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A last-minute eastern wobble brought the Category 2 winds of Hurricane Sally _ and two feet of rain _ to the Florida Panhandle overnight. Although the storm made landfall in Alabama early Wednesday, it brought hurricane and tropical storm force winds from Pensacola to Panama City.

The Medicare Part-D prescription drug open enrollment period is October 15 thru December 7. The coronavirus continues to impact our lives and this year it will impact how we address prescription drug comparisons for area Medicare recipients. There will be changes to the new 2021 Medicare Health and Drug Plans. You have the chance to compare your current Medicare coverage to the new 2021 Medicare plans to determine the right plan for you at the lowest possible cost.

The Boston Recorder, in July of 1824, described them as “a remarkably peaceful and quiet race.” The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma’s name derives from O-gah-pa, “Downstream People.” The French and the Illini Indians referred to them as “Arkansea,” a name that would eventually be given to Arkansas, where the Quapaw people lived in the 17th century. The Quapaw’s oral history of crossing the Mississippi tells of a rope of twisted grapevine that snapped.