By Ed Offley
Do you have a good cause aimed at helping the Panama City Beach community?
If so, April Wilkes would like to hear from you. And if your organization qualifies, she would like to provide you with the money to make your endeavor a success.
For nearly a quarter-century, the...
Pier Park will host its third Back to School Supply Drive July 25 through August 7, 2022 to coincide with Florida’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday. The drive will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bay County.
Residents and visitors can drop off their school supply donations at the Mall...
By Julie McConnell, UF/IFAS Extension Bay County
Other than moving to the Arctic, how can you minimize the risk of being attacked by blood feeding insects this summer? Understanding the habitat needs and behavior of mosquitoes, yellow files, deer flies, and horse flies is key. Mosquito control does a great...
Courtesy of the BCSO
Teen Driver Challenge is once again being offered by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. Not a basic driving course, the Teen Driver Challenge teaches vehicle dynamics and handling and will take your young driver to the next level of defensive driving skills.
The Teen Driver Course will...
By Laura Laspee
Anyone who meets Minister Kerry Knight quickly learns that he has a passion for preaching. He is the Pulpit Minister of the Emerald Beach Church of Christ located at 301 Alf Coleman Road, Panama City Beach, FL 32407. The Church is conveniently located across from Shipwreck Island...
By Ed Offley
It was a moonlit summer night in the Gulf of Mexico as the 8,032-ton British oil tanker Empire Mica steamed slowly along the Panhandle coast, heading from Texas to the British Isles via the Florida Strait. No land was in sight, but lookouts could make out a...
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office was awarded the third Excelsior-level Accreditation status today by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA).
To achieve Accreditation, the agency underwent an on-site examination of the Bay County Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. This is done every three...
By Jim Jaquess
Governor DeSantis recently signed into law more than $1.2 billion of tax relief for Floridians. The new law creates 10 sales tax holidays for a variety of items commonly purchased by Florida families, including fuel, diapers, disaster supplies and tools.
“Florida’s economy has consistently outpaced the nation, but...
With a Northwest Regional Library System library card, you can check out a Real Florida Reader Day Pass that provides free park admission to Florida’s state parks. If you don’t have a library card, visit your local library to get one. The library card and park pass are free!...
The most valuable investment we can make is in our children’s education. When we make education a priority, we give our children opportunity.
— Martin O’Malley
By Beth Deluzain
Where do you look when there simply aren’t enough funds to support all the exciting ideas that educators have for serving students?...