DOLLY UPGRADED TO CAT 2

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (FOX) —  Hurricane Dolly strengthed into a Category 2 storm Wednesday with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph as it’s leading edge lashed the Gulf Coast near the Texas-Mexico border with heavy rain and powerful winds.

The center of the Category 2 hurricane was expected to make landfall later Wednesday and dump up to 15 inches of rain, threatening flooding that could breach levees in the heavily populated Rio Grande valley.

Dolly, upgraded from a tropical storm Tuesday, and became a Category 2 storm on Wednesday morning.

SOUTHERN PARTY OF FLORIDA SHAKE UP

Brooksville, FL (BREAKING NEWS) – The Southern Party of Florida today announced that some of its Executive Committee have decided to voluntarily step down and resign from the Party ahead of a SPFL Budget Cut that is currently under debate and scheduled to be put to a vote on July 27, 2008.

Since the reformation of the SPFL in mid April 2008 the Party has been hard pressed for capital resources to increase the size of the Party and tie up many administrative loose ends. The problem has been that the SPFL has been unable to raise funds via donations, sponsorships, and the collection of membership dues which currently does not exist. The Party founders have been united in opposition against imposing a mandatory membership due or fee and feel that having free membership is the best way to grow a strong grass roots Southron political resistance effort in Florida.

DOLLY SOAKS TEXAS

Brownsville, TX (AP) – Hurricane Dolly strengthened early Wednesday as its leading edge lashed the Gulf Coast near the Texas border with heavy rain and powerful winds. The center of the Category 1 hurricane was expected to make landfall later Wednesday and dump up to 15 inches of rain, threatening flooding that could breach levees in the heavily populated Rio Grande valley.