RAIN ESCAPES THE GULF COAST;Editor Rick McCann

Although the hurricane's second name storm of the season is moving up the eastern seaboard, it has done little to nothing to help the rain defecit here along Alabamas Gulf Coast. For the past three months the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach areas along with the rest of Baldwin and Mobile counties have been suffering from a lack of rain and the dry months have put a hurting on the areas agricultural and livestock communities.
For the sun-seeking and sun-worshiping vacationers along the sandy beaches, the lack of rain is just fine with them and tourism is experiencing a great start to the summer season all along the coast. However the reality is that we need rain desperately and for a day or two the vacationers can still have fun and enjoy themselves while shopping at all of our brand new shopping centers along Sighway 59 and the Eastern Shores area.