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Bay County business and community giant dead at 96
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Bay County community giant Johnny Patronis has passed away at the age of 96. Patronis is well known for the highly successful business, Captain Anderson’s in Panama City Beach. He had owned and operated the business alongside his brother Jimmy for decades. In 2015,...
6.5-mile multi-use path opens in Perdido Key
PERDIDO KEY, Fla. -- Escambia County and the Perdido Key community celebrated the completion of the Perdido Key Multi-Use Path on Tuesday with a ribbon cutting. The 8-foot-wide paved path runs along the north side of Perdido Key Drive, providing bicyclists and pedestrians with easier and safer connectivity through Perdido Key.
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola named sole Level 1 trauma center in Panhandle
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola has been designated by the Florida Department of Health as the sole provider of Level 1 trauma care in the Panhandle. The hospital made the announcement on Tuesday. "With this designation, we join an elite group of only 11 Florida hospitals offering Level...
Election 2024: Q&A with House District 76 candidate Steven Ceracche of North Fort Myers
Steven Ceracche says he's always felt the call to help his community. It's a feeling that goes back to his days in the Boy Scouts of America, where he earned the highest honor of Eagle Scout. That's why Ceracche, 41, wants to represent District 76 in the Florida House of Representatives. ...
Volunteers with the ‘Food Compassion Food Bank’ in Ocala fed more than 500 families during food giveaway
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Volunteers with a food pantry are celebrating after they were able to feed hundreds of hungry people in High Springs. Volunteers with the ‘Food Compassion Food Bank’ in Ocala and the Anna James Food Ministry helped supply 14 pallets of food. They say they...
St. Petersburg College gets $7.2 million for a semiconductor and AI program
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced that $7.2 million will go to St. Petersburg College to establish a program that will educate people to work in the semiconductor and artificial intelligence industries. The award includes $3.2 million from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund program and $4 million from the...
Valdosta native honored in pinning ceremony at SRTC-Thomasville
VALDOSTA – Samaria Crumpton, a Valdosta native and Surgical Technology graduate, was recently recognized during a pinning ceremony at SRTC. On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) recognized six graduating Surgical Technology students at a pinning ceremony at SRTC-Thomasville honoring their achievements. The graduating Surgical Technology...
Academy of Science and Technology at Santa Fe looking for 9th graders
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The Academy of Science and Technology is a state-funded school focusing on industry certifications located on Santa Fe College’s Northwest Campus. They had 75 ninth graders and four teachers during the first year of operation. Principal Bill McElroy said they still have 15 spots for...
Valdosta community mourns loss of football star
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Vincent “Sweet Pea” Burns is a Valdosta native who recently died at the age of 43. “Sweet Pea was just larger than life...not only a great football player but a great person, a great teammate...and just a natural born leader. It was devastating news for the whole Lowndes community,” Danny Redshaw, Lowndes County Schools athletic director said.
Melrose Babe Ruth League baseball teams claim state titles
MELROSE, FL (352today.com) – The people of Melrose are beaming with pride. People from the little town in Alachua County made some big noise, with more than just the crack of the bat on the weekend of July 13 and 14 in Live Oak, Florida. They took home two...
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