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Florida Celebrates National Nursing Home Week
Last Updated: 11:17 AM 05/11/12 - Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home in Springfield is celebrating National Nursing Home Week, May 13-19.
Orange and Bluegrass Festival
Last Updated: 11:06 AM 04/27/12 - The Orange and Bluegrass Festival kicks off tonight in Vernon.
5th Annual Beach Clean-up
Last Updated: 3:32 PM 04/26/12 - Ron Jon Surf Shop and The United Way host the fifth annual beach clean-up.
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"1st Annual Bark for Life' American Cancer Society Event!
Last Updated: 8:20 AM 06/04/10 - This weekend pets and pet owners will be taking a bite out of cancer for the very first "Bark for Life." This is an American Cancer Society event designed especially for dog lovers.
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Bay County to hold Waste Amnesty Days
Last Updated: 10:36 AM 04/13/10 - Bay County holding waste amnesty days and recycling round-up.
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Paint with Contemporary Artist, Heather Parker
Last Updated: 2:07 PM 03/19/10 - A local contemporary artist is spreading her creativity and her passion for art with the community.
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Panama City Cemeteries Board Seeks Volunteers for Cleanup Day
Last Updated: 9:02 PM 03/18/10 - Members of the Panama City Cemeteries Board are seeking volunteers and heirs to historic gravesites at Oakland, Millville and Greenwood cemeteries in Panama City to clean up the sites on Saturday, March 27, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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CD Release Party for Student-Run Record Label at GCCC
Last Updated: 2:53 PM 02/26/10 - Boundless Sounds, the student-led record label of GCCC’s Music Production Program, will hold their first annual CD release party Saturday, February 27, at 7:30 p.m.
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Cancer Symposium offers FREE Cancer Screening
Last Updated: 4:22 PM 02/24/10 - The best way to fight cancer is to have an early detection plan; becoming proactive allows you to detect cancer early on, all of which increase your chances for survival.
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Mosley Girls' Soccer Team Raising Funds for Championship
Last Updated: 1:44 PM 02/08/10 - The Mosely Girls’ Soccer Team needs your help!
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SHOWTIME Talent Show Looking for Participants
Last Updated: 9:17 PM 02/03/10 - Fort Walton Beach - The Fort Walton Beach Recreation and Cultural Services Department’s “SHOWTIME” Talent Show Program is looking for talented boys and girls in grades 3 thru 8 to participate in this year’s program.
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Ft. Walton Accepting Vendor Applications for Earth Day/Arbor Day Celebration
Last Updated: 9:02 PM 02/02/10 - The City of Fort Walton Beach is currently accepting exhibitor/vendor applications for the 2010 Earth Day/Arbor Day Celebration at the Fort Walton Landing on Friday, April 16, 2010. The event runs from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
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Construction to Cause Lane Closure in Calhoun County
Last Updated: 4:32 PM 01/20/10 - Bridge Painting Prompts Lane Restriction on Apalachicola Bridge in Calhoun County.
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Health Dept. to Hold Seasonal Flu Clinic
Last Updated: 2:35 PM 10/21/09 - The Bay County Health Department will hold a seasonal flu clinic on October 26-28 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The clinic will be held in the auditorium at the health department office at 597 W. 11th Street.
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Festival Weekend in Baytowne Wharf
Last Updated: 9:22 AM 10/13/09 - Popular Baytowne Wharf Beer Festival this weekend!
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Cooperative Extension to Hold Diabetes Class
Last Updated: 8:19 PM 09/22/09 - The University of Florida / IFAS Bay County Extension will conduct a series of classes to help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar...
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GCCC Hosts Free Small Business Information Workshop at Tyndall AFB Campus
Last Updated: 8:59 AM 09/16/09 - For all local Entrepreneurs or Small Business Owners who would like to know more about owning a small business, Gulf Coast Community College’s Small Business Development Center is offering a free information workshop for active duty members, retirees and their family members.
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Tech-Savvy Realtor Explains How She Survived the Economic Storm
Last Updated: 10:36 PM 09/09/09 - Many people use the popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Linked-In, Wordpress and Twitter for fun...But Jennifer Mackay--and her real estate team in Panama City have turned these sites into powerful business tools.
