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STRANGERS SAVE DROWNING YORKIE LOCAL & STATE | B1 PANAMA CITY LOCAL & STATE | B1 PANAMA CITY RECYCLING COMPANY HANDLED HURRICANE DEBRIS Tuesday, October 1, 2019 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ FEMA OKs $159 million to Bay By Patrick McCreless the Category 5 storm. FEMA for debris removal. [email protected] "It's a big relief," Phillip “On Oct. 10, we mark the @PCNHPatrickM Griffits, chairman of the Bay first anniversary of Hurricane County Commission, said of Michael’s devastating land- PANAMA CITY — The the FEMA announcement. fall," Rubio said in an emailed Federal Emergency Manage- As of Sept. 20, the county statement on Monday. "As ment Agency will reimburse has made total payments of we approach this mournful Bay County $159.8 million more than $145 million for anniversary, I am encour- for hurricane debris removal, hurricane debris removal, aged by FEMA’s continued officials announced on with more invoices pend- dedication to assisting in Monday. ing. Also, a total of 16.77 Northwest Florida’s recov- According to the office of million cubic yards of debris ery, and I remain committed Sen. Marco Rubio, the agency have been removed from the to working with federal agen- has officially approved the county as of Sept. 9. cies to ensure the Panhandle reimbursement for debris Previously, the county had receives continued federal removal — one of the county's only received $18.5 million in A bulldozer removes debris left from Hurricane Michael in Bay highest costs of recovery for reimbursement money from See FEMA, A6 County. [NEWS HERALD/FILE] Giuliani faces Drought conditions, threat of subpoena for wildfi res worsen in Panhandle documents By Laurie Kellman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Democrats subpoenaed Presi- dent Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, for documents on Monday as they ramped up investigations of the president’s dealings with Ukraine. The House Intel- ligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight and Reform panels announced the sub- poena as they examine Trump’s efforts to have Ukraine investigate political rival Joe Biden and his family. Giuliani See SUBPOENA, A6 Dead trees that fell during Hurricane Michael stand in a wooded area near Rutherford High School on Monday. The dry vegetation could create a potential fi re hazard. [PATTI BLAKE/THE NEWS HERALD] By Patrick McCreless rainfall on record. And with record low for September.” under lesser, abnormally dry [email protected] Bay County still riddled with The NWS statistics also conditions. @PCNHPatrickM downed trees from Hurri- show that Santa Rosa and “Much of the Southeast cane Michael last year, the Okaloosa Counties have had United States has had a strong PANAMA CITY — Much of threat of new wildfires is even no measurable rainfall for area of high pressure that’s the Panhandle is under mod- greater, experts say. September. The normal rain- just sitting over the region LOCAL | B1 erate drought conditions that According to the National fall for Pensacola is nearly 6 and that suppresses thun- could worsen and raise the Weather Service in Talla- inches. For Okaloosa, it's just derstorms from forming,” HUSBAND risk of wildfires in October, hassee, Bay County has had over 5 inches. Dobbs said. some meteorologists and for- 0.01 inches of rainfall for As such, the U.S. Drought Dobbs noted that Bay had AND WIFE estry experts say. September. Monitor shows that most of only slight chances of rain of Experts say October is typi- “That’s really low for Sep- Bay, Santa Rosa, Walton and between 30% and 40% over CRASH BOAT cally one of the driest months tember,” said Wright Dobbs, Okaloosa are under moderate the weekend — nowhere near of the year for the region — a meteorologist for the NWS drought conditions. Northern enough to put a dent in the IN DESTIN concern since September in Tallahassee. “For the area, portions of Santa Rosa and has seen some of its lowest 100th of an inch of rain is near the southern tip of Bay are See