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Panama City Beach restaurant damaged following fire
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – A Panama City Beach restaurant is damaged after a fire broke out early Wednesday morning. It happened shortly after 4 a.m., at the Hook’d Pier Bar and Grill off Front Beach Rd., right next to the city pier. Hook’d Pier Bar and Grill posted on Facebook stating it was […]
Santa Rosa OKs two residential projects in June for 580+ more homes
Santa Rosa County approved two residential development projects during June, which will add nearly 600 more homes to the county in the near future. The projects were both approved on June 24 and planned for east Milton and Wallace respectively, which is shown in their site plans filed with Santa Rosa County. ...
‘Honoring Our Heroes Career Fair’ in Santa Rosa County helps veterans find jobs
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — CareerSource ESCAROSA and Santa Rosa Economic Development teamed up for the Honoring Our Heroes Career Fair. Officials say the event, aimed to recognize all military, veterans, and spouses looking for employment is important given the rates of unemployment for veterans. Recorded in 2023, 2.8% of Florida’s veterans were unemployed. […]
FAMU law and nursing programs threatened with closure for poor student performance
Fewer than half of Florida A&M University College of Law students passed the Florida Bar exam on the first attempt last year, prompting a Florida State University System governor to warn he is prepared to eliminate that program if the numbers do not improve. The approved goal for the FAMU...
Take a look: The Monroe, anchor restaurant at SoMo Walls, has soft opening
Glasses clinked and camera shutters snapped Tuesday, as the first wave of patrons filled the luxurious dining room at SoMo Walls' anchor tenant, The Monroe, an upscale eatery that has launched its month-long soft opening. Developer Bugra Demirel described Tuesday night as "an emotional moment," especially for those who have worked day and night to make it happen. SoMo Walls is on South Monroe Street between Oakland Avenue and Harrison Street, not too far south of...
WTVM Editorial 07/02/24: Don’t Go In The Water
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Many of us love a beach getaway, and living in west Georgia and east Alabama, the Florida panhandle beaches are an easy drive away. But that beautiful beach can hide real danger as the waves roll in and out. All of us need to be smart...
Florida family will be reunited with dogs that went missing in Church Hill three months ago
A Florida family will soon be reunited with their two dogs that went missing more than three months ago while the family was visiting relatives in Church Hill. In late March the Florida family was visiting relatives in Church Hill along with their two family dogs, Macy Lou and Cindy Lou. As the family was packing up to return home the dogs spotted something in the woods and took off...
Local teen to represent Port Charlotte in state pageant
Local teen Aquinnah Mongillo brings glamour and generosity to the community, one rhinestone at a time. The 18-yearold will proudly be on stage representing Port Charlotte in the upcoming Miss Florida Teen USA Pageant. “This is my first-ever pageant, and I am not nervous at all. I am just excited!” said Mongillo. “I cannot wait to get on the stage! […] The post Local teen to represent Port Charlotte in state pageant first appeared on Charlotte County Florida Weekly.
9-year-old floors ‘America's Got Talent’ judges with her cover of a Tina Turner classic
Pranysqa Mishra cruised into the live rounds of "America's Got Talent" with a Golden Buzzer she earned for singing a classic song by one of her favorite artists. The 9-year-old Tampa, Florida, native wowed judges Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel and beloved host Terry Crews with her soulful rendition of Ike and Tina Turner's "River Deep —Mountain High" in the July 2 airing of the show.
UF/IFAS: Heat-related illness toolkit created to help agricultural workers
The Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (SCCAHS) and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) have partnered to create an online toolkit to help protect agricultural workers from the summer heat. Last year’s sweltering summer temperatures convinced SCCAHS leadership that additional promotion about...
How aging veterans are treated like family at medical foster homes
Shantel Cross and her two kids set three places for dinner for the veterans who live at their home in Baltimore — Charles McCoubrey, Peter Samaras and Ekkehard Thies. The three men couldn't be happier to have a seat at the table."It's nice here. And being in a nursing home, they just throw you away, they ignore you. But here we're like part of the family," Samaras said.Medical foster homes are an innovative approach from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who may need extra care later in life. The program began in 2002 in Arkansas, Florida and Puerto...
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