Community Corner
Five Things to Know Today: Friday, August 26
The Pinellas County Sheriff will be retiring in November.
1) Sheriff Jim Coates announced his retirement yesterday. He plans on leaving in November.
2) Winds will be high today due to Hurricane Irene. Irene seems to be completely passing us by and heading towards the Carolinas.
3) Looking for a house on the beach? Check out our for some of the homes up for sale.
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4) Not sure what to do this weekend? Check out our Weekend on the Beach later today for five of the hottest events happening this weekend.
5) Here's your Friday Forecast. It'll be partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms and breezy with highs in the upper 80s and a 20 percent chance of rain.
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