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Graceville cancels varsity football prior to season
GRACEVILLE, Fla. (WMBB) – With just three days until the preseason begins, Graceville High School has canceled its varsity football season due to a lack of numbers on the roster. The Tigers went through spring and summer operations with around 19 players under first-year head coach, Richard Koonce. Right before school began, six players transferred […]
Levin Papantonio offers free legal classes in Pensacola this September
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Levin Papantonio Law Firm is presenting another year of the People’s Law School starting on Sept. 5. Free classes will be held every Thursday in September at the Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center. Anyone in the Pensacola community and surrounding areas who is interested in...
City of Niceville announces it will host its first Veterans Day parade
NICEVILLE — The city of Niceville has announced that it will host its inaugural Veterans Day parade later this year, honoring men and women who served in the Armed Forces. Here is what you need to know: When is the parade? The parade will be held on Saturday, Nov. 9, and will begin promptly...
Jacksonville-based nonprofit launches affordable housing fund to boost its work in Northeast Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ability Housing, a Jacksonville-based nonprofit developer of affordable housing, announced Wednesday the launch of a fund that will help boost its work in Northeast and Central Florida. According to a release, the fund was possible thanks to an initial investment of $3.75 million from the Capital...
Whataburger announces its southernmost Florida location yet, but what about Orlando?
TAMPA, Fla. - Whataburger is turning up the heat in Florida, with plans to launch its southernmost spots yet in the Sunshine State. The Texas-based 24-hour burger chain announced last week it's set to make its debut (again) in Tampa in 2026. Whataburger has not yet revealed where these locations...
Student arrested for posting school threat against school staff member
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Bay District Schools sent out an alert to parents Thursday morning after a student was arrested for allegedly posting a threat against a school staff member on social media. On BDS’ Facebook page, they say, “Students who make these kinds of threats are often angry...
Operation HOPE seminar will teach a variety of financial topics
PANAMA CITY − FSU Panama City and Cadence Bank are getting together to help the community learn more about lowering interest rates, student loans and small-business loans. The "Operation HOPE" seminar will be held Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 4750 Collegiate Drive. Mark Robinson, financial wellbeing coach of Operation HOPE, will...
Morning Extra: Top stories from Wed. Aug. 14
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - On the Wednesday August 14 edition of ‘Morning Extra’ on WJHG’s website, morning anchor Mel Zosh discussed local headlines, Florida news, national and international headlines and more. Highlights from NewsChannel 7 Today on Wednesday:. We featured a fall fashion ‘Wear It...
Outspoken school board conservative resigns, citing move to Florida
An outspoken conservative and parental rights advocate who was often a dissenting voice in policy discussions has resigned from the local school board, citing a planned move to Florida. Brandy Robertson, of Bowdoin, had been vice chair of the Maine School Administrative District 75 Board of Directors for about a...
AI Tapped to Better Detect Disease Threat in Strawberries
University of Florida scientists continue to search for ways to help growers control diseases that can damage strawberries. For more than a decade, Florida farmers have used the UF/IFAS-designed Strawberry Advisory System (SAS) to tell them when to spray fungicides to prevent plant diseases. In newly published research, UF/IFAS Professors Won Suk “Daniel” Lee and Natalia Peres look to strengthen the SAS by showing how artificial intelligence (AI) can improve leaf wetness detection.
FHP: Person killed on Florida’s Turnpike was walking on the highway
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a crash around 3:43 a.m. Thursday morning on the Florida Turnpike Northbound at mile marker 261. According to a report, two vehicles were traveling northbound on the turnpike north of I-4. A pedestrian was walking across the turnpike and in...
UNITED FOOD BANK GETS $2 MILLION GRANT FROM STATE
The NEW BUILDING CAN NOW BE FINISHED to help make a difference in the community. Thanks to Florida Senator Danny Burgess, and Florida Representative Lawrence McClure, the state of Florida gave a $2 million grant that allows the United Food Bank of Plant City (UFB) to complete its new facility on Alsobrook St. Since October 2023, the food bank has been operating out of a building on the Hillsborough Community College campus in Plant City.
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