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In this week's episode, Heatheris joined by Film Scene columnist Jim Reed to talk about some movies coming to the Savannah area in the next week and (9:42) two music acts, Bob Dylan and Kris Kristofferson, that he is looking forward to.

Read Jim's column at DoSavannah.com.

Intro music from Savannah's Lulu The Giant.

The federal courthouse is staying in Panama City, and the Bay County Commission signed a 20-year lease for it with the U.S. General Services Adminsitration. County Manager Bob Majka, along with other local officials and notables, recently stopped by the newsroom to explain highlights from the nearly 500-page lease.

Space Force is an idea some think is absurd, but not some Bay County veterans. They said they support the creation of a new military branch when News Herald reporter Collin Breaux visited the VFW post on Sherman Ave. to ask what they thought.

Milsa Amely

Brian Allen is Steve Tarter's guest on "Tarter Source," a podcast on pjstar.com. Allen, VP of government affairs at Mitchell International specializing in workman's comp issues, estimates there may be as many as 9 million people in the U.S,. workplace with opioid problems. Allen relates how states are battling the opioid epidemic. While awareness is growing, so are the number of opioid overdose deaths in the country, said Allen. According to government estimates, 70,000 people died in the U.S. as a result of drug overdoes in 2017.

Reports of an active shooter in downtown Fayetteville drew a swift response. Fortunately, there was no shooter. It was a caller who had threatened to open fire in Fayetteville's City Hall.

Mom says mental health system failed her son, Damar Dobbins, who is accused of killing his grandfather.

Cumberland Schools settle lawsuit seven years after shooting.

This stories and more on Episode 29 of Crime Time featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.

Chips of a new flavor

Shooting the Shot is a new podcast from the Panama City News Herald where the staff photojournalists discuss how and why they create different visual storytelling content for the newspaper. In this episode the photographer Joshua Boucher interviews chief photographer Patti Blake about night sky photography. 

Expect new episodes weekly.

Carl Cannon’s ELITE Youth Outreach Program is the focus of a recent "Tarter Source" podcast with the Journal Star's Steve Tarter. Cannon and his aunt, Sherry Cannon, ELITE's program coordinator, talk about the youth behavioral program that was recently approved for Lincoln School and Sterling Middle School by the Peoria school board. Cited by Lincoln principal Tom Blumer as “one of the most impactful programs” he's seen in more than three decades as an educator, the ELITE program seeks to help Peoria's underprivileged students.