{"id":375571,"date":"2026-08-19T12:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375571\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:24:25","slug":"lanetras-last-lap-heads-to-perry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375571\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Lanetra\u2019s Last Lap\u2019 heads to Perry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">PERRY, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; After 25 years serving viewers in north Florida and south Georgia, veteran WCTV journalist and morning anchor Lanetra Bennett will be signing off at the end of August. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">WCTV is hosting a month-long celebration, \u201cLanetra\u2019s Last Lap,\u201d to send her off in style. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Lanetra will be making stops around our viewing area to celebrate the communities she\u2019s served during her time at WCTV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The farewell tour has made stops in Quincy, Live Oak and Bainbridge, and now continues on Wednesday, August 19, in Perry!<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Join Lanetra at Johnson\u2019s Bakery from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and again from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. as she continues her farewell tour around the Big Bend and South Georgia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">The first 25 people to stop by will be able to get a commemorative coffee cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">The party continues through the end of the month! <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">The last stop of \u201cLanetra\u2019s Last Lap\u201d is in Tallahassee on Wednesday, August 26 at Earley\u2019s Kitchen and FAMU.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/08\/18\/lanetras-last-lap-heads-perry\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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