I hope everyone is staying dry this week! There’s an active flash flood watch in the area for the next two days. For more information and tips on how to stay safe during a flash flood, click here.
Did Facebook remove an image of the flag painted on the rooftop of Legendary Marine?
Yesterday afternoon, quite a few Facebook posts were questioning why the social network would categorize a seemingly innocent, but patriotic, post of the flag painted on top of Legendary Marine as spam. Screenshots were uploaded showing that Facebook did indeed remove the posts. In case your post was removed too, here’s what happened: An old article from iLoveDestinFl.com started circulating again that featured the painting of the American flag on the rooftop of Legendary Marine. There is just one problem, iLoveDestinFL.com’s site is riddled with malware at the moment.
When anyone shares an article on Facebook, the social network “checks” the site to make sure that it’s safe and is who they say they are. It’s their responsibility to protect users on outbound links, especially in the days of clickbait. Upon clicking the link that was shared, you would be redirected to a terrible spam website that ends up trapping a number of users.
So, if your post was removed and labeled as spam, that’s why! You can even click here read a report of just how bad that site’s malware is.
Over 1,200 gallons of sewage spill into the Choctawhatchee Bay
Due to a water and sewer failure Monday night, more than 1,200 gallons of sewage escaped from a manhole and leaked into Veterans Park and Choctawhatchee Bay. According to the Northwest Florida Daily News, the Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Island lift station at 1262 Miracle Strip Parkway experienced two system failures resulting in more than 1,200 gallons of wastewater flowing into a storm drain system which had outfall into the wetlands of Veterans Park and eventually Choctahwhatchee Bay. County crews responded and had the spill contained Tuesday morning and were able to recover about 500 gallons of wastewater. Click here for the entire story.
Trump Jr will be at NWF State on Thursday
Donald Trump Jr. will be at Northwest Florida State Arena to campaign for Congressman Matt Gaetz and Florida gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis on Thursday. Liberal groups plan to protest outside the rally. According to the Crestview Bulletin, NWF State’s Gay-Straight Alliance and Progressives Northwest Florida will co-host the vigil called “Stand for Compassion.” Organizers expect 100 to 200 participants.
The U.S. Secret Service and campus police have called for the suspension of certain services ahead of Thursday’s GOP rally at Northwest Florida State College, the Crestview Bulletin reported. Certain student services and routine operations at the Niceville campus will be suspended at different points during the day. The campus will reopen Friday at 8:30am. Here is the full story.
Cram The Van doubles donations and supplies
Remember us mentioning Cram The Van, the school supplies fundraiser event from the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors? Well it officially ended yesterday after running the entire month of July and we are happy to share that they were able to double the donations and school supplies for this upcoming school year! Get The Coast was brought on to film their videos this year for the campaign and we are incredibly happy and thankful that we got to be a part of the event this year. Thank you to all who shared the videos, donated and supported their mission of trying to get the students in Okaloosa County the necessary supplies they need and to HELP OUT OUR TEACHERS!
10 year old is named hero after saving Grandpa
A man was thrown from his boat into Choctawhatchee River when his hand slipped off the tiller and the boat took a hard turn at a high speed. Lucky for him, his 10 year old grandson Jayden was there to help him! The Walton Sun reported that Jayden was able to go to the stern of the boat, hit the motor’s kill switch and then used an electric trolling motor to ease the boat alongside his Pa. For everything that happened that day and comments from the family, click here.
Panama City Crayfish becoming threatened
Panama City Crayfish cannot be found anywhere else in the world, and their population is dwindling. According to ABC 7 news, Gulf Power representatives say that they are struggling to survive in our area but are thriving on the company’s property. Gulf Power says they will donate come Crayfish to wildlife groups so they can help replenish the population in the local area. Wildlife officials hope this effort will keep the crayfish off the threatened animal list. Here is the full story.
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