After Hurricane Michael, some Mexico Beach homes went untouched, others heavily damaged, and many were swept into the Gulf leaving almost no trace they were ever there.
Those in Mexico Beach are still working hard to recover. You can see less debris on the streets every week. The city's only grocery store is heavily damaged, and, as we know, most homes and businesses faced the same reality.
For nearly two months, dozens of displaced people lived in tents at the Forest Park United Methodist Church in Panama City. This tent city, was home for workers, locals and homeless.
Florida's budget will face increased pressure from the impact of Hurricane Michael, a new report reviewed Wednesday by the Senate Appropriations Committee showed.
(The News Service of Flordia) Safe corners in classrooms, locked or staffed doors and gates and "Code Red" policies are some of the basics recommended by a state panel created to investigate the Broward County school shooting this year that left 14 students and three faculty members dead.
WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone provider, announced in a press release on December 12, 2018, the company's rebuild of its network in Panama City is nearing completion.
The driver in a fatal crash from Labor Day weekend was nearly four times over the legal limit when drove away from law enforcement officers and caused a crash that killed himself, two people in a separate vehicle and critically injured his passenger, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol.
Rebuilding our community is going to take work, faith and of course money and one group is hoping to take that load off and ensure the community is back even stronger.
Some displaced Bay County students are a step closer to returning to their normal school campuses. On Tuesday, reconstruction projects for three Bay County schools got the green light from the school board.
Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford has been chosen by Governor Elect Ron Desantis to serve on the Transition Adivsory Committee on Public Safety. Sheriff Ford was one of 45 people chosen to the committee.
When Hurricane Michael was at it's worst, first responders had to take shelter just like everyone else bu that didn't stop the hundreds of people from calling the Bay County Emergency Operations Center for help.
Students from the Cosmetology School at Haney Technical Center gave free haircuts to kids. On Dec. 11, 2018 they went to Oakland Terrace Elementary School around 9 am and stayed until 1 pm.
The deadline for anyone staying in tents at forest park united methodist church to leave was Dec. 11, 2018 and 1 pm. The Panama City Police Department was on scene to make sure the pack up went smoothly.
