Why Florida town moves to ban beach drinking in March
In Panama City Beach, Fla., leaders have voted to ban drinking on the the beach during Spring Break.
In Panama City Beach, Fla., leaders have voted to ban drinking on the the beach during Spring Break.
Panama聽City聽Beach leaders have voted to ban beach drinking during the month of March as part of larger crackdown on spring break partying.
The聽city聽council approved the ban on beach drinking Tuesday during a special meeting to address spring break issues.
The News Herald reports that the聽city聽and the county are considering additional measures to curtail spring break rowdiness after seven partygoers were shot and injured at a spring break party this year.
Here's what Sheriff Frank McKeithen聽told The News Herald after the shooting in March:
Local officials say they want to clean up the聽city's聽image after negative publicity from the shootings and an alleged sexual assault that happened during other spring break festivities on the beach behind a popular nightclub.
The News Herald reports:
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Information from: The (Panama聽City, Fla.) News Herald,聽http://www.newsherald.com