mexico beach

It’s been two years since the Florida Panhandle town of Mexico Beach was leveled by Category 5 Hurricane Michael. “There’s nothing we could’ve done for Michael. No matter how many windows we boarded up, you can’t prepare for that,” says Al Cathey, the town’s mayor of 14 years.

As the summer vacation season begins, an influx of visitors have begun arriving to Mexico Beach. Some people are renting condos and townhomes, while others are staying with family and friends who live in town.

Hundreds gathered in Mexico Beach on Thursday to celebrate the community’s resiliency one year after Hurricane Michael decimated the small coastal town.…

Mexico Beach is receiving the first grant from $25 million in state Hurricane Michael recovery aid that became available to communities in early…

Mexico Beach is far from recovered after Hurricane Michael walloped the shore last fall. Now lawmakers are hoping to help speed that recovery along.Rep.…

Mexico Beach leaders are finding creative ways to recycle debris left behind by Hurricane Michael. Appliances left by the roadside, like refrigerators and…