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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

Pregnancy Resource Center closes for now; Bay County help center opens Friday

Plus, FPL's Southport battery is running and Ironman Florida is in town.

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Panama City's Pregnancy Resource Center has closed temporarily after a staff walkout

The board is targeting early 2027 to reopen

Oct. 27
the day the center announced it was closing
8 days
Kathy Grothman has been the new executive director
2
staff members the board has rehired
Early 2027
the board's target to reopen

Sources: mypanhandle.com, WJHG

If you or someone you know relies on the Pregnancy Resource Center of Panama City, here's the latest. The center announced its closing in an Oct. 27 Facebook statement. Board President Russell Wilson said the board let the executive director go after disagreements over direction, including how much focus the baby supply bank should get. Staff then walked out.

WJHG reports that board members target early 2027 to reopen. Grothman says the center needs a full team before it takes new clients.

  • Where: Pregnancy Resource Center, 7th Street
  • Board president: Russell Wilson
  • Want to help? Contact Grothman directly

The center is rebuilding its staff before it takes new clients

PieceWhere it stands
Executive directorKathy Grothman hired
StaffTwo rehired
Medical and administrativeBeing sought
New clientsNot accepted yet
ReopeningBoard targets early 2027

Sources: mypanhandle.com, WJHG

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Storm help

If Hurricane Isaias affected you, the Bay County Multi-Agency Resource Center opens Fri., Nov. 6 at Old Oakland Terrace Elementary School, 2010 W 12th St. Centers are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Sunday, unless noted. WUWF

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FPL's battery storage system in Southport began operating Oct. 31. The 400-megawatt, 1,600-megawatt-hour system can supply up to 300,000 homes for four hours, according to company officials. Panama City News Herald

Up to 300,000homes FPL's Southport battery can serve for four hours

Company officials say the 400-megawatt, 1,600-megawatt-hour system is the largest battery storage facility in FPL's fleet by energy capacity.

Source: Panama City News Herald

Marina

Panama City is rebidding its Downtown Marina project and expanding the plans to 90 slips. Panama City News Herald

Ironman

Athletes lined up at Ironman Village on Wednesday ahead of Saturday's Ironman Florida race in Panama City Beach. The race expects 2,500 competitors, a few hundred more than last year. mypanhandle.com

Volleyball

Gulf Coast's Lady Commodores host the Division Two JUCO State Tournament for the first time, at Billy Harrison Fieldhouse. Sumter (26-2) and Gulf Coast (23-7) get byes, and the other four teams play quarterfinals Friday morning. WJHG

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Fall finally shows up in Panama City this weekend. Friday brings less humid air but warm temperatures still in the low 80s, then Saturday, Nov. 7, brings a high of 76 and a low of 50, with partly cloudy skies. Sunday stays in the mid 70s. Cooler mornings are on the way, so grab a jacket for the coffee run.

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Pregnancy Resource Center closes for now; Bay County help center opens Friday

Plus, FPL's Southport battery is running and Ironman Florida is in town.

The TLDR

  1. Pregnancy Resource Center closes temporarily after staff walkout
  2. Hurricane Isaias help center opens in Bay County Fri., Nov. 6
  3. FPL's Southport battery can serve up to 300,000 homes
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