Posted: 4:56 PM More than eighty percent of the voters who showed-up for Tuesday’s special election rejected a proposal that would have allowed the city's fire district board the ability to raise a millage cap. Wednesday the fire district commissioners are trying to figure out how they'll manage next year's budget.
Updated: 5:18 PM State and local governments are cashing in on red light camera tickets. Just shy of a million were written in the year that ended June 30th. Some lawmakers tried to get rid of the cameras this past spring, but the cameras will remain but will be a touch more friendlily to motorists.
Updated: 7:36 AM Under a new bill passed through the house and senate, Floridians facing mental illness will be banned from purchasing a gun. Supporters say it will save lives, while medical professionals say it will wrongfully take away second amendment rights for a large group of Floridians.
Updated: 9:01 AM Panama City commissioners make a controversial decision on whether or not the icehouse at the Panama City marina should be moved to St. Andrews.
Updated: 10:29 AM Administrators at Breakfast Point Academy are still trying to find a cheaper solution to alleviate overcrowding. Their plans to add 10 portable classrooms may be limited by wetlands on the campus.
Updated: 9:05 AM Walton County Commissioners considered a full agenda tonight. They are moving forward with the search for a new county administrator and selected a new tourist development council director.
Updated: 6:18 PM Every teacher in the state should receive between $2,500 and $3,500 more a year, but the state did not give local school districts any money to provide raises for para-professionals or non-instructional personnel like bus drivers and cafeteria workers.
Updated: 12:14 AM We've all head how the budget sequester has forced furloughs in the military and among air traffic controllers, but a lot of social programs are suffering as well.
Updated: 5:44 PM Wewahitchka's annual Tupelo festival is this week. It marks the end of theTupelo honey season. But, honey lovers may be in short supply this year.
Updated: 4:39 PM Around 8:00 Tuesday morning, the Lynn Haven Fire Department was sent to the McDonalds on Highway 77. When the crews arrived the building was filled with smoke.
Updated: 4:42 PM A remarkable story about a Panama City Beach woman. It happened during a dolphin excursion in the British Virgin Islands. Patricia Stoops says one of the dolphins saved her life.
Updated: 5:32 PM One of Bay County's newest schools is already experiencing major overcrowding. Breakfast Point Academy administrators are struggling with the addition of portable classrooms.
Updated: 4:32 PM Bay County business owners are preparing for what they hope will be a busy summer tourism season. Part of that preparation means hiring additional employees. Experts say job prospects are improving for those looking for work.
