Stacey Redmon News Today

Beginning in October, daycare centers will be unable to provide services to families with CCMS or CCS. We talk with families who are frustrated about the change.

State lawmakers held delegation meeting in Panama City on Tuesday to hear residents concerns and requests ahead of the 2022 legislative session.

Florida womans husband still saving lives after drowning Follow Us Question of the Day By NATHAN COBB and The News Herald - Associated Press - Saturday, April 3, 2021 PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Less than two years after her husband drowned while attempting to save a struggling swimmer during double-red flag conditions, Alisha Redmon said she was glad to see Beach officials finally take rip currents seriously...

While Redmon said she was happy that PCB is taking a proactive approach at getting people out of the water during dangerous rip current conditions, she believes there is more that should be done.  Redmon said she is working to meet with state officials to convince them to adopt what she referred to as "Staceys Law." It is made up of a list of penalties and precautions she said are crucial to beach safety, including child endangerment charges for parents who let their children swim under ...

Local woman advocates for rip current awareness Kellie Sanchez © Provided by Panama City WJHG-TV A Bay County woman advocates for rip current awareness after losing her husband. PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - In 2020, nine people drowned in Panama City Beach and three in South Walton, according to the United States Lifesaving Association. It started as a normal beach trip with Alisha Redmon’s family. “You’ll never get over anything like that,” Redmon said. But her li...

PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Vernon man who died while rescuing a drowning child last year has posthumously received the nations highest medal of honor for heroism by a civilian. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced last week that Stacey Redmon, who was 48 years old at the time of the rescue, was named one of 17 recipients for the Carnegie Medal. The medal is awarded throughout the U.S. and Canada to individuals who enter mortal danger while saving or attempting to save the lives of others,...

Heroic act that took a Vernon man’s life has earned him a prestigious award in death Dani Travis © Provided by Panama City WJHG-TV Staceys heroic act earned him whats considered one of the highest civilian honors in the U.S. and Canada. PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A trip to Panama City Beach on June 21, 2019 took a deadly turn after a Vernon man ran in the Gulf to save two from drowning, despite the double red flag warning. Alisha Redmon’s last words to her husb...