PANAMA CITY LOCAL | B1 SPAY BAY A 25,000 grant will allow Spay Bay to fi x over 600 cats for free. Monday, June 11, 2018 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ SPORTS | C1 RUBBER ‘Gay the Hathaway’ closes MATCH TONIGHT out local Pride Week events Florida, Auburn to play at 7 p.m. CDT tonight in Super Regional aft er the Tigers evened the series on Sunday Prison health care contract under scrutinity Only one company agreed to negotiate with state By John Kennedy GateHouse Capital Bureau TALLAHASSEE — Deep cuts to drug treatment, mental health and com- munity re-entry programs across Florida are heightening scrutiny of a lucrative, prison health care contract poised to be finalized this month. Members of PFLAG and the LGBTQ community hold rainbow fl ags while marching over the Hathaway Bridge for Sunday’s “Gay the The $375 million deal now Hathaway” event to close out Pride Week. [ERYN DION/THE NEWS HERALD] on the table with Centurion of Florida allows it to take an 11.5 percent “administrative By Eryn Dion motorists and earning sup- “In this community, children up to grandmoth- fee” that can not only cover 747-5069 | @PCNHErynDion portive honks and cheers unfortunately, a lot of us are ers, represented. a variety of costs, but also be [email protected] from passersby. not visible,” Hughes said. With her younger brother pocketed by the company as For Tom Hughes, a “It shows the community decked out in a rainbow profit. PANAMA CITY — The member of PFLAG of that we’re here and we’re cape and her mother car- Centurion, whose parent normally drab and dreary Panama City since its incep- visible. We’re not always in rying a small rainbow flag, company, Centene, is a siz- Hathaway Bridge was tem- tion 12 years ago, gatherings the closet.” 13-year-old Karena Hand able campaign contributor porarily draped in color like Gay the Hathaway and Attendance and participa- felt immensely lucky to to Gov. Rick Scott and the Sunday afternoon, as the other Pride events create tion in local LGBTQ-friendly have family members and Florida Republican Party, PFLAG Panama City chapter visibility, both for members events has increased over friends who support her began treating the 97,000 held a “Gay the Hathaway” of the community at large, the last several years, par- and a place where she could inmates in Florida’s prison event to close out the series as well as others in the local ticularly as support in the be visible and proud. She system two years ago. of local LGBTQ-friendly LGBTQ community who community-at-large has has friends, she said, who Centurion is the only com- events for Pride Week. may feel lonely or isolated. grown. A recent open house feel like they can’t come out pany that agreed to negotiate Dozens of gay, bisexual PFLAG is an organization for a PFLAG’s LGBTQ to their parents or express with the state on a health care and transgender pride flags that started for the parents youth center brought over their sexuality and gender contract, set to take effect by were displayed as members of members of the LGBTQ 200 people in the door and identity out of fear for being July 1. of the LGBTQ commu- community, but has grown Sunday’s event drew people disowned. “When you’re only nego- nity and allies marched to over the years to include from Tallahassee, Destin and It’s a situation that upsets tiating with one contractor, the top of the bridge and members of that community even Orlando, with every waved their flags, waving at as well. age group, from school-aged See PRIDE, A5 See CONTRACT, A5 NATION & WORLD | A4 Trump, Kim converge on Singapore ahead of summit TRUMP VS. By Foster Klug, Catherine nuclear arsenal. Kim landed. After shaking between a leader of North TRUDEAU Lucey and Zeke Miller Trump descended from Air hands with Singapore’s for- Korea and a sitting U.S. presi- The Associated Press Force One into the steamy eign minister, Kim sped dent. The North has faced Bashing the leader Singapore night, greeting through the streets in a lim- crippling diplomatic and of one of America’s SINGAPORE — President officials and declaring he felt ousine, two large North economic sanctions as it has venerable allies, Donald Trump and North “very good” before being Korean flags fluttering on the advanced development of its the White House Korean leader Kim Jong Un whisked away to his