May 21, 2009 | Florida Keys Keynoter
NOAA: Expect 4 to 7 hurricanes this season
There's a 70 percent chance of having nine to 14 named storms this hurricane season, of which four to seven could become hurricanes, including one to three of them major.So said the National Oceanic and Administration Atmospheric on Thursday, when it released its latest forecast for the storm season.It's close to the forecast issued earlier by the ...
Flooding east of Concord, Fl. show new heights
On Fairbanks Ferry road , east of Concord, Fl. flood waters have reached new heights.
Lively debate at Cocoa Beach town hall meeting
Only a handful of people showed up last year to the city's yearly town hall meeting.
Scholars Academy to receive new roof
The Thomasville City Scholars Academy is getting a new roof. Thomasville City Board of Education unanimously approved a $69,987 bid from Sperry & Associates of Tallahassee, Fla., to replace it.
Dougherty and Lee County Officers of the Year
Officer Charles Noyes was the Albany Police Department Officer of the Year. He jumped into the Flint River in August to try to save two children who were drowning.
Haitians Deserve Nutritious Rice
Last August, just before Hurricane Fay smashed into Haiti, I spent the day with MOREPLA , a local movement of rice producers that worksA with the coalition of Grassroots International's partner PAPDA .
2008 one of worst years for disaster losses -insurer
Weather-related disasters and earthquakes are likely to make 2008 the second most costly year for insurers after 2005, when Hurricane Katrina struck the United States, a leading insurer said on Wednesday.
The crack of thunder was ear splitting and air clearing; you could smell the electricity.
Dr. Storms sees off the season
Dr. Storms turned his back to the stiff northeast wind and lit a sub-premium cigar of the kind known as a "torpedo." This refers to its shape, not its flavor.