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Lightening strike

We had some wicked storms the last few days. One storm two nights ago, the lightening hit pole and knocked it down. Luckily the wires were still attached and we only lost electricity and phone service for an hour before everything was mounted on a new pole. Our road flooded today with the storm, the first time that has happened this year.

SummerTime

There was a storm or two during the night. Today was mostly sunny, hot, breezy and humid.

That house is abandoned and its probably been empty since around Katrina. There are still a lot of abandoned houses in this town and surounding towns.

Morning Thunder

Another hot and humid day. But this one starts with a little fast moving thunderstorm and a beautiful sunrise.

We have been getting thunderstorms in the late afternoon, we'll see if we get one later.

Long Beach Festival

2012 Long Beach Festival

Date: Saturday, August 11, 2012

Time: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Website: http://www.lbhsbandfestival.com

Bring your family & friends for a fun day of music, waterslides, street vendors, Kiddie Village, a Cruise In, exhibitions, & more!

Please come and check out these local bands:
Foresight, Ricky Rowan, Where The Water Meets The Land, Suthurn Touch, Dustin Kahlil, StereoHype, & Hanover Drive!

Admission is free & you can ride the waterslides all day for just $10!

For more info, please check out our website at www.lbhsbandfestival.com!

Fata Morgana

There is a new show at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino.

“Fata Morgana,” a cirque-style show featuring Bello Nock, runs through Aug. 19 at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, 875 Beach Blvd. in Biloxi.

Showtimes are 7 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, plus 3 p.m. matinees on Saturdays and Sundays. There are no performances on Mondays

Tickets are $9.95, $14.95 and $19.95 plus tax and service fees and available for purchase at the Beau Rivage Ticket Office, by phone at 888-566-7469 or online at BeauRivage.com. They also are available through Ticketmaster.

A family package of four tickets is available for $30. Advance reservations are required and package pricing is based on availability. Room packages also are available.

Bello Nock has been on our news shows. I hope the kids don't take up that hairstyle.

After the 4th

The 4th was pretty quiet. I could hear fireworks but they were not close, possibly on the beach. We did have a little rain on the 3rd but everything is still very very dry. Today is another hot, humid, breezy day but we have a better chance of rain, today.

Aloe plant on the patio table.

Checkpoints

Mississippi Hwy Patrol Troop K started conducting checkpoints Tuesday at 6 p.m. and already, MS Highway Patrol Master Sgt. Johnny Poulos said they’ve made two DUI arrests.

Safety checkpoints have been set up in Harrison, Hancock, Pearl River, Jackson, Stone and George counties. Troopers will check for seatbelt use, drunk driving, driver’s license and insurance.

Poulos said, troopers will also be watching for distracted drivers.

“Distracted driving is a killer also, people who are not drinking, maybe focusing on something other than driving like texting or what's going on inside the car. Husbands and wives trying to feed their children while they are driving,” Poulos explained. “Innocent people lose their lives everyday due to distracted driving.”

Poulos said motorists going through checkpoints should be prepared with their driver’s license and insurance cards so they can pass through the checkpoints as quickly as possible.

He said one of the most significant things motorists can do is drive defensively.

“Keep in mind, your main mission is to arrive at your destination safely. That includes your family and someone else’s family and if we all work together we can all accomplish that mission.

The checkpoints will run all day until midnight.

“We didn't have one fatality statewide during last Memorial Day weekend,” Poulos said.

He said he hopes to continue zero fatalities during this holiday.

Dry and Hot

Still no rain and still hot, the air heavy.

Local News

LONG BEACH, MS (WLOX)- There were some tense moments Thursday morning in Long Beach as officers executing a search of a home found several grenades. Long Beach officials tell WLOX News their officers were assisting Hancock County officials on a child porn case. Upon entering a home near the intersection of Commission and Daugherty roads, they saw several grenades, and called the Biloxi bomb squad. The devices turned out to be duds, and the all clear was given at 8:45am.