UNPRECEDENTED: Panama City Beach Mayor Refuses to answer questions from citizens at City Council meeting. I asked about hiring more Police Officers and giving them a raise, and also about his illegal cement wall. “I have answered you enough.” – Mayor Mike Thomas, at the end of this short video. The new Mayor closed today’s City Council meeting by completely … Read More
Panama City Beach Corruption
MAYOR MIKE THOMAS AND THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. – PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL They say their Police Department is 75 percent under-staffed. That means they’re also overworked and underpaid. Yet the City Council voted to pay the City Manager’s girlfriend’s company $280,000 rather than hire more officers. The girlfriend’s company then recommended a new multi-million dollar … Read More
Mayor Mike Thomas Says There’s No “BROMANCE” between us
“THE CHANCE OF A BROMANCE BETWEEN YOU AND I AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN.” – Mayor Mike Thomas I asked Mayor Thomas if the brick wall around his house was still out of code. He said, “Absolutely,” and then said his personal lawyer said I was getting close to “stalkin’.” “LEAVE ME ALONE,” he said. I wonder how many businesses and residents … Read More
(COMEDIC VERSION) COUNCILMAN TELLING ME TO KISS HIS FOOT
John Reichard was belligerent, slurry and forgetful, all while disrespecting Vice Mayor Josie Strange. Reichard had the right to remain silent, but clearly not the ability. The Councilman wanted to stifle public comments as they were about to call an “emergency vote” to ban scooters. It was procedural trickery that was not on the agenda. Reichard has a history of … Read More
CITY COUNCILMAN IS OUT OF ORDER: “KISS MY FOOT!”
Councilman tells me to kiss his foot after insulting Vice Mayor Josie Strange John Reichard: “Hey, Strange … Strange …” Burnie: “That’s Vice Mayor Strange, and you’ll address her properly.” John Reichard: “You can kiss my … foot!” Panama City Beach City Councilman John Reichard had a #CashMeOusside moment at the City Council meeting last night. They changed procedural rules … Read More
DILLINGER GETS HIS (the exclusive news story of the FBI shooting of John Dillinger
American journalism used to be great. Reporters took pride in their craft, and they were great writers. They paid attention to details, and wrote descriptive stories that were immensely gratifying to read. Here’s one of my favorites from July 1934: Dillinger gets his, by newspaperman Jack Lait. It’s real-life hardboiled fiction. From Wikipedia: “Lait was known as a taciturn, tireless … Read More
Commissioner asked deputy to arrest single mom over Facebook post and text messages
By Burnie Thompson May 21, 2020 PANAMA CITY BEACH – Bay County Commissioner Tommy Hamm asked a deputy sheriff to arrest a Nikki Higby and two members of her family on May 4 because she posted on Facebook that he ripped her off nearly $10,000. Hamm, a homebuilder, hired Higby Construction as a subcontractor for his company Winterfell Construction. Higby … Read More
BCSO Incident Report: Tommy Hamm
Bay County Commissioner Tommy Hamm asked the Bay County Sheriff’s Office to arrest a 26-year-old single mom for posting on Facebook that he ripped her off $10K for paint work she had done for him. Here is the incident report. Hamm’s company Winterfell Construction hired Higby Construction and refuses to pay for any of the work or supplies until some … Read More