High Water Everywhere

It’s a day for the blues. There’s nothing like a toe-tapper about a mass casualty event. When it comes down to it, that’s all the blues are about: making the insufferable thing bearable. In High Water Everywhere, Charley Patton sang about the 1927 Mississippi levee break that displaced tens of thousands. Patton lived on Dockery’s […]

“I Swear, It Sounded Like A Train”

The clouds started forming five o’clock p.m. The funnel clouds touched down five miles north of Russellville Siren’s were blowing, clouds spat rain And as the thing went through, I swear, it sounded like a train Drive-By Truckers, Tornadoes Floridians are tough. Almost indestructible. They may not always exercise the best judgment but – given […]

Lee Hospital Patients Are Being Evacuated

Lee Health is evacuating up to 400 patients to hospitals in Collier County because of water pressure losses at two of its campuses. More patients will be transferred in the coming days as beds are found, said Dr. Larry Antonucci, president and chief executive officer of Lee Health. When Lee Health says “campuses” they mean […]