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'I want to build a great culture': Scott Fortier is the new Panama City Swim Team coach
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City Swim Team has announced the hire of its new head coach: Scott Fortier. According to a press release from the Panama City Swim Team, the team is a local competitive swim club that has operated under the guidelines of USA Swimming for the past 70 years. ...
Nonprofit Eco Clean Marine promoting marine life through educational Fish Feeding Machines
A nonprofit organization dedicated to combating plastic pollution and creating awareness about ocean conservation along Alabama beaches is educating Gulf Coast visitors though Fish Feeding Machines. Eco Clean Marine installed the instruments along Fort Morgan, Alabama to Panama City, Florida. The organization also offers e-books to download at the feeder...
Panama City woman appointed on Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board
PANAMA CITY, Fl. (WMBB) – A Panama City woman has been appointed to sit on the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board. Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Nicole Ramos Jones to sit on that board. Ramos Jones is an attorney at Wynn & Associates. Jones received a bachelor’s Degree from Auburn, a master’s from FSU, and her […]
Three Bay County restaurants cited for high-priority violations
You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you. For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring...
Bay County Commissioners review FEMA’s new flooding study
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Bay County property owners may soon have to make new accommodations for flooding. County commissioners are going over the latest Federal Emergency Management Agency coastal flooding study. Based on that study, more areas are now considered prone to flooding. This could mean more people would be required to carry flood […]
More ways to be a big help
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Big Brothers of Big Sisters of Northwest Florida fosters one-on-one mentoring throughout Bay, Walton, and Okaloosa counties. The local non-profit needs more mentors but there are other ways to help if an individual is unable to make that commitment. “For some people being a ‘Big’ is not for them and that’s […]
First responders educate locals and tourists about deadly heat-related illnesses
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The humidity and heat are real across Bay County. With temperatures hitting the 90s, emergency responders are asking for locals and tourists alike to be mindful of the weather. It’s the middle of July, the peak of summer, and the heat is relentless. Heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion, heat […]
Florida panel revises ‘financial statement’ for abortion amendment, drawing accusations of bias
A state panel finalized revisions to a "financial impact" statement for a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion rights, to appear on the November ballot. Supporters accused the panel of using a dirty trick to mislead voters.
Broward sending out thousands of vote-by-mail ballots ahead of Florida primary
MIAMI - The Florida primary election is less than six weeks away and vote-by-mail ballots are headed to voters. On Tuesday, Broward's Supervisor of Elections Office mailed out more than 200,000 vote-by-mail ballots. If voters have already put in a request for a vote-by-mail ballot, the ballot should be in the mailbox in the next couple of days. If you need to register for a vote-by-mail ballot, you have until 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 8, to do so.Vote-by-mail ballots cannot be forwarded. If you want your vote-by-mail ballot sent to an address that's different from the one on file with...
A1A designated Jimmy Buffet Memorial Highway
Islanders take note: It’s time to break out your flip-flops and flowered shirts in remembrance of a tropical tunesmith who turned his love of laid-back beach days and upbeat party songs into a $1 billion fortune. The next time you turn onto Highway A1A, the island’s main thoroughfare, you...
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