DROUGHT, A6 Panama City News Herald Diversions .....................B6 Sports ........................C1-4 TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Want to subscribe? Local & State .............. B1-5 Business ........................A9 A shower Mostly sunny Sunny Call 850-747-5050 TV Listings ....................B8 Viewpoints ....................A8 91° / 71° 90° / 73° 90° / 73° * ** A2 Tuesday, October 1, 2019 | The News Herald GO & DO CELEBRATE COMMUNITY TODAY IN HISTORY Tuesday, Oct. 8 DINNER AT THE BAY PICTURE PERFECT Today is Tuesday, Oct. 1, the BLOCK PARTY: 6 p.m. 274th day of 2019. There are in historic St. Andrews We want your photos: Post your photos to the News Herald Facebook page with your name, city of 91 days left in the year. by Shrimp Boat on Beck residence and information about the photo. You can email photos to [email protected]. Avenue with live music by Today's Highlight in History: Terry Brock and Friends, On Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman silent auctions and raf- opened fi re from a room at fl es. Fourth annual Dinner the Mandalay Bay casino at the Bay at Shrimp Boat hotel in Las Vegas on a in St. Andrews is sold out, crowd of 22,000 country so Beach Care Services music fans at a concert added a free block party below, leaving 58 people for everyone to attend; dead and more than 800 street will be closed to injured in the deadliest vehicular traffi c. Anne mass shooting in modern Cline will be playing at U.S. history; the gunman, the House of Bourbon at 7 64-year-old Stephen Craig p.m. for everyone. Paddock, killed himself OPEN MIC NIGHT: 6-9 p.m. before offi cers arrived. every Tuesday at Angry Tuna Seafood Co., 701 S. On this date: Pier Park Drive, Panama In 1885, special delivery mail City Beach. No cover service began in the United charge. States. In 1890, Congress passed Wednesday, Oct. 9 Kim Bodner, of Bear Creek, emailed this photo and said, “Take a look at our ‘nursery’ in the the McKinley Tariff Act, SENIOR HURRICANE back yard! We are so blessed.” [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO] which raised tariffs to a RECOVERY DAYS: 10 a.m. record level. to 3 p.m. Card games, In 1908, Henry Ford dominoes and puzzles introduced his Model T available. with lunch automobile to the market. served at noon and free In 1910, the offi ces of the line dance lessons from BIRTHDAYS Los Angeles Times were 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. at destroyed by a bomb Daffi n Park, 320 Kraft Former President Jimmy May is 63. Alt-country-rock Actor Zach Galifianakis is explosion and fi re; 21 Times Avenue, Panama City, Carter is 95. Actress-singer musician Tim O'Reagan 50. Singer Keith Duffy is 45. employees were killed. FL. Sponsored by 55+ Julie Andrews is 84. Actress (The Jayhawks) is 61. Actress Sherri Saum is 45. Club of Panama City. Stella Stevens is 81. Rock Singer Youssou N'Dour Actress Kate Aselton is 41. Thought for Today: "Every- All seniors welcome. musician Jerry Martini is 60. Actor Esai Morales Actress Sarah Drew is 39. body favors free speech Details: 850-516-5648 (Sly & the Family Stone) is 57. Retired MLB All- Actress Carly Hughes is 37. in the slack moments WALKING TOUR OF is 76. Jazz musician Dave Star Mark McGwire is 56. Actor-comedian Beck Ben- when no axes are being HISTORIC ST. ANDREWS: Holland is 73. Actress Actor Christopher Titus is nett is 35. Actress Jurnee ground." — Heywood C. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednes- Yvette Freeman is 69. Actor 55. Actress-model Cindy Smollett-Bell is 33. Actress Broun, American journalist days and Fridays. Free Randy Quaid is 69. Rhythm- Margolis is 54. Producer Brie Larson is 30. Singer/ (1888-1939). guided tour leaves from and-blues singer Howard John Ridley is 54. Rock songwriter Jade Bird is 22. the Publishing Museum, Hewett is 64. Former British singer-musician Kevin Grif- Actress Priah Ferguson is The Associated Press 1134 Beck Ave. Come Prime Minister Theresa fin (Better Than Ezra) is 51. 13. 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