By Jamie Zimchek
Once upon a time not so long ago, there was no bridge over Lake Powell. In fact, there wasn’t even a Lake Powell, known then instead as Lake Powiller. There was no Camp Helen State Park, no Pier Park, no Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport nor many...
By Brittany Kirke
Last December, we met the knife-crafting veteran Michael Olson and his furry sidekick, Ruger. This dynamic duo is back at it again with more custom creations to back the brave men and women who put their lives on the line protecting our country.
“Truly America’s bravest firefighters, finest...
By Ed Offley
Panama City Beach is gearing up for a major public works spending campaign in the upcoming 2022-23 fiscal year that will accelerate modernization of the city’s street system under the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) program.
Flush with anticipated revenues of $58.3 from surging business tax revenues and other...
Fall is approaching and that means Florida black bears are traveling and searching for food. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reminds you to help protect both people and bears by securing garbage and other items that could attract these animals to your yard or neighborhood.
Each fall, bears...
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert warning the public about a new online scam specifically targeting kids.
Basically, the scam works like this: the child receives a message from an unknown person on social media. The unknown person begins communicating with the child, and a “friend” relationship is...
By Marta Rose-Thorpe
“I was 45 years old before I realized that I was a natural-born producer,” states Kevin Elliott during our recent chat about creativity, community, and his current venture, Wewa Films. “I didn’t know that being a Producer was a job. We see the word ‘Producer,’ but no...
Bill Husfelt, Superintendent, Bay District Schools
By the time you read this, we will have welcomed more than 26,000 students back to school for the 2022-2023 school year. I know I speak for all of us when I say that we’re hoping for the most amazing, most NORMAL school year...
By Julie McConnell, UF/IFAS Extension Bay County
A couple of months ago I wrote about my favorite tree, the bald cypress, and thought it might be fun to share some of my other garden favorites this summer. I only have space for about 500 words and a few pictures, so...
International Beach Games (August 13)
The International Beach Games is Florida’s Olympic-style sports festival held on Florida’s finest beaches. Competitions over the years have included beach volleyball, tennis, soccer and more. Come out to Russell-Fields City Pier this August to check out the exciting event. For details, visit: https://bit.ly/3RdKJKC.
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From Mayor Mark Sheldon
Earlier this year, the City hired The Corradino Group out of south Florida to serve as project managers over the Front Beach Road CRA (Community Redevelopment Area) project. We did this in order to have greater daily oversight over the construction of what is probably the...