Good morning, Panama City.

Panama City Beach will host its fourth annual free Fall Festival & Market on Sept.

26 at Aaron Bessant Park; the event features a farmers market, games, a pumpkin patch, and a (touch a truck) area where families can see first responder vehicles to welcome fall.

Panama City Lions Club is hosting its 62nd Annual Gopher Race to support eyesight conservation.

Tickets cost $25 each + five for $100, and entry ends Thursday afternoon.

Conch-shell blowers performed on Sept.

19 at the 2026 Conch Festival in St Andrews to honor Bill Tant, known as Cap'n Scuba.

If the U.S. Senate does not vote by Oct.

5, most clocks will fall back on Nov. 1 and sunrise and sunset will occur about one hour earlier. Florida lawmakers support making daylight saving time permanent (a measure introduced by Rep. Vern Buchanan) while the Senate’s decision remains pending.

Panama City is running an online government surplus auction that will end Sept.

23, offering vehicles, a firetruck (and a portable bathroom) through Florida Auction Network LLC on behalf of local agencies.

Dr. Ross Melvin of the Cardiovascular Institute warned that leg pain may signal peripheral artery disease and urged residents to get evaluated if they experience cramping or numbness, especially those with risk factors like smoking, diabetes or high blood pressure, and recommended testing via the ankle-brachial index (a simple screening tool).

Health inspectors in Bay County found 12 violations, including three high priority issues, at San Marcos Mexican Grill on Sept.

17, while several restaurants earned perfect scores during inspections from Sept. 14–20.

Former North Bay Haven wrestler Bear Siegal was awarded the Sam Sirianni Sr. Memorial Scholarship on Tuesday, Sept.

21 (he is the second Bay County athlete to earn the honor), which helps cover college expenses as he begins training at Bloomsburg University.