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BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — Outgoing Panama City City Manager Mark McQueen will become Superintendent of Bay District Schools next Tuesday. City and school district officials are preparing for the transition. Until Wednesday the school district didn’t know if they would have a new superintendent by August 1. “We didn’t hear a whole lot of […]

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Governor Ron DeSantis has officially appointed outgoing Panama City Manager, Mark McQueen, as the next Bay District Schools Superintendent. The majority of McQueen’s professional career consists of his military service. He was put in charge of rebuilding Iraq after the U.S. toppled Saddam Hussein’s regime. McQueen spent 36 years in […]

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Governor Ron DeSantis has officially appointed outgoing Panama City Manager, Mark McQueen, as the next Bay District Schools Superintendent. The majority of McQueen’s professional career consists of his military service. He was put in charge of rebuilding Iraq after the U.S. toppled Saddam Hussein’s regime. McQueen spent 36 years in […]

There is an ongoing comment period for residents to give feedback on how they would like to see the Panama City Marina redeveloped.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Panama City Commission displayed concepts for the downtown marina for public feedback. The marina, which opened its t-dock earlier this month, is in the next phase of redevelopment, which includes boat slips and a ship store. What we’re doing today is we just want to make an announcement and, […]

Panama City commissioners approved the tentative fire assessment rates for next fiscal year. They are slightly lower than the current rates.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — Representatives from the Florida Commerce Department, formerly known as the Department of Economic Opportunity, were in-town Friday to see how Panama City is planning to spend their state funding. City public works officials laid out their plans for a $420 million infrastructure overhaul.  “We probably have over a hundred different […]

Panama City commissioners have decided to hold off on hiring a firm to help them find a new city manager.

Panama City's Quality of Life Director is out of a job.