But they will need nearly 1,000 signatures to get it started. On Friday, Bay County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to reports of an escaped bird on Front Beach Road.

Category 5 Hurricane Michael's tropical storm-force winds reached out 175 miles from its center when it neared landfall in ...

By Emily Cochrane Emily Cochrane reported from beach towns along Florida ... as a barometer for post-hurricane success. There are other pressures on Florida’s retail and tourism industries ...