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Bay County EMS expecting new vehicle maintenance facility
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — Bay County emergency services are trying to cut vehicle maintenance costs. They plan on doing so through a new, in-house maintenance facility. Emergency vehicles get a lot of preventative work done so they run efficiently when needed, but maintenance costs add up quickly. Over the past 3 fiscal years, $1.7 […]
First ever ‘Born Learning’ trail comes to Bay County
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) —A local company is partnering with a civic organization to celebrate Earth Day. Volunteers from United Way of Northwest Florida and Kraton Corporation unveiled a ‘Born Learning’ trail. This is the first-born learning trail in Bay County. Born Learning is part of the United Way campaign to help parents and caregivers […]
Bay County Mosquito Control initiated prevention efforts
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — The warm and rainy spring weather creates the perfect breeding conditions for mosquitoes. Bay County Mosquito Control began spraying repellent the past few weeks to keep the bugs at bay. “We noticed in our surveillance traps that we had more mosquitoes, so we initiated spraying at that time,” Bay County […]
Medical Monday: New Parent Class
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - They say it takes a village to raise a child. That’s where local pediatricians are hoping to help. In this edition of NewsChannel 7′s ‘Medical Monday,’ we discussed a new parent class in May. APRN Lynn Troncale and PA-C Derek Holman...
Oscar Patterson Elementary’s mental health professional always puts others first
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Being a mental health professional at an elementary school is a very serious and vital job. From constantly checking in on them to making sure they are heard, the role requires plenty of patience and love. Oscar Patterson Elementary’s mental health professional J.T. Kinnear is in his second year at […]
'A great place': Ethan Register secures Ward 2 seat on Panama City Beach Council
PANAMA CITY BEACH — There soon will be another new face on the Panama City Beach City Council. Along with gaining a new mayor in Stuart Tettemer, the City Council is slated to welcome Ethan Register as its Ward 2 member. Register, who ran unopposed for the position in the 2024 municipal elections in Bay County, will replace Phil Chester, who has reached his term limit.
Speed limit changes on Back Beach Road
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - If you’ve driven down US-98 in Panama City Beach, commonly known as Back Beach Rd, the ongoing construction is hard to miss. However, what might escape notice are the frequent changes in speed limits along this stretch of road. From Mandy Lane to Richard...
Mosley alum Jake Finch talks about huge win at Talladega over the weekend
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -To say this past weekend was a big weekend for Jake Finch would be a bit of an understatement. The 18 year old is still celebrating his first win on the ARCA National Series, with that win coming in the race in the General Tire 200 at Talladega Saturday. Not only did the Mosley alum win the race, he absolutely dominated it, going flag to flag, starting on the pole and leading all 76 laps in the number 20 Toyota. Jake showing some expertise as he held off four other drivers here in the final lap, eventually beating second place finisher Kris Wright by less than two-tenths of a second. Monday I spoke with Jake about what this win means to him! ”Yeah, obviously I try not to get too ahead of myself, right.” Jake told me via Zoom. “We’re still early in the season only being the second national series race, maybe the third. It’s a super big win, super big for my family, my friends and hopefully Lynn Haven as well. But I think the biggest thing is to try to regroup and get focused for the next race. And I think my goal for 2024 is to go out here and win absolutely as many races as I can. And prove not only to myself, but to other teams out there, you know that I can do this for a living. So hopefully we can keep doing this, and hopefully get a next step next year as well.”
Construction Hike for Hope
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -Michelle Davis from Construction Partners, Inc. joins us to talk about Construction Hike for Hope, an event over the weekend meant to engage the construction industry on the importance of mental health and suicide prevention. The hike began at the Panama City Beach Conservation Park...
Keeping warm with rain chances by Sunday
Panama City Fla. (WMBB) – Clouds will be in and out of the area over the next few days but we will remain warm. We should see fog and patchy dense fog develop Thursday to Saturday nights into the early morning hours. The fog will mix out pretty quickly after sunrise each day. Saturday will bring a chance at a shower or storm mostly for areas along and to the north of I-10. A shower or storm south of there can’t be ruled out Saturday. Sunday will be cloudy and cooler but showers and storms will likely be a late afternoon or overnight affair. The front will move through in the late night hours with any storms ahead of the front a very low-end severe risk is possible but a tornado risk is not likely. Overall severe concerns are minimal at the moment. Rain totals will be dependent on if you see a storm or not but most of us should see less than 2 inches of rain with most seeing less than an inch. Monday will bring a brief bout of dry air that will move out as quickly as it moves in. We should have a warmup by the middle of next week temps will flirt with the upper 80s once again.
Monday Evening Forecast
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - It’s going to be a quiet night tonight in NWFL w/lows in the 40s inland and low to mid 50s at the coast. Skies will be sunny on Tuesday w/highs in the mid 70s (coast) and near 80 (inland). Over the course of the rest of the week we will see a nice warm up with highs reach the low to mid 80s at the coast and mid to upper 80s inland. Rain chances are slim to non through the coming weekend. Temperatures are expected to be above average with below average precipitation through the rest of April into the 1st week of May.
“Walk in My Shoes” trek making stop in Panama City
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - An important trek that raises awareness for child sexual abuse is making its final stop in Panama City. Florida-based non-profit, Lauren’s Kids, announced their return of “Walk in My Shoes”, a 1,500-mile walk that spans across the state to raise awareness, educate and empower survivors of abuse.
19-year-old arrested after threatening family in Jackson County
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A man is in custody after threatening a family member with a gun. On Monday, troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol were reportedly called to a domestic incident on Interstate 10 at mile marker 159. FHP says the family member had gotten the 19-year-old out...
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