Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 26th of August.
Good morning, Panama City.
🎭 Culture
Dolly Parton visited Panama City Beach in June 2025 to open Pirates Voyage Dinner + Show, and her family announced her death on Aug.
25 at age 80.
🏛️ Government
Florida Auction Network is hosting an online government surplus auction featuring used vehicles + equipment from Panama City and nearby agencies.
The auction will end Sept. 2 and proceeds will stay in the community + help support local services.
Panama City Beach tourism leaders approved a marketing budget of over $54 million for fiscal year 2027 on Tuesday (Aug.
25), funding local promotion with tourist dollars and aiming to boost visitor outreach.
The Bay County Tourist Development Council approved an underwater pier camera installation at M.B Miller County Pier to give visitors a unique look at marine life (a move aimed at boosting local tourism).
The project will soon enhance the waterfront experience.
🏥 Health
A paddleboard yoga session took place on Aug.
22 at Carl Gray Park, organized by new local business Float and Flow Yoga. The class blended exercise + relaxation on the water.
A Bay County resident died on Aug.
25 from Vibrio vulnificus (a flesh-eating bacteria found in warm, brackish seawater), marking the third death linked to the bacteria in Florida this year.
📰 Real Estate
Panama City commissioners approved a contract to build the first 50 wet slips at downtown marina using an interest-free rent prepayment plan from Joe PC LLC (partnering with St. Joe Company).
The agreement triggers a 60-day negotiation period, and construction will begin by December near Hotel Indigo and Harrison’s Restaurant.
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