5 Things to Know Today: Wednesday, August 10

Help Rescued Pit Bulls: The Gulfport based non-profit "Pit Bulls 4 Patriots" is helping connect military veterans suffering with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with rescued pit bulls. The group new and needs your help. Find out how by reading our story on Gulfport Patch.

Workshop Video: If you missed Tuesday's Gulfport City Council Workshop, don't worry, watch the video on the city's website. The video will be added sometime today.

SwingTime: Tonight is the Gulfport Casino Swing Night. Lessons start at 6 p.m. with live music kicking off at 8 p.m. at the Gulfport Casino Ballroom. Tickets are $7.

Nominate a Volunteer: Every week on Gulfport Patch we say "Thank You" to a volunteer in Gulfport. This week we featured Nancy Lang as our volunteer of the week in Giving Back in Gulfport. Know someone who deserves a pat on the back? Nominate he or she by emailing contact information to cherlene.willis@patch.com.

Showers & Thunderstorms: Here is your Wednesday forecast. We have a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 11 a.m. Otherwise, it'll be partly sunny with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 103. We should have a west northwest wind between 11 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23. Tonight, we have a 30% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly before 1 a.m. It'll be partly cloudy with a low around 82 and a west northwest wind between 7 and 9 mph.