By Sheriff Tommy Ford
Like earthquakes in California or tornadoes in the Midwest, hurricanes are a part of life when one lives in the Sunshine State. Native Floridians can get downright cavalier about tropical cyclones, another name for a hurricane. In truth, every hurricane should be taken seriously. Every citizen...
By Peter Fischetti
Twice, mere hours apart, the dark eyes of Death stared in the face of Carol O’Driscoll. And twice, those eyes blinked first. But what really made her breathless was meeting Jesus, who had a question for her.
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That Thursday in August had been typically busy for O’Driscoll, who...
Pier Park Plans a Beach-Themed Welcome for Santa
Pier Park is excited to announce that Santa will be arriving - by hot pink jeep - on Wednesday, November 30 at 4 p.m. Dressed in beach attire, he will cruise through the mall sharing smiles and goodies with shoppers before settling...
By Bill Husfelt, Superintendent, Bay District Schools
This month I thought it would be useful to highlight some of the creative ways in which our schools are communicating with parents/guardians and to make sure you, as a stakeholder, don’t miss a message.
First of all, and really most important of all,...
It’s that time of year again: while friends and family farther north shiver their way into winter, you wake up to another beautiful 80 degree day at the beach. You’re lying there, thanking your lucky stars you live in such an amazing spot and staring absentmindedly at a cloudless...
By Ed Offley
After several years of initial planning, Panama City Beach is setting the stage for a significant expansion of sports facilities and entertainment sites at its two public parks on the US 98 corridor.
While the master plan for Frank Brown Park and Aaron Bessant Park is still under...
By Matt Pitts, Principal, Surfside Middle School
Surfside is one of the few middle schools in northwest Florida that still carries a full band, jazz band and chorus program that features musical theater. SMS has received national recognition for their support of music in the schools by The NAMM Foundation....
By Julie McConnell, UF/IFAS Extension
When I was writing Part II of this series last month, I had planned to shift to annual flowers, but I have been enjoying hummingbirds visiting my garden the last few weeks so much I decided to share some great plants for those feisty visitors...
By Bill Husfelt, Superintendent, Bay District Schools
We are always trying to share important messages of hope and encouragement with our students and recently I had the chance to hear one of the most inspiring messages I’ve heard in recent memory and I’d like to share part of it with...
By Mayor Mark Sheldon
The City of Panama City Beach recently completed the 2022-23 budget process, approving a General Fund budget of $73,287,740.
This is the largest budget in the City’s history. But there are some unique reasons why it is so large and some of them are related to the...
