Mexico Beach News

Qualifying began at noon today for four Bay County municipalities on the local Super Tuesday, April 20th.

Robert Alexander Pyron, 21, received his doctorate in Biology on Sept. 10, 2009 from the City University of New York.

The 12th Annual Mexico Beach Gumbo Cook Off will be held on Feb.13 at Sunset Park.

The United Methodist Men of Mexico Beach will host the Richard Rossen Memorial Scholarship Fund Breakfast from 8-10:30 a.m. CT on Saturday, Jan.

The Highland View and Eastpoint Churches of God, along with Operation Compassion, are collecting the following supplies to be shipped to the victims and families of those devastated by the earthquake in Haiti: dried and perishable meats, non-perishable canned goods, canned milk, water, blankets, shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, Band-aids, ...

Skye Hudson learned two things in her quest to become Teen Miss Northwest Florida.

A broken water hydrant on 32nd Street in Mexico Beach caused a loss of water pressure Thursday, prompting the city to issue a precautionary boil water notice for residents living in the area of 20th Street to the north and south of U.S. 98.

Government regulations imposed on recreational fishing for red snapper, amberjack and other Gulf of Mexico fish have decimated the region's charter boat industry, area fishermen told Sen.

A Lowndes County jury awarded the family of 22-year-old Cleve Bostick of Camilla $1.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit arising out of Bostick's death in Mexico Beach, Fla.

Bayside Savings Bank became the latest bank in the region to come under the microscope of federal regulators.

The delays in the David Lee Barnes manslaughter case may mean that he gets released from prison before the legal wrangling over a possible new trial ends.

One common theme for this year's end is apparent as the days tick down 2010 surely must be better.

If you do drink, what are your alternatives to driving? You can always be staying and celebrating the holiday somewhere in the Southeast where Budweiser and AAA are teaming up to make sure you and your car get home safely.

For me it always comes down to a census of the people. As a curious, if sometimes too cynical, reporter, taking stock of the people who have shaped your year is too often a case of counting who is gone.

A Senior Trip payment of $60 is due in January. Seniors, check the scholarship box in guidance for new scholarship information.

Another area bank is in trouble with federal regulators. The Office of Thrift Supervision has issued a Cease and Desist Order to Bayside Savings Bank in Port St.

What happens at the other end of the phone when 911 is called? Along with the primary units, First Responders are also often dispatched to render emergency intermediate aid.

Last year, around this time, Traci Gaddis journeyed to the Mexico Beach post office in her usual holiday fashion.

Riding the Bay Town Trolley will cost more in 2010. The Bay County Transportation Planning Organization board narrowly passed a motion Wednesday afternoon raising monthly passes from $20 to $25, and raising the cash fare from $1.25 to $1.50. The higher rates, which go into effect Jan.

The Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence is in great need of toys for children living in Florida's domestic violence centers across the state.