Updated: 11:50 AM For 127 years, the Cape San Blas Lighthouse has overlooked the Gulf from a distance, but unless something is done to keep the two separated, the lighthouse likely will wind up in the water like its predecessors.
Updated: 10:19 AM Latex allergies have dramatically increased with glove use in the health care industry. Now, some say latex gloves used in food preparation can present a health hazard to sensitive workers, and customers.
Updated: 10:36 AM Crestview High has become a youtube sensation
Updated: 3:10 PM Youngstown - Waller Elementary School Kindergarten teacher wins Golden Apple award.
Updated: 3:57 PM Walton County - Gas prices have recently taken a dip, but just a few weeks ago they nearly topped $4 a gallon. Transportation costs are still eating up a major portion of every family's budget. A Walton County man wants to see our country's reliance on the oil industry come to an end. And he's leading by example.
Updated: 10:28 AM Panama City - By the year 2015, the United States Air Force must meet a federal mandate to cut energy consumption by 30%. Tyndall Air Force Base is well on it's way to reaching that goal. Last year Tyndall cut electricity use by 8% and natural gas by 16%.
Updated: 10:15 AM Panama City - Covenant Hospice will now be better able to serve patients and families dealing with end of life issues thanks to a new partnership with Bay Medical Center and Sacred Heart Healthcare System.
Updated: 3:36 PM Altha - This week's Golden Apple award winner teaches third grade at Altha Public School. Mollie Branton has been teaching in Altha for two decades. It's a job she says she never wants to leave.
Updated: 8:26 AM Panama City - It's estimated between twenty-two and twenty-three thousand veterans live in Bay County. Recent statistics show one out of every six returning vets have feelings of depression or post traumatic stress. But there is a place for them to go for help, the Bay County Veteran's Center in Lynn Haven specializes in counseling services.
Updated: 4:27 PM Crews were supposed to begin construction on a new Wal Mart store in Panama City Beach this month, but city building officials say they haven’t heard from Wal Mart in months.
Posted: 10:10 AM Panama City Beach Council members met for the final time Thursday before Tuesday’s city elections. Members approved forming a special task force to look into the pros and cons of spring break.
Updated: 9:15 AM Panama City Beach - This week's Golden Apple Award winner teaches kindergarten at Patronis Elementary School on Panama City Beach. Cyrethia Vines says she can't imagine doing anything else.
Updated: 8:43 AM Panama City - Second Chance of Northwest Florida serves the needs of adults with brain injuries in Panama City and the surrounding areas. Later this week the center's volunteer director, Sherl Morden, will be recognized at the national level.
Updated: 11:24 AM You might have seen something new with the Bay Town Trolley system, a brand new full-sized bus.
Updated: 10:02 AM Panama City - As your bank account can tell you, it's costing us more to eat. Consumer price index statistics show the cost of food is up more than 5% from a year ago. Fuel prices have a lot to with it. NewsChannel 7's Meredith TerHaar met Dr. Tali Cluxton, a chiropractor who specializes in nutrition, at the Grocery Outlet in Panama City to learn how to get the best nutritional bang for your buck.
Updated: 10:44 AM Bonifay - This week's Golden Apple award winner is a music teacher at Bonifay Elementary School. In Mrs. Lauen's class, music means a lot more than just singing.
Updated: 8:23 PM Panama City - This week's Golden Apple winner is a math teacher at Mosley High School. Students say Mrs. Biddle makes even the most challenging class worth looking forward to. Helping her students learn to love math is Mrs. Biddle's mission.
Updated: 8:20 AM Panama City - A Mosley High School student is being honored nationally as the 2012 Air Force Child of the Year. Chelsea Rutherford, 17, is a senior who is known for her kind spirit and quick smile. We caught up with Chelsea while she was being honored during Mosley's school announcements this week.
Updated: 7:50 PM Panama City - Eighteen different Bay County schools and organizations are participating in this year's Empty Bowl fundraiser on Tuesday, April 3rd to raise awareness about hunger in our community. Ceramic bowls crafted by hundreds of students will be sold to raise money for two different Bay County organizations. One, a homeless shelter for women and children. The other, the Chataqua Learn and Serve Charter School Adult Program, which receives no funding beyond grants and donations.
Updated: 9:15 AM Panama City - This week's Golden Apple award winner teaches 8th grade math at Deane Bozeman School. Always smiling and full of energy, students and colleagues say Mrs. Sims is a rock for her 8th graders.
Posted: 8:45 AM Panama City Beach - This week's Golden Apple award winner teaches 6th grade at Breakfast Point Academy. Mr.Rametta is a first year teacher, it's his second career after spending six years in the military. Students and colleagues say he started making an impact right away.
Updated: 10:32 PM Lynn Haven City Commissioners concerned if a downtown landmark has the necessary building certificate to be operational.
Posted: 8:40 AM Panama City - Hundreds of Special Olympians and their families will fill Mike Gavlak Stadium at Arnold High School Friday morning. The opening ceremonies for Bay County's 40th annual Special Olympics kick off at 9:30. A very special athlete will be at the microphone, a place he feels right at home.
Updated: 9:44 AM Lynn Haven - This week's Golden Apple award winner teaches 4th grade at Lynn Haven Elementary School. Mrs. Pickett is new to the area and has only taught at the school for two years, but her students say it didn't take them long to see her award winning qualities.
Updated: 7:57 AM Panama City Beach- It's no secret that many spring breakers come to Panama City Beach to party. But now some local businesses have joined together to entice spring breakers to stay sober by offering all kinds of activities and discounts. It's the first effort of its kind in the area and organizers are hoping for success.
