Maybe it starts with the morning walk you stopped taking.

Or how you’ve been avoiding the stairs and cancelling your monthly golf round. Maybe getting down on the floor to play with your grandchildren has become more difficult — or getting back up has become the real challenge.

Joint pain doesn’t always arrive with one dramatic injury. Sometimes, it happens gradually. And often, the first signs are the everyday activities you begin doing less often.

Residents and businesses in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties have had their IRS tax deadlines pushed back until February due to Hurricane Isaias.

With Santa Rosa County in cleanup mode following Hurricane Isaias, the Department of Health-Santa Rosa is offering a free tetanus shot clinic Thursday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at its office at 5527 Stewart St.

Crews across Santa Rosa County will begin the first pass of debris collection Wednesday, Oct. 14, with county officials asking residents to sort and place debris.

Santa Rosa County residents will be able to drop off small loads of household construction and demolition debris at the Jay Transfer Station beginning Oct. 6, county officials announced.

Milton residents who weighed in online about downtown parking and walkability can soon share their ideas in person.

With more than six decades in Milton, Hall’s Hardware & Lumber is more than a place to pick up supplies. It is the kind of local business where customers can walk in with a problem and leave knowing someone took the time to help them solve it.

A 64-year-old Milton man was arrested for allegedly trying to solicit a minor, but he was actually communicating with two undercover agents, according to a news release from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Eight additional harvest days have been added to the 2026 Gulf private recreational red snapper season, allowing harvest to remain open continuously from Oct. 9 through Oct. 22.

These additional days will align recreational red snapper fishing opportunities across Florida’s Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

Santa Rosa County is proposing to reformat its Land Development Code to make it easier to maintain and use, though county officials say no development regulations would be changed.