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Lynn Haven City Commissioners pass new RV parking regulations

1 week ago | mypanhandle.com | Tom Lewis |Stephanie E Pitts

LYNN HAVEN, Fla. (WMBB) – Lynn Haven has made life a bit easier for residents who own recreational vehicles. City commissioners amended the land development code to modify parking standards for RVs.The new ordinance would allow owners to park the RVs in their front yard, back yard, side yard, or driveway, as long as it is not on the city right-of-way. They said there are 300 RVs currently parked in driveways, some of which may be on city right-of-way.
Panhandle students prepare for summer break as school year ends

1 week ago | mypanhandle.com | Tom Lewis |Stephanie E Pitts

FLORIDA (WMBB) – Panhandle students are making plans for the summer and can’t wait to get out of school. For most, their last day will be sometime this week. But a few local districts got a bit of a head start. The last day of classes in Jackson and Washington County school districts was last Friday, May 23. On Wednesday, May 28, is the last day for students in Bay, Calhoun and Holmes counties. The final day for the Gulf and Okaloosa school districts is on Thursday, May 29.
Gov. Ron DeSantis to decide on customary use bill

1 week ago | mypanhandle.com | Tom Lewis |Stephanie E Pitts

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The customary use bill that passed both the Florida House and Senate a month ago is still not law. Sen. Jay Trumbull, who sponsored the bill, said it went to Gov. Ron DeSantis last week. He expects the governor will sign it into law within the next two weeks. The bill would repeal a 2018 law allowing private beaches in Walton County. Trumbull said he introduced the repeal bill to restore total beach access to the public.
Local students deploy artificial reefs after three month challenge

1 week ago | mypanhandle.com | Tom Lewis |Stephanie E Pitts

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – On Thursday, local students saw all their hard work come to fruition. On May 8, a program sponsored by the Bay County Artificial Reef Association, the University of Florida IFAS Extension, Eastern Shipbuilding Group and some local schools with welding programs. Students at Wewahitchka and Port St. Joe high schools, Haney Technical College and Chipola College participated in the second annual Eastern Shipbuilding Group Coastline Initiative.
Golf cart crash in Bay County leaves three hospitalized

1 week ago | mypanhandle.com | Tom Lewis |Stephanie E Pitts

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Three Louisiana residents are in a local hospital after a traffic crash on Thomas Drive. According to a news release, the crash happened about 12:30 a.m. on Sunday at the intersection of Thomas Drive and Joan Avenue. The Florida Highway Patrol said an 18-year-old man from Montegut, Louisiana, was driving a golf cart with two 17-year-old passengers from Napoleonville, Louisiana. They were stopped at the traffic light when a westbound SUV hit them from behind.
Gayle Farmer Oberst, former Panama City Beach mayor, passes away at 81

2 weeks ago | mypanhandle.com | Tom Lewis |Stephanie E Pitts

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – Former Panama City Beach Mayor Gayle Farmer Oberst has passed away at 81 years old on Saturday. Oberst was born Gayle Farmer in Columbus, Georgia and grew up in South Alabama. She received an MBA from what was then Troy State University. She worked and taught at Troy, Central Texas College, Enterprise State College, and GulfCoast Community College.
Gulf County’s Tupelo Honey Festival returns to Wewahitchka

3 weeks ago | mypanhandle.com | Stephanie E Pitts |Tom Lewis

GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Gulf County has a couple of events this weekend for those who desire fun, or those who need to be industrious. One fan favorite event that Wewahitchka is once again hosting is the Tupelo Honey Festival. The annual festival will celebrate the honey harvesting season on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lake Alice Park in Wewa. Tupelo Honey comes from the white tupelo gum tree, that grows in swampy areas of the southeast, mostly in Florida and Georgia.
Motorcyclist injured in Panama City crash; condition unclear

3 weeks ago | mypanhandle.com | Stephanie E Pitts |Tom Lewis

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Panama City Police are investigating a traffic crash involving a motorcycle around 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Police said the motorcyclist was heading south on Airport Road, approaching the stoplight at Highway 231, when he apparently lost control of the bike and was tossed to the pavement. Police said he was not wearing a motorcycle helmet. Paramedics took him to Ascension Sacred Heart Bay with head injuries. The motorcyclist’s condition is unknown at this time.
Panama City Beach firefighters push for unionization

3 weeks ago | mypanhandle.com | Stephanie E Pitts |Tom Lewis

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – Panama City Beach firefighters have sent Panama City Beach City Officials a notification that they are attempting to unionize the fire department employees. They’ve launched a Facebook page, and if successful, it would be Panama City Beach Professional Firefighters Association Local 5147. But the page does not offer any reasons why workers would want to organize as a union.
NWS Damage Survey results for Saturday’s Tornado event

3 weeks ago | mypanhandle.com | Ross Whitley |Stephanie E Pitts

FLORIDA (WMBB) – A single parent supercell storm produced two long-track tornadoes in the Florida Panhandle into Lower Alabama during the day on Saturday. One EF-1 tornado occurred in Walton County, lifting after crossing I-10 and before reaching Ponce De Leon. Once the supercell entered Holmes County, it produced an even longer and stronger EF-2 tornado, dissipating soon after crossing into Geneva County, Alabama, and causing damage there.