice-to- Smith said he found beaches appears, and arrests.” By Eryn Dion littered with beer cans and Though they normally 747-5069 other trash, and heard reports have a pretty healthy crowd @PCNHErynDion from locals about profan- of Spring Break day-trippers,
[email protected] ity and unruly behavior. So, Smith said they normally ahead of their usual Spring consider their chili cookoff ST. GEORGE ISLAND — Break time, Smith is getting next weekend as the official The annual Spring Break the message out — visitors kickoff to Spring Break. And crowds have started early at should treat the beaches while Spring Break behavior St. George Island and Alliga- like their home or face the has been a hot topic in sur- tor Point and some residents consequences. rounding counties, Franklin — including Franklin County “If you come over here and County had usually escaped Sheriff AJ Smith — are not you’re doing any of those that debauchery — until now. happy with what they’ve things — underage drinking, “We love crowds,” Smith seen. drinking and driving, speed- Franklin County Sheriff AJ Smith says early Spring Break crowds have “It’s just terrible how our ing, littering, public urination See CROWDS, A3 left litter all over their beaches this weekend.