Neysa Wilkins
Anchor
Panama City Beach, Fla.
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Neysa joined the NewsChannel 7 family in 1993.
She has won many awards including number one media personality in Bay County, Troy University Broadcast Journalism Alumnae of the year, Bay County First Lady of the year as well as one of the top ten most influential women in Bay County.
Neysa lends her talents to many community events for which she has been awarded the key to the city of Panama City Beach, and the Citizenship Award by the Bay County Sheriff's Office. She is a board member for Children's Home Society, President of Women’s Connection, a member of Beta Sigma Phi and the Woman’s Club of Panama City.
Most weekends you can find her speaking/singing at churches, women's conferences, prisons and any number of benefit concerts.
Neysa has recorded 4 C.D.s which are available at The Christian Bread Basket in Lynn Haven.
Neysa grew up in Warner Robins, Georgia. She is a graduate of Troy University with a dual degree in Broadcast Journalism, and Music Performance. She performed with Opryland USA in Nashville, Tennessee. She's a bit of a daredevil. She's jumped with the Golden Knights parachute demonstration team and has even flown an F-16 with the "Thunderbirds". One of her greatest thrills was carrying the Olympic torch for the 2002 Winter Games in Utah.
She lives in Panama City Beach with her husband Alex, a retired Navy Chief.
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Local glass artist writes a children's book entitled Aquatic Critters A to Z along the shores of PCB.
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Some of our nation's heroes squared off against each other Wednesday during an intense baseball game.
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A local Marine veteran teams up with a popular company to create a faith-based t-shirt that will raise awareness about veteran suicide
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Those of us who have a sweet tooth have another place in town to satisfy that craving.
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Inside a local gym, a small but mighty lady is really raising the bar in weightlifting competition.
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Local line dancing group Panhandle Stompers invites everyone out on the dance floor.. Even if you have two left feet.
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The saying goes... when one door closes another one opens... well for a group of local guys.... the door that closed was the Panama City paper mill.... So they made a decision to open their own door.
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Cali the K9 has a nose for sniffing out lost loved ones. When her handler Peggy Jo Wilson slips on Cali's vest she knows it's time to work.
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A local musician is hoping to jazz up Bay County in the near future with a museum.
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Bay County's Honor Allen can shuck an oyster almost faster than you can blink and he has the awards to prove it.
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Somethin's always cookin' at one Panama City bistro. and Hannelore Holland is usually at the center of it all.
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Meals on wheels. It's a service provided to senior citizens who are either home-bound or have a tough time getting around. Locally it's through the Bay County Council on Aging.
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For the first time in close to three years, the salon and spa at Haney Technical College is allowing in-person appointments
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Eating right is so hard to do sometimes. But just because you want to get healthy doesn't mean you have to give up flavor.... or all of your favorite foods.
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A chance encounter with a special young lady changed the life of a Freeport beauty queen who is now the founder of a unique pageant.
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If you get a hankering for some good old southern cooking.. there’s a little place on Martin Luther King Junior Blvd. in Panama City that just might rival grandma’s cooking. You could probably call it one of our area’s best-kept secrets.
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Josephus Williams has been entertaining audiences for more than 7 decades. His powerful operatic voice has taken him all around the world.
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Specialty coffee lovers rejoice. There's a new coffee bar in Panama City and it's in a very unique place.
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Hope School for special needs students in Marianna held its annual basketball invitational.
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A local arborist shows beautiful handiwork from trees downed by Hurricane Michael
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Judge Don Sirmons is remembered as one of the most respected judges in Bay County.
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More than two dozen concerned citizens have volunteered to patrol one local high school after recent fights on campus.
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Captain Anderson's Marina holds its annual Freedom celebration on Veterans Day
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Veterans 48 is a garage where any military veteran can come to spend time with their "people."
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A Bay District Schools teacher is pursuing two of her passions.. Teaching science and baton twirling to young students.
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A husband and wife are diagnosed with the same type of breast cancer 17 years apart speak about their experience.
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Panama City Hot Glass in the downtown area has a make your own one-on-one classes or you can come and just watch the glassblowers while they work.
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Local pastor Steve Taylor not only shares the good news of the gospel, but he's started a podcast to share the good news of Bay County.
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Ruff House Resort offers pup parents a way to keep their pooch entertained while they are at work.
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A family-owned trail riding business in Chipley offers folks the chance to become a cowboy or cowgirl for a little while.
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Pastors United is hosting a Unity Service of Bay County Sunday, June 13,
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The Panama City Pregnancy Resource Center is hoping a weekend golf tournament will help bring in money after a drop in donations during the pandemic.
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The Lynn Haven Police Department's first official K9 may be a little guy but Mugshot has a huge personality.
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Margaret Tidmore retires from the mentoring program at New Horizons Learning Center at the age of 88.
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Humble House Ministires, Inc. set to open a new transitional recovery home.
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He's quickly becoming the favorite faculty member at West Bay Elementary School in Panama City Beach. He's certainly the fluffiest. Murphy Dean and school counselor Kelly Dean are therapy partners.
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Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City secures contacts to build the next generation of Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutters.
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A Niceville grandmother has written a book for mothers-to-be combining science with prayer and scripture.
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Bay County Sheriff's Office Support Services Supervisor Becky Johns is retiring after 35 years. She's most known for being the coordinator for Project 25.
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A Callaway canine has added a very special member to his pack. Tiny Yorkie-poo, Buddy, has formed an attachment to his mail carrier. One that pretty much goes both ways.
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The Powder Room opened in Panama City Beach in December 2020. Since then business has been booming.
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What used to be Gilley's Family Opry in Vernon now has a new name and a new look.
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Prayer, a paintbrush and a blank canvas. A local woman's journey from abuse to a sought-after artist.
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First United Methodist Church of Panama City holds services in its newly rebuilt sanctuary more than two years after hurricane Michael.
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Dally the duck is teaching life lessons to a local teenager.
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A pelican rescue under the Hathaway bridge is caught on cell phone video.
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We all want to be healthy and make better choices but with "life" things just seem to get out of balance, especially now. A new non-profit in Bay County may have some simple answers to help you.
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Mike Teilmann is used to the spotlight having emceed star-studded events in Hollywood and worked with Bob Hope and other legends. Now he's traded that spotlight for a spot on Panama City Beach.
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US Congressman Neal Dunn urges locals to participate in the census.
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