29-05-2025
Panama City welcomes new leaders in inauguration ceremony
PANAMA CITY, Fla (WMBB) – Panama City is welcoming new leadership: Mayor Allan Branch, Ward One Commissioner Robbie Hughes and Ward Four Commissioner Josh Street were all sworn into office on Wednesday.
City, county, and state leaders all attended the inauguration ceremony and offered support to the trio.
Hughes and Branch are both Panama City natives and talked about how they're excited to begin serving their hometowns in a different way.
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'You can love something and acknowledge that there's challenges and hurdles and there's flaws in it. Since Hurricane Michael, my goodness, we've come so far, the progress we've made. We've challenged ourselves. We've got progress happening in certain parts of the city, we need that to echo in the rest of Panama City. You can be proud of yourself, but not satisfied,' Mayor Allan Branch said.
'I'm not going to try to worry about saving my seat for the next–I'm not going to make a decision for four years from now. That doesn't matter. This is a job. A seat's a seat. I'm here to serve you guys. And I promise you every day you lay your head on the pillow, just know that I have done everything that I can possible, in working with this team and City Hall and staff to make the quality of life better in Panama City,' Ward 1 Commissioner Robbie Hughes said.
The new commission's first meeting will be June 10.
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