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City of Tallahassee discusses FSU ownership of Tallahassee Memorial Hospital

2 weeks ago | mypanhandle.com | Jack Hull |Riley Lehman

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Tallahassee Memorial Hospital officials and the city of Tallahassee are at odds over ongoing talks of a new academic medical center. The upcoming Panama City Beach location could come within the feud’s crosshairs. The Tallahassee Democrat reports that TMH leaders met with officials from the city and FSU on Saturday.
Gulf World Marine Institute releases 4 cold-stunned sea turtles back into the Gulf

Jan 17, 2025 | mypanhandle.com | Riley Lehman

GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – More than 50 people came to Salinas Park Gulfside to watch four cold-stunned juvenile green sea turtles return to the Gulf. When the water temperature in shallow bays drops below 50 degrees, sea turtles can become cold-stunned, entering a comatose state. “A sea turtle gets uncomfortable. They can’t move. Their internal organs are still working, so their vitals are still kept going.
5th annual Florida Panhandle Toy Expo is in Panama City this weekend

Jan 17, 2025 | mypanhandle.com | Riley Lehman

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – No matter how old you are, you have the opportunity this weekend to be a kid again. A free event for toy enthusiasts is back for its 5th year in Panama City. The 5th annual Florida Panhandle Toy Expo is happening at the Central Panhandle Fairgrounds. More than 60 vendors are participating, with 130 tables of toys, all for sale. Show creator Tim Pattison says people travel from Alabama, Louisiana, and even California to attend the show.
New Horizons Learning Center mentorship program empowers students

Jan 16, 2025 | mypanhandle.com | Riley Lehman

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – January is National Mentoring Month, and one local school’s mentorship program is empowering students. New Horizons Learning Center is a behavior school for 6th through 12th-grade students. The 26-year-old mentor program matches students with a mentor they meet for one hour each week. They don’t focus on academics or behavior. Instead, they have lunch, play board games and connect. Students receive support from someone other than their teacher or parent.
Home Depot volunteers and St. Andrews Bay students build furniture for local veterans

Jan 16, 2025 | mypanhandle.com | Riley Lehman

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Home Depot volunteers teamed up with St. Andrews STEM Academy students to build wooden furniture at the ToolBank USA warehouse. The volunteer effort is one of many happening nationwide. “Our core value is giving back and we really care about giving back to our communities because our communities are what takes care of us and our veterans,” Home Depot Store Manager Christopher Holland said. Home Depot has a national partnership will ToolBank USA.
Panama City continues to repair out-of-service fire hydrants

Jan 15, 2025 | mypanhandle.com | Riley Lehman

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – In November 2023, a fire destroyed the St. Andrews Yacht Club. A fire hydrant right across the street was not working. Fire officials say that the hydrant would not have made a difference, but it did reveal that the city’s hydrant system had some problems. At that time there were about 1,800 fire hydrants in Panama City. 70 of those were out of service, and another 44 needed some repairs. There are now 1,928 fire hydrants in the city. Of those, 67 are out of service.
Public input needed to create Majette Park master plan

Jan 15, 2025 | mypanhandle.com | Riley Lehman

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Parks and Recreation officials are creating a master plan for the park off Majette Tower Road. The property was an old landfill until the county built Majette Dunes Golf Course on the 300-acre site. After the golf course closed, the land was transformed into a disk golf course. There’s a lot of open space with walking trails, a community center, and the Parks and Recreation offices. There’s a lot more room for additional features.
“Parents Against Predators” Workshop educates parents on internet dangers

Jan 14, 2025 | mypanhandle.com | Riley Lehman

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – More than 60 parents and their children attended Tuesday’s “Parents Against Predators” Workshop. The first thing Chief J.R. Talamantez did was tell the kids to hand over their phones to their parents along with their passwords. The kids then went to a separate session, while the parents got the ugly truths about predators. Chief Talamantez shared his experiences catching child predators, including the story of one predator he caught here in Bay County.
Plumbers repair fewer frozen pipes this year

Jan 13, 2025 | mypanhandle.com | Riley Lehman

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Frozen pipes can cause water damage, water intrusion, and can knock out your water service. Last week’s temperatures didn’t impact as many resident’s pipes as it has in years past. Peaden plumbers say they only repaired 10 to 20 pipes over the past week.
Spay and Neuter Voucher Program helps reduce feral cat population

Jan 13, 2025 | mypanhandle.com | Riley Lehman

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Panama City Beach officials have instituted a new program that will hopefully reduce the feral cat population. Operation Spay Bay is working with the city to spay stray cats for free. The city is handing out spay and neuter vouchers to provide services for 800 stray cats. One female cat can produce a litter of 6 to 9 kittens every 9 weeks. Spay Bay usually charges $50 to fix an outdoor cat. City officials have allocated $40,000 to the project.