Updated: 8:12 PM Friends of Falling Waters State Park Announces Cancellation of Sixth Annual ‘Legends and Lore’ Festival .

Updated: 9:58 AM As Newschannel Seven's Elizabeth Prann tells us in her part two of her special report "Boom to Bust"; The changes have come at a price, and now some developers are back, and ready to get to work.

Updated: 11:17 AM A local business wants to help make this years gift just a little more personal.

Updated: 9:09 AM There will be a Bay District School Board School Choice Workshop on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 2:30 P.M. in the third floor conference room (#313) in the Nelson Building located at 1311 Balboa Avenue.

Posted: 11:47 AM MKL Academy Community Committee is collecting new and used books for Valentine’s Day.

Posted: 11:41 AM Therese Devine, a teacher at New Horizons Learning Center, was chosen this year as an Outstanding VIP of the Year representing Professionals in the Education Industry by Cambridge Who's Who, a business and professional publication and online guide.

Posted: 2:07 PM The Bay County Chamber of Commerce will host the 2008 Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony on January 30, 2009 at the Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort. This event is held to honor the outgoing Chairman Andy Phillips and incoming Chairman, Sean McNeil. The Lauren Merriam Award, which is the highest recognition given by the Chamber for community service in our area, the Economic Development Alliance (EDA) Distinguished Service Award, Member of the Year Award and Small Business of the Year Award will be presented at the dinner.

Posted: 1:52 PM January 27, 2009

Posted: 9:49 AM Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Daughter to Speak at Chautauqua Assembly Jan. 31, 9:00, DeFuniak Springs

Posted: 8:51 AM Members of Bay County's State Legislative Delegation will be holding a public hearing Monday evening in Panama City.

Updated: 8:25 PM Rather than going to see a movie, kids from across the county came to see a dose of reality. News Channel Seven's Nicole Morten explains.

Updated: 2:13 PM Panama City, FL – Bay District Schools middle and high school teachers and parents are invited to attend a symposium on the STEM Institute, which will take place again this summer. STEM, an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, is a joint effort among Naval Support Activity-Panama City, FSU-PC, Gulf Coast Community and Bay, Gulf and Holmes school districts.

Updated: 9:25 AM Cancer Benefit for Lynne McGuire on Feb. 8th, 2009. The benefit begins at 11 a.m. at Ms. Newby's.

Posted: 10:26 AM The Courthouse Facilities Steering Committee will hold a working lunch at noon Monday, Jan. 26 in the chambers of Judge Hentz McClellan.

Posted: 9:26 AM The Walton County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday, February 12, 2009, at the South Walton County Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459, beginning at 3:00 p.m., for a continued workshop on EAR-based amendments, followed by their regularly scheduled meeting at 5:00 p.m., to hear the following items:

Updated: 1:04 PM Panahandle Educators Federal Credit Union and Bay District Schools will host the Support Employee of the Year Awards Thursday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m.at the Martin Theatre.

Posted: 11:33 AM It’s time again for the ultimate reality show that highlights the consequences of good and bad decisions made by teens. The House Of Horrors And Happiness is sponsored by the Freedom 180 Abstinence Education Program at The Bay County Health Department.

Posted: 10:44 AM BAY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING--JANUARY 28, 2009 EXPULSION HEARINGS – 11:00 A.M. BOARD MEETING – 1:00 P.M. – BOARD ROOM EXECUTIVE SESSION – COLLECTIVE BARGAINING (IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING BOARD MEETING)

Posted: 10:38 AM The Bay County Chamber of Commerce will host the Military Affairs Committee (MAC) Passing of the Gavel Ceremony on January 22, 2009 at the Shrimp Boat. This event is held to honor the outgoing Chairman, Steve Southerland and incoming Chairman, Andy Phillips

Updated: 8:29 AM Bay County BOCC will hold a special meeting/workshop to discuss economic issues at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27 in the meeting chambers of the Emergency Operations Center on Mulberry Avenue in Panama City.

Updated: 2:22 PM Washington County Council on Aging and AARP will be taking appointments for the 2008-09 tax season.

Updated: 12:56 PM On cold days some things like hot tea, a fire in the fireplace or snuggling under a new quilt seems to just warm your heart and your body just thinking about it.

Updated: 11:29 AM Celebrate National Hug Day this Wednesday, January 21 and give someone a hug!

Posted: 10:03 AM Bay District School Board Meetings: Week of January 26, 2009 – January 30, 2009.

Posted: 9:56 AM The high school theatre honors organization, International Thespian Society, at Arnold High School competed last weekend, January 16th and 17th, in Niceville against 26 other area high schools.