Greetings From KY,
True to my word, I told you all I would tell you when tar balls did in fact wash up on the beaches in PCB. My goal has not been to deceive to keep your hard earned vacation money. My goal has been to help keep you informed so that you could make an informed decision. The media has distorted the story so much, it’s hard to know who to believe.
That being said, the top story in the News Herald (Panama City Beach Newspaper) is that tar balls have reached Bay County. Here is a snippet of the story with a link to the web page…
PANAMA CITY BEACH — After weeks of waiting, watching and dodging the oil, Bay County finally felt a direct hit from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Bay County Spokeswoman Valerie Lovett said the county confirmed that tar balls washed ashore Friday night along the west end of Panama City Beach, in the area of Hollywood and Carillon beaches.
“Tar balls, nickels to 50-cent piece in size, have washed ashore on the west end of the beach,” Lovett said. “It is consistent with the time frame that we were looking at.”
The first call came in to the county about 8 p.m. Friday, she said.
Lovett said the tar balls are a confirmed match to a sample the county has from Pensacola.
She said the county would have the equipment staged to clean up the tar balls first thing in the morning, “with the light on our side.”
Carillon Beach is 7 miles West of Pier Park and is where Front Beach Road intersects into 98 or Back Beach Road.
The story indicates that crews are working quickly to remove the tar balls. If you are headed to the beach, please take pictures and or video and I will get them posted on our website and facebook page. We can all work together to help inform others thinking of going to the beach and help stop wild rumors.
I know some of you are going to the beach regardless. Please help keep us informed. Post coments on our blog or post comments on our Facebook page or just simply send me an email. Thanks in advance.
