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Bay District Schools wrap up successful school year
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – As the old song says, school’s out for the summer, at least here in Bay County. Students attended a half day of classes today before the final bell rang. Bay district school buses made their final routes Friday afternoon. More than 28,000 students from 45 different schools had an early release. […]
Student at Rutherford High in Panama City is awarded National Merit Scholarship
PANAMA CITY − Abdullah Mubarak, a Rutherford High School graduating senior, has won a 2024 $2,500 National Merit Scholarship. Mubarak, 17, is the only Bay County student to win the scholarship. Adullah obtained an unweighted GPA of 4.0 and a weighted GPA of 4.7. "It feels good to be chosen out of very few...
Bay County teacher recognized by Tyndall Air Force Association
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – On Wednesday, a Panama City teacher received a special award from the Tyndall Air Force Association. Holy Nativity Episcopal School’s Jeremy Brannon was named AFA Teacher of the Year at an end-of-the-year awards ceremony. This is the first initiative the Tyndall AFA Chapter has overtaken in six years. Brannon was […]
Bay high school student faces possible criminal charges for bringing toy gun on campus
PANAMA CITY — A local high school student faces possible criminal charges for bringing a toy gun that shoots water pellets on campus. In a Facebook Post on Monday, officials with Bay District Schools reminded parents that students cannot bring any toy guns to school, even if they are not considered dangerous.
NBH’s Peralta signs with Brewton Parker College
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – North Bay Haven senior girls wrestler, Bryanna Peralta signed a scholarship with Brewton Parker College on Thursday afternoon. Peralta is the first girls wrestler at North Bay Haven and just the third in Bay County history to sign a wrestling scholarship.
Mosley promotes Doug Lee as head baseball coach
LYNN HAVEN, Fla. (WMBB) – Mosley High School Athletic Director Doug Lee has been promoted from interim head baseball coach to the Dolphin’s full-time head coach. Lee was named the interim HC at the beginning of April when Mosley fired Hall of Fame coach, Bobby Howard. The Dolphins were 7-10 at the time of Howard’s […]
Dr. Tibbetts retires after 50-plus years in education
SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — An educator of more than 50 years and local principal for more than a decade is boxing up her dry-erase markers this month. Alexis Tibbetts has served as the principal of South Walton High School for 10 years. This month the long time educator celebrated her retirement surrounded […]
Spring game takeaways: Offense at a premium in Bay County football spring games
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Last week Thursday Bay County football teams suited up and gave us a glimpse of what will come this fall at the spring game classics. Find below the key takeaways for each team as they head into the summer workouts. High school footballBay County Spring...
South Walton baseball's dominant playoff path has them one win from 4A state title
South Walton baseball entered the playoffs with the best strength of schedule in all of Class 4A, a sign of the dominant path it would forge. After capturing a District 1 title, the Seahawks run-ruled West Florida 10-0, felled Bishop Kenny 5-2, staged a sixth-inning comeback in a 6-1 victory over Arnold and, on Tuesday, jumped all over Merritt Island as Charlie Willcox blasted a three-run homer and Coleman Borthwick and Braxton Varnes missed barrels in a 7-3 win to advance to the FHSAA state championship game.
New flight school in Panama City Beach celebrated grand opening
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – There’s a new flight school in Panama City Beach. Patriot Pilot Academy celebrated its grand opening on Saturday. The school is located at a hangar next to North-West Florida Beaches International Airport. Patriot Pilot Academy Director of Operations and owner Chad Kotajarvi says the school opened last August. He waited […]
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