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Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Old Lisenby Hospital to become work-life style units (mypanhandle.com) — A long-vacant former Lisenby Hospital on West 11th Street in Panama City is being transformed into 30–35 "work-life" townhome-style units where residents can both live and work. Four brothers who inherited the property plan to preserve the building's structure, dramatically update its look, and finish construction by the end of next year to add new housing and business space to the neighborhood.
2. Panama City woman arrested after pursuit through Cove neighborhood (mypanhandle.com) — Panama City police say a Monday morning pursuit through the Cove neighborhood began after a driver allegedly fled a crash at 11th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The chase briefly put Merriam Cherry Street Elementary on soft lockdown before officers arrested a 35‑year‑old woman, who now faces multiple charges including fleeing and eluding, grand theft of a motor vehicle, and driving without a license.
3. Ascension Sacred Heart Bay to open new inpatient rehab facility (wjhg.com) — Ascension Sacred Heart Bay in Panama City is investing $11 million to add an 18-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility on its South Tower's fifth floor, slated to open in spring 2027. Leaders say the project will meet growing local demand, create more than 50 skilled jobs, and provide personalized, team-based rehab care that helps patients safely return to daily life in the community.
4. Sudden lift station collapse causes 200,000-gallon wastewater spill (mypanhandle.com) — A sudden structural failure at the Joan Avenue lift station in Panama City Beach spilled about 200,000 gallons of wastewater into local waterways, reaching South Lagoon and causing a strong odor for nearby residents. Utilities crews have contained the overflow and are now working to uncover the damaged sewer main, while city officials prepare to brief the council on repair costs and next steps later this week.
5. Mosley coach talks about getting big season opening win and prepping for game two (wjhg.com) — Mosley High's football team in Panama City is riding momentum after a gritty 15–13 season-opening win over Choctaw, where the defense shut out the visitors in the second half. Coach Tommy Joe Whiddon says he's proud of his dominant front seven but knows penalties and mistakes must be cleaned up quickly as the Dolphins prepare to host Godby this Friday night at Tommy Oliver Stadium.
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