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This is the terrifying moment a huge tornado slammed into homes in Florida. Concerned residents watched at the twister started as a waterspout tornado forming several miles offshore from Panama City Beach in the Gulf of Mexico panhandle on April 10. In under a minute the spinning vortex had whipped across the ocean and crashed into an apartment block leaving a trail of destruction. Once a tornadic waterspout touched land it is classed as a tornado. Sunbeds, fences and an ice cream stand outside ...

In a presentation during the meeting, David Campbell, manager of citys Community Redevelopment Agency, said the four projects to begin this year are: Front Beach Road Segment 3, which will cost about $28 million, break ground in late April or early May and take about 18 months to complete. It will redevelop Front Beach Road from about Winn-Dixie to Lullwater Drive, as well as on State 79 from Front Beach Road to Panama City Beach Parkway. A roundabout also will be installed at the intersectio...

The driver of the other vehicle, Cody Givens, 30 of Panama City Beach, was not injured. The press release states that officers responded at approximately 12:23 a.m. to the area of Winn-Dixie at 17184 Front Beach Road in reference to a vehicle crash.  A preliminary investigation showed that Givens, driving a 2008 Dodge Caliber, was traveling east on Front Beach Road. He then veered into the “Y” at Winn-Dixie and into the path of travel of a green, 2014 motor scooter, which was traveling wes...

Want less traffic on Front Beach Road? Panama City Beach officials say public trolleys are key Nathan Cobb, The News Herald PANAMA CITY BEACH — To reduce traffic on Front Beach Road, a public transportation system could be around the corner for the Beach.  That is, once the Front Beach Road Community Redevelopment Area Plan is complete.  "The tram is worthless until the CRA is complete," Beach City Councilman Michael Jarman said. "Youve got to be able to get from one end ...

by Tyler Durden Saturday, Apr 10, 2021 - 02:55 PM A severe storm swept across Southern states early Saturday, destroying buildings in the Florida Panhandle and pelting areas with large hail, reported Associated Press News. NWS Storm Prediction Center Radar  Multiple building structures from Pensacola to Panama City Beach, Florida, were leveled by a possible tornado.  In Panama City Beach, Florida, a home and convenience store were leveled by a possible tornado, city officials said in a Facebo...

City’s plan to buy Front Beach property hits snag Updated Apr 09, 3:00 PM; Posted Apr 09, 3:00 PM Facebook Share OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- The City of Ocean Springs has a plan in place to buy a piece of Front Beach which has been privately owned since 1948, but that plan hit a snag when the Mississippi Legislature rejected the City’s funding request. City aldermen had given grants administrator Carolyn Martin approval to submit an application for Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) ...

Fed up with Panama City Beach traffic on Front Beach Road? New traffic light coming Cherry Street project in design phase Replay Video UP NEXT PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Florida Department of Transportation hopes a new set of traffic lights will improve vehicle and pedestrian safety at a dangerous intersection on the Beach.  Located at the crossing of Front Beach Road and Moylan Road near Cobra Adventure Park, the signals are already installed and will become operational on Wednesday, accord...

Front Beach in Ocean Springs will soon see more construction of concrete swales, despite some residents expressing their concern to the Jackson County Board of Supervisors.

By Peter Frischetti | Columnists I picked up the car keys, kissed my wife, and told her I was driving over to the pawn shop. “You’re going WHERE?” “There’s no way you’re going to write about a porn shop.” Huh? Oh. She thought I said something else. “No, not that, I’m going to the pawn shop. P-A-W-N.” I’ve always been fascinated by pawn shops, and on my visit the other day I discovered why. On the back wall of Panama Pawn and Jewelry were a dozen or so guitars. Musical inst...

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Beach Utilities Director Mark Shaeffer said the city has many water, sewer and wastewater improvement projects in the works.  During a recent Panama City Beach City Council meeting, Shaeffer presented to councilmen the details for 21 utility projects, which he later added made up about 90% of what his department is currently working on. Of the projects, only one was already complete, with the rest set to wrap up this year or stretch across future fiscal years. While cons...