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By Marta Rose-Thorpe Our honeybees are critical. Einstein said if we lose our honeybees, we’re doomed as a planet. Doomed? Yes, doomed! Honeybees are vital to our pollination. I started taking more of an interest in bee and butterfly gardens when I saw a few alongside Beck Avenue in Historic...

Gulf Coast State College is pleased to announce that they have made an offer to Coach Younger to become the new Head Baseball Coach pending further employment verification. Coach Younger will begin work immediately to assist with the recruiting efforts for the 2022 baseball season. Tyler Younger has an extensive...

This year’s Summer Reading theme is “Tails and Tales” for the Northwest Regional Library System (NWRLS). All summer virtual programs and in-house activities are free of charge. Recorded programs will release on the specified date/time through the Bay County Public Library and Panama City Beach Public Library Facebook pages...

The Treasure Box by C&M 1711 Thomas Drive, PCB | (850) 249-1388 The Treasure Box is just that, over 5000 sq. ft. of treasures. There is literally something for everyone here where shabby meets chic. We offer a variety of shabby chic furniture, decor, yard art, and so much more. We...

The Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce’s celebratory Annual Awards Dinner was a night of recognition where they honored five of their outstanding members on Thursday, May 27, at Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort. “It was great getting the membership together to recognize business leaders for everything they do to...

Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born in Birmingham, Alabama, but I have been living in Panama City since 1984. I am happy to consider this my home. Tell us about your family. I have been happily married to Scott Duvall for the past nine years. I...

By Julie McConnell, UF/IFAS Extension Bay County “I never see fireflies anymore, where did they go?” I get asked this a lot and it always catches me by surprise because I see them at my house every summer. Like most things in nature, the answer is not simple because there...

By Bill Husfelt, Superintendent, Bay District Schools May is an exciting time in the school system and by the time you read this, we will have graduated the Class of 2021 with as much pomp and circumstance as possible! This year we also tried our hand at something new for our...

Eddie Summers, Operations Team Leader, Beach Mosquito Control District Mosquito control is not just about a person driving a spray truck. Behind the scenes, there are many technical aspects to conducting mosquito control operations. One technical aspect involved is the use of a livestream database and GPS tracking technology. This...

By Clint Whitfield, Principal, Breakfast Point Academy We knew that this school year was going to produce challenges and obstacles that we’d likely never before experienced. However, I could not be prouder of our Stingray staff, students, parents, and community for coming together to keep our students in school. We...