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HURRICANE MICHAEL COPING FORUM TONIGHT LOCAL | A3 PANAMA CITY LOCAL & STATE | A3 CITY ASKS FEMA FOR 100 EMPTY TRAILERS Thursday, April 25, 2019 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ Evacuation orders falling short Hurricanes, wildfi res Bay County emergency man- beaches. where we were just beside fast-moving wildfires. present challenges agement chief Mark Bowen Traffic was flowing ourselves,” Bowen said. “We Zachary Byrd said he got for emergency offi cials and his employees watched smoothly when there should couldn’t move our population “not a word” to evacuate the live footage through tears. have been gridlock. to act.” a wildfire closing in on the By Jennifer Kay They weren’t looking at Bowen had ordered about It’s a problem Florida offi- California town of Paradise. and Paul Elias increasingly dire storm fore- 120,000 coastal residents cials face before every big He had signed up for every The Associated Press casts last October. They were to evacuate but only about storm, though they usu- warning system and previ- watching cameras trained 20,000 actually left, accord- ally have far more time ously got evacuation orders MIAMI — With Hurricane on Bay County’s three main ing to preliminary estimates than their counterparts in on his cellphone. But on the Michael strengthening as it evacuation routes lead- by county engineers. California, who need to evac- took aim at the Panhandle, ing away from sugar-white “There was this period uate residents threatened by See EMERGENCY, A11 TAFB housing repairs Sanctuary city jetting into high gear ban approved by state House By Zac Anderson notions of compassion to GateHouse Media the views of the Found- [email protected] ing Fathers and the family immigration stories of TALLAHASSEE — The many lawmakers. Florida Legislature moved The bill — expected to closer Wednesday to send- come up for a vote in the ing a sanctuary city ban to Senate later this week Gov. Ron DeSantis and — forces state and local putting the state at the government agencies to forefront of a contentious fully cooperate with the immigration debate that federal Immigration and has roiled the nation. Customs Enforcement Republicans in the agency. It largely is aimed Florida House passed the at requiring law enforce- sanctuary city legislation ment to honor detainer (HB 527) through their requests from ICE and hold chamber Wednesday by a illegal immigrants who are vote of 69-47 after fervid arrested for other crimes. opposition from Democrats One of the most divisive and hours of emotional and hard-fought bills to debate that touched on everything from biblical See SANCTUARY, A11 Subcontractors inspect a house on Tyndall severely damaged by Hurricane Michael. [PHOTOS BY PATTI BLAKE/THE NEWS HERALD] SPORTS | B1 Balfour Beatty prepares program to rebuild FORMER more than 350 storm- damaged houses DOLPHIN by 2022-23 BLEDAY By Ed Offley [email protected] AMONG TOP TYNDALL AIR FORCE HR HITTERS BASE — With a new shingled roof and a front yard clear of debris, the spacious house at 4414 Raptor Circle appears generally intact six months Trump threatening after Hurricane Michael. It’s an illusion. One of 37 houses in the more troops on border Island View residential area that is home to the base’s Dick Cole walks through a Hurricane Michael-damaged home on By Jill Colvin Soldiers,” claiming, with- most senior officers, the one- Wednesday at Tyndall Air Force Base. and Darlene Superville out evidence, that it was story brick structure, in Dick The Associated Press done “probably as a diver- Cole’s taut phrase, is “a full Daunting task sionary tactic for drug interior demolition.” The new WASHINGTON — smugglers on the Border.” roofing essentially protects a Under the public-private partnership that governs Tyndall Air Force President Donald Trump “Better not happen skeleton framework of 2x4 Base housing, Balfour Beatty owns and manages 867 housing units. renewed his threat again!” he added. “We wall studs, head walls and None of them escaped damage from Hurricane Michael. Wednesday to send more are now sending ARMED roofing beams sprayed white troops to the U.S.