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Panama City Beach, FL

Panama City, FL

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A decades-old staple in Downtown Panama City has been shut since Hurricane Michael. However, its opening date is inching closer. City officials say the beloved T-dock at the Panama City Marina is expected to open next month. “The city workers are doing a great job...

Downtown Panama City T-dock expected to reopen in July

Sneads, FL

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -The First Ladies of Sneads is hosting the Lake Seminole Fest on Friday, June 9. The goal of the event is to help raise money to restore the community playground and eventually build a splash pad for that area. The Lake Seminole Fest will be at...

Lake Seminole Fest this Friday in Sneads

Freeport, FL

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Local Historian Bill Hudson is back at it again sharing the archives of the Panhandle. In this clip, we’re going back to Freeport for a close mayoral race, taking a look at commercials featuring hand puppets, and featuring a little NewsChannel 7 history as well.

Time Travel Tuesday

A decades-old staple in downtown Panama City has been shut since Hurricane Michael. But its opening date is inching closer. Former Lynn Haven mayor, Margo Anderson, learned Monday she'll spend a month in prison, sentenced for her role in a large city corruption investigation after Hurricane Michael.

The Truman Show anniversary

Tallahassee, FL

Lynn Haven, FL

LYNN HAVEN, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Former Lynn Haven commissioner Antonius Barnes was sentenced Tuesday to 45 days in prison for his role in a large corruption investigation involving city leaders. Barnes was also sentenced to one year of supervised release and must pay restitution. The sentencing took place in federal...

Lynn Haven Commissioner Antonius Barnes sentenced

Destin, FL

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - We’re now in the midst of the Blue Marlin Tournament season. The Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic is just over two weeks away. And the return of the Bay Point tournament, now the Bay Point Billfish Open comes the last week of June. In regards to the Bay Point tourney, certainly the high point of that event’s 27 years was the one thousand-46 pound blue that was hauled in by Conrad Hawkins aboard “Lucky Two” a Destin based boat in 2001. And now the legend of that “grander” lives on at Destin restaurant Boshamps, getting the mounted version of that fish when another restaurant that had it on display, closed!

Legend of the Bay Point “Grander” lives on at Boshamps in Destin

Jackson County, FL

Marianna, FL

MARIANNA, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Helping men overcome life’s toughest challenges is the focus of Chrome, a faith-based recovery center in Marianna. “For men to walk from rescued which is rescued from whatever life’s pains are. The pain of addiction, pain from the loss of family members, poor choices, mental illness,” said David Bottner, CEO of Chrome.

Chrome- A Men’s Rehabilitation Center In Jackson County Holds Official Ribbon Cutting

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Panama City Beach Turtle Watch surveyors report six Loggerhead sea turtle eggs are in the area. They say it takes around 60 days for an egg to hatch. The hatchlings then move as quickly as they can to the water. PCB Turtle Watch Lead Surveyor Nancy Evou said females lay their eggs about two feet deep in the sand.

Sea turtle nesting season taking shape in PCB

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -This year’s Gulf Coast Jam country music festival is breaking records. Gulf Coast Jam officials said they sold out the four-day festival for the first time ever this year. Meaning around 30,000 people attended each night. Jammers came from all 50 states and 14 countries.

Gulf Coast Jam breaks records for 2023 festival

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Panama City Police are asking the public for help in finding a missing juvenile that was last seen on May 31st. Officers say 15-year-old Claire Rodriguez was wearing grey shorts and a long-sleeved blue shirt when she was last seen in Panama City and could be travelling with another teen.

Authorities ask for help in finding missing juvenile

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Former Lynn Haven Mayor Margo Anderson was sentenced to one month in prison, a year of probation and 100 hours of community service. This is for her role in a large city corruption investigation, which took place after Hurricane Michael. Anderson made a plea agreement in...

Margo Anderson sentenced in Lynn Haven city corruption investigation

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Former Lynn Haven Commissioner Antonius Barnes was sentenced to 45 days in prison Tuesday afternoon. He was also handed one year of supervised release and must pay restitution. This took place in federal court in Tallahasee. This was for his role in a large corruption...

Former commissioner sentenced in large Lynn Haven corruption investigation

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Happy Tuesday everyone!. The radar has been fairly quiet today, with just three or four storms across the Panhandle between 3 and 6 p.m. That’s set to change for tomorrow, with a moisture rebound helping to fuel more widely scattered showers and storms throughout Tuesday’s midday and afternoon hours.

Rain coverage increases Tuesday, warmth continues this week

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Gulf Coast Jam wrapped up the four-day country music festival on the beach Sunday. Event officials say thousands of people have been coming out to the concert. “I’d say this is the biggest crowd we’ve had in our history we’ve been running 28 30,000...

Gulf Coast Jam wraps up with the first sold out show in history

Chipley, FL

CHIPLEY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - NewsChannel 7 would like to wish one local veteran a Happy 105th Birthday!. World War II Veteran Oscar “Buck” Buchanan turned 105-years-old Saturday. Relatives say he’s very active and clear-minded. They also say he enjoys doing yard work and feeding animals. Buchanan became an...

Local World War II veteran turns 105

Alaska State

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - 105-year-old Oscar Buchanan is one of the few World War two veterans left. The Chipley man served during the war from 1942 to 1945. “Yeah, you’re afraid because you don’t know what’s going to happen,” said Oscar Buchanan, a WWII veteran.

World War II 105-year-old Veteran

Southport, FL

Callaway, FL

Tyndall Air Force Base, FL

Inlet Beach, FL

Alys Beach, FL

Watersound, FL

Seacrest, FL

Ebro, FL

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Youngstown, FL

Mexico Beach, FL

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Sunny Hills, FL

Santa Rosa Beach, FL

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‘We are a safe town and we will continue to be a safe town’

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Law enforcement officials assure residents safety is not a concern this year just days before the one-year anniversary of what...

‘We are a safe town and we will continue to be a safe town’

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