Good morning, Panama City.

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov.

1 — set clocks back one hour to gain an extra hour of sleep and expect sunrise and sunset about an hour earlier across Florida (earlier mornings, earlier darkness).

A Bay County Veterans Day parade and memorial ceremony are set for Nov.

11 to honor local service members; organizers will share details on locations and lineup ahead of the event.

ECP leaders are planning to add valet parking through LAZ Parking to improve passenger experience as traffic grows; the service is in early planning and officials have not yet announced a launch date or pricing.

Bluegrass by the Bay will return April 3, 2027, at McKenzie Park with a lineup led by The Travelin' McCourys and featuring Sister Sadie, The Little Mercies, The Hillside Junket, Black Creek String Band, and The Kevin Prater Band; tickets go on sale Nov.

2 at 10 a.m., general admission $40, kids 12 and under free.

Deane Bozeman School's FFA chapter earned a national leadership award on Oct.

23 for a project that taught deaf and hard-of-hearing students agriculture using American Sign Language (ASL), and reporters toured the school's ag classroom on Oct. 27.

Panama City commissioners appointed an advisory board to strengthen the After School Assistance Program, which serves low- to moderate-income neighborhoods (two locations in Glenwood and St. Andrews), and chose members with education and after-school programming experience.

The Florida Department of Health in Bay County issued a red tide health alert for waters near Mexico Beach after samples were collected Monday, Oct.

26; officials warn blooms can cause skin rashes, burning eyes, and breathing problems and advise avoiding the water, keeping pets away, and reporting sick or dead wildlife (call 800-636-0511).

Jinks' Javion Thomas scored four touchdowns as the Hornets beat Mowat 27-8 to win the Bay County middle school football championship Tuesday, Oct.

27 at Tommy Oliver Stadium.

Bay High (7-2) will meet Mosley (8-0) on Saturday in a Bay County showdown that could decide district seeding, with Mosley's Samuel Chisolm and Bay's Mace Grant listed as players to watch.

Liberty beat Cottondale in a five-set regional final last night at Cottondale to advance to its fifth straight Rural Class State Finals, winning the fifth set 16 to 14 after saving a match point.

The Bulldogs will travel to Lakeland on Sunday and play the state semifinal on Monday morning.