-Mexico SOLDIERS to the Border. with a mildew-preventing border following an inci- Mexico is not doing nearly solution. The ghostly wood other storm-damaged hous- they provided tours of the dent in which Mexican enough in apprehending & beams stand on a bare con- ing units between now and storm-ravaged housing areas soldiers confronted U.S. returning!” crete foundation. Everything 2022-23. and provided information personnel. Mexico blamed Trump last year dis- else has been removed. Cole and Geoff Hutcherson, the contractors will need to the incident on confusion, patched U.S. troops to Now, after months of site procurement director for the submit detailed bids for the and said it was not looking the border to assist border preparation, Balfour Beatty company subsidiary, Balfour rebuilding work. for confrontation with the personnel in response to Communities LLC, the civil- Beatty Renovations, this Operating on an “expe- U.S. several caravans of Central ian landlord for Tyndall week hosted more than 50 dited” bidding process, Cole In morning tweets, American migrants trav- housing, is preparing a recon- contractors to tour the base said his company intends to Trump said, “Mexico’s eling through Mexico in struction program to rebuild housing areas. In site visits Soldiers recently pulled this home and more than 350 on Tuesday and Wednesday, See REPAIRS, A6 guns on our National Guard See BORDER, A6 Panama City News Herald Business ........................A9 Obituaries ..................... A5 TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Want to subscribe? Diversions .....................B6 Sports ........................B1-4 Mostly cloudy A t-storm Plenty of sun Call 850-747-5050 Local & State ............. A3-6 Viewpoints .....................A8 77° / 67° 79° / 60° 79° / 59° * ** A2 Thursday, April 25, 2019 | The News Herald GO AND DO CELEBRATE COMMUNITY TODAY IN HISTORY Tuesday, April 30 Today is Thursday, April 25, the PICTURE PERFECT 115th day of 2019. There are BEACH KIDS - JELLY BEAN 250 days left in the year. AND MARSHMALLOW ENGI- We want your photos: Post your photos to the News Herald Facebook page with your name, city of NEERING: 3:30 p.m. at the residence and information about the photo. You can email photos to [email protected]. Today’s Highlight in History Panama City Beach Library. Geared for elementary stu- On April 25, 1507, a world map dents (5 years and older) to produced by German cartog- work on a STE(A)M project. rapher Martin Waldseemueller Registration required. Details contained the fi rst recorded at 850-233-5055 use of the term “America,” BOOK DRAGONS: 4 p.m. at the in honor of Italian navigator Bay County Public Library, Amerigo Vespucci. 898 W. 11th St., Panama City. Enjoy book talks and On this date snacks. Come prepared to discuss a book you’ve read. In 1859, ground was broken for Details at NWRLS.com the Suez Canal. In 1898, the United States Con- Wednesday, May 1 gress declared war on Spain; the 10-week confl ict resulted in DIANE RUSSO - EXHIBITION: an American victory. Exhibit will run through May In 1915, during World War I, 31 at the Bay County Public Allied soldiers invaded the Library, 898 W. 11th St., Gallipoli Peninsula in an unsuc- Panama City. Free to view cessful attempt to take the during regular library hours: Ottoman Empire out of the 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday- war. Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to 5 In 1945, during World War II, p.m. Thursday-Saturday. U.S. and Soviet forces linked BEACH BOOK CLUB: 10:30 up on the Elbe River, a meeting a.m. at the Panama City that dramatized the collapse of Beach Library. “The Lost Nazi Germany’s defenses. Del- City of the Monkey God” by egates from some 50 countries Douglas Preston. Details at Becky Litke, of Panama City Beach, emailed this photo and said, “This huge 600 year old live gathered in San Francisco to NWRLS.com oak sits in front of the historic Wesley mansion at Eden State Gardens on Choctawhatchee organize the United Nations. Bay.” [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO] In 1959, the St. Lawrence Thursday, May 2 Seaway opened to shipping. In 1964, vandals sawed off WILL THOMPSON - FRIENDS the head of the “Little Mer- PRESENTS CONCERT: 6 at the maid” statue in Copenhagen, Bay County Public Library, Denmark. 898 W. 11th St., Panama City. In 1972, Polaroid Corp. intro- Afterhours library concert duced its SX-70 folding camera, series sponsored by the which ejected self-developing Friends of the Bay County photographs. Public Libraries. Details at In 1983, 10-year-old Samantha NWRLS.com Smith of Maine received a reply from Soviet leader Yuri Friday, May 3 V. Andropov to a letter she’d written expressing her concerns 56th BAY ANNUAL COMPETI- about nuclear war; Andropov TION AND EXHIBITION: May HAPPY BIRTHDAY gave assurances that the Soviet 3-June 1 at at the Panama Union did not want war, and CIty Center for the Arts, 19 invited Samantha to visit his E. Fourth St. Featuring work Actor Al Pacino is 79. Ball- Actress Talia Shire is 74. 52. Actress Renee Zellweger country, a trip she made in July. by students in Bay County room dance Actor Jeffrey DeMunn is is 50. Actress Gina Torres In 1990, the Hubble Space schools. Free admission. judge Len 72. Rock musician Steve is 50. Actor Jason Lee is Telescope was deployed in Details at PCCenterForTh- Goodman Ferrone (Tom Petty & the 49. Actor Jason Wiles is 49. orbit from the space shuttle eArts.com (TV: “Danc- Heartbreakers) is 69. Coun- Actress Emily Bergl is 44.