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Behind the Wheel with a Bay Town Trolley Driver
Last Updated: 10:32 PM 09/03/09 - Chances are you've seen George Maris cruising down Front Beach Road...While most get stuck staring at a computer all day--Maris gets a nice view of the open road.
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Biker Babes
Last Updated: 10:29 AM 09/01/09 - From cutting coupons to cutting back on the number of wheels, some local women are taking the term ‘Biker Babe’ to a whole new level.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida Starts New Fundraiser: SKUNKED!
Last Updated: 10:11 AM 08/31/09 - Big Brothers Big Sisters wants to know: Who will be next to be SKUNKED?
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Orientations Begin at Area Schools Next Week
Last Updated: 2:13 PM 08/03/09 - Starting with Bay High School on August 11, 2009, orientations will be held over the next few weeks in preparation for the coming school year.
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Panama City Engineer Earns Award for Service Abroad
Last Updated: 9:34 AM 07/31/09 - The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD), in concert with the Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center (NOMWC) Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Platoon, presented Research Engineer Ana Ziegler an On-the-Spot cash award during a July 2009 training exercise.
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6th Annual Clothing Giveaway
Last Updated: 9:02 AM 07/31/09 - The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bay County and Recycle Home Services will be handing out clothes during the 6th Annual Clothing Giveaway.
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Chat Holly Road to be Resurfaced in Santa Rosa Beach
Last Updated: 8:59 PM 07/27/09 - District 5 Commissioner Cecilia Jones announces that Chat Holly Road in Santa Rosa Beach is going to be re-paved after years of deterioration and temporary fixes to the surface.
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'Arrr! Pirates vs. Aliens' Hits the Iphone and Ipod Touch
Last Updated: 4:01 PM 07/24/09 - Ladies and gents, gamers and pirates get ready…Red Knight Learning Systems, a leading developer of e-learning and entertainment games, has released a new game for the Iphone and Ipod Touch.
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Raccoon Captured Near Patronis Elementary Tests Positive for Rabies
Last Updated: 2:15 PM 07/24/09 - On Tuesday, a raccoon captured in a neighborhood adjacent to Patronis Elementary School tested positive for rabies at the State Laboratory in Pensacola...
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FBI: Beware of 'Reverse Mortgage' Scams
Last Updated: 7:35 PM 07/15/09 - The FBI and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General (HUD-OIG) urge consumers, especially senior citizens, to be vigilant when seeking reverse mortgage products.
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Lane Restriction to Occur on US 90 in Defuniak
Last Updated: 7:32 PM 07/15/09 - The outside westbound lane on US 90 between 10th Street and State Road 87 north will be close to traffic from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Thursday, July 16.
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Girl Scout Council Seeking Nominations for Community Leaders
Last Updated: 10:53 AM 07/15/09 - The Girl Scout Council is seeking nominations to recognize women in our communities who have distinguished themselves through service and leadership.
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“Back To School Bash” Event Underway in Walton Co.
Last Updated: 9:20 AM 07/15/09 - The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast along with a host of volunteers are organizing the “Back to School Bash”.
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Navy Scientists and Engineers Partner with Florida Teachers and Students
Last Updated: 10:25 AM 07/13/09 - Approximately 200 middle and high school students recently trained at the Florida State University Panama City’s Holley Center with teachers and Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) scientists and engineers (S&Es) to program robots, study environmental aspects of coastal waters and train with some of the Navy’s state-of-the-art electronic sensors.
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List of 4th of July Weekend Events
Last Updated: 7:48 PM 07/05/09 - Local businesses have been gearing up for the 4th of July weekend for months... and they are expecting it to be a huge success.
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Annual 'Klothes for Kids' Kick-Off
Last Updated: 8:49 AM 06/29/09 - The annual Klothes for Kids and Got Your Back programs officially kick-off this Monday, June 29th...
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Road Closures for July 4, "Salute to Freedom” Events
Last Updated: 8:32 AM 06/29/09 - There are road closures of which the motoring public needs to be aware for the “Salute to Freedom” celebration July 4, 2009, in downtown Panama City...
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Rescue Mission Kicks of 'Klothes for Kids Campaign'
Last Updated: 9:51 AM 06/26/09 - More than 450 kids who are enrolled in Bay County schools are homeless.
