Updated: 5:31 PM The Bay County Sheriff's Office is celebrating 100 years of service. Hundreds gathered at Tommy Oliver stadium in Panama City to commemorate the anniversary which coincides with the county's centennial celebration.

Updated: 10:12 AM This week's Golden Apple award winner teaches 4th grade at Bay Elementary in Santa Rosa Beach. Ms. Daniel is in her 22nd year of teaching, but it's her first year at Bay Elementary. It hasn't taken students and parents long to recognize she is something special.

Updated: 11:49 AM The Chairman and CEO of Southern Airways Express, Stan Little, has announced the Memphis based carrier's plans to fly non-stop from Memphis to four destinations including Panama City Beach.

Updated: 10:43 AM Science technology and math are the education wave of the future.

Updated: 10:01 AM Last year, we first told you about Panama City Pediatrician, Dr. Yahia Rahim's mission to Syria. Now, he's back in the war zone and he needs your help.

Updated: 4:36 PM Each week we acknowledge one of Northwest Florida's deserving teachers with the Golden Apple award, this week's recipient is the band director at Rutherford High School. Not one, not two, but several students nominated Mr. James Colvin for the honor.

Updated: 10:15 AM Visitors injected more than a billion dollars into the local economy last year. The Panama City Beach Convention and Visitor's Bureau is hosting a free cook-out on Wednesday to say thanks.

Posted: 10:14 AM Florida sun! It's warm, it's inviting and, as we know, it is very dangerous! Research has found that in the last 40 years, global incidents of melanoma have increased 600%.

Updated: 4:36 PM This week's Golden Apple Award winner teaches World History at Holmes County High School. You could say Becky Motley is part of the fabric of the school, with a teaching legacy that literally spans generations.

Posted: 9:53 AM Thunder Beach is underway and you've got an opportunity to meet a man who is using his incredible talent to honor our military men and women.

Posted: 9:46 AM Next Saturday, Fighting Hunger is as easy as walking to your mailbox. The 21st Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is Saturday May 11th.

Posted: 9:34 AM Childhood sports are a fantastic way for kids to learn teamwork and dedication. But stepping onto the field comes with risks. Now there is a test athletes can take before the season starts to help them recover in the event of a concussion, it's called ImPACT 101, a neuro-cognitive test.

Updated: 9:39 PM Jane Bell died Thursday in Gainesville with Donna and family by her side, after a 6 1/2 year battle with breast cancer.

Posted: 9:35 AM This week's Golden Apple winner is a math teacher at Mowat Middle school.

Posted: 10:44 AM 2013 marks the 100th birthday for Bay County and there have been many community celebrations marking the occasion. A very special one is happening Wednesday night at the McKenzie House in downtown Panama City.

Updated: 10:38 AM Dr. Rahim, and Jana Al-Hahhas, one of the organizers of the Milk for Syria drive joined Donna Tuesday to talk about their fundraiser.

Updated: 10:40 AM Last week the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission set the upcoming red snapper season at 44-days. That sounds like good news, but not so fast, there is more to the story.

Posted: 10:05 AM A premature infant's first concert may provide more than entertainment. A new study finds live music and lullabies appear to have positive health effects on both the premature infant and his or her parents.

Posted: 10:49 AM Panama City - Since 1922 the Shaddai Shriners have helped one million children with medical needs get the care they need free of charge. In Northwest Florida alone the organization is currently helping 300 families, including 5-year-old Anthony Smith of Marianna.

Posted: 11:04 AM This week's Golden Apple award winner teaches second grade at Oakland Terrace Elementary School. Cindy Been is a dynamo in the classroom, in fact she's known at school as the "Green "Been" Teaching Machine."

Updated: 12:42 PM Healthy Start of Bay, Franklin and Gulf Counties is trying to spread the message that unsafe sleeping practices can be deadly for an infant. Eight babies have died in Bay County in just the last 10 months because of suffocation caused by co-sleeping or other dangerous situations.

Posted: 10:20 AM While the Bay County Sheriff’s Office works hard to fight crime, they are also working hard to fight cancer.

Updated: 10:30 AM This week's Golden Apple award winner teaches first grade at Hiland Park Elementary School. Ashlyn Pate says she had a wonderful elementary school experience thanks to her teachers, now she's hoping to provide the same thing for her students.

Posted: 10:19 AM Now that spring break is over, students in schools across Florida are working hard getting ready for the Florida comprehensive assessment test.

Posted: 10:10 AM It's bigger and better every year. The 4th Annual Orange and Bluegrass Festival is Saturday in Vernon.