Five Things to Know Today: Monday, October 10

1) A new interim sheriff has been appointed for Pinellas County. What do you think of him? and let us know! 

2) Did you miss any stories on Patch last week? Catch up on the best stories with

3)  The weather was definitely rainy and windy this weekend. Did you know you can always hover the weather icon by the Pinellas Beaches Patch logo for the current weather information?

4) We also have Facebook and Twitter pages where you can check out all of our most recent stories here on the beaches, as well as comment and post on our wall. Check us out and like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

5) Here's your Monday Forecast. It'll be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs will be in the mid 80s. with a 40 percent chance of rain.