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31-01-2025
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PCB officials give more details on back-to-back water main breaks from December
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – On December 5, a Florida Department of Transportation subcontractor was completing his work when he hit a water line on Panama City Beach Parkway, between Culvers and Hancock Bank. Crews repaired the 16-inch line after a 3-to-4-hour service interruption. On December 9, someone reported a leak on Laird Street and Laurie Avenue, believed to be caused by a tractor-trailer or something similar. Protect your personal information this National Data Privacy Week Work crews confirmed a leak and ordered a new piece to repair it, but later that night, the line split, causing a major water main break. It took crews almost 24 hours to repair the line and restore service. 'It was just the duration that our crews were out there. They would get tired and fatigued. We really needed on-call services from a supplemental contract. That idea would just be basically a standby service that we would call if we had an event like that in the future,' PCB Utilities Director Mark Shaeffer said. City officials say they're hoping to hire more workers. 'One of the areas or two of the areas that we had discussed was adding another crew for the additional valve exercise machine. And that team would also be part of the locating team for the isolation valves that are existing in the system and also increasing the number of personnel we have to do line locates for contractors,' PCB Vice Mayor Michael Jarman said. Officials believe helping contractors locate lines before digging could help prevent damages. The valve exercise machine will help isolate future line breaks. Utility officials want to add four more water tanks in Panama City Beach, two on the west end and two on the east end. They say this will not only help with daily usage of water but will help in emergencies like natural disasters. Georgia man remains on death row following 2008 murder of teenage girl 'Our tanks were full prior to Michael, we were able to reduce the pressure that we were giving it to people so they wouldn't use it as use as much water. It's water conservation stuff. So yeah, that, that was essential for us out here in terms of staging for emergency response and keeping people, residents in their homes and so forth.' The city will consider Shaeffer's proposals and decide in the next few months. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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30-01-2025
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Protect your personal information this National Data Privacy Week
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — If you use the internet, and who doesn't, then you've probably received calls, texts, or emails from bad actors trying to scam you. If you're not careful, you can easily become their next victim. 'Scammers will go to great lengths to make it appear that they are from a legitimate company, be it a bank or some other financial service company,' Bay County Sheriff's Lt. Jeremy Mathis said. WATCH: Bay County Sheriff's office holds news conference This week is National Data Privacy Week. With that in mind, Bay County Sheriff's officials are sharing tips to keep you and your banking information safe. 'If you receive a correspondence from your bank or your financial institution and your credit union and it says that your account has been hacked and call this number, call the local number that you talk to. Go into your local branch of your bank and say, hey, I got this. Let them see it. If they say that's a scam, it's a scam. Don't don't do anything else,' Mathis said. You should also pay attention to the way the scammer communicates with you. If the email address looks generic or doesn't have specific information related to your bank, you should be suspicious. 'Pay attention to the email. You will see that it's a or a or Outlook or some other email address that shouldn't be from the company they're purporting themselves to be from,' Mathis said. Panama City officials sell unused property to fund St. Andrews parking project If you're not sure, don't click on it. You could open a link to a phishing scam. Officials said banking fraud is one of the fastest-growing scams in the country, so you have to act carefully about sharing sensitive banking information and cautiously monitor your accounts. 'You have to be vigilant with your information and vigilant with your credit and keep an eye on it,' Mathis said. If you think you're being scammed or suspect any suspicious banking activity, call your bank or the Bay County Sheriff's Office. They'll be able to confirm whether or not you're being deceived. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
