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Thunder Beach Motorcycle Rally to rock out with Kid Rock

By Matthew A. Garcia 4 months ago

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Thunder Beach Motorcycle Rally recently announced multi-platinum recording artist Kid Rock will be taking over the concert stage at Frank Brown Park at the spring rally.

The 24th Annual Thunder Beach Motorcycle Rally will be held April 27-May 1 at Frank Brown Park, 16200 Panama City Beach Parkway.

Tickets to the single-day Saturday, April 30 admission that includes the Rock concert were sold out following the Facebook announcement. However, as of Feb. 14, 3-day general admission for all bands all weekend was still available.

The 3-day lineup includes: April 28 – Travis Tritt, The Kentucky Headhunters; April 29 – Ted Nugent and Struggle Jennings; and April 30 – Kid Rock and Colt Ford. The 3-day general admission ticket starts at $165, and $545 for VIP.

Concert goers enjoy the show at sunset on Sept.2, 2019 at Gulf Coast Jam. Gretchen Wilson, Big and Rich and Kid Rock played for thousands on the last day of the country music festival.

Concert goers enjoy the show at sunset on Sept.2, 2019 at Gulf Coast Jam. Gretchen Wilson, Big and Rich and Kid

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3 people charged for motorcycle thefts during fall Panama City Beach Thunder Beach Rally

By Matthew A. Garcia 6 months ago

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Following a two-month investigation involving two self-proclaimed “Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs,” the Panama City Beach Police Department has arrested three people for allegedly stealing motorcycles.

Two additional suspects are being sought in the case. The case involves the theft of five motorcycles stolen during the Fall Thunder Beach Rally in October.

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The parking lot at Dreamers Restaurant on Thomas Drive was filled with motorcycles during the fall Thunder Beach Rally. Panama City Beach police have arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing several motorcycles during the event.

The parking lot at Dreamers Restaurant on Thomas Drive was filled with motorcycles during the fall Thunder Beach Rally. Panama City Beach police have arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing several motorcycles during the event.

According to a news release from the PCBPD, the three individuals arrested were:

  • Christopher William Hill, 42, aka “TAC,” charged with five counts of grand theft auto and one count of grand

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2021 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally generates $1.75 million in tax revenue | Local

By Matthew A. Garcia 10 months ago






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Traffic backs up at a stoplight on Lazelle Street in Sturgis during the 2021 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.



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The 2021 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally tax collections are currently at $1.75 million, according to a news release from the Department of Revenue.

“The revenue sum from temporary vendors in the Black Hills is a 34% increase compared to 2020,” the release states. “The state sales tax accounted for the majority of the collections with $1,038,561. At this time last year, the department collected $785,251 in state sales tax. The department’s 2021 collections also include $334,661 in the state tourism tax and $422,484 in municipal taxes.”

At this time in 2019, tax collections totaled $1.2 million with $733,312 of that amount coming from state sales tax collections. In 2015, the tax revenue from the rally totaled $2.4 million. 

The number of temporary vendors this year

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How much impact could Sturgis rally have on COVID caseload?

By Matthew A. Garcia 10 months ago

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Rumbles from the motorcycles and rock shows of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally have hardly cleared from the Black Hills of South Dakota, and the reports of COVID-19 infections among rallygoers are already streaming in — 178 cases across five states, according to contact tracers.

In the three weeks since the rally kicked off, coronavirus cases in South Dakota have shot up at a startling pace — sixfold from the early days of August. While it is not clear how much rallygoers spread the virus through secondary infections, state health officials have so far reported 63 cases among South Dakota residents who attended the event.

The epicenter of the rally, Meade County, has become red-hot with new cases, reaching a per capita rate that is similar to the hardest-hit Southern states. The county reported the highest rate of cases in the state over the last

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