By Anna McKay
Northwest Florida has rich wetlands and natural wildlife in abundance, but that often gets overlooked in pursuit of beachier pursuits. Look a little though, and you’ll find in and around Panama City Beach a variety of opportunities for outdoor recreation enthusiasts. Both locals and tourists alike can...
By Julie McConnell, UF/IFAS Extension Bay County
In my 8-plus years as an extension agent one of the most frequent errors I see in home landscape maintenance involves improper watering techniques. Landscape and turf irrigation systems help to establish plants and provide supplemental water when rainfall is scarce, but it...
Panama City’s beloved Corks ‘N Canvases event has gotten a makeover, so we’d like to cordially invite you to The Big Event Presented by Bill Cramer Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at The Barn at Wicked Wheel! This past year has been filled with challenges...
By James Clauson, Director
The Beach Mosquito Control District was originally formed as ‘The Gulf Mosquito Control District’ on October 14, 1952, when the citizens of the Panama City Beach area voted to tax themselves and create a mosquito control district. The District’s name was changed to ‘The Beach Mosquito...
By Glenda Nouskhajian, Principal, Hutchison Beach Elementary School
At a time when things in the world are uncertain, Hutchison Beach Elementary School continues its rich tradition of embracing a global community. Beach welcomes children from around the world as the ‘Newcomer’ school for the Panama City Beach area. This means...
Tessa Broadwater’s job is to illuminate our lives, literally. She studied interior design at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and now designs lighting spaces for others on the Emerald Coast. “I am a lighting specialist and designer,” she says. “I help select, design and provide lighting fixtures and home...
From Mayor Sheldon
We are all excited about entering this new year, hoping we can soon put the pandemic behind us. There is much hope on the horizon, and we expect to see great things happening in our great City this year.
Through our strategic, business, and financial plans, all adopted...
By Marta Rose-Thorpe
Tell us about Club 360: Women Helping Women Full Circle.
Club 360 was founded in October of 2019 with the purpose to provide the opportunity for women leaders in our community to give back full circle. This includes engaging girls at a young age to learn about future...
By Bill Husfelt, Superintendent, Bay District Schools
By now I think everyone knows we’re building a new school at the beach and that we plan to welcome students in kindergarten through second grade, to the A. Gary Walsingham Academy in August of 2021.
What you may not be as familiar with,...
By Julie McConnell, UF/IFAS Extension Bay County
Palms are synonymous with Florida landscapes, but a lot of people aren’t really sure how to care for them. I get a lot of calls about palms in decline and although there isn’t always a single cause, one maintenance practice I see that...