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'Red Sea' Tug Boat Sinks, Become First Local Shallow Water Reef in 15 Years
Last Updated: 10:37 AM 06/24/09 - Tourist Development Council, members and an Aquatic and Marine Assistance company are about to see nearly two years worth of work sink before their eyes…which is exactly the point.
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What's the Perfect Father's Day Gift?
Last Updated: 2:22 PM 06/26/09 - Father’s Day is just around the corner and if you haven't found dad the perfect gift, you've still got time. But what is the perfect gift?
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McCollum, Public Counsel Encourage FP&L Customers to Participate in Rate Hike Hearings, Voice Concerns
Last Updated: 3:11 PM 06/12/09 - Attorney General Bill McCollum and Florida’s Public Counsel, J.R Kelly, today issued a consumer advisory on upcoming hearings to be held by the Public Service Commission (PSC) on a proposed $1.3 billion rate increase by Florida Power & Light (FP&L).
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Nicole Wants to Know: "How to be a Motorcycle Coach"
Last Updated: 9:20 PM 06/11/09 - Many people ride motorcycles for fun, while others like to save on gas. But there's yet another group who was just born to ride...
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Food Safety and Quality Program
Last Updated: 3:31 PM 06/02/09 - The University of Florida/Bay County Extension is offering a Food Safety and Quality Program, which is dedicated to providing training that enables food managers and staff to offer Florida consumers food that is prepared in a clean and safe environment.
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Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors to Conduct Air Defense Exercise
Last Updated: 1:35 PM 06/02/09 - A northwest Oregon National Guard base will host nearly 200 Soldiers and Airmen, and a U.S. Navy destroyer will patrol coastal waters while participating in a major U.S. Northern Command air defense exercise in mid-June
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Bill Bolsters Health Care Access for Children
Last Updated: 9:56 AM 06/02/09 - More Florida children will soon have easier access to state-subsidized health insurance.
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Panama City Firefighters Fill-The-Boot for MDA
Last Updated: 9:28 AM 06/02/09 - Panama City firefighters will be busy filling their boots for the Muscular Dystrophy Association on June 6.
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Public Input Opportunity on Eglin / Community Growth June 1, Freeport Community Center
Last Updated: 9:14 AM 05/28/09 - Walton County leaders, in collaboration with leaders from Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties, and Eglin Air Force Base, are hosting a public meeting on Monday, June 1 to discuss compatible community growth and encroachment issues relating to Eglin Air Force Base.
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Inaugural Youth Leadership Walton Class Graduates
Last Updated: 4:37 PM 05/27/09 - Walton’s first Youth Leadership Walton class of 19 South Walton High School students were honored and graduated along with the Chamber’s Leadership Walton participants on Tuesday, May 19th, at a ceremony held in the Magnolia Ballroom in Bay Town.
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"How to be a Train Conductor"
Last Updated: 2:20 PM 06/26/09 - When people think about shipping products and goods these days, they usually think about ships or trucks. But lately companies are turning to an older method of transportation, because it's still reliable and cost effective. NewsChannel 7’s Nicole Morten explains in her Weekly Segment: “Nicole Wants to Know.”
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Local School of Arts Giving Adults with Disabilities a New Chance at Life
Last Updated: 7:33 PM 05/20/09 - At birth, a majority of us are not handed what most would consider a perfect life, and it’s ultimately what we do with what we've been handed that determines our destiny. Imagine being able to excel in life despite having a severe learning disability.
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'How to be a Bee Keeper'
Last Updated: 2:21 PM 06/26/09 - Its that time of year again- local beekeepers are getting ready for the sweet success of honey season. In Thursday’s "Nicole Wants to Know" segment, NewsChannel 7’s Nicole Morten shows us a local bee keeper's passion for honey.
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Meghan Burkhart Smith Foundation Donates to Humane Society of Bay County
Last Updated: 7:43 PM 05/13/09 - It was payday Tuesday afternoon for the Humane Society of Bay County after several local businesses raised a nice chunk of change for a good cause.
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What's the Perfect Father's Day Gift?
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List of 4th of July Weekend Events
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'How to be a Bee Keeper'
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'Red Sea' Tug Boat Sinks, Become First Local Shallow Water Reef in 15 Years
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Nicole Wants to Know: "How to be a Motorcycle Coach"
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'Arrr! Pirates vs. Aliens' Hits the Iphone and Ipod Touch
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