Five Things You Need To Know for Monday:
1. Amanda Mahr, of Cape Coral, Florida, gave birth in the middle of Hurricane Ian. She was four days past her due date when her doctor called and told her to come to the hospital for an emergency C-section. She and her husband battled 150-mph winds and intense rain to make it to the hospital. She had a healthy 10 lb, 6 oz baby boy. The couple returned home the next day\
2. Jamie Graham, of Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, won a New England pumpkin weigh-off over the weekend. He set a new record with his 2,480 lb gourd. The pumpkin's name is Bear Swipe. Jamie took home $8,500 and has been growing giant pumpkins for 10 years.
3. On this date in 1960, The Andy Griffith Show debuted.
4. It's Mean Girls Appreciation Day.
5. (Fun Fact): Hurricanes didn't get male names until Hurricane Bob in 1979. Up to that point, the National Weather Service thought only female names were appropriate because the storms were so unpredictable . . . supposedly like women.
