Southport
LATEST NEWS
Cocoa Beach Chamber’s Cory Skeates Appointed to Florida Association of Chamber Professionals Board of Directors
BREVARD COUNTY • COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA – The Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Chamber Vice President of Community Development, Cory Skeates has been appointed to the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals Board of Directors for a three-year term starting September 2024. In this role, Skeates will...
Sizzlin' summery heat returns today, some minor changes tomorrow
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Good Wednesday morning everyone! Not much has changed in the forecast from yesterday to today. It’s a quiet start on satellite and radar this morning with mainly clear skies. We’ll be off to a sunny start and see quite a bit of sunshine throughout the day ahead.
Center For The Arts Exhibits
PANAMA CITY, FL – September brings three of the summer’s finest exhibits to the Center for the Arts. The Main Gallery features a collection of works by Morgan Summers. Local artist Heidi Johnson is featured in the Miller Gallery, and Cathy Baker-Ramsey’s work honors Craniosynostosis Awareness Month in the Spotlight Gallery. The public is invited to the opening reception on Friday, September 6 from 5-7pm. These exhibits will be on display through September 28.
Panama City Beach Council discusses changing municipal elections from April to November
PANAMA CITY BEACH − Local officials are considering an ordinance to change election dates on the Beach. In a special meeting Thursday afternoon, Panama City Beach City Council members discussed an ordinance that would change the city's municipal election dates to coincide with federal, state and county elections. City elections currently are held...
SpaceX launches Maxar 2 mission into orbit from Florida on Thursday: Watch replay
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - SpaceX launched the Maxar 2 mission on Thursday morning from Florida. A Falcon 9 rocket launched the mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9 a.m. The Maxar 2 mission is the second of three missions with Maxar to...
Hurricane Ernesto’s impact on local surf breaks and the unusual conditions for the Hammerhead Ocean Marathon
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Hurricane Ernesto, while posing no direct threat to the Eastern United States, is forecasted to pass 940 miles east of Jacksonville on Friday night as a Category 3 hurricane. The storm’s path raises concerns for Bermuda, which could face significant impacts as the hurricane passes directly...
Chick-fil-A to open Florida's first drive-thru only location on the Treasure Coast
Florida's first drive-thru-only Chick-fil-A will open Thursday in Vero Beach. The new Chick-fil-A is at 1481 U.S. 1, the former site of Poinsettia Groves, a fruit shipper that opened in 1947. ...
Pedestrian dies after struck by car in The Villages
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car early Wednesday morning in The Villages. The woman was struck at about 7 a.m. at Old Mill Run and Buena Vista Boulevard near Lake Sumter Landing. The woman was transported from the scene as a trauma alert, but died of...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.