Good morning, Panama City.

A contractor hit a water main, causing an emergency outage in parts of Callaway (Nelle, Harvey east of Star, Walker, Lois east of Star, Hwy.

22 near Star, Shadow Bay); crews are working to repair the break, and a precautionary boil-water notice will be issued once water returns.

Visit Panama City Beach hired three staffers on Oct.

23 to strengthen sports tourism, destination sales, and marketing: Parker Medley, senior director of sports marketing; Mary Katherine Filipich, director of destination sales; and Haile Hallmon, marketing coordinator.

Motorcyclists flocked to Thunder Beach at The Bike Rack near M.B.

Miller County Pier from Oct. 21-25 for vendors, live music, stunt riders, and contests, with proceeds benefiting the VFW, American Legion, Beach Care Services, and a local women's shelter. Organizers said the next rally is scheduled for April 28-May 2.

Beverly Nield, a Panama City author and writer of Haunted Panama City (a collection of local ghost stories), spoke with NewsChannel 7 Today about haunted historical hotspots and the inspiration behind her book.

Deane Bozeman High School's FFA chapter won first place in the Growing Leaders category at the national FFA convention, beating roughly 9,500 chapters with a project that converted a farm-themed children's book into American Sign Language (the middle school chapter also placed top 10 in two categories).

Bay District Schools will launch a free Kindergarten Preparatory Academy after a $500,000 gift from the Nelson Family Foundations; it will serve up to 180 incoming kindergarteners at six Bay County sites and run weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., with free Bay Base care until 5:30 p.m.

A boil-water notice is in effect for residents and businesses from 104 to 181 Manistee Drive after Tuesday morning water-main work; service should be restored by 2 p.m., but customers should boil water one minute until tests confirm it's safe, and tap water may be discolored up to 24 hours — call 850-233-5100 + after-hours 850-233-5050 or visit pcbfl.gov for updates.

Realtor.com shows Bay County's median home sale price rose to $363,250 in July, up from $360,000 in June and 3.8% above July 2025, single family median reached $383,500 while condos and townhomes fell to $300,000, and recorded sales rose 27.9% to 522 totaling $231.3 million.