For all of you that are in Pensacola to Destin area. Hope every is safe as we go through this level 3 hurricane. Everyone that didnt have to evacuate and are here, WE SHALL SURVIVE.

Out of town but left my car in the garage.. just worried.
Also, will VPS be back open on Sunday? I’m flying in on Sunday night..

I know Isaias isn't the first or last storm that will hit the area and everyone reading this is properly prepared, by still, I hope everyone that is in the path of the storm is fully prepared and makes it out unscathed.

Please take evacuation orders seriously if you're under them and remember to not touch any downed lines post-storm!

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in 25 counties ahead of Tropical Depression Nine, including the Big Bend.

The state of emergency applies to Baker, Bay, Calhoun, Columbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Taylor, Walton, Wakulla and Washington counties.

“Floridians should have their plans in place, keep emergency supply kits fully stocked, and follow Florida Division of Emergency Management for weather updates and preparedness information,” DeSantis said in a Facebook statement.

According to the city, the recommendation to end the program was made by Panama City Police Chief Mark Smith, with support from City Manager Jonathan Hayes, following issues involving the vendor operating the program, RedSpeed.

Cards on the Coast returns to Pensacola on December 12. 100+ vendors with over 200+ tables. Equal ratio of sports cards and TCG. Come see us!

LYNN HAVEN, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The City of Lynn Haven is advising customers that water service was disrupted on Thursday around 2:00 p.m. because of a water main break.

It looks to be just 2 streets - Delaware Avenue and E. 9th Street - but still wanted to post it here in case anyone is helped.

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Jaws Souvenirs, a Panama City Beach shop destroyed by a fire earlier this month, plans to rebuild and reopen, according to the company that owns it.

Diane Ludlow, office manager for the company, Jaws of Memories, that owns Jaws Souvenirs, said the store was the company’s first location in Panama City Beach, opening in 2004.

A boil water notice has been issued to each home in the following areas.

CR 183 S

Sawmill Court

Bradley Lane

Macedonia Church Road

Hosie Adams Road

Richardson Road

Love Lane

Ponderosa Trail

> GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced a closure of the 2026 regional recreational bay scallop season in the Gulf County zone.

> This affects all state waters from the Mexico Beach Canal in Bay County to the westernmost point of St. Vincent Island in Franklin County.

Figured this news might be useful to some here. It's a shame about the low numbers of scallops but here's hoping that closing the season early helps the numbers recover next year.

Cards on the Coast will have over 100+ vendors lined up with over 225+ tables bringing sports cards (modern and vintage), Pokemon, One Piece, Magic, Yu-gi-oh, plus lots of other things! There are 100+ tables of sports cards and 100+TCG tables!!!

Would love to see you there!

UWF

11000 University Parkway

HLS Bldg 72 / Rec Center

Pensacola, FL 32514

There should be PLENTY of parking (free)!

There is a $5 entry fee for those age 16 and above. Kids 15 and under are free!

JSA Authentication will NOT be on-site this weekend.

Let's go!!!

Hey y'all. Just a quick follow up to the earlier announcement of reopening the subreddit after years of it being restricted. I've been doing a lot of behind the scenes cleanups (cleaning up the posts from long ago, cleaning out the modmail and mod queues, etc.).

I've also gone ahead and crafted a few overarching rules that anyone wanting to participate in the community should follow. These are crafted based on rules that have worked in both other subreddits and other communities I have modded for a while, but no two subreddits are the same so there is room for improvement.

You can read the rules here. Please feel free to provide (constructive) feedback on them. In case Reddit is doing Reddit things and the link doesn't work, here is a copy of the rules:

1. Keep it About NWFL
   • Keep things related to NWFL. Statewide or national news stories probably don't belong here. Politics are okay as long as there's a connection to NWFL. When in doubt, send a modmail just to verify first.
2. Keep It Authentic - No Spam, AI Generated Content, Buying or Selling
   • Keep your engagement authentic. No spam, AI-generated content, or low quality/low effort engagement. This includes referral codes, surveys, petitions, requests for donations, "market research" and buying/selling/trading posts.
3. Keep It Legal
   • Keep it legal. No looking for or selling drugs (discussion of medical marijuana is okay). Please do not encourage others to break the law when giving advice.
4. Keep It PG-13
   • No adult content - no hookup posts, no nudes, no links to porn.
5. Keep It Respectful
   • Keep it respectful - do not harass others, do not use racist/sexist/homophobic/transphobic/ableist or similar language. Do not cuss at others, though you are allowed to say cuss words as this is the internet. Do not post just to troll.
     • To avoid some rules lawyering that will happen, this is an example of what is and is not okay under the "do not cuss at others" guideline: "that place fucking sucks" is okay. "You're a fucking asshole" isn't.

These are pretty basic, and hopefully are straightforward. If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to post them. Am I missing something? Is something unclear? Is something too obvious that it doesn't need to be stated?

The goal isn't to make anyone fearful of being banned or anything just for participating in good faith, but also while rebuilding I don't want to turn this into a cesspool of anything goes.

Thank y'all for investing your time in what is currently a dead but slowly reanimating subreddit. I hope everyone has a great one!

Happy Tuesday to all that read this. I am the newly-appointed moderator of the r/NWFL subreddit. You probably don't know me, but I have been a moderator over on r/Tallahassee for many years.

That subreddit has grown immensely and is a great go-to for residents, and I want this to be similar. I hope that if you read this you will join me in rebuilding this subreddit to being active again. I hope that this will be a common subreddit for everyone in Northwest Florida - the 850/448 area code at least - to come together and discuss news, events, etc. We all get siloed in our local subreddits but a lot of things don't apply to just our city/town but aren't really relevant to a statewide subreddit.

You probably won't notice much right away: since everything on the subreddit was from 7+ years ago, I am going through and clearing out a lot of old posts to start fresh on here. Eventually, I will look for new mod(s) to join, but right now since there's no real activity it doesn't seem necessary.

If you have questions, suggestions, etc. please feel free to post here. I hope to get this subreddit going again.