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Community cleanup at Merritt Brown Middle School
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -Merrit Brown Middle School got a refresh before the first day of school. Volunteers from Florida Power & Light and Hiland Park Baptist Church Youth Group helped trim bushes, plant trees, and move furniture around the school. The principal tells NewsChannel 7 all of the tasks...
Panama City Beach implements strict double red flag policy to improve water safety
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – The Panama City Beach City Council members continue to search for ways to enhance beach safety. They approved a change to the double red flag law on Thursday morning. That change will most likely result in a lot more citations for double red flag violators. The Panama City Beach […]
Early Learning Coalition of NWFL VPK Registration
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Giving your child a jump start on their educational journey!. Thursday, on Newschannel 7 at 4 p.m., Tami Valdez and Lindsay Holmes from the Early Learning Coalition NWFL joined us to tell us all about VPK registration. VPK is a state funded educational program that...
State gives the Collegiate School FSU PC “A” rating
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Florida Department of Education has designated the Collegiate School Florida State University Panama City as an “A” school. According to a press release from FSU PC, The Collegiate School at Florida State University Panama City has received the designation from the state within its first year of operation.
Gibbs Construction Cardinals get dramatic win at Grand Slam World Series
The Gibbs Construction Cardinals had to wait 5½ hours because of a weather to play their winners’ bracket game Thursday at the Grand Slam World Series in Panama City, Florida. When the Cardinals finally took the field against Birmingham-based Over the Mountain Baseball Club, they found themselves down...
Support students and teachers at Panhandle wide event
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Multiple Panhandle organizations including the United Way of Northwest Florida and CPAR are working together to provide school supplies for both teachers and students this weekend. From 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 27 at six different Walmart locations across the Panhandle, you can donate money or school materials. […]
Panama City Commision votes to raise millage rate cap
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - At the Panama City Commission special meeting on Thursday, July 25, the city leaders voted 3 to 2 to raise the millage rate cap by .5. That decision came after a six-hour meeting where the heads of each city department proposed their needs to the commission and a draft of the city budget for 2025.
The wait is almost over for GCSC’s new Natural Sciences building
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Gulf Coast State College staff and students have been waiting for a new science facility for more than a decade. The wait is almost over. The new natural sciences building is taking shape as a premiere environment for teaching and learning the sciences. The brand-new 43,000-square-foot 3-story building will welcome […]
News 13 Pet Adoption Option: Geneva
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Meet Geneva, News 13’s Pet Adoption Option of the Week! This 5-year-old tricolor Chihuahua is available for adoption at the Bay County Animal Shelter. Learn more about other adoptable animals at the shelter. Bay County Animal Control is located at 6401 Bay Line Drive, Panama City, FL 32404, or call […]
HURRICANE CENTER: System Still Tracking Towards Florida, But It’s Very, Very Early
BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — With the disclaimer that it is way, way too early to be concerned, the system that the National Hurricane Center started tracking late Friday is still tracking towards South Florida Saturday morning. The system, which notably has just a… Read More »HURRICANE CENTER: System Still Tracking Towards Florida, But It’s Very, Very Early
Some Florida condo owners facing deadline as Castle Key drops insurance policies
Some 33,000 Floridians will be getting notified through next year that Allstate’s Florida subsidiaries are dropping their insurance policies, and some are getting the news during a particularly nerve-wracking time to start looking for coverage: hurricane season. That reduction decreases Castle Key Insurance and Castle Key Indemnity’s policyholders by about 12% in the...
Medical marijuana biz booming on Nine Mile; adult use could take industry even higher
Another cannabis dispensary is opening on Nine Mile Road at the former home of Wingz2Go, marking the sixth dispensary on the major road. Curaleaf is the latest medical marijuana vendor to join Nine Mile Road, but they haven’t opened up just yet. Curaleaf has one operating store in Escambia County at 5090 N....
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