5 Things to Know Today: Monday, August 29

Advertise on Patch: Meet Bryon Hepler and Dave Quimby our new local sales reps! If you want to promote your business with print and click ads, personal videos and more contact our sales team!

Save Our Dispatch: A group of concerned citizens are collecting signatures to "save" the Gulfport Police Department's dispatch center and Gulfport Parks Department. For more information contact Ernie Stone at 727-278-9277 or Jeri Reed at 727-327-3509 evenings or at jrvolunteer@aol.com. They've also started a"Save Our Dispatch" Facebook page, feel free to "like" them. 

Gecko Ball & Geckofest: We received some great photos from the weekend event. Feel free to add your photos to the existing Photo Gallery: 'The Lizard of Oz' or email them to cherlene.willis@patch.com. Speaking of geckos . . . don't forget to clear your upcoming weekend for the 11th Annual Geckofest on Saturday, Sept. 3rd. You may need Sunday, Sept. 4 to relax following the 12 hour day of free family fun in downtown Gulfport.

Are You Weird Enough? Sign-up or volunteer for the new event "Keep Gulfport Weird Mini-Triathlon" in town on Sept. 24. We've got the event details, race route and registration forms on this post on Gulfport Patch. 

Monday Forecast: We have a 40% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. It'll be mostly sunny with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 99. We'll have a southwest wind between 7 and 11 mph. Tonight, we have a 20% chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy with a low around 82. We should have a southwest wind between 5 and 7 mph.