By Pam Anderson, Capt. Anderson’s Marina School may have started, but the fishing fun continues. Red Snapper and Amberjack will both be open through August 24 at midnight. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to catch that ‘big one’ and take it home! Grand Lagoon marinas offer many different fishing trips for you to enjoy, from small guide boats that take 2 to 4 passengers to charter boats taking 6-20 passengers, to 90’ head-boats that fish 85 passengers. All offer great opportunities to catch your favorite fish at prices you can afford! Anglers are still coming in with some really nice Red Snapper, Mangrove (Black) Snapper, and Vermilion Snapper, as well as many other species, and we expect the catching will continue. This summer, besides all the bottom or reef fishing, we have seen a lot of King Mackerel coming in on the charter boats and guide boats. They are really fun fish to catch. Besides some great offshore fishing, the 10 Guide Boats here at Capt. Anderson’s Marina offer some fine inshore fishing for Redfish (Red Drum) and Trout. Our guides are some of the best in NW Florida, so if inshore fishing is your thing, be sure to check them out in person or online. Private charter boat captains have routinely provided some of the best catches of reef fish and migratory fish like Spanish Mackerel and King Mackerel. They are always fun to catch and great eating too! Occasionally you can hook into a nice Wahoo —... Read More

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 By Paul Bonnette Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kid Rock, Thomas Rhett and Miranda Lambert. What do all these artists have in common? They have all taken the stage in Panama City Beach for Gulf Coast Jam. For the past ten years, some of country music’s biggest stars have performed in front of crowds of over 30,000 people during Gulf Coast Jam. One of the people most instrumental in bringing “Country to the Coast” for Gulf Coast Jam is Executive Producer and Bay County Resident Rendy Lovelady. Lovelady, who has been in the music business for almost four decades, got his start at an iconic venue in New Orleans. “I was born and raised in New Orleans and I actually got my roots starting working for Pace Concerts and Messina Presents. I worked in the Saenger Theater, sweeping floors and pulling cables and doing everything I could possibly do starting my career.” After going to college to play football, Lovelady decided that he wanted to get back to his passion of promoting the music industry. “I started out as a tour manager that is where my roots came from, working with bands like Van Halen, Motley Crue, and Bon Jovi over the years. I moved to Nashville over thirty years ago with my family and I moved into managing,” he explains. “I managed Christian acts, rock acts, country acts, and as I got older I started producing festivals and events like Tennessee River Run and Bama Jam and now... Read More

 By Spencer Angland, Marketing Coordinator, Flooring Depot of Panama City It’s the heart of the home. Where everyone gathers to talk about their day, create delicious food, and make lasting memories. Your kitchen reflects your personality—from knickknacks to how it’s organized, it is probably the most used room in your home. That’s why creating a functional and beautiful space is so important. Remodeling your kitchen can be overwhelming but it’s also your chance to change areas you don’t like or don’t function and make them fresh and new. One of the most important things to consider when designing a new kitchen is the cabinets. Typically, people want a lot of cabinet space so that they have room to store all their kitchen essentials and not have their kitchen look cluttered. Cabinets are more than just storage, though. Cabinets are one of the first things that you notice in a kitchen, and the style and color of the cabinets can affect the way that the whole kitchen looks and feels. There are countless designs and colors of cabinets that you can have in your kitchen, and they can be designed to fit exactly what you’re looking for. Picking the right cabinet out of all these options can be a daunting task, so I reached out to Carmelita Clark, Flooring Depot’s kitchen and bath designer who has more than 28 years of experience designing kitchens, to give us a little insight into some things that you should consider. She took a little... Read More

 By Sharon Michalik, Director of Communications, Bay District Schools We’re so excited to begin the 2023-2024 school year with all of our students, staff members, mentors, volunteers and one very special new addition… our new Superintendent Mark McQueen. Superintendent McQueen, who is a retired Major General with the United States Army and former City Manager for the City of Panama City, officially kicked off his tenure on August 1, 2023, and we’re so very grateful for his continued service to our country and our community. McQueen brings a wealth of experience to this new position and said he’s ready to get into the trenches with the troops to learn as much as possible about BDS and about how he can support our students, teachers and staff. “I am not an educator by profession, but I have spent my entire adult life in public service (first in the military and later with the City of Panama City),” he said. “From those experiences, I know that empowering people to do their best work is where the magic happens.” Public education, McQueen said, is “the foundation of any productive society and vibrant community, and I am excited to have the opportunity to help support the great work that is happening at Bay District Schools.” McQueen said he plans to spend his first few weeks in office visiting all of our BDS locations (so you may see him at a beach school near you shortly) to soak up as much knowledge as he can.... Read More