Tourism Officials Happy with Turnout Panama City Beach Fourth of July

Updated: 9:28 PM Jul 6, 2009

By most accounts, the Fourth of July holiday weekend was a huge success for Panama City Beach. Some long-time business people say it reminded them of the beach's heyday in the 80's and 90's, when the tourists typically numbered over 100,000.

Posted: 9:28 PM Jul 6, 2009
Reporter: Matt de Nesnera
Email Address: matthew.denesnera@wjhg.com

Sell Out 4th Of July At Panama City Beach

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Posted by: string Location: Panama City on Jul 6, 2009 at 09:31 PM

It's good that Panama city beach had a good 4th of July weekend. But I wish that some one would think about the the other people that live in Bay County and what is needed to bring jobs into the area other than the beach and tourists
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