"I've learned to do little things for myself that lead me toward joy," says Janet Blaser, who's lived in Mexico for 18 years, retired for the last six.

MEXICO BEACH - A year after Hurricane Michael wrecked Mexico Beach, the community came out to reflect on progress made since then. The Category 5 storm plowed through the small waterfront town on ...

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) – It’s been one year since Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle. The storm’s destruction is still very evident within the city of Mexico Beach.

Five years later, it’s a much difference sight. ”You know Mexico Beach, a lot of that side of the road were the little old little beach houses and now they’re big, they’re beautiful. That ...

One Mexico Beach resident, Annette Coffield, says she’s spent the last four years healing from the scars of Michael. “It will probably be an emotional day for me every day of my life,” she said.

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. -- Almost a year after Hurricane Michael, one of the hardest-hit communities is struggling to bring tourists back. The Category 5 storm damaged almost every building in the ...

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) – As the sun came up over this tiny town on the Gulf of Mexico Thursday, exactly a year since Hurricane Michael battered the area, the lingering scars came to light. A ...

MEXICO BEACH — It's taken a lot of work, but two months after Hurricane Michael leveled Mexico Beach, the tiny Gulf-side community is dusting itself off. “Although many people predicted it ...

Now nearly four years later, the Woods family is ready to re-open their doors. “We are a part of Mexico Beach and we want to support whatever is happening here.

The state and the U.S. Forest Service are also ramping up seedling production for New Mexico with an expanded reforestation center in Mora, expected to eventually produce 5,000,000 seedlings per year.

Five years after Hurricane Michael while some new construction is underway in Mexico Beach, many foundations where houses were washed away by the storm remain empty and are now overgrown.

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. — Forecasters ... Three-and-a-half years later, the mountains of debris are gone and rebuilding is well under way. Next month, the new Driftwood Inn will be welcoming guests.