By Jamie Zimchek
Sally Sparks has a history of helping people, from over three decades with the Bay County sheriff’s office to regular mission trips with her church. Then, in 2009, her youngest son moved out and she didn’t have a mission trip lined up. “I wanted to do something...
By Julie McConnell, UF/IFAS Extension Bay County
Late summer is a great time to observe butterflies visiting gardens in Northwest Florida. Monarchs are probably the most recognized butterfly migrating through, but don’t fixate on only catering to this species. It’s important to make your landscape attractive to a variety of...
By Ed Offley
When the hopper dredge begins pumping 2.1 million cubic yards of slurry along the gulf beachfront at Panama City Beach (see pcbeach.lifemediagrp.com/gulf-beachfront-getting-a-major-facelift/), it will do much more than replace the shoreline eroded by past storms.
It will also bring a bonanza for seashell hunters.
While the waters of the...
By Ed Offley
The world’s most beautiful beaches are about to get even better.
Three years after Hurricane Michael seriously eroded sections of the twenty-seven-mile Gulf beachfront, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to begin a $28.5-million beach renourishment project that will add approximately 2.1 million cubic yards of...
By Bill Husfelt, Superintendent, Bay District Schools
If I had to sum up our return to school with one word I would definitely choose “gratitude.”
As I have visited our schools, I have just been overwhelmed with the continued resilience of our students, the passion and dedication of our employees, and...
By Jamie Zimchek
When it comes to picking the perfect place to spend your golden years, there are a number of reasons Panama City Beach beats out the competition (from the balmy climate to the area’s stunning beaches). But this fine coastal community has more to offer than just sun...
Review by Jack Smith
Every Summer I like to go to my home library and reread some of my favorites. Any publication by Laura Hillenbrand is among those “must be read again.” I first discovered her by reading “Seabiscuit,” the story of the American depression and a small horse that...
The Bay County Public Library Foundation, Inc. recently received a grant from St. Joe Community Foundation. This grant will fund the purchase of additional book inventory for “FLOW,” the Foundations’ Free Library on Wheels. This is the second grant awarded by the St. Joe Community Foundation. In 2019, the...
By Brooke Loyed, Principal, Patronis Elementary School
As we begin the new school year for 2021-2022, our school is buzzing with excitement….excitement for a new year and excitement for what we hope to be a “normal” year. I can honestly say we are already getting a head start due to...