hotel via hood, surrounded by other nuclear and ballistic missile escalates its trade converged on this island a route lined with police and black vehicles with tinted programs. tirade and levels city-state Sunday ahead of photo-snapping onlookers. windows and bound for the Kim smiled broadly Sunday more withering and one of the most unusual and Trump traveled to Singa- luxurious and closely guarded evening as he met with Sin- unprecedented highly anticipated summits pore from Canada, where he St. Regis Hotel. gapore Prime Minister Lee criticism against in recent world history, a a meeting with other world He and Trump are set to Hsien Loong. Canada’s prime sit-down meant to settle a leaders. meet Tuesday morning in minister standoff over Pyongyang’s Hours earlier, a jet carrying the first summit of its kind See SUMMIT, A5 Panama City News Herald Diversions ......................B6 Sports........................ C1-4 TODAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Want to subscribe? Local & State ............... B1-5 TV grid ..........................B8 A t-storm A t-storm T-storms Call 850-747-5050 Obituaries ......................B3 Viewpoints .................... A8 84° / 74° 84° / 75° 86° / 75° * ** A2 Monday, June 11, 2018 | The News Herald READER FEEDBACK CELEBRATE COMMUNITY TODAY IN HISTORY The Florida Department of Today is Monday, June 11, the Business and Professional Regu- PICTURE PERFECT 162nd day of 2018. There are 203 lation temporarily closed only days left in the year. one central Panhandle restau- We want your photos: Post your photos to the News Herald Facebook page with your name, city of rant in May because of health or residence and information about the photo. You can email photos to [email protected]. Today’s Highlight in History: safety violations. It was Dante’s On June 11, 1776, the Con- Pizza’s second emergency clo- tinental Congress formed a sure in three months. committee to draft a Declara- Kelli Jones Creamer: “The tion of Independence calling for entire mall needs to be shut freedom from Britain. down. It’s nasty, falling apart, and I can’t even walk to Bath On this date: and Body Works to buy a dang In 1509, England’s King Henry candle without being haggled VIII married his fi rst wife, Cath- to death by someone trying to erine of Aragon. straighten my hair or give me In 1770, Captain James Cook, a hand lotion sample. Not to commander of the British ship mention almost being plowed Endeavour, “discovered” the over by some idiotic teenager Great Barrier Reef off Australia riding a mini battery powered by running onto it. elephant.” Samantha Culver: In 1919, Sir Barton won the “I can understand your frus- Belmont Stakes, becoming tration with certain issues horse racing’s fi rst Triple Crown pertaining to the mall but winner. my livelihood has been built In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer and established there. While pitched the fi rst of two con- things certainly aren’t perfect, secutive no-hitters as he led the it’s where i make an income to Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 victory support my family as do many over the Boston Bees. (Four others including my team. We days later, Vander Meer refused are blessed to have a great cli- to give up a hit to the Brooklyn entele that keeps us going and Dodgers, who lost, 6-0.) the mall made that happen. Ric and Emily Karcher, of Panama City, sent this photo to us during Tropical Storm Alberto and In 1942, the United States We should all hope for things said, “We shared a Coke with Alberto tonight in Laguna beach!” [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO] and the Soviet Union signed a to get better. Not to destroy lend-lease agreement to aid the the many many opportunities Soviet war effort in World War II. the mall offers.” In 1947, the government Ozzie Clemente: “So I have announced the end of sugar answers for all of your ques- rationing for households and tions as I am the owner of this GO AND DO “institutional users” (e.g., restaurant. There were not 40 restaurants and hotels) as of roaches. The state of Florida WEIGHT-LOSS SUPPORT presented by the Seaside Press, 147 W. Garza Lane, midnight. has no guidelines as to what 1 GROUP MEETING: 9-11 Repertory Theatre. Details, Alys Beach. 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