RESIDENTS: SOUTHPORT SLOW TO RECOVER LOCAL | A3 PANAMA CITY LOCAL & STATE | A3 ANCHORAGE WORKS TO REBUILD HIDLE HOUSE Thursday, November 29, 2018 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ Tyndall Elementary reopening Dec. 10 With airmen returning having most military person- another campus because of Tyndall aft er Hurricane Michael, nel reporting back ... we are facility destruction and com- Elementary school will support going to try to do our best to munity displacement. Most School rebuilding of the base offer support to them.” students and staff from the Principal Fortunately for the school, elementary school remaining Kimberly By Genevieve Smith only one building on campus in the district currently are Kirkman talks [email protected] was damaged beyond use. attending Callaway Elemen- to reporters @PCNHGenevieve Because of expected lower tary School. Wednesday. enrollment rates, though, “We have already shifted The school TYNDALL — To help sup- Kirkman said this won’t be a the office staff back there will reopen port the rebuilding of Tyndall problem. and we’re in process of work- Dec. 10. Air Force Base, Bay District So far, just more than 100 ing on shifting the other staff Parents will Schools officials announced students have registered at back there to be ready for need to bring they will reopen the base’s the school since registration students,” said Bay District their children elementary school on Dec. 10. opened Tuesday. Schools Director of Commu- to the school “We are super excited that “Now is a really good time nications Sharon Michalik. as bus service we’re going to open before to come to Tyndall,” said “What we do need parents will not be January,” said Tyndall Ele- Kirkman. to do is register. We need to ready. mentary School Principal Tyndall Elementary is one know how many families are [JOSHUA Kimberly Kirkman. “With of a handful of schools that BOUCHER/THE the base opening up and has temporarily merged onto See TYNDALL, A11 NEWS HERALD] Details emerge On the move, again in fatal Displaced Callaway resident ball bat Warren Watson sits inside beating his tent Wednesday at the tent By Zack McDonald city at Forest @PCNHzack Park United [email protected] Methodist Church in PANAMA CITY — Imme- Panama City. diately after authorities About 100 arrived where tents are a 20-year- occupied by old had been out-of-town fatally beaten workers with a base- and people ball bat, the who were man believed displaced by Drinkard to have car- Hurricane ried out the Michael. bludgeoning claimed self- [PATTI BLAKE/ defense, according to official THE NEWS reports released Wednesday. HERALD] However, key witnesses refute the claim. Justin Isaac Drinkard, 33, appeared in court Wednes- day for the first time on an Tent city next to erected beside a local church oversight of the commu- tent city, said that for some open count of murder. He Methodist church a month ago could be relo- nity and the moving plans, time the plan had been to could relocate Dec. 10 cated by Dec. 10. church officials said. It will move the community on See BEATING, A4 Forest Park United Meth- be the second relocation for Dec. 10 out of the parking By Patrick McCreless odist Church, which has the tent city — a community lot. However, the move date [email protected] let the approximately 100 of mainly cleanup and repair is not definite, Reyes said. @PCNHPatrickM tents and RVs stay in its crews who say they can’t “Things are in flux,” Reyes parking lot, previously set find vacant and affordable said. “We’ve called in other PANAMA CITY — A tent the tentative relocation hotel rooms in the city. groups who are much more city of out-of-town hur- date and recently contacted Sam Reyes, youth pastor equipped to handle this.” ricane recovery workers national and state Methodist at Forest Park and the and some homeless people church organizations to take church’s spokesman for the See TENT, A4 Senators threaten to end support of Saudi-led war SPORTS | B1 By Mary Clare Jalonick punish the kingdom for its bombing. After a closed- senators. Emerging from and Susannah George role in the murder of jour- door briefing with Secretary the briefing, Pompeo said GEORGIA The Associated Press nalist Jamal Khashoggi. of State Mike Pompeo and the vote would be “poorly The Senate was to take Defense Secretary James timed” as diplomatic efforts OFFENSE WASHINGTON — Top a procedural vote later Mattis, several senators said to end the conflict were administration officials Wednesday on whether they were unsatisfied and underway. BRACING urged senators Wednes- to consider a resolution likely to back the resolution Senate Majority Leader day to keep supporting U.S. that would end U.S. assis- to halt U.S. support for the Mitch McConnell said FOR BIGGEST involvement in the Saudi- tance for the conflict that war. Tuesday that “some kind led war in Yemen, but it human rights advocates The White House issued of response” was needed TEST FROM was unclear whether their say is wreaking havoc on a veto threat for that reso- from the United States for ALABAMA message would dissuade the country and subjecting lution, even as Pompeo lawmakers who want to civilians to indiscriminate and Mattis spoke with the See WAR, A11 Panama City News Herald Business .........................A9 Obituaries ...................... A5 TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Want to subscribe? Diversions ......................B6 Sports.........................B1-4 Partly sunny Sunny; nice Rain Call 850-747-5050 Local & State .............. A3-6 Viewpoints .....................A8 67° / 54° 72° / 61° 74° / 66° * ** A2 Thursday, November 29, 2018 | The News Herald CELEBRATE COMMUNITY TODAY IN HOW HISTORY TO GET PICTURE PERFECT The Associated Press HELP We want your photos: Post your photos to the News Herald Facebook page with your name, city of residence and Today is Thursday, Nov. information about the photo. You can email photos to [email protected]. 29, the 333rd day of 2018. Aft er Hurricane There are 32 days left in Michael the year. News Herald Staff Report Today's Highlight in History: FEMA Disaster Recovery On Nov. 29, 1890, the fi rst Center Army-Navy football game Representatives from FEMA was played at West Point, are available to answer New York; Navy defeated questions about disaster Army, 24-0. assistance at two locations in Bay County: Bay County On this date: Public Library DRC, 898 W In 1864, a Colorado militia 11th Street, Panama City; killed at least 150 peaceful and John B. Gore Park, 520 Cheyenne Indians in the Beulah Avenue, Callaway. Sand Creek Massacre. The centers are open Sunday In 1910, British explorer through Saturday from 9 a.m. Robert F. Scott's ship Terra to 6 p.m. Nova set sail from New To stay in touch with FEMA, Zealand, carrying Scott's and provide updates or expedition on its ulti- changes to your applica- mately futile — as well as tion for disaster assistance, fatal — race to reach the including access to your South Pole fi rst. primary home, utility service, In 1929, Navy Lt. Cmdr. and current location people Richard E. Byrd, pilot Bernt can visit DisasterAssistance. Balchen, radio operator gov or call the FEMA Helpline Harold June and photogra- 800-621-3362. pher Ashley McKinney made Shelter the fi rst airplane fl ight over Bay County has opened the South Pole. Arnold High School as the In 1947, the U.N. Gen- shelter for the community. eral Assembly passed a They are continuing to accept Gayle Ahrens sent this photo of Monday’s sunset on the beach. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO] resolution calling for the Bay County residents. partitioning of Palestine Disaster Distress Helpline between Arabs and Jews; The Disaster Distress Helpline 33 members, including the is staffed by trained counsel- United States, voted in favor ors from a network of crisis of the resolution, 13 voted call centers to providing TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS against while 10 abstained. immediate crisis counseling (The plan, rejected by for people who are experi- Kristy Lynne Smith, musician Martin Carr (Boo Lauren German is 40. Rock the Arabs, was never encing emotional distress of Panama City, is 36. Radleys) is 50. Actress musician Ringo Garza is implemented.) related to any natural or Madison McLean, of Jennifer Elise Cox is 49. 37. Actor-comedian John In 1961, Enos the chimp human-caused disaster. The Southport is 14. Actor- Actor Larry Joe Campbell Milhiser is 37. Actor Lucas was launched from Cape number for the 24/7 service comedian-celebrity judge is 48. Rock musician Frank Black is 36. Actor Diego Canaveral aboard the is 1-800-985-5990. Howie Mandel is 63. Delgado (Deftones) is 48. Boneta is 28. Actress Lovie Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, Prescription Assistance Actor Andrew McCarthy Actress Paola Turbay is Smith McLean Simone (TV: "Greenleaf") which orbited earth twice The Emergency Prescription is 56. Actor Don Cheadle 48. Actor Brian Baumgart- is 20. before returning. Assistance Program has been is 54. Pop singer Jona- ner is 46. Actor Julian 42. Actress Anna Faris is Send your birthday In 1963, President Johnson extended to Dec. 15. EPAP than Knight (New Kids Ovenden is 43. Actor 42. Gospel singer James information and photo to named a commission headed covers prescription drugs, on the Block) is 50. Rock Chadwick Boseman is Fortune is 41. Actress [email protected]. by Earl Warren to investigate vaccines and other medical the assassination of Presi- supplies damaged in the hur- dent Kennedy. ricane. Individuals without In 1972, the coin-operated health insurance qualify video arcade game Pong, for EPAP. Prescriptions for created by Atari, made its medications and medical debut at Andy Capp's Tavern supplies may be renewed in Sunnyvale, California.