Ladies of Latitude provided Christmas in July for Bay County First Responders. Ladies of Latitude baked over 60 dozen homemade goodies and delivered them to six different locations including Bay County Sheriff’s Office and Panama City Beach Police Headquarters. The Margaritaville community graciously offered to serve our responders, with...
By Jack Smith
Your first question should be, “What’s a man doing writing an article on women’s fashion?” Unfortunately, I learned the hard way from my starter wife, who happened to be a trust fund baby.
At the time we lived in Southwest Virginia, where Rusty and Nancy Lester had opened...
By Sheriff Tommy Ford
As I reflect on my time serving Bay County, I am filled with a deep sense of gratitude and humility. Over the past eight years as your Sheriff, we have faced numerous challenges together. My 30-year career in law enforcement has been a journey of dedication,...
An exuberant, reddish-brown puppy found herself living on the street in northwest Florida. Originally thought to be male, she was called Cleo by Animal Control. She was taken to two different animal rescue agencies before finding her place, the second of which determined she was, in fact, a girl,...
By Julie McConnell, UF/IFAS Extension
Attracting pollinators is a common goal of many gardeners, but sometimes the interest stops at picking out plants. Honey bees and butterflies are well-known pollinators, but did you know that sweat bees, beetles, moths, and even flies also serve that role? If you have ever...
The Tallahassee Museum is thrilled to announce the recent birth of a new litter of endangered red wolves. In the early morning of April 26, 2024, four-year-old female Arrow birthed two healthy pups, one male and one female. This is Arrow and Rainier’s first litter of puppies. Rainier was...
By Ed Offley
Reacting to a spike in drowning incidents in the Gulf of Mexico during a four-day period in June, both Panama City Beach and the Bay County Tourist Development Council (TDC) have taken emergency action to shore up the city’s Beach Rescue program.
Between June 20 and 23, six...
