Morning Notes for Nov. 5: City Hall, County, Today and this week

Nov. 5: 5 items from Panama City's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.

Weather alert

Tide Station at Panama City Beach Pier (in MHHW): action flood stage Observed 0.92 ft (action) at 2026-11-05T00:30:00Z; forecast -999 (fcst_not_current) at 0001-01-01T00:00:00Z. (National Weather Service)
Rip Current Statement: Rip Current Statement issued November 4 at 11:43AM EST until November 5 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Tallahassee FL * WHAT…Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE…Walton, Bay, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN…Through late tonight. * IMPACTS…Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deepe (National Weather Service) Weather: Tonight: Partly cloudy then areas of fog, 67°F. Thursday: Areas of fog then mostly sunny, 80°F. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy then isolated rain showers, 66°F. Friday: Partly sunny, 79°F. (NWS forecast)

Panama City Ranks No. 2 in Florida for Building Permitting Performance The City of Panama City is earning national recognition for making it easier and faster to build, invest and grow locally. (City of Panama City)
Experience Christmas Movie Magic on Harrison Avenue There's still time to sign up to participate in the Panama City Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at 6:00 PM. This year’s “Christmas Movies” theme is sure to spark fe (City of Panama City)

Deer Point Reservoir drawdown to begin Nov. 20 Bay County Utilities will begin its annual winter drawdown of Deer Point Reservoir on Friday, Nov. 20, as recommended by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) (Bay County Board of County Commissioners)

Public Eye Soar Fri. Nov. 6, 6 p.m.; Gulf Coast State College; 5230 W US HWY 98, Panama City; Free (Visit Panama City, FL)
Panama City Songwriters Festival Fri. Nov. 6, 6:30 p.m.; Historic Downtown Panama City; 409 Harrison Avenue, Panama City (Visit Panama City, FL) Morning Notes is a daily digest of what Panama City’s public bodies published, linked to the original. Have something for tomorrow’s Notes? Send a news